ATHENS GENERAL PROGRAMME November 2015 in Paris

ATHENS GENERAL PROGRAMME
November 2015 in Paris
Students coming from our ATHENS Partner Institution are welcome for this 8-day ATHENS Session in Paris from
November 14th to November 20th, 2015. Each student is expected to devote most of her/his time in Paris to
the scientific course she/he has been accepted in, but also to the mandatory social and cultural activities
organized within the program.
Before you leave home, do not forget to:
1. Make sure you are covered by a personal insurance. Contact your insurance and collect information
about what to do and who to call if anything happens while you’re away from home (accidents, losses
and/or robbery, illness, etc.)
2. Pack you National Identity Card or Passport, as well as your current Student Card: you’ll have to show
these documents frequently during your stay in Paris.
3. Secure 35€ in cash to pay for the European dimension activities, and 5€ more as a participation to the
fees of the Friday evening party organized by your fellow students from ParisTech Institutions. To
avoid change problems, please bring the exact amount.
4. In case you have requested housing, check the housing information you’ve been sent by email and
make sure you’ll be able to pay for the entire stay at your arrival according to your assigned hotel
rules.
5. Carefully select the guided tours you wish to participate in among those proposed later in this
document, you’ll be asked for it when registering.
About housing
First of all, please understand that almost 250 students are asking for housing in Paris and how difficult it is
for any administration to manage such a large population.
If you have requested housing in Paris, a bed will have been booked for you for the length of the November
2015 session in one of the two following residences:
 CISP (Centre international de séjour de Paris), 17 Boulevard Kellerman, 75013 Paris (2 to 3 students
per room)
 Hôtel Formule 1, 21-23 Avenue de la Porte de Châtillon, 75014 Paris (2 students per room)
Please consult your emails, you should receive information about which residence and which type of room
you’ve been assigned to, together with the payment conditions. You will not be allowed to change rooms
during your stay.
About transportation in Paris and its area
Students can buy books of 10 metro/bus tickets in any Métro or/and RER station. A ticket is valid for one ride
only. A book of 10 tickets for travels inside Paris (zones 1 and 2) costs 14,10 €. A book of 10 tickets from Paris
to Noisy-Champs (RER station near ENPC Champs-sur Marne) costs 34,80 €. A book of 10 tickets from Paris to
Massy-Palaiseau (RER station where to take the bus leading to ENSTA ParisTech) costs 28,40 €.
A weekly travel pass called “Navigo Découverte” can also be bought in certain Métro and/or RER station (see
the list here). The price of the pass itself is 5 €. You can then pay a flat rate of 21,25 € for an unlimited number
of rides from zone 1 to zone 5 (that is, anywhere between Paris, ENPC champs-sur Marne and ENSTA ParisTech)
from Monday to Sunday (it hence won’t include whatever ride you’ll want to take the week-end before the
scientific courses start).
Please refer to SNCF Transilien Route planner to prepare for your rides.
Friday, November 13
Arrival
For the students housed at the CISP/Résidence Kellerman :
17 Boulevard Kellerman, 75013 Paris
Métro station “Porte d’Italie” (line 7), RER station “Cité Universitaire” (line B) or Tram station “Porte d’Italie”
(line 3a)
Phone: +33 1 44 16 37 38
For the students housed at Hôtel Formule 1:
21-23 Avenue de la Porte de Châtillon, 75014 Paris
Métro station “Porte d’Orléans” (line 4) or Tram station “Jean Moulin” (line 3a)
Phone: +33 8 91 70 52 29
Saturday, November 14
Registration, Reception and Visits
For the students housed at the CISP/Résidence Kellerman:
Take the tram T3a at “Porte d’Italie” tram station direction “Pont du Garigliano” and get out at “Cité
Universitaire”. Take the RER B at “Cité Universitaire” direction “Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV” and get out
at “Luxembourg”. MINES ParisTech is next to the Luxembourg gardens on the Boulevard.
For the students housed at Hôtel Formule 1:
Walk to the bus n°38 station “Porte d’Orléans”. Take the bus 38 direction “Châtelet” or “Gare du Nord” and
get out at “Luxembourg”. MINES ParisTech is across the street, next to the Luxembourg gardens on the
Boulevard.
11:00 - Registration
When arriving at MINES ParisTech…
60 Boulevard Saint Michel, 75006 Paris
RER station “Luxembourg” (line B), bus station “Luxembourg” (line 38)
…you will be asked to:
1. Pay for the European dimension fees (please remember to secure 35 € in cash)
2. Register for a visit of the Latin Quarter for the Saturday afternoon and an official visit for the following
Sunday
3. Pay for the Friday evening party (please remember to secure 5 € in cash) organized by your fellow
students from ParisTech institutions
12:00 – Official Welcome
12:30 – Buffet
14:00 – Departure for a guided tour of the Latin Quarter
Professional guides will accompany you around the very famous Latin Quarter where MINES ParisTech is
located. You’ll be asked when registering to choose your level:
Level 1.
This is your first time in Paris
Level 2.
You know Paris a little
Level 3.
You already know Paris quite well
Sunday, November 15
Official visit in Paris
During registration you will select one of the three following visits. Given the number of students involved,
please respect the time and meeting place for your group. Each visit last approx. 90 min.
Visit of the Marais Quarter – RDV at 10:45
The meeting point is in front of the Hôtel Sully,
62 rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris
Métro station “Saint Paul” (line 1)
Visit of the Permanent Collection at Centre Georges Pompidou – RDV at 10:15
The meeting point is inside the main entrance to the Centre Georges Pompidou,
Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris
Métro station “Hôtel de Ville” (lines 1 and 11) or “Châtelet” (lines 1, 4, 7, 11 and 14)
Visit of the Montmartre Quarter – RDV at 10:45
The meeting point is at street level in front of the:
Métro station “Lamarck Caulaincourt” (line 12)
Boat trip down the River Seine
A ticket for a boat trip down the river Seine will be offered to you on Saturday, November 14th during
registration. You can choose to do this trip when you want, on Sunday after your Official visit or during the
week after classes.
There is a departure every 45 min from 11:00 to 22:30 every day. The trip lasts about 70 min. The departure
quay of the “Bateau Mouche” is located under the Alma Bridge:
Pont de l’Alma, 75008 Paris
Métro station “Alma Marceau” (line 9)
Monday, November 16 to Friday, November 20
Scientific courses
A morning reception for visiting ATHENS students is organized in the various hosting ParisTech institutions.
Please refer to the RDV Day 1 document to know more about where to go on Monday morning.
Friday, November 20
Evening party
An evening party is organized by your fellow students from ParisTech institutions. This is the party you will be
proposed to buy a ticket for during registration on Saturday, November 14 (5 €). The party is organized at
Telecom ParisTech:
53 rue Vergniaud, 75013 Paris
Métro station “Glacière” (line 6) or bus station “Vergniaud” (line 62)
No event is scheduled on Saturday, November 20. We wish you the
nicest stay possible in Paris and hope you’ll come back soon!