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ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015

E X C H A N G E S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K

(ECTS GUIDE)

Part I : General information

Ecole d’Ingénieurs de PURPAN (PURPAN)

75 voie du TOEC – B.P. 57611 – 31076 TOULOUSE Cedex 3 – FRANCE www.purpan.fr

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TABLE OF CONTENTS :

I. STUDY AT PURPAN .............................................................. p. 3

A. INFORMATION ABOUT PURPAN AND ITS ENVIRONNMENT ............... p. 3

B. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014/2015 ........................................................ p. 5

C. CONTACT : INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT .................. p. 6

D. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE ............................................................... p. 7

E. PEDAGOGICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................................. p. 8

F. SPORTS AND HOBBIES ......................................................................... p. 8

G. OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURPAN ......................... p. 9

II. PREPARING YOUR ARRIVAL & STAY ................................. p. 10

A. ARRIVAL IN TOULOUSE......................................................................... p. 10

B. REACHING PURPAN .............................................................................. p. 11

C. VISA FORMALITIES ................................................................................ p. 12

D. COST OF LIVING ..................................................................................... p. 13

E. ACCOMMODATION ................................................................................. p. 13

F. HEALTH AND INSURANCE ..................................................................... p. 14

G. OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION ...................................................... p. 15

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I. STUDY AT PURPAN

ECOLE D’INGENIEURS DE PURPAN (EI PURPAN)

75, Voie du TOEC - BP 57611

31076 TOULOUSE, Cedex 3

FRANCE

http://www.purpan.fr/

Managing Director: Michel ROUX

+33 (0)5 61 15 30 30

Fax: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60

E-mail contact: sarah.prince@purpan.fr

A. INFORMATION ABOUT PURPAN AND ITS ENVIRONNMENT

The school of Agriculture:

The Ecole d’Ingénieurs de Purpan, a Jesuit private college founded in 1919, has maintained a spirit of direct collaboration with the agricultural environment.

It is administrered by a non-profit making council and depends on the Ministry of Agriculture. It awards the degree of “Ingénieur en Agriculture” which is equivalent to a MSc in Agriculture. Students are admitted after the French “Baccalauréat”, or directly into 2

nd or 3

rd year (after a two-or-three-year university degree:

direct entrants).

PURPAN curriculum is based on 3 key principles: intensive academic studies, on-the-job experience, strong international exposure. This five-year programme trains future graduates for top positions in a wide range of professional fields.

There are about 1,000 students at PURPAN and more than 60 lecturers and researchers (permanent or part-time lecturers from industry, research institutes and other Universities).

The structure:

General Director M. ROUX

Associate Dean for

International

Relations M.-O. BISCH

Associate Dean for

Education D. KLEIBER

Associate Dean

for Research &

Development J. DAYDÉ

Associate Dean for

External Relations

M. MAILHES

Financial & Adm.

Director V. SASSUS

Department of

Social, Environmental

& Biodiversity

Sciences Head: H. BRUSTEL

Department of

Economics

Marketing, Law &

Management) Head: C.TOCQUER

Department of

Micronutrients - Health Head:V. THEODOROU

Department of

Agriculture & Food

Sciences Head: D. LEKHAL

Library A. GIRAUDEL

General and

Technical Services H. SOUCHEYRE

Experimental Farm

“Lamothe” B. CANTALOUBE

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Career opportunities:

Former PURPAN students are to be found in management, agribusiness, food industry, agriculture, rural development, sustainable agriculture, environment, research, banking, insurance and education, in Europe and other foreign countries.

A few more information about our group:

Our group (FESIA) offers other forms of education and training:

Quality & Innovation Technician and Marketing Executive in the Food Industry (3-year degree level: AIRFIC): 70 students (in French)

Master Agro Ecology (in English) http://www.agroecos.fr

Master Food Identity (in English) (http://www.masterfoodidentity.com)

Master EURAMA (in English): European curriculum in Animal Sciences, Technologies & Economcs www.eurama.org

Master Sustainable Food Technology and Management (in English): http://www.isa-lille.com/programs/masters/msc-in-food-sciences/

Master Sustainable Management of Pollution (in English): http://www.isa-lille.com/programs/masters/msc-sustainable-management-of-pollution/

PURPAN’s environment:

PURPAN is located in Toulouse, in Southwestern France, one hour by plane from Paris.

4th largest city in France, famous for its unique red-brick ancient buildings, Toulouse

is also the 2nd

largest university town in France, the 1st European city for

aeronautical activities and a high-tech centre. Located in France’s most important agricultural region, Toulouse also remains attached to its traditions.

There is plenty to do downtown. With more than 95,000 students, Toulouse is one of the liveliest cities in France. Toulouse’s cultural mosaic enlivens the region’s various entertainment activities, and gives a southern European tone to its night-life. It offers at the same time exciting prospects and an easy way of life that attracts many people.

At the crossroads of Europe, Toulouse is only 6 hours from Madrid, 4 hours from Barcelona, and 2 hours from many European countries such as Italy, Austria, Switzerland, etc. The city is also at the crossroads of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenean Mountains.

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B. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014/2015

STUDY YEAR CLASSES START CLASSES FINISH

1st year (BSc) September 3rd

2014 End of May 2015

2nd year (BSc) October 13th 2014 Mid-June 2015

3rd year (BSc) October 13th 2014 End of May 2015

4th year (MSc) January 5th 2015 End of May 2015

5th year (MSc) January 5th 2015

End-April 2015 (courses)

End-April to mid-June 2015 (thesis)

Ecole d’Ingénieurs de Purpan MSc Graduation: June 26th

2015

Orientation Sessions for foreign students (attendance is required of all foreign students):

Semester I: September 30th

& October 2nd

, 2014 (please arrive for September 29th

)

Semester II: January 8th

, 2015 (please arrive for January 4th

at the latest)

French Test for the mandatory course “French as a Foreign Language / Français Langue Etrangère” will take place during the first days of both Orientation sessions.

ACADEMIC HOLIDAYS

Toussaint Holiday (= All Souls’) October 25th to November 2

nd 2014 (included)

(only for 1st

year students)

Christmas Holiday December 20th 2014 to January 4

th 2015 (included)

Winter Break February 14th to 22

nd 2015 (included)

Spring Break April 11th to 19

th 2015 (included)

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014-2015

November 1st 2014 (Saturday) Holiday “Toussaint” = All Souls’ Day

November 11th 2014 (Tuesday) Holiday “Armistice” - end of World War I

December 25th 2014 (Thursday) Christmas

January 1st 2015 (Thursday) New Year’s Day

April 6th 2015 (Monday) Holiday “Lundi de Pâques”

May 1st

2015 (Friday) Holiday “Fête du Travail” May 8

th 2015 (Friday) Holiday “Victoire” World War II

May 14th 2015 (Thursday) Holiday “Ascension” Day

May 25th 2015 (Monday) Holiday “Lundi de Pentecôte”

July 14th 2015 (Tuesday) Holiday “Fête Nationale” Bastille Day

August 15th 2015 (Saturday) Holiday Assumption

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C. CONTACT : INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

Associate Dean for International Relations: Marie-Odile BISCH : +33 (0)5 61 15 30 27 Cell: +33 (0)6 83 64 36 38 Fax : +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60 Email: mo.bisch@purpan.fr

International Relations – Project Manager: Djamel ALI-HAIMOUD : +33 (0)5 61 15 30 98 Cell: +33 (0)6 88 08 75 76 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60 Email: djamel.ali-haimoud@purpan.fr

International Relations – International Student Mobility: Sarah PRINCE : +33 (0)5 61 15 30 41 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60 Email: sarah.prince@purpan.fr

International Relations Assistant: Beatrice ROSE (personal assistant to IRO Director / teaching mobility / SSAP)

: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 34 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60 E-mail: beatrice.rose@purpan.fr

International Relations Assistant Delphine SEGUI (incoming mobility):

: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 19 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60 E-mail: delphine.segui@purpan.fr

International Relations Assistant Catherine SOUCHEYRE (outgoing mobility):

: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 48 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 15 30 60 E-mail: catherine.soucheyre@purpan.fr

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D. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

1. Application deadline For Semester I: June 1st For Semester II: October 1

st

2. Registration For application, please send to Delphine SEGUI: - Application form + 1 picture; - Learning Agreement (specific from to download for Erasmus students) - Request for help in finding accommodation (if needed) ; - Copy of Passport (or copy of ID if European); - Transcripts of records; - Curriculum vitae; - Certificate of knowledge of French language; - Birth certificate translated into French by an official translator (mentioning your

parents’ names); - Insurance certificates : insurance checklist / proof of insurance (may be sent in

a second step).

Other documents will be requested upon your arrival (see below II. B. ARRIVING

AT PURPAN and II. C. OTHER FORMALITIES: VISA)

3. Useful information regarding the programmes

Courses: you may choose among the courses of the “Ingénieur” curriculum, on the condition that you have the prerequisites needed (we will check this matter with you).

Normally, exchange students choose courses from 3rd

and 4th year mainly, and

sometimes from 2nd

year. 1st year courses are generally too basic.

Access to 5th year courses is possible but restricted, please contact Sarah PRINCE

if you need more information.

Some courses are taught in English at PURPAN: EURAMA = “European Animal Management” AREM = “Agricultural Resources and Environmental Management”. Please contact Delphine SEGUI, if you need more information.

4. Linguistic knowledge (prerequisite, preliminary French lessons, level tests)

At PURPAN, the language of tuition is French for most of the courses. Consequently, we ask exchange students to reach a level B1 in French at least (according to the CEFRL: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) to be able to attend courses. Level B2 is recommended though. For more information about the levels, please refer to : http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr

A module of French as a Foreign Language is offered at the beginning of each semester (30 hours in group).

In addition, you might also want to sign up for French courses within the framework of the PRES "Université de Toulouse" (40€ per module). Please contact Delphine SEGUI for more information: subscription according to calendar and places (modules of 15 to 30 hours).

For EURAMA & AREM courses, we ask students to reach a sufficient English level (= TOEIC score 750 or equivalent).

5. Best time for study exchange

Best time to arrive:

- to attend courses in French: from January to June (Semester II) because we have much more courses offered than from October (Semester I). Indeed, 4

th & 5

th year courses start back from January only.

- for placements within Laboratories: from September (but you must check with Sarah PRINCE if a placement is possible beforehand). No courses and placements available for August.

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F. SPORTS AND HOBBIES

The BDE (Bureau des Elèves i.e. Student Union) informs you on the various and numerous activities proposed. Sport: Sport at University takes place on Thursday afternoons. Among the Colleges and Universities, PURPAN holds the record for the highest numbers of sports licencers. PURPAN has the reputation of beeing very active at University level.

Equipment: • Basket ball, volley ball, handball pitches. • Football/Rugby field. • 2 tennis courts.

Clubs: • Chaplaincy • Club “Partir” (help for students going abroad) • Junior Entreprise • HODACE (humanitarian operations) • Student press (PURPAN Flash) • PURPAN XV (Rugby) • Wine club etc

E. PEDAGOGICAL EQUIPMENT

The library

Opening hours : Monday to Friday,

from 9.30am to 6.00pm

Collections: - 13,000 books, - 230 journals and newspapers, - 5,248 print year reports, - Bibliographic and full text databases, - Internet access.

Main themes : Agriculture, Law, Economics, Animal and Plant productions, Fondamental applied sciences in agriculture.

Services

and

other equipment

- Computer rooms equipped with 48 computers for courses & personal use during set times (please check conditions upon arrival). E-mail access, Internet & wifi.

Personal laptop recommended though.

- A language laboratory, a TV room, a reading room, a student common room.

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G. OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURPAN

Smoking is forbidden inside the school.

The building is adapted to receive handicapped persons.

There is a photocopier dedicated to students wich may be used with Monéo system (= Monéo credit card to obtain upon arrival).

TRANSPORT NEAR PURPAN

By bus: Line n° 64 or 45: bus stop at the entry of PURPAN. By tramway: Line T1 “Casselardit” stop at 3 minutes (walking distance). By bike: VélôToulouse (public bikes rental)

- Station n° 226 : 292 rue des Fontaines (5 minutes walking distance) - Station n° 236 : rue de l’Abbé Jules Lemire (10 minutes walking distance)

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II. PREPARING YOUR ARRIVAL AND STAY

A. ARRIVAL IN TOULOUSE

By plane: Catch a plane for destination to the International Airport of Toulouse-Blagnac;

From the airport, you can either get a taxi (straight to PURPAN 25 €, 10 minutes drive) or get the Airport

Shuttle (“Navette aéroport”, 5 €) driving you into town for destination to the railway station*.

By train: Arrival at the railway station* = “Gare Matabiau” downtown.

By bus: Arrival at “Gare routière des Voyageurs” Paul Sémard, just next to the railway station* (Eurolines express buses direct from: Agadir, Amsterdam, London, Praha, Roma, Santiago della Compostela) then city bus.

*From the railway station, you have 2 options to get to PURPAN:

- Get onto the Metro line A from the railway station, direction “Basso Cambo”, then get off at the “Arènes“ stop, & catch the bus n°64 for direction to “Colomiers Lycée International”, that drops you off just in

front of the school at the stop “Grande-Bretagne”; ( 1,60 €). You may also catch the tramway from “Arènes” for direction to “Aéroconstellation” and stop at “Casselardit” which is less than 5 mn walking from the school.

- You may also take the city bus n°45, near from the railway station, at the stop “Jeanne d’Arc” for

direction to PURPAN ( 1,60 €). The bus stop “Casselardit” is less than 5 mn walking from the school.

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B. REACHING PURPAN

For your information, you will be asked to complete and send back a “Travel Plans” document with dates, hours, and means of travel as soon as you have arranged your departure. Please send it back completed to Delphine SEGUI and Sarah PRINCE.

When you arrive, you can report to Sarah PRINCE (Responsible for Student Exchange Programmes) during opening hours: Mon-Fri 10.00/12.00 – 14.00/17.00.

Please contact us if you cannot arrive within these hours, to make alternative arrangements: (+33) (0)5 61 15 30 41 / (+33) (0)5 61 15 30 19 E-mails : sarah.prince@purpan.fr / delphine.segui@purpan.fr Fax : (+33) (0)5 61 15 30 60

In any case, we need to know at least 15 days in advance your arrival date / hour / place (do not forget that arrival dates should coincide with Orientation Days & your lodging possibilities).

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C. VISA FORMALITIES

Please contact the nearest French Consulate or Embassy in your Country for checking if you need to ask for

a visa and for the required formalities well before your departure.

You may also want to consult this website for further information: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/venir-en-france If needed, you must apply for a student visa (usually for non-EU students & for stays exceeding 90 days): Once you have sent us your application file completed, we will soon send you by e-mail and by post your Admission Letter necessary to apply for your visa. While waiting for the Admission letter, you are invited to enquire about all the necessary documents needed for visa application. You will also be notified (written on your visa and/or explained by your French Consulate or Embassy when applying for the visa) whether you must apply for a “residence permit” once in France, or whether you are exempted.

Residence Permit = “Carte de Séjour“ to obtain from OFII (Office Français de l’Immigration et de

l’Intégration)

usually compulsory for stays > 3 months, unless you are exempted (precised on your visa “long séjour

temporaire” with mention “dispense temporaire de carte de séjour”) or if you are E.U. & EEA nationals and Helvetian Conference nationals.

OFII Formalities :

Upon your arrival in France, you have to fill in the OFII form as soon as you arrive. This form was given to you prior to departure by the French Consulate or Embassy when applying for the visa. You must indicate your address in France, and give a photocopy of your passport identity, visa, and stamp pages, then send it to:

Direction territoriale de l’OFII 7, Rue Arthur Rimbaud CS 40310 31203 TOULOUSE

Courriel : toulouse@ofii.fr Tel. : 05 34 41 72 20 Fax : 05 34 41 72 30 Schedules: 8:30 -12:00 am / 1:30 – 5:00 pm You will be called upon for a medical examination and/or to attend an introductory meeting. At this time, you will have to present the following documents : Passport / I.C. + photocopy 1 passport-sized photograph, front-facing with head uncovered Proof of residence: given by the owner or Residence (less than 3 months: electricity bill or lease contract

or owner’s certificate + copy of his I.C.) Application for medical visit ANAEM stamp (58 € except for Europeans, you will be able to buy it online at www.timbresofii.fr)

Be careful : you must apply within 90 days of your arrival in France.

For long term visas: you must have your passport stamped with the date of entry by an Immigration Officer when you cross the border (France or Schengen area).

Don’t forget to bring all original documents. For further information on visas for France: http://www.haute-garonne.pref.gouv.fr

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D. COST OF LIVING

Cost of living in France can be compared with any other European country.

For basic expenses such as food, accommodation and local transport, a student should count between 500 € to 700 € per month.

On an indicative basis, French authorities require students to prove that they have at least 615 € per month, when applying for a Resident permit renewal.

- accommodation

- food

- local transport

- leisure + other personal costs

room in French family or in a shared flat

university restaurant + home

bus tickets for 31 days:

- if under 26 years old

- if more than 26 years old

300 to 500€

200 €

10 €

44 €

120 to 150 €

E. ACCOMMODATION

There is no student hall on PURPAN campus. However we can help you finding flats to share, rooms in French families, or in Residences near PURPAN, if you ask us and according to our possibilities.

For students arriving in September or October, we sometimes have temporary solutions at first, but we always try to provide students with a lodging solution for the entire period of their stay according to our possibilites, unless they want to deal with this by themselves. Contact: Delphine SEGUI.

The first month, one has usually to pay a one-month rent security deposit, on top of the rent. If you have to pay it, don’t worry you will get it back at the end of your stay, unless you cause damage. One has to warn the owner 1 month in advance before departure (=“Préavis”), generally by sending a letter by recorded delivery to the owner. You may obtain a state allowance for lodging, but depending on the conditions it is not always the case (for EU students, usually yes; for other students, generally for stays superior to 6 months). The procedure requires a certain amount of papers (Birth certificate translated into French & certified by an official translator, marriage certificate, income certificate, rent contract, rent receipt, copy of your French student card, bank account details, certificate concerning your status in France –carte de séjour– etc…). More information can be obtained upon your arrival from the “Caisse d’allocations familiales” (http://www.caf.fr), rue Riquet, Toulouse. Tél. +33(0)5 61 99 77 00.

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F. HEALTH AND INSURANCE

Insurances It is compulsory for students to be covered for the entire period of their stay for:

medical cost & hospitalization:

1) for EU students: European Insurance Health Card. It is free and you must ask for it by contacting your health insurance institution. For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=563&langId=en;

2) for non-EU students staying < to 3 months: international private Insurance;

3) for non-EU students staying > 3 months: you must sign on to the French student Social Security upon your arrival. Cost for 2014-2015: 213€ for the academic year. This is compulsory by French law;

personal civil liability (= “third-party damage”: compulsory by French law)

work accidents (for internships & everyday travel from lodging to school)

PURPAN also requests:

repatriation to the home country

Upon your arrival at PURPAN, we will ask you to provide us with a proof of insurance coverage for the above-mentioned risks.

Medical

services working 24h/24:

C.H.U., Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse-PURPAN (right next to the school): Place du Docteur Joseph Baylac, 31300 Toulouse tel standard: (0)5 61 77 22 33.

- Students can find private doctors by looking through the yellow pages “Pages jaunes”. You usually pay 23€ in advance and get reimbursed after, according to your percentage of coverage (please check with your insurance company or Social Security in home country for conditions & papers required).

- On an indicative basis, the nearest medical service from EI PURPAN is situated at : 64, avenue de Lardenne 31300 Toulouse. Tél: (0)5 34 50 15 01

Dr. S. COLLE + I. HARY (they speak English) Dr. J-L. RODIER (he speaks French only)

Chemist’s There are many “Pharmacies”.

The nearest is situated voie du TOEC but you can also find a “Pharmacie” just opposite the Purpan hospital. You usually pay and get reimbursed after (see above). If you need medicine urgently (during the night or at week-ends), please phone the police station to find out which is the “duty chemist’s”.

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G. OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION

TRANSPORT

Getting around in Toulouse: Our public transport network “Tisseo” (City-bus + metro + tramway) offers the possibility of buying different cards that give you special reductions (rates for people under 26 years old, student rates, daily cards, monthly cards… according to your needs). For more information, you can visit Tisseo’s website: http://www.tisseo.fr

Travel around in France and in Europe: By train: The nearest railway station is “Gare Matabiau”: 14 Boulevard Bonrepos, 31000 Toulouse. Access: metro line A “Matabiau” stop. The “TGV” (= high speed train) connects for example Toulouse to Paris within 6 hours. More information to be found on: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ By plane: The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac international airport at 10 minutes drive from EI PURPAN. There are a lot of flights with low cost airlines companies for destination to Europe’s main cities. More information to be found on: http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS Medical Emergency (SAMU) : 15

Police : 17 Firemen : 18

European Emergency Number : 112

FOREIGN EXCHANGE OFFICE Banque de France

4 Rue Déville BP 90103

31001 TOULOUSE CEDEX 6 Tél.: (+33) (0)5 61 61 35 35

Don’t forget to bring with you during your stay in France: 1. Your passport (or your national identity card if European). Photocopies are always recommended.

2. Your personal insurance contract and documentation (see below II. F. HEALTH AND INSURANCE) for:

medical cost & hospitalization

personal civil liability (=”third-party damage”: compulsory by French law)

work accidents (for internships & everyday travel from lodging to school)

repatriation to the home country

3. Your birth certificate translated into French by an official translator (mentioning your parents’ names).

Don’t forget to bring the original documents + photocopies.

4. Your OFII documents, if needed (see above II. C. VISA FORMALITIES)

5. Your school certificate “certificat de scolarité” that will be sent to you by e-mail prior to departure from

your Home Country. It may be asked as a proof of enrolment to a French higher education establishment

during your administrative procedures.

6. A personal laptop computer, if you have it.