Organize your student life

How to organize your student life ? L’École de design helps prevent you forgetting anything !

Beginning of the academic year for your program

If your stay in France lasts for more than three months, you will need to obtain a long-term student visa before your arrival in France.

The shool offers an housing plateform to facilitate your search for an accommodation, but also has a partnership with a University residence.

In France, several insurances are mandatory:

- Enrollement in higher education leads to membership in students social security scheme.
- Housing insurance for all tenants, may they be students or not.
- Civil liability insurance that covers you for any damage you may cause to a third party or property.

The CVEC (Student and campus life contribution) is a tax that validates your registration in a higher education institution.

Get informed about tuition fees and search for a scholarship to finance your studies

Learn more about transport network in Nantes.

International students arriving at school are all allocated a mentor/buddy to help them settle into and adapt to their life in France.

Feel Francais is a single platform which offers a wide range of services to help international students settle into their new lives in France.