ATHENS

ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE

Arrival date: we are delighted to invite you, on Saturday 16th November afternoon for the welcome session.

Starting time and place: Saturday, November 16th 2024 at 2:30 p.m. at Chimie ParisTech - PSL (11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris, France)

If your chosen mode of transportation prevents you from arriving in Paris for the inaugural session, we will be understanding of your situation. However, If you are certain that you will be able to attend the inaugural session that starts at 3:00 pm, we kindly ask you to register for the inaugural session via this link before 31/10/2024 : https://forms.office.com/e/LnxfDSa01U?origin=lprLink

Termination date and time: Friday, November 22th during the afternoon. No activity on Saturday 23 morning.

WI-FI

EDUROAM is the access service available in all ATHENS institutions. It gives you Internet connectivity whether you’re studying or working at another institution.

Don’t forget to connect your phone, tablet, or laptop BEFORE leaving your home university. Then, there’s no need to request special accounts or borrow other people’s IDs – just activate your device and you should be online.

EUROPEAN DIMENSION ACTIVITIES (EDA)

The participation at the European Dimension Activities is mandatory for the students of our European partner universities.

• : Sunday, November 17^th : guided city tours (more information to come soon)
• From November 18^th to 22^nd: visits + activities organized by students from Parisian schools

Please check the tab European Dimension Activities (EDA) below for more information.

Don’t forget to bring your student ID with you.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 

Concerning the social activities organized by our students, they will come back to you shortly with more information.

The participation in the activities organized by the students is not mandatory, but you are strongly encouraged to attend. Our French students are as well invited to them, so that you can easily get in touch with your local peers.

Students from our ATHENS Partner Institutions are welcome for this 7-day ATHENS Session in Paris. Each student is expected to devote most of their time in Paris to the scientific course they have been accepted in, but also to the mandatory social and cultural activities organized within the programme.

The activities listed here are only open to the students from the non-French partner universities participating in the ATHENS session in Paris and are not open to students from the Parisian institutions.

SATURDAY 16 November 2024

How to get there: RER line B, Station Luxembourg or Bus line 38, Station Luxembourg

SUNDAY 17 November 2024

You have the choice between 3 different guided city tours. The participation in one of the tours is mandatory.

Please read the following instructions carefully before booking your spot.

Choose from three popular neighborhoods: Montmartre, Le Marais, and the Latin Quarter.

Due to the exceptionally high number of students traveling to Paris for the November ATHENS Session, the number of spots available at the in-person rate of €12 per person is limited. We therefore encourage you to register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE for the reserved slots for the following guided tours.

• Montmartre: 16:30 Montmartre Tour
• Le Marais: 14:00 Le Marais Tour

How to Book

1. Select the neighborhood of your choice from the links below.
2. Choose March 17, 2025, as the date (this is just a technical requirement—your tour will be on November 17th).
3. Pick your preferred time slot

Once booked, you will receive a confirmation email with your ticket and meeting point details. You do not need to bring the ticket on the day of the tour, as we will already have a list of participants. Simply provide your name upon arrival.

Meeting Points

• Montmartre: Meet outside "Abbesses" metro station (Line 12).
  
  Book Montmartre Tour
• Le Marais: Meet outside "Saint-Paul" metro station (Line 1).
  
  Book Le Marais Tour
• Latin Quarter: Meet in front of the café "Le Rive Gauche" near the Saint-Michel fountain, "Saint-Michel" metro station (Line 4).
  
  Book Latin Quarter Tour

Important Reminder

The tours will take place on November 17th, so be sure to ignore the date on the booking page and only select the time slot that suits you.

If the tour you wish to take is fully booked for Sunday, we encourage you to reserve another time slot during the week based on your availability.

The rate for participation outside of the reserved slots is €17 per person.

If you don’t manage to book your place on the website even though you followed the instructions mentioned above (and only then), please follow these two steps:

1) Send 12€ by transfer, and indicate your name so that your payment can be identified easily.

2) Send an e-mail to contact@myurbanexperience.com to indicate the time and the tour of the visit you’d like to book (and your name of course).

If you have difficulties with booking your place, please contact contact@myurbanexperience.com

The Parisian schools do not reserve housing. However, please find below a list of hotels that we recommend:

• CISP Kellermann (17, bd. Kellermann, 75013 Paris): https://www.hotel-cis-paris-kellermann.com/en
• hotel F1 Porte de Châtillon
• Hôtel Generator Paris
• St Christopher’s Inn
• youth hostel – MIJE Marais
• FIAP Jean Monnet (30 Rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris) : https://french.fiapparis-network.fr/welcome.html
• CISP portal (3 hostels in Paris : Kellermann, Ravel and Saint-Ouen) http://www.cisp.fr/cisp/default.aspx
• Hostelworld: www.hostelworld.com

You are yourself responsible for contacting and booking the accommodation. There is no special price for ATHENS students.

You are free to book any hotel you like, or to choose any other type of accommodation. For financial reasons, you might want to team up with other students and book an accommodation together, for example via airbnb.

Please pay attention to book housing with flexible cancellation policy, as neither your home nor host university can grant you a refund in case of cancellation of courses, or switch to online courses.

Don’t forget to check where the Parisian institution you are going to is located! You can find the addresses here.

You can buy travel tickets in any Métro or/and RER station in an automated terminal (cash/credit card).

A ticket is valid for one ride only till you get out of the Métro/RER station and can’t be combined with Trams/Buses.

To prepare for your rides, refer to SNCF Transilien Route planner and / or download the Mobile application “Bonjour RATP” and search for “fastest” connection from “my location” even to “destination address”.

 Price list :

• A one way ticket costs 2.15€ Same tickets can be used for buses/trams (same price ticket, one ride only). You can also purchase a booklet of 10 tickets (referred to as "carnet"), which costs around €17.35, making each ticket slightly cheaper at approximately €1.73.
• The Navigo Découverte card offers a flexible way to travel around Paris and its neighboring suburbs. The weekly pass for the Navigo Découverte costs €30.75 and provides unlimited travel across all zones (1-5) for the duration of the week, from Monday to Sunday. However, it’s important to note that the pass can only be purchased starting the Friday before the travel week. We suggest you to buy this ticket, specially if you’re located far from Paris (Palaiseau) as it is valid as well to go to AgroParisTech or Télécom Paris.
• For sports people! Bike-sharing system (VELIB’) : Tickets can be bought at any of 1800 stations in the city. 5€ for 24-hours ticket. Or the weekly subscription for Vélib' in Paris costs €8.00. This allows for unlimited rentals within the week, with the first 30 minutes of each trip being free. After that, the fees for additional time are structured as follows:
• First additional half-hour: +€1.00
• Second additional half-hour: +€2.00
• Each subsequent half-hour: +€4.00

• First 30 min of each rent is free. Mobile application “Vélib” helps you locate bike stations and available number of bikes. For each ticket your credit card is charged €150, which is returned a few days after ticket expiration. Follow the instructions at the station carefully.

For more info, please refer to https://www.velib-metropole.fr/en/service

• For issues related to Welcoming and EDA: athens@paristech.fr
• For issues related to the course you will be attending (18 – 22/11): please contact the relevant  local ATHENS coordinator of the Parisian institution you are going to: