The acc&ss network,
- it is a network of help desks for international students and researchers,
- acc&ss offices are the French Euraxess services centres in Paris and the Ile-de-France region.
To clarify and facilitate the installation and stay of international students and researchers in Paris and Paris Region
For whom and what? Services for international visitors to the Paris Region and for their host institutions
Our services for international students and researchers
The main mission of our network is to help students, PhD students and researchers to overcome major difficulties related to international mobility, whether administrative, social or cultural… and to make their stay in our region as pleasant and fruitful as possible.
Our services are aimed at international students and researchers, before and during their stay in the Paris Region:
- internationale students, trainees, no matter what their academic level ;
- researchers of all levels (PhD, post-doc, teacher-researcher…);
- families accompanying researchers.
We support students and researchers before and during the stay on the following topics:
- Visas and residence permits (entry and residence procedures in France)
- Health insurance (how to get health coverage, practical information about health in France…)
- Family procedures (childcare, schooling of children…)
- Housing (help with the search for accommodation, or with the request for financial support for the rent with CAF…)
- Employment (work permit, student job search or scientific job…)
- Practical information and daily life (bank, transportation…)
- Learning French as a foreign language (FLE)
- Culture and leisure activities
Our services for hosting institutions (universities, research organizations…)
Our services are also aimed at institutions that welcome students, PhD candidates and researchers.
We support higher education and research institutions (reception services, laboratories, doctoral schools, human resources departments, international relations departments…) in all the issues of the welcoming of international students and researchers, providing advice on regulations, legal watch of immigration law, setting up welcome desks, etc.
Since 2005
Founder of the acc&ss Paris Île-de-France network in 2005, with the support of the Paris (Île-de-France) Region, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris has a key role in welcoming international students and researchers.
Today composed of about ten offices, the acc&ss Paris-Île-France network has become an expert in accompanying international students, PhD students and researchers on the Paris region territory. These welcome offices are managed by the two network operators :
Our welcome and support services are located in many teaching and research centres.
All the services centres of the acc&ss network are also labelled « EURAXESS services centres » by the European Commission and are members of the EURAXESS network, coordinated in France by France Universités.
Contact : find the contact details of the acc&ss Paris île-de-France offices
And at the national level? Euraxess France
L’association Euraxess France créée en janvier 2013 regroupe aujourd’hui plus de 40 centres de services Euraxess implantés depuis près de vingt ans sur le territoire national. France universités préside l’association. The Euraxess France association, created in January 2013, now includes more than 40 Euraxess services centres located on national territory for almost twenty years. France universities is the chair the association.
The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris is the vice-chair of the Euraxess France network and
- provides a legal expert specialized in immigration law related to foreign researchers ;
- gives access to a national database (ALFRED) to facilitate a better follow-up of the services delivered to the researchers ;
- Develops information sessions for the network’s staff and for higher education and research organisations staff.
The Euraxess France network and the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris maintain, through meetings and regular consultations, an open and constructive dialogue with the various ministries involved in the issue of international mobility : Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Departments.
