The UTBM is proud to welcome numerous international students, whether through exchange programs or in its diploma courses. Come join our courses of excellence and discover a region at the heart of Europe.
COMING ON A EIFFEL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Eiffel is an excellence scholarship program from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, managed by Campus France. It provides financial support for foreign students, valedictorians of their courses in their home country, to come and prepare a diploma (engineering or master), in three years maximum, or a PhD in 12 months maximum.
Application must be sent to adelaide.careil@utbm.fr before November 20th for a selection and welcoming in September of the following year.
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We are available on appointment by Teams or in Belfort (E209). Book a meeting below.
Contact:
adelaide.careil@utbm.fr
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How to get to Belfort?
If you are arriving by plane, we advise you to fly to Basel-Mulhouse. If you arrive in Paris, you can take the direct TGV, which is fast, or the ‘normal’ train TER, which is cheaper.
Si vous arrivez par avion, nous vous conseillons vivement d’arriver à Basel-Mulhouse. Si vous arrivez à Paris, vous pouvez prendre le TGV direct qui est plus rapide, ou le train ‘normal’ TER qui est moins cher.
Train station to get to Belfort
Gare TGV Moval: https://www.oui.sncf/ +
20 minutes by bus (line 3 Optymo)
Gare de Belfort Centre: https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/fr/gares-services/belfort
Airport to get to Belfort
Basel Mulhouse (Euroairport): www.euroairport.com + Navette 10 minutes + train to Belfort Central station
Strasbourg (Entzheim): www.strasbourg.aeroport.fr + Navette 10 minutes + train 2hrs
Lyon (St. Exupéry): www.lyonaeroports.com + Navette 10 minutes + train 3h30
Paris (Orly): www.parisaeroport.fr + Métro 1h + train 4hrs
Paris (Charles de Gaulle): www.parisaeroport.fr + Métro 1h + train 4hrs
Hotels in Belfort
Best Western Hotel: https://www.bestwestern.fr/fr/hotel-Belfort-Best-Western-Hotel-Belfort-93725
Campanile Belfort Montbéliard - Gare La Jonxion: https://belfort-montbeliard-la-jonxion.campanile.com/en-us/
City bus in Belfort
Optymo: When you first arrive at one of the Belfort
train stations, you may find it difficult to purchase a OPTYMO bus ticket (you can’t pay on the
bus). Be aware that you can buy it on line with your smartphone for the first day!
To get tickets: https://www.optymo.fr/pass-tickets/tixipass/
Required documents
You must bring hard copies of all these documents with you.
Please make sure that the documents are translated in French! (non-official translation tolerated).
Always give copies, not the originals!
Citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Algeria, Vatican, San Marino
– A proof of identity (ID, passport)
– A scholarship certificate – translated in French
– UTBM Acceptance Letter (for exchange students)
– At least 3 passport-size pictures
– European Health Insurance Card (or a proof of health coverage)
– Vaccination certificate (with written proof of BGC vaccination, DT Polio vaccination with last booster less than 5 years old, tuberculin test (intradermal) less than 3 months old)
– Copy of your diplomas and academic transcripts (in French or English)
Citizens of any country outside the EU (including the United Kingdom since January 1st 2021)
– A birth certificate – translated in French
– Passport (in validity at least 3 months after the end of your stay)
– Long-stay Visa (more than 90 days)*
– A proof of income or scholarship certificate – translated in French
– UTBM Acceptance Letter (for exchange students)
– At least 3 passport-size pictures
– Proof of health coverage (at least for your first month in France)
OR for citizens of Québec: form SE401-Q-106
– Vaccination certificate (with written proof of BGC vaccination, DT Polio vaccination with last booster less than 5 years old, tuberculin test (intradermal) less than 3 months old)
– Copy of your diplomas and academic transcripts (in French or English)
*You must apply for a long-stay Visa (more than 90 days) through the French Embassy or Consulate of your birth country, at least a month before your arrival. Please refer to France-Visas to know your country’s procedure. Upon your arrival in France, you have 3 months to validate your Visa online on the ANEF website and pay the 60€ tax.
You can renew your Visa on the ANEF up to 2 months before its expiration (see video)
