Athens general programme
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ATHENS GENERAL PROGRAMME : Living arrangements and European Dimension Activities Planned in PARIS for the November 2011 Session For Foreign Student Participants During the 8-day ATHENS Session each student will be devoting the majority of his/her time to following the scientific course he/she has selected. As a Socrates based Programme, each ATHENS Session also includes a certain number of social-cultural activities which are listed below. These activities are also part of the Programme: students are required to participate. Prior to coming don’t forget: A)Your National Identity Card or passport, and Home University Student Card. You will need to show these documents frequently during your stay. B) You are responsible for being insured during the session (contact your insurance to know how to do in case of). C) Consult the housing list: if you have requested housing. ParisTech will place you at one of the 2 following residences :
Please consult the list (by clicking here) which indicates where each student (who has requested housing) is housed. This document indicates the type of room each student has been given. Please understand that Paris was asked to house more than 200 students. Given the difficulty for the residence administration to manage such a large population, students are not allowed to change rooms during their stay.
a/ Those students housed at the CISP/Kellermann must pay their entire stay on arrival either in cash or credit card. Towels are provided. Prices, which also include breakfast, are :
b/ Those students housed at the Formule 1 must pay for their entire stay on arrival either in cash or with one of the following credit cards : Visa, Eurocard, American Express. Towels are provided. Prices are 47 € per night for a room for 2 students (23,50 per student) and 3,90 € for breakfast for each student. This makes a total of 27,40 € per night for each student. Students should be aware that in such residences where people from many destinations arrive and depart, they should be particularly careful with their valuables and personal belongings. Objects of value should be placed in the residence safe. IMPORTANT: At the Formule 1 hotel, because of computer registration difficulties, the first student arriving will be asked to pay the entire price of the room. He/she will get reimbursed for the half of the room by the second student who will share the room with him/her. D) Bring 30 € in cash to pay for the European Dimension Activities presented later in this document and 5 € for the farewell Friday evening party (to avoid change problems, please bring the exact money). E) Carefully select your level for the guided visits of the Latin Quarter planned during the afternoon of Saturday November 12 and those proposed for the morning of Sunday, November 13 because the number of places is limited. REMEMBER YOUR GROUP NUMBER! The official visits proposed will be organised in English. Consult the “visit descriptions” in order to have a summary of the various visits (by clicking here). A Word about Transportation in PARIS : Students can buy a book of 10 metro/bus tickets in any metro station for 12,50 € for in and around Paris. A ticket is valid for one ride. A weekly travel pass called “Pass Navigo Découverte” can also be bought at any metro station: the price of the pass itself is 5 € and for one week everywhere in zones 1 and 2 from Monday to Sunday it costs 18,85 € (don’t forget to bring an identity photo 25x30 mm with you for the pass). For students going to Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), you will need to buy a weekly “Pass Navigo Découverte”, covering travel zones 1 to 4 at 5 € + 29,80 € = 34,80 €. Information on where different visits and activities are located is indicated in this programme or on the enclosed sheet “How to Go”. Directions on how to reach the different Grande Ecoles of ParisTech are also indicated in “How to Go” (click here). --------------- Friday, November 11 Arrival1/ For those students housed at the CISP/Résidence Kellermann : 17 Boulevard Kellermann, 75013, Paris. métro : Porte d’Italie or Cité Universitaire. Telephone :33-1-44-16-37-38, fax :33-1-44-16-37-39. 2/ For those students housed at the Formule 1, with 2 students per room: 21-23 Avenue de la Porte de Chatillon, 75014, métro : Porte d’Orléans. Telephone :08 91 70 52 29, fax: 01 58 14 01 65. Saturday, November 12 Registration, Reception and Visits 1/ For those students housed at the CISP/Résidence Kellermann: To go from the Résidence to MINES Paris Tech, take the tram T3 at the Porte d’Italie stop (direction: Pont du Garigliano) and get out at Cité Universitaire stop. Take the RER line B at Cité Universitaire (direction: Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV) and get out at Luxembourg Station. MINES Paris Tech is just across the street. 2/ For those students housed at the Formule 1 hotel: To go from the Formule 1 to MINES Paris Tech, the easiest way is to take the n° 38 bus at the Porte d’Orléans stop and get out at the Luxembourg stop on Bd St Michel. 11:00 : Registration for the ATHENS November Session at MINES Paris Tech, 60 Boulevard St Michel, Paris 75006 (RER line B, Luxembourg Station or number 38 bus). When you arrive at MINES Paris Tech, you will be asked to : 1) Pay the European Dimension Fee of 30 €. 2) Register for a visit of the Latin Quarter for the Saturday afternoon and an official visit for the following Sunday morning 3) Pick up your ATHENS Paris November Session dossier. 4) Pay for the farewell Friday evening party (5 €) 11:45: Official Welcome to the ATHENS November 2011 Session, followed by a 12:45 : Buffet Reception 14:00 : Departure from MINES Paris Tech for ONE of the 9 different guided tours of the Latin Quarter with professional guides to accompany you. You will be asked to choose one of 4 levels for your visit of the very famous « Quartier latin » : Level 1. This is your first time in Paris (2 groups) Level 2. You know Paris a little (3 groups) Level 3. You know Paris quite well (3 groups) Level 4. You know Paris very well (1 group) Sunday Morning November 13 During Registration, students have selected one of the three following visits. Given the numbers involved and the complexity of the organisation, each student is requested to respect the hour and meeting place for his/her group: 1) A visit of the Marais Quarter and the Musée Carnavalet RV at 10:45 (3 groups) at the Musée Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris, métro: St Paul (line 1) for a visit : 11:00 -12: 30 approximately (click here for more detail). 2) The Permanent Collection of the Centre Georges-Pompidou RV at 10:20 (group 1) and at 10h50 (group 2 & 3) at the group meeting point inside the main entrance to the Centre Pompidou (Place Georges Pompidou), métro : Hôtel de Ville or Chatelet (line 1) for a visit : 10:30-12:00 and 11:00-12:30 (click here for more detail). 3) A visit of the Montmartre Quarter RV at 10:50 (3 groups) at street level in front of the métro station Lamarck Caulaincourt (line 12) for a visit: 11:00-12:30 (click here for more detail). Sunday Afternoon or Evening November 13 A ticket for a boat trip down the river Seine will be given to you on Saturday November 12. You can choose to do this trip when you want on Sunday or after the classes during the week. There is a departure every 45 mn from 11h00 to 22h30 every day. The trip lasts about 1 hour 10 minutes. Go down in front of the departure quay, entitled “Bateau Mouche”. (Address: Pont de l’Alma, Paris 75008, metro Alma Marceau – line 9). Monday November 14 Morning reception for visiting ATHENS students, organised at the various hosting Ecoles of ParisTech. Details will be given on Saturday, November 12. Wednesday November 16 A visit of Paris by night will be organised by the Union ParisTech students. ParisTech students will show you the most famous places of Paris. More information will be given at the Opening Session, on November 12. Friday November 18 An evening farewell party will be organised at Telecom Paris tech from 22h30 till 4h00 ! This is the party you will buy a ticket for on the day of your arrival in Paris (Address : 53 rue Vergniaud 75013 Paris : get off at Metro station « Glacière » (line 6), go down along Boulevard Auguste Blanqui and turn right in rue Vergniaud). More information will be given at the Opening Session, on November 12. Saturday November 19 Departure of the ATHENS visiting students to their home University. WISHING YOU THE NICEST STAY POSSIBLE AND HOPING YOU WILL COME BACK TO PARIS AGAIN SOON!!!! From all of us at PARIS TECH. A special thank you to the students’ Union of ParisTech for their help in organising the social activities for this Session. 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