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The Crous, a compulsory passage
What is the Crous ? Crous (regional centre of the university
and student's welfare) is public establishments created just after
WWII (in 1955), whose mission is to favour the improvement of the
living and working conditions of the students. They try to estimate
the needs and desires of the student population, by means of inquiries,
etc.
Crous and their local contacts : (the Clous, local Centres of the
university and students' welfare) have several services : reception
and information, flats, restaurants, social services department,
temporary employment, cultural activities, reception for foreign
students, tourism. Each Crous is managed by an committee elected
every other year, and chaired by the vice-chancellor of Academy.
How to benefit from the Crous services ? Every student registered
in a superior educational establishment approved by the student
Social Security has access to the services of Crous. Nevertheless
certain helps target first and foremost the students with low income
(grants, housing on university campus…).
Focus on the Crous
The following data reflect the importance and the seriousness
of this organisation and are the proof that it has become in some
years a compulsory passage for every student. Here are so some information
to know about the places and the actions of Crous.
The student's welfare networks
The head office of the student's welfare is Cnous (national Centre
of the university and student's welfare) : 69, quai d'Orsay, 75007
Paris. Tel. : 01 44 18 53 00. Internet : www.cnous.fr
28 regional centers, the Crous, one in each academic city.
40 local centers (Clous) and Crous contacts.
Division of the foreign grant holders and foreign affairs : 6, rue
Jean Calvin, BP 49, 75222 Paris cedex 05. Tel. : 01 44 43 58 00.
E-mail :
Specific services for student life
University catering
The Crous propose :
complete meals in the university canteens (2,33 euros in 2001/2002)
;
diversified formulae in breweries, cafeterias, etc. managed by Crous
;
medico-social meals.
Housing
The Crous, with a constant dialogue with the students, does its
best find you place to live and to settle the various little problems
linked to this matter.
It proposes :
rooms in residence or university halls ;
officially agreed studios ;
council housing estate (HLM) ;
rooms downtown ;
rooms in the International City of Paris ;
halls and residences not run by the Crous.
Social action
If you meet moral, psychological or material difficulties, a team
of social workers is in every Crous and on most campuses, to listen
to you, advise you and inform you. On the other hand, the Crous
is the unique organisation to manage the university grants on social
criteria. It can also, under certain conditions, bring helps such
as loans on trust, legacies and different allowances.
The welcome of the foreign students
The Crous is in charge of the reception of the grant holders of
the French government, as well as the grant holders of states having
signed agreements with France.
If you are " BGF " (grant holders of the French government), the
Crous :
welcomes you when arriving ;
finds you a place to live ;
manages your grant ;
makes some steps to help you obtain your residence permit ;
provides you a Social security cover ;
ensures the follow-up of your studies ;
organises cultural activities ;
publishes booklets in different languages ;
sets up with the French embassies abroad a program of follow-up
- return of the former grant holders and trainees (logiciel ASTER.
E-mail : cnoaster@paris7.jussieu.fr).
The European Union (EU)
The Cnous sets up programs of exchanges between the countries of
the EU. To know more about it, you should apply to one of its contacts,
regional or local.
Temporary employment
The Crous helps you find training periods or temporary jobs in various
sectors : private courses, hotel business, baby sitting, au-pair,
polls and surveys, etc.
Culture
Each Crous has a service of cultural activities, which takes care
of the animation of the campus and the halls of residence (exhibitions,
concerts, clubs of theater, photo, music…). You can also obtain
Crous tickets at preferential prices for shows and cultural events.
Thanks to the program " Culture-Action ", you can receive a technical
and financial help from the Crous to carry out a cultural project
(for example, make discover your country to the French students
or the other nationalities). In every Crous, a delegate in the cultural
action is at your disposal.
"Do you know the International Orchestra of Paris?
This orchestra was created in 1967 on the initiative
of Crous of Paris. It gathers about sixty students, for the
greater part foreign, among which certain grant holders or former
grant holders. About twenty nationalities are represented in
it. The training occurs every year in prestigious sites (Grand
Amphitheatre - lecture hall - of La Sorbonne, Unesco…)
and tours in the regions of France. The Crous ensures then all
the expenses of organization, thanks to subsidies from the Foreign
Ministry. Soloists of international fame bring sometimes collaborate
with the orchestra, which sometimes gives place to recordings.
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Tourism
The OTU-Voyage travel agency of the Crous (present in all the university
cities in France) proposes the students the discounts for all the
destinations. It has its own catalog of Circuits and Stays.
To know more about it :
you will find the addresses of Crous at the end of the guide, in
our Address book. The national data base of the Crous is available
on Minitel or on the Internet (the information is charted by region
and by cities) : Minitel : 3615 CROUS. Internet :
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The Crous, a compulsory passage
