Presentation by Prof. Werner Paulus from University of Rennes 1, France. Presentation was held at the EMAP training seminar in Larnaca, Cyprus for future Erasmus Mundus Master Courses consortia (18-21 February 2010).

1. Master in Masterials Science
Exploring Large Scale Facilities
Information
Guide
Contact
Erasmus-Mundus MaMaSELF Master Course 2010/2011
University of Rennes 1
Campus de Beaulieu, Bât 10B
F-35042 RENNES France
Prof. Werner PAULUS, Coordinator
Tel: +33 (0)2.23.23.57.41
e-mail : werner.paulus@univ-rennes1.fr
Christiane CLOAREC
Tél +33 (0)2 23 23 58 58
e-mail : christiane.cloarec@univ-rennes1.fr
Fax +33 (0)2 23 23 56 22
http://mamaself.univ-rennes1.fr

2. Welcome!
The « marché des Lices » The Broceliande forest
Brittany offers you a in Rennes
large range of
possibilities to practice
sport, especially
seasports : would you Brittany and Rennes
like to try Kitesurf or Land
Yacht ? Being the prefecture of Ille et
Vilaine, Rennes is also the
capital of Brittany. Its central Summary
Kite Surf in Saint Malo
Brittany is offering different position allows visitors to the Before Arrival,
kinds of seasides city to travel easily to the - Formalities p 4 -7
northern coast to places - Access to Rennes p 8 -9
the most important
such as Mont-Saint-Michel, - Welcome service p 10 -11 things you have to think
Cancale, Saint-Malo, and - Accomodation p12-15 about are:
Dinard, to the Atlantic coast - Catering p 16
- Computer Access p 17
-Visa
with the Gulf of Morbihan and
the resorts of Quiberon and - Language Courses p 17 -Accomodation
Carnac, or to the Loire and its - Living in Rennes -Travel
- Sports p 18-19
‘Chateaux’. The legendary
- Culture p 20-21
You can also register for
Brocéliande Forest is also
only 40 km away. - Discovering Brittany p 22-23 a « Welcome service »
and language course.
The famous Mont Saint Michel:
one hour from Rennes

3. FORMALITIES
students must have been given a
long stay visa (‘visa long séjour’)
from the French Consulate of
Non - EU students Applying for a student their home country.
European Students Must have residency permit List of documents to provide in
- a valid passport assuming a long- order to obtain a residency
European students are stay visa.
(To complete on arrival) permit :
exempted from having a - Be able to justify registration in a Application for a student -Proof of identity : valid passport,
residency permit in order to place of higher education. residency permit is compulsory 3 identity photos, birth certificate
study in France. Students from - have justification of sufficient for all periods of study lasting (translated into French)
European countries do not need resources for the coming year more than 3 months for students -Proof of address : the lease
to ask for a visa. for France. - Proof of a place of residence. who come from a country contract (’contrat de location’) or
The foreigners grant-holder of outside the European Union. rent receipt, or written
Erasmus Mundus grants are confirmation of accomodation
The period of validity of this (‘attestation d’hébergement’)
reputable for satisfying funding residency permit is limited to the
conditions. -Proof of registration at a higher
validity of the applicant’s education establishment for the
TO GET A LONG STAY VISA passport, and cannot exceed the current academic year (student’s
study period.It is valid for a card).
The non-EU students will have maximum of 1 yer, but can be -Proof of social security cover
to present : renewed. -Proof of financial resources
- Valid Passport (written confirmation of your
- Official letter of acceptance Students who are citizens of a
member state of the European grant or of personal financial
- Proof of adress (accomodation resources).
in the country) Union are exempted from having
a residency permit in order to -Stamped self-addressed
study in France. envelope
We strongly advise the
students to get a one year visa.
This visa is allowing the Students who are citizens of a
delivrance of a Residency non-European Union country
permit, wich is not the case In order to obtain a residency
with a 6 months visa. permit of more than 3 months
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4. SOCIAL INSURANCES
they visit during their Master Opening a bank
course. It provides accident cover,
Campus Beaulieu
assistance if you loose your account
In France, health insurance is passport, tickets or other travel During your stay in France, you
compulsory for everybody, it is documents. However, it is not a Medical examination will need a bank account, into
called «sécurité sociale» comprehensive travel insurance. which payments can be made,
Students are advised to take an On arrival in France, students money can be paid, medical
EU Students additonal cover with a private who are not citizens of a insurance repayments made
insurer if they want to be covered European Union country and etc.
Students already inscribed at a
for eventualities such as the loss of who are going to stay in France
university in the European Union or All foreigners staying in France
money, personal belongings or etc. for over 3 months must
in the European Economic Area for at least 3 months can open
All details concerning this Erasmus undergo a compulsory medical
need to obtain an E111, E128, E106 a resident’s bank account
Mundus Insurance and summary examination. This is organised
or E121 or personal insurance in which enables them to have a
of cover, see separate form. by the ANAEM (National Office
their own country. If this proof of cheque book and a bank card.
Any students can become for the reception of
insurance is not supplied, the student
affiliated to the French Social Foreignrsand of migrations). Mamaself students can benefit
will have to join the French Social
Security System for students. There Students must pay using a fiscal from a special offer from a
Security System for students and
is a choice between SMEBA stamp (‘timbre fiscal’). French Bank with excellent
therefore must pay the annual fee
(www.smeba.fr) or Mutuelle des conditions. A meeting with the
from the time of inscription. The examination consists of :
Etudiants (http://www.lmde.com) bank will be organized during
A number of brochures explaining a clinical examination the Summer school.
Non EU students
these organisations are available. an X-ray of the lungs
Erasmus Mundus Insurance Mamaself students will be
a check of your vaccinations
The Erasmus Mundus Programme registered at the French Health
record.
offers special cover to its scholarships Insurance by registration at
students at no extra cost. Their University Rennes 1. During the ANAEM 110 rue de Vern
families can also benefit from special Summer school, we will also Rennes
premiums. All non EU students organize a meeting with an Tel 02 99 38 76 60
selected for automatically receive Insurance company, so that
rennes@anaem.social.fr
free medical insurance cover. This students can get information
covers their unexpected medical about complementary Insurance in
expenses in the European countries Europe. www.anaem.fr
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5. ACCESS TO RENNES
Campus Beaulieu Arrival by plane
The city of Rennes can be accessed by “Brittany now closer than
different kinds of transport ever” : Rennes Airport
Arrival by train How to get to Rennes from
By plane: Regular flights to Rennes can be obtained from the
majority of large European cities, either direct or with a change Direct train from Paris Roissy to Parisian airports
in Paris or other French cities (Lille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Le Havre,
Rennes. From “Roissy-Charles de Gaulle”
Toulouse, Nice, Clermont Ferrand…)
The SNCF station in Roissy is Many possibilities are available:
www.rennes.aeroport.fr located near to air terminal no.2. Flights between Roissy to Rennes
It is well sign posted and you can are daily, with 2-3 flights a day
By car: The motorways from the east or the south link Rennes find information in Roissy airport.
to other cities in France or Europe. during the week and 1 flight at the
The majority of students arrive from Paris. weekends.
Montparnasse-Rennes.
By train: Train Grande Vitesse (TGV) If the times of the direct trains do From the Airport of Orly
How to get to Rennes from the centre of Paris not suit you, you can take a train Many possibilities are available:
You can get to Rennes by train from the station PARIS- from Paris-Montparnasse, which Flights between Orly to Rennes are
MONTPARNASSE, which goes to many cities in Brittany (by serves towns in Brittany including
metro go to the station “Montparnasse-Bienvenue”) daily, with 2-3 flights a day during
Rennes. the week and 1 flight at the
The journey Paris-Rennes is about 2 hours long by TGV.
In that case, you will have to take weekends. Information office for
Tickets must be bought at the ticket booths at the station or on
the web.
the Air-France bus, which makes airlines: +33.2.99.29.60.00
regular journeys to Paris with a
www.sncf.com journey lasting 45mins.
In front of the Townhall
Train Station of Rennes
Two other possibilities are
available to get to Paris-
Montparnasse :
The metro (RER) or a taxi, costing
about 35 Euros during the day.
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6. PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Welcome and integration
into the University Rennes 1
How to benefit
from these
welcome services
The university wishes to assure the best welcome for foreign
students of exchange programmes. This is why a plan of action You must request this service at
was put into place to provide help to the student upon their least 10 days prior to your arrival
arrival in Rennes and for their first few days at the university. in Rennes by filling in the form
“Demande d’accueil” This form
This plan of action starts the 1st Monday of September.
will be sent to the students in
Individual Welcome services available: June.
Upon your arrival at the station or airport: a graduate assistant who On receipt of the application form, you will receive a
will drive you to your accommodation and will help you to settle in response from one of the student help assistants
will meet you. (monitors). If necessary, you can exchange information at
On campus: the same person will accompany you to your campus the following email address:
where your lessons will take place. They will also provide assistance sai@listes.univ-rennes1.fr
with contacting your head of departments as well as the registrar’s N.B. Please note that sending the form “demande
office for the first time. d’accueil” constitutes the preconditions of an individual
In town: if necessary, you have the opportunity to be shown the reception. Please send the form to the international Office
main services around town (banks, transport…) and to Mamaself Office.
Concerning accommodation: Official start of the new academic year
help is available to find private for exchange students : Welcome day
accommodation if you haven’t Rennes Europôle and the University Rennes1
chosen to live on campus. This organise a special starting day for exchange
help is provided by the CROUS students : CROUS, Local Organisations,
services, where lodgings available student, cultural and social and sport
to rent are advertised. associations are all closely associated.
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7. ACCOMMODATION
Students residency « Beaulieu 29 »
Two possibilities are offered to the student : reside in a room in the University There is an obligatory
residence or find private accommodation. subscription (of about 9
The rooms at the University residence are quite simple, so if you would like a euros) for fire insurance
more comfortable place, you might choose private accommodation, which is and water damages
more expensive as well. (information of this is
available at the reception of
How to reserve your room in the residences once you
Lodging in Rennes in a a small kitchen where you can the University residences have registered).
University Residence prepare your breakfast. There is You must have two
also a common room or a passport photos and a
To reside in a room of one of the Firstly, send the reservation form
television room in each medical certificate less than
university residences, managed by to the Service of International
residence. 6 months old to certify you
specialised services of the Ministry The monthly rent of a room is Affairs, for 1st of July (for
have no contagious
of Higher Education: Le Centre 137.60 euros payable at the start occupation for the whole year or diseases.
Régional des Oeuvres Universitaires of every month (the low rent is first semester) .
et Scolaires (CROUS). due to the fact that part of the Secondly, you will receive the letter Attention : rooms at
The University Rennes 1 has an cost of maintenance and of acceptance to the University the university residence
agreement with CROUS to reserve investment is covered by residences: are allocated for one
a number of rooms for foreign subsidies from the French State). semester as a minimum
students from the European Thirdly, at arrival : your acceptance
programmes or bilateral letter will indicate to the University
cooperation agreements. residence where your individual
Each bedroom is 9m² and contains: room is reserved. You are advised to
A bed, a desk, a wash-basin, a arrive at the reception of the
wardrobe, shelves. You will find on University residence from Monday to
each floor, bathrooms and showers Friday before 4pm in order to
(1 for every 10 rooms) as well as complete all formalities of entry. On
your arrival, you will be asked for an
advance payment of two months (in The Métro in Rennes
www.crous-rennes.fr cash) of about 270 euros (1 month
rent + 1 month guarantee).
The old town center
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8. ACCOMMODATION
Gestrim
Citea
Accomodation residences •CITEA
Lodging in Rennes Private
for a temporary period In the town center
If you don’t want to live at the • Auberge de jeunesse accommodation 35, Rue Antrain, Rennes
university Residence or if you For a couple of days
can’t (because you will stay a •GEGIM Tel 02 99 27 20 63
10/12 canal St Martin Rennes 21 bd de la Liberté Rennes
short time in Rennes), there are www.citea.com
other possibilities in privately Tel 02 99 33 22 33. e-mail : Tel 02 99 78 17 76
rennes@fuaj.org •GESTRIM
owned accomodation : various Logements meublés ou vides .
Centre de séjour La Marbaudais 6 avenue Janvier Rennes
organisations propose a list of - Résidence Les Plantes
adresses. Auberge de jeunesse , for a stay (Campus de Beaulieu) Tel 02 99 85 91 10
between one week and 4 months.65€
• The CROUS Rooms are 8-16 rue des Plantes Rennes e-mail rennes-
for a week.
proposed at the CROUS : Rooms about 190€ a month, transactions@gestrim.com
www.fuaj.org studios about 330€ a month. Several residences in the town
7 place Hoche Rennes - Résidence Le Forum (Campus center and at the campus Beaulieu.
Tel 02 99 84 31 31
Private accommodation Beaulieu)studios about 320 € a See website :
• DOMUS Services month.
www.crous-rennes.fr 44 Clos Sévigné 35 510 Cesson Sévigné www.gestrim-campus.com
- Résidence Les jardins de
e-mail : domus.services@laposte.net Beaulieu (Campus de Beaulieu) •RESIDENCE ETUDIANTE
Rooms studios, T3, T4 3 rue Xavier Le Gall Rennes (Center)
• CRIJB (Centre Régional Studios, about 320 € a month.
• Résidence Club St Martin (Center) 4 rue du Thabor Rennes
Information Jeunesse de
35 rue d’Antrain. 78 appartements :
Bretagne) Tel 02 99 87 94 00
studio, Ti T2, duplex. Meublés, bail •ESPACIL
6 cours des Alliés Rennes modulable à partir d’un mois; •RESIDENCE SAINT CYR (Center)
13 rue du Puits Mauger Rennes
Rennes-transaction@gestrim.com 53 rue Papu Fac Habitat
Tel 02 99 31 47 48 Tel 02 99 67 05 37
•LES ESTUDINES (center station) Different kinds of appartements Tel 02 40 74 71 87
23 rue de Chatillon Rennes in the towncenter or near the
University campus. Price between www.fac-habitat.com
Tel 02 99 51 54 98
www.crij-bretagne.com rennes@estudines.fr 240 € and 380 € per month. •LES ESTUDIALES (Center)
Furnished studios and appartements in a •ARMORICA Résidence
www.fuaj.org 24 bd Solférino Agence Giboire
residence (42 € a day or 440 € a month étudiante
www.appartcity.com for a 24m2 studio with bathroom and 197-199, Bd St Jean Baptiste De Tel 02 23 42 42 42
kitchen ) Make your reservation online : La Salle Rennes Price between 320 € and 360 € a
www.estudines.com/residence- www.adele.org/public/residence month.
logement-etudiant-rennes
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9. CATERING
Computer access and getting an e-mail address
Computers are accessible in the university buildings on the
Seven university restaurants campus of Beaulieu, being found in the new computer
rooms.
are available to students, some
benefiting from a “snack” formula.
@
At registration you will be given a student number written
Tickets can be bought at the restaurant on your student card and an access code, which only you
will know: your “Sesame”. These codes are essential for
@
Addresses of the university
your first connection, although after this you will be able to
change your access code. The student number will always
@
restaurants in Rennes: be asked of you when you want to use a computer
however. As well as being able to do coursework on the
In the town center: university computers, unlimited access to the university
Champ de Mars network and Internet is also permitted.
11 bis, boulevard de la Liberté- Rennes.
Tel 02.99.30.43.00
French Language Courses
Le Fougères In the framework of your Erasmus Mundus Master, you
46 rue Jean Guéhenno-Rennes. Tel will benefit of free language lessons. In Rennes, you will
02.99.38.03.22 improve your French thanks to the lessons organised
Duchesse Anne by the CIREFE (Centre International Rennais d’Etudes
110 boulevard de la Duchesse Anne- de Français pour Etrangers).
Rennes.
As you are participating to the Erasmus Mundus
Tel 02.99.38.70 .51 Students eating on the Beaulieu programme, you will participate to the french
campus University Restaurant
At Beaulieu: language classes for foreign students for one semester.
Beaulieu 1 In order to benefit from this course, you will have to fill
37 avenue du prof Charles Foulon- in the FLE form (‘Français Langue Etrangère’) and
Rennes. forward it by mail to the Mamaself administrative office.
Tel 02.99.36.27.29 CIREFE University of Rennes 2
Beaulieu 2 Villejean Campus
Campus de Beaulieu- Allée Jean Place du recteur Henri Le Moal - Rennes
d’Alembert- Rennes
Tel 02.99.87.07.18
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10. LIVING IN RENNES
Sport at the University
The sports service offers training courses,
The University Every year SIUAPS publishes a
competitions within the associated limits : a
Rennes 1 is one leaflet with all the sporting activities
student who joins the sporting association
of the French organised by the University (more
benefits from numerous activities (costs
universities than 40 activities). This leaflet will
about 14€ + medical certificate).
where sports are be available at your welcome day.
The sporting association organises :
the most Secrétariat du SIUAPS
-exceptional demonstrations: football
developed. Gymnase Universitaire
tournaments, dance spectacles, university
sports day. Avenue Pr.Charles Foulon Rennes
-training courses : diving, climbing, Tel: 02.99.28.63.87
canoeing, sailing.
Sport in Rennes and http://www.ville-rennes.fr
The SIUAPS (Service Inter Universitaire
des Activités Physiques et Sportives)
Brittany
offers many sporting activities: aikido, Sport occupies a very important
archery, athletics, badminton, place in Brittany. One Breton in
The city of Rennes is
basketball, boxing (English and French), four is a member of a sports
organizing a lot of events in
canoeing, climbing, dancing (African, club.The region also plays host to
several sports, like «tout
Contemporary, Modern-Jazz, Rock), many major sporting events,
Rennes court » (‘all Rennes is
diving, fencing, football, indoor especially watersports and
running’) or «tout Rennes
football, golf, gymnastics, handball, cycling, football…
nage» (‘all Rennes is
judo, karate, life-saving, q-jong (Chinese swimming’) and so on….
gymnastics), rowing, rugby, sailing, self-
Transat en double’ Baie de
defence, self-expression, stretching, Concarneau
swimming, tai ji quan, tennis,
trampolining, volleyball, weights, yoga.
www.siuaps.univ-rennes1.fr
www.sport-u.com
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11. LIVING IN RENNES
A brief history
Rennes is situated at the confluence of the two rivers, the
Ille and the Vilaine. Condate, the former Gallic name,
became the capital for a tribe of Redones. Conquered first Rennes as a cultural capital
by the Romans, and then by the Francs, the victory of the
first Breton ruler, Nominoë, over the King Charles le With a large number of well-known artistic centres
Chauve in 846, meant that the city officially became part (Théâtre national de Bretagne, Grand Huit, Théâtre
of Brittany. In 1532, the Grand Dukedom of Brittany de la Ville, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Musée de Jazz à l'ouest
having been officially integrated into France, Rennes Bretagne), Rennes plays a vital role in regional (Novembre)
became the administrative centre and the head office of productions thanks to the Brittany orchestra, the
the Brittany Parliament. In December 1720 a fire Théâtre Chorégraphique de Rennes et Bretagne,
destroyed many wooden houses in the city centre. The and also to the numerous people working in pictures
city today is structured around two important sites dating and comic strips, cinema and photography, and
back to the 18th century: The “Hôtel de Ville” and the music and theatre. The “Transmusicales” and
“Parlement de Bretagne”. “Tombées de la nuit” are annual events that show
this dynamism. www.lestrans.com
History lives on in Rennes, with the
centre from the 18th century, the
Cathedral from Medieval times, the
suburbs from the 16th and 18th
Traditional music
centuries. Rennes therefore benefits
The biniou (bagpipe) –
from the rich heritage plus the diversity
bombarde duo symbolises
of the architecture.
traditional Breton music.
Rennes Opera
The Bagdad is a group
www.tourisme-rennes.com
composed of 21 musicians
(binious, bombardes,
drums) , they perform all
‘L’alignement du 21ème siècle’ Aurélie Nemours, Rennes over the world…
Poster of « Rock’n solex »
organised on the campus
of Beaulieu
Several events are
organized in Rennes :
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12. CULTURE IN BRITTANY
An exceptional cultural vitality
The pirate city Saint Malo by night
Brittany fascinates visitors, with its rich
The village of Pont history, exceptional architectural heritage
Aven is famous for and its cultural vitality inspired both by Discovering Brittany
its painting school, tradition and modernity. Rennes is ideally situated for
where Gauguin discovering Brittany!
Brittany has the second largest number
spent a time of buildings classified as historical Here are a few ideas for some trips :
monuments after the Paris region.
The Château of Vitré •Mont Saint Michel
The region has more than 4000
châteaux and manor houses of an Is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
interest and density unique in Europe. where you can see The abbey, the The megalithic site of Carnac
town and the Bay (90 km from Rennes)
The region has the largest number of www.ot-montsaintmichel.com
religiuos monuments in Europe :
churches and chapels, conventsand •Saint Malo
monatories, calvaries… The corsair town beside the sea. Whats
a corsair? It’s a licensed pirate!
Maritime heritage
To see : aintMalo Intra muros the
In the early 20th century, half of all
beaches, the aquarium… (70 km from
fishing boats were Breton… The Port
Rennes) www.saint-malo-tourisme.com
Musée of Douarnenez works to
Mamaself students discovering
safeguard and promote the maritime •Brocéliande Crozon
heritage of the region.
The forest of legends, in which Merlin
Painting the magician , Viviane the fairy, the
Knights of the Round Table and King
Brittany has been one of the region most Arthur have left their
visited by painters. The variety of coastal traces…www.broceliande-pays.com
and interior landscapes and the Breton
people have inspired the greatest from www.region-bretagne.fr
Gauguin to Sérusier, Corot, Monet and www.tourismebretagne.com
Picasso. www.ville-rennes.fr Horse riding in the Brocéliande
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13. SEPTEMBER 2010
21- 28 September
(Dates to be confirmed) The first week- end
The Mamaself Master course is starting in September in before the start of the
Rennes programme will be an
We have to manage with occasion for Mamaself
We advise the students to the administrative students to discover the
arrive at least 3 days before questions before the start city center (city tour), to
the start of the programme. of the programme. meet together at the
We organize the first opening dinner , and
meetings before the start of
During these first days after participate to
the lectures in Rennes.
arrival, you will be integration acitivities…
You will receive by e-mail the informed on: Students will receive a
exact date of expected arrival
Opening a bank account programme and
for students. This information
will be also on the website. (meeting with a bank ) invitations 2 weeks
registration at University, before arrival.
registration at health
Insurance, complementary
Insurance, language
course, application for
Residency Permit...
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