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Welcome Desk in Strasbourg

Various support systems have been set up in your city to ensure a warm welcome.

These systems, implemented through partnerships, are designed to guide and assist you with your procedures upon arrival.

Reception structure

University of Strasbourg 

Logo de l'Université de Strasbourg

Public Concerned

- Students on supervised mobility programmes
- Individual mobility students
- Doctoral students
- Researchers
- Teacher-researchers

Proposed services

- Visa
- Help with finding accommodation (Crous, Visale, CAF, Studapart)
- Social security registration (CPAM)
- Administrative assistance (CAF, Crous, transport, educational enrolment, etc.)
- Transport
- Extensive and intensive FLE
- Methodology workshops
- Sponsorship 
- Services village bringing together all the university's services (schooling, libraries, health, sport, etc.)
- Solidarity flea market
- Culture card giving reduced-price access to a wide range of cultural activities in the region
- Discounts on bike hire

Sponsors 

- Prefecture
- OFII (French Office for Immigration and Integration)
- Crous
- Visale
- CPAM (Primary health insurance fund)
- CAF (Family allowance fund)
- Health service
- Transport (CTS)
- City of Strasbourg (Strasbourg loves its students scheme)
- Student associations
- Emmaüs
- Vélop

Address

Service de la Vie Universitaire

Maison universitaire internationale

11 Presqu’île André Malraux

67100 Strasbourg

Contact

dri-contact@unistra.fr

Welcome Events

Reception stand at Strasbourg train station from August 27 to September 5, 2025, organized by the International Relations Office of the University of Strasbourg.

Welcome booth from September 1 to 5, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Esplanade campus.

Events to discover your university:

“Discover Your Unistra” Villages:
From Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5 on the Esplanade campus, and on September 18 on the Illkirch campus.

  • Tuesday, September 2 (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Student Life Village
  • Wednesday, September 3 (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Eco-Solidarity Village
  • Thursday, September 4 (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Student Associations Village
  • Friday, September 5 (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Campus Angels Village
  • Thursday, September 18 (11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Illkirch campus): Eco-Solidarity Village

All your administrative procedures in one place:
“Back-to-school appointments” from September 1 to 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Esplanade campus (Le Studium building).

Festive events from September 1 to 5 on the Esplanade campus.

Find the full welcome program and arrival information at: https://bienvenue.unistra.fr/

Sponsorship 

The University of Strasbourg offers a sponsorship programme including :
- sponsorship to prepare your arrival before leaving for Strasbourg: Instabuddy from June to September
- semester or year-long mentoring to help students integrate more easily into their new living and studying environment.

Registration links :
- Instabuddy :

- Semester or annual sponsorship :

Find all the information and contacts you need to prepare for your arrival, make the most of your stay and discover your new surroundings on the bilingual (French/English) international welcome platform:

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