Useful websites and apps
Here is a non-exhaustive list of useful websites and apps for your student mobility in Tours.
Activities & events in Tours and around
Office du tourisme de TouraineGet a glimpse of the tourist splendors of Touraine !
TM TOURS
App which offers a diversity of services, updated and customizable (cultural agenda, cinemas, media libraries, the bus tram network in real time, the train in real time, swimming pools, waste collection, etc.)
YEPS
Package measures set up by the Center-Val de Loire Region to support young people aged 15-25 in all aspects of daily life: studies and guidance, employment, health, housing, transport, culture and leisure... You will find many good deals and discounts.
Tours Agenda Tours métropole
Find out everything about the events planned in Tours and its surroundings.
Move
SNCF ConnectThe website of the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer, to book your train trips anywhere in France and in border countries.
Fil Bleu
It is the company in charge of buses and trams in Tours. Get bus and tram timetables from the Fil Bleu network in real time.
REMI
Stands for "REseau de Mobilité Interurbaine". It is the name of the multimodal network organized by the Region, which includes trains and buses to travel throughout the Region Centre-Val de Loire.
VELOCITI
To rent a bike in the long-run.
Campus life
Izly
Recharge your Izly account to pay for your meals at the university restaurant or your photocopies with your student card.
CROUS Mobile
Get the menus of university restaurants, practical infos about university residence halls and many other services offered by the CROUS !
Affluences
Are there people in the place you want to go? Is it open? This site/app gives you the answer in real time for partner libraries and museums!
Erasmus +
The app supports you throughout the different administrative stages, during and after your Erasmus mobility. For example, it allows you to sign your learning agreement online or access OLS to assess your level in a foreign language.
Daily life
Phenix Too Good to Go These apps geolocate unsold food from merchants (bakeries, restaurants, supermarkets...) and allow you to buy them at low prices. It’s economical and it is a way to fight against food waste!
Doctolib
Search and book online your appointments at doctors, general practitioners and specialists.
Ameli
Find all the practical information regarding Health Insurance. The app also allows you to view your healthcare reimbursements.
Geev
Give and/or get items and food for free.
Numbeo
A cost of living simulator by country and/or city.
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
Download our exchange student welcome guide
Download the welcome guide 2023-2024 (pages 84-85)