AN AMBITIOUS VISION OF HOSPITALITY
Our core business is welcoming international students and researchers. Over the years we have developed a real culture of hospitality. As international competition grows, the conditions for welcoming people on student and scientific mobility constitute a real challenge for Île-de-France’s higher education and research establishments. We support their international policy by proposing a tailored welcome to their international students and researchers.
A RECOGNISED EXPERTISE
For close to 20 years, the tailored hospitality services have been in place in order to respond to all questions linked to the mobility and integration of international students and researchers. With support from the City of Paris, we are committed to developing an ambitious vision of hospitality by personalising more and more of our services and adapting to the renewed demands of welcoming an international audience (shortening stays, strong international competition, rolling out digital aids, demand for individual care, environmental quality). This attention to hospitality also includes helping the more vulnerable students or those who face difficulties during their stay.
The Cité internationale supports its international student and researcher residents. We help them settle in, take care of administrative formalities, learn French, connect with student communities, and, more broadly, thrive in their new life.
Our strength: increasingly individualised
hospitality and support
For decades the Cité internationale has known how to create a supportive environment, help international students and house them in a magnificent setting. For us, it’s the model of French hospitality.
At the heart of our actions
acc&ss helps campus residents prepare for their stay and complete the necessary administrative procedures, including visas, residence permits, employment rights, health insurance, and housing assistance applications. They can contact a multilingual team at any time, both before their arrival and throughout their stay.
Discover your new surroundings, meet other residents, find out about the services available to support your stay, take part in sports activities, explore the local heritage, or take your first steps in French: the Welcome Days have been designed as a comprehensive welcome and integration programme.
The relais social international offers a caring and confidential space to residents facing difficulties. It welcomes them, supports them and offers preventative actions within the medical-social field.
