Admission as an exchange student

Like 5 million young people who have already benefited from this exchange programme in Europe, take advantage of the Erasmus+ programme to join the UPJV! 

To correctly prepare your application, we invite you to follow the steps below:

• Check that you are eligible
• Get advice on the UPJV academic course that corresponds to your personal career path.
• Contact the International Relations coordinator for your course of study

If you are selected for an Erasmus+ study period at the UPJV, you will have to complete and send an application file including the following documents:

1. The application form

Complete the online application that will be sent to you upon your nomination.

Save the PDF form that will be offered to you.

2. The learning agreement

With the help of your coordinator, fill in the online learning agreement (the link will be sent to you by the UPJV International Relations Department) and print it out. This form must be signed by your international coordinator and yourself.

3. The accommodation reservation form

If you wish to obtain a room, please fill in the accommodation reservation form (sent by the UPJV International Relations Department directly by email):

• before 15 June for the first semester or for the whole academic year
• before 15 November for the 2nd semester of the academic year
• Registration form for French as a Foreign Language courses

The Centre Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) of the University of Picardie Jules Verne offers free refresher and advanced courses in French to international students on exchange programmes (4 to 5 hours per week and 8 ECTS). To register, please fill in the registration form and attach it to your application.

To register, please attach the completed registration form to your application. 

NB: at the time of application you are required to have a minimum level of B1 in French. (certificate/letter from your university or official test)

Send your complete file (application form + study contract + photo / + accommodation reservation form / + registration form for FLE courses) by email.

If you are a national of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA = European Union (EU) countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), you do not need a student visa to study, do an internship in France or work during your studies (within the limit of a 964-hour contract per year).

You must be covered by a sickness and maternity insurance and have sufficient resources to support yourself.

If you are from Turkey, United Kingdom or the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, you must apply for a visa. Contact the French Embassy in your country to find out about the administrative procedures.

For more information, see the section "The different types of visas" on the Campus France website and the France-Visa website, the official website for visas to France. See also our "VISAS" section.

Naliia Vakulenko, originally from Ukraine, was a student exchange student at the UPJV through the Erasmus+ programme. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the programme, celebrated in 2017, she testifies to the importance of this extraordinary opportunity for academic exchange.

The new Erasmus+ App is a mobile application for Erasmus+ participants which will put the whole mobility experience at the fingertips of young people. The objective of the project is to render mobility easy, accessible and at arm’s reach for every user while promoting innovation and digitalisation in the long run.

https://erasmusapp.eu/

• More information on the Erasmus+ programme: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en
• More information on the Erasmus+ programme (Campus France):https://www.campusfrance.org/en/European-Erasmus-plus-programme
• Download: Erasmus charter for higher Education 2021-2027
• Download: Erasmus+ strategy statement 2021-2027
• Discover our academic courses catalogue 
• Buddy System sponsorship 

The UPJV is committed to implementing the provisions of the Erasmus + Charter, granted by the European Commission for the period 2021-2027.

• Erasmus+ Charter 
• Erasmus+ Commitment

Your contact: Barbara DUMEIGE - barbara.dumeige@u-picardie.fr

Your contact: Jamila TAMIMY - jamila.tamimy@u-picardie.fr

Students with a Bachelor's degree may have the opportunity to join the UPJV through a scientific academic course of excellence in the field of Energy: the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree "Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion" (MESC+ ). This
two-year Master's programme, supported by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme, is characterised by an imposed mobility scheme between partner universities.

Several partners are involved in the MESC+:

• 5 European universities in France, Poland, Slovenia and Spain (Amiens, Toulouse, Warsaw, Ljubljana, Bilbao)
• 1 university in US (Drexel)
• 1 university in Australia (Deakin)
• 1 European research institute (ALISTORE)
• the French network on energy storage (RS2E)
• the Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry (NIC)
• 1 research centre in Spain (CIC Energigune)

MESC+ is led by members of several world-class research laboratories in the field of energy-related materials. They are all working closely together in several European and trans-European projects.

This Master programme welcomes every year around 30 students from different continents, selected on specific academic criteria that may give them the chance to be awarded a scholarship up to 39.000€. As it is entirely taught in English, a B2+ level is required.

For more information on Erasmus Mundus: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/opportunities/individuals/students/erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en

For more information and to apply, please visit the MESC+ website: https://mesc-plus.eu/

If you are a student from Quebec, the BCI programme, a privileged exchange programme within the French-speaking world, offers you the possibility of joining the UPJV during your studies.

Your contact:  Mélanie ALVES - melanie.alves@u-picardie.fr

You will check that you are eligible and will be advised on the UPJV academic course that corresponds to your personalised career path. You will be invited to contact the International Relations pedagogical coordinator of your field of study.

The selection of candidates takes into account their transcripts. Once you have been selected, the UPJV will receive an official nomination email, at the UPJV International Relations Department (DRI), at the following address: dri@u-picardie.fr

The DRI of the UPJV will send you the application form to complete in order to validate your request for mobility.

The learning agreement

With the help of your coordinator, fill in the learning agreement that will be sent to you by the UPJV International Relations Department, and print it. This learning agreement must be signed by your international coordinator and by you.

The accommodation reservation form

If you wish to obtain a room, please complete the accommodation reservation form: before 15 June for the first semester or for the whole academic year - before 15 November for the 2nd semester of the academic year.

Registration form for French as a foreign language courses

The Centre de Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) of the University of Picardie Jules Verne offers free refresher and advanced courses in French to international students on exchange programmes (4 to 5 hours per week and 8 ECTS). To register, please fill in the registration form and attach it to your application.

Send your complete file (application form + study contract + photo / + accommodation reservation form / + registration form for FLE courses) by post to the UPJV International Relations Department:

International Relations Directorate
For the attention of Ms Barbara DUMEIGE
University of Picardie Jules Verne
11 rue des Francs Mûriers - 80000 Amiens

To study in France, you must apply for a visa. Contact the French Embassy in Quebec to find out about the administrative procedures.

For more information, see the Campus France website and the France-Visa website, the official visa website for France.

Here are some examples of average prices to give you an idea of the cost of living in Amiens:

• A baguette: €0.80 (in supermarkets); €0.90 (in bakeries)
• A litre of milk: approximately €1.00
• 250 g butter: €1.25
• 1kg of potatoes: €1.45
• 12 eggs: €2.65
• A sandwich from €3
• One soft drink €1
• A draught beer in a bar: €4 to €6.5
• A coffee: €1.20
• A student menu in a CROUS restaurant: €3.25 (starter, hot dish, cheese and dessert)
• A sandwich formula in a CROUS restaurant: €3.25 (sandwich with baguette of your choice + bottle of water + cake or fruit or compote or chips depending on the restaurant)
• A meal in a restaurant: €10 to €15 for a dish
• A bus ticket: €1.40
• A monthly bus pass (student rate): €23.
• A cinema ticket (student rate): €5.60 to €9.30
• A stamp: €1.08 (slow rate) to €1.28 (priority letter)

If your university is a partner of the UPJV (agreements), you can take part in a study period at the UPJV to consolidate your knowledge and skills (without validation of a UPJV diploma) and benefit from international mobility to enrich your course.

Your contact at the International Relations Department:  Mélanie ALVES - melanie.alves@u-picardie.fr

You will check that you are eligible and will be advised on the UPJV academic course that corresponds to your personalised career path. You will be invited to contact the International Relations pedagogical coordinator of your field of study.

The selection of candidates takes into account their transcripts. Your university will make a selection among the exchange candidates and will inform the host universities concerned. Upon receipt of your official nomination by email, the UPJV International Relations Department will send you the application form to complete in order to validate your mobility request.

Contact UPJV: dri@u-picardie.fr

• The application formComplete the online application form that will be sent to you upon your nomination from your University

Save the PDF form that will be offered to you.

• The learning agreement
  

With the help of your coordinator, fill in the learning agreement that will be sent to you by the UPJV International Relations Department, and print it. This learning agreement must be signed by your international coordinator and yourself.

• The accommodation reservation form
  

If you wish to obtain a room, please complete the accommodation reservation form: before 15 June for the first semester or for the whole academic year - before 15 November for the 2nd semester of the academic year.

• A passport photo

Add a passport photo as part of your application.

• Registration form for French as a Foreign Language courses

The Centre de Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) of the Université de Picardie Jules Verne offers free refresher and advanced courses in French to international students on exchange programmes (4 to 5 hours per week and 8 ECTS). To register, please fill in the registration form and attach it to your application.

Send your complete file (application form + study contract + photo / + accommodation reservation form / + registration form for FLE courses) by email to dri@u-picardie.fr

To study in France, you must apply for a visa. Contact the French Embassy in your country to find out about the administrative procedures.

For more information, see the Campus France website and the France-Visa website, the official visa website for France.

If your university is a member of the ISEP programme (International Student Exchange Programs), you can apply for a study period at the UPJV. As a native speaker, you will be offered the opportunity to join the Maison des Langues (Language Centre) team, upon your arrival, for cultural and recreational adds-on activities in English.

Your contact:  Mélanie ALVES, ISEP Host Coordinator - melanie.alves@u-picardie.fr

To correctly prepare your application, we invite you to follow the steps below:

The International Relations department of your university (Study Abroad Advisor or Home ISEP Coordinator) and the International Relations pedagogical coordinator of your field of study can inform you about the advantages of an ISEP mobility, help you to constitute the ISEP file, and advise you on the UPJV training which will correspond to your personalised professional path.  

You will be able to put together your application by following these 6 steps:

• Create your ISEP account on the ISEP Global website: https://www.isepstudyabroad.org/planning/how-to-apply

• Ask your Study Abroad Office for information. Your advisor or home ISEP coordinator will be able to help you complete the application form and advise you on the application procedures.
   
• Start your online application before the deadlines: 15 February for a stay in the 1st semester or academic year - 1st September for a stay in the 2nd semester.

• Make sure your credits are transferred. We recommend that you check with your Home ISEP coordinator or study abroad advisor to understand how your university will transcribe credits for subjects taken at UPJV.
   
• Prepare your application documents: letter of recommendation, transcripts, language test, letter of motivation and upload them to your online application space via your account that you have previously created.

• Submit your application online via the ISEP portal: https://www.isepstudyabroad.org
• Once you have submitted your application, your ISEP coordinator at the UPJV will study your file and send you a complete package with all the necessary information for your stay in Amiens
• Registration form for French as a foreign language courses

The Centre Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) of the University of Picardie Jules Verne offers free refresher and advanced courses in French to international students on exchange programmes (4 to 5 hours per week and 8 ECTS). To register, please fill in the registration form and attach it to your application.

To study in France, you must apply for a visa. Contact the French Embassy in the United States to find out about the administrative procedures. ISEP Global will also be able to provide you with information and guidance at this stage.

For more information, see the Campus France website and the France-Visa website, the official visa website for France.

See also our "Visas" section.

When you arrive in France, in Amiens, come and meet your contact person:

Ms Mélanie Alves
International Relations Department
University of Picardie Jules Verne
11 rue des Francs Mûriers - 80000 Amiens

Accommodation: Once you have been officially accepted by the UPJV, a room in a university residence will automatically be reserved for you by the UPJV's International Relations Department.

Scholarships: You will receive a monthly grant of €300 to cover personal expenses and travel in the city.

Here are some examples of average prices to give you an idea of the cost of living in Amiens:

• A baguette: €0.80 (in supermarkets); €0.90 (in bakeries)
• A litre of milk: approximately €1.00
• 250 g butter: €1.25
• 1kg of potatoes: €1.45
• 12 eggs: €2.65
• A sandwich from €3
• One soft drink 1 €.
• A draught beer in a bar: €4 to €6.5
• A coffee: €1.20
• A student menu in a CROUS restaurant: €3.25 (starter, hot dish, cheese and dessert)
• A sandwich formula in a CROUS restaurant: €3.25 (sandwich with baguette of your choice + bottle of water + cake or fruit or compote or chips depending on the restaurant)
• A meal in a restaurant: €10 to €15 for a dish
• A bus ticket: €1.40 
• A monthly bus pass (student rate): €23
• A cinema ticket (student rate): €5.60 to €9.30
• A stamp: €1.08 (slow rate) to €1.28 (priority letter)

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