Chambéry, Bourget-du-Lac, Annecy

Various initiatives have been set up in your city to ensure a warm welcome.
These initiatives, established through partnerships, support you with your formalities and guide you upon arrival.

Welcome Structure

Welcome Centre / International Relations Department of Université Savoie Mont-Blanc

Target Audience

Students on exchange or individual mobility, PhD candidates and researchers at Université Savoie Mont-Blanc

Services Offered

Support upon arrival and throughout your stay in France:
• Reception and guidance
• Administrative and practical information
• Housing
• VISA
• Budget
• Health
• Insurance
• Daily life
• Language courses
• Leisure and integration

Dates and Hours

Open all year, closed during the Christmas holidays (from December 20 to January 4 inclusive) and closed during part of the summer in July and August 2026 (indicative closure for 2025: from July 24 to August 20, 2025 inclusive)
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Address

Welcome Centre – International Relations Department – Building 14 – Jacob Campus
18 rue Jean-Baptiste Richard – BP 1104 – 73000 JACOB-BELLECOMBETTE – France

Contact

• incoming.students@univ-smb.fr for exchange students
• international@univ-smb.fr for freemover students
• contact.euraxess@univ-smb.fr for PhD candidates and researchers
• integration.events@univ-smb.fr for integration events and the buddy program

Welcome Events

• Integration Week at the end of August (for exchange students)
• Welcome Party: reception evening for new international students, in October
• Welcome Day for PhD candidates: early November

Buddy Program

International Friendship Buddies Programme
Contact: integration.events@univ-smb.fr

Additional Information

International student ambassadors are present all year round on campus to assist international students with integration and daily life.
Contact: etudiant.relais-internationaux@univ-smb.fr