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In the city where you're going to study, compatriots have already been through the application, the interview, the housing search and the first month. How to find them and write to them before you leave, what they can really offer, and the safety rules you must never forget.
The Campus France interview is neither an admission exam nor a formality. Length and format by country, questions by theme, what the adviser looks for behind each one, documents to bring and mistakes to avoid.
When answers arrive on Études en France, how to read them, what the final choice commits you to, the steps after the “yes”, and a realistic plan B if all your applications are refused.
Universities and campuses, the welcome desk for international students, the CROUS, TCL passes, the real budget, winter and the places of the African diaspora: what to know about Lyon before you unpack.
Welcome, mentoring, tips, cultural evenings: the association of students from your country is often the best shortcut on arrival. Where to look, how to check it is active, and how to create one if it doesn't exist.
No Campus France and no visa for students from Mayotte and the overseas territories: Parcoursup, the student social file, LADOM's study mobility passport, aid from the Département, Mahoran associations in mainland France and the first winter, everything to prepare your first year.
Every member gets a number that looks like an international phone number without being one. Here is what its fourteen digits contain, why the code is +999, and what the number actually lets you do.
Arriving in a country where you know no one is a real ordeal. Here's how to spot, approach and join your compatriots' community, without getting lost in groups of a thousand strangers.
Being the first member of your country's and city's community means laying the first stone. Here's how to invite, welcome newcomers and launch the first event, and why a real community is measured by its mutual aid, not its counter.
We all dream of a big party, but it's the small improvised coffee that truly brings people together. Here's how to go from idea to a real event: simple format, clear description, protected address and a follow-up that builds the habit.
A hand moving house, an administrative form decoded, a first job lead: everyday mutual aid is the real glue of a local community. Here's how to ask without shame and offer without imposing.
The first year of study abroad mixes excitement with loneliness, a tight budget and homesickness. Here's how to hold on, find your student community and lean on those who arrived before you.
Diaspora associations welcome newcomers, organise cultural life and weave solidarity. Here's why they matter, what volunteering gives you, and how to get involved depending on the time you have.