STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME Sciences Po Lille Fact Sheet Name of University University website International Office web site Address Sciences Po Lille http ://www.sciencespo-lille.eu http ://www.sciencespo-lille.eu/index.php?id=95 84 rue de Trévise, 59000 LILLE, FRANCE Telephone number +33.3.59.57.64.15 +33.3.20.90.48.65 Fax + 33.3.20.90.48.60 ERASMUS CODE F-LILLE02 INTERNATIONAL OFFICE Contact persons Functions Contact Data Dr Patrick Mardellat Director of International Programs Phone: +33.3.59.57.64.15 patrick.mardellat@sciencespolille. eu Dr Guillaume Duseigneur Emmanuel Buteau Administrative Head of International Office International Exchange Program Incoming students advisor Phone: +33.3.20.90.48.65 guillaume.duseigneur@sciencespolille.eu Phone: +33.3.20.90.42.85 emmanuel.buteau@sciencespo-lille.eu Dr Katarzyna Czernicka Outgoing students advisor Phone: +33.3.20.90.42.80 katarzyna.czernicka@sciencespo-lille.eu Page 1 sur 6
Summer School Sophie Ledermann Summer school advisor Phone: +33.3.20.90.48.54 sophie.ledermann@sciencespo-lille.eu Your stay in our Institute 2015/2016 Fall semester Dates Spring Semester - Dates Application Deadlines EU students 1st June Non EU students 15th April 13th November Orientation Session Compulsory Optional from 3rd September to 11th September from 7th January to 15th January Beginning of Classes 14th September 18th January End of Classes 18th December Mid-May Exam Period December from mid-may to early June Application Documents Application Form Resume Official Transcripts Type of Agreement Erasmus Student Exchange Bilateral agreement Level/Courses/ Programs offered Undergraduate Graduate Page 2 sur 6
TOEFL Not required VISA for non EU students Various holidays 2015/2016 Vacances de la Toussaint (Automn break) from 24th October to 1st November Vacances de fin d année (Christmas break) from 19th December to 3th January Vacances d hiver (Winter break) from 13th February to 21th February Vacances de printemps (Spring break) from 9th April to 24 April Course Information/Syllabus Course Selection/Procedure Certificat d Etudes Politiques http://www2.sciencespo-lille.eu/index.php?id=68 The student will select her/his courses during the first two weeks at Sciences Po Lille. The IEP proposes to its international students who have a good level in French to prepare a specific degree (Diplôme Universitaire): le Certificat d Etudes Politiques (CEP) (= the Certificate of Political Studies). In order to obtain the CEP, students have to attend specific classes : 2 fundamental courses - Vie politique française (24 hours) = 5 ECTS (1st semestre), - Institutions politiques comparées (24 hours) = 5 ECTS (2 nd semestre). 2 conférences de méthode (during the entire academic year) to be chosen between: - Sociologie Politique (36 hours) = 8 ECTS, - Problèmes Internationaux Contemporains (36 hours) = 8 ECTS, - La France et l Europe en tendance (36 hours) = 8 ECTS. - Construire l action publique. Actions publiques comparées (36 hours) = 8 ECTS Please note that attendance at these conférences de méthodes is obligatory. A minimum of 5 courses to be chosen within the list of courses available to international students. A grand Oral : an oral exam testing the general knowledge of Page 3 sur 6
Course Load per semester Language of Instruction the students and their capacity to structure what they have learned = 5 ECTS. All depends on the needs of the students. Please note that most of the courses are worth 5 ECTS (24 hours) or 4 ECTS (18 hours). The great majority of courses are taught in French language. A maximum of 10 courses are taught in English over one semester. We also offer 4-5 courses in Spanish and German. Campus Facilities and accommodation Our Institute is not located on a campus so we cannot provide students with accommodation. But Lille is a great metropolis which offers many facilities and lodging for students. Your arrival in France Arrival information Pick-up assistance Where Administrative formalities upon your arrival health insurance personal liability insurance residence permit bank account No Yes (but it has to be requested before) Airport Train Station Optional but it is highly recommended Page 4 sur 6
Examples of living expenses Based on prices current in January 2014 Price in Transports in Lille (subway, tramway and buses) 1 ticket Book of 10 tickets You can take a season ticket or obtain a reduction if you are less than 25 years old. 1,50 12,50 See: https://www.transpole.fr/default.aspx Trains from Lille Lille - Paris (return ticket) Lille - Brussels (return ticket) Lille - London (return ticket) People who are less than 25 years old have often reduced prices 30 to 60 30 to 40 70 to 90 Cultural activities Fine Arts Museum (student rate) Natural History Museum (student rate) Charles de Gaulle Birth place (student rate) Others museums (student rate) Cinema (student rate) Opera Sebastopol Theatre 4,00 2,50 4,00 4 to 6 8,00 5 to 69 20 to 50 Sports Competition (soccer, basketball ) Practice (sports are proposed by the University) 20 to 50 4 to 10 Pastimes CD Book 15 18,00 7,00 Page 5 sur 6
"Pocket Books" The press French newspaper daily weekly Foreign newspapers 1 to 2 2 to 4 3 to 5 Housing Hall of residence Personal room 250 to 400 250 to 500 Food Bread Potatoes (1kg) Rice (1kg) Eggs (6) Cheese Fruits and vegetables (1kg) 1 steak Milk (1l) Soda (1l) Beer (at the table) Coffee (at the table) University cafeteria (1 ticket) 1,00 2,50 1,50 1,50 2 to 5 2 to 6 1,00 0.70 1,00 3,00 2,00 2,80 Page 6 sur 6