welcome! kit
The Welcome! Kit is a guide in French, English and Spanish presenting all the welcome and support services available to the Université de Lorraine’s international students.
When to expect?: Before my arrival
Your Lorraine Welcome Guide
We have prepared a guide to help you settle in Lorraine. Download your Welcome Guide now to ensure a well-prepared and stress-free arrival.
Visas for PhD students and Researchers
A residence permit gives you the right to stay in France. It’s delivered by the Prefecture in your place of residence in France.
Finding accommodation for PhD students and researchers
To find accommodation, you can use the list of temporary accommodation in Nancy and Metz. You can also go by way of a real-estate agency.
European Euraxess Network
The Euraxess centers of the University of Lorraine can assist you in all stages of your stay in Lorraine: formalities for entering and staying in France, help with finding accommodation, enrolling for health cover, opening a bank account, information about your children’s schooling and all aspects of daily life.
Coming to France with a “Student – Mobility Program” residence permit delivered by another European Union (EU) country
This procedure in the context of a european mobility program is also called “Notification of the mobility in France of a foreign student authorized to stay in another EU Member State”
Research clusters and Research laboratories
With 60 research units divided into ten thematic scientific clusters, the Université de Lorraine covers a wide range of disciplinary fields.
Research policy
Université de Lorraine covers all scientific fields: Science and Technology, Life and Environmental Sciences and Human and Social Sciences, through 60 research units.
Guest postdocs and researchers
The Welcome@Lorraine program provides international researchers hosted by LUE’s local partners with “VIP” assistance for stays of at least 3 months.