8. Integration
Buddy System / "Parrainage"
All year long, the International Relations Office organizes the buddy system, also called « parrainage » in French.
It is a matching system between a French student from the University and an exchange student in Tours for an academic semester or year.
It will enable you to easily meet a French student who will help you discover the city and the University !
It is a also a very good way to discover the habits of the French people in a genuine way !
It is a matching system between a French student from the University and an exchange student in Tours for an academic semester or year.
It will enable you to easily meet a French student who will help you discover the city and the University !
It is a also a very good way to discover the habits of the French people in a genuine way !
To participate in the buddy system, please register on the online platform :
https://buddysystem.eu/
https://buddysystem.eu/
ESN Tours association
Erasmus Student Network Tours is a student organization committed to improve the integration of the University’s international exchange students : in short, this is YOUR organization !
ESN Tours offers many activities (cultural outings, international dinners, French cooking masterclasses, guided visits of Tours and its heritage, cinema, karaoke parties...) all year long!
The membership is only 7€ and gives you access to attractive discounts on all the ESN activities but also on the cultural excursions organized by the International Relations Office !
ESN Tours offers many activities (cultural outings, international dinners, French cooking masterclasses, guided visits of Tours and its heritage, cinema, karaoke parties...) all year long!
The membership is only 7€ and gives you access to attractive discounts on all the ESN activities but also on the cultural excursions organized by the International Relations Office !
A virtual discovery of Tours
You may stroll around the streets of Tours with the "Guided Tours" project of the Master's degree of Art History students, in collaboration with the Fac'lab.
Procedure for exchange students:
- 1. Online pre-registration
- 2. Accommodation
- 3. Visa
- 4. Learning agreement
- 4.1. Choose your courses
- 4.2. Improve your French language skills
- 5. Health
- 6. Administrative registration
- 7. Academic calendar and timetable
- 8. Integration
- 9. Culture & Sports
- Admission process for Exchange students
- General guidelines
- Useful websites and apps
More information in the exchange student guide
Download the new exchange student guide 2024-2025
(see particularly pages 58-59)