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Welcome to MICEFA
MICEFA is a consortium of most of the Universities of Paris and its region. It was created in 1985 to promote cultural and scientific cooperation between France and North America. Our North American partners include over 80 universities in the United States and Canada. Exchanges last for one semester or an academic year. Two- to four-month exchanges are arranged in the field of Medicine. For the 2008-09 academic year, MICEFA has facilitated the exchange of approximately 450 students and scholars. 
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New French Student Visa and Residency Card Procedures PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 03 July 2009 10:12
New French Student Visa and Residency Card Procedures
VISA: VLSTS

As of June 1, 2009 the French government has abolished the old student carte de séjour.  It has been replaced by the VLSTS (Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour).

Students will still register with CampusFrance and make their appointment for a visa at their local French Consulate as before, but student visa processing will no longer be same-day service.  The processing can take 2-4 weeks.  The new visa will have the following notation: CESEDA R311-3 6°, Limite 60% durée légale.
 
The consulate will provide the student with a document called  Visa de long séjour – Demande d’attestation OFII (Office of French Immigration and Integration).  It is IMPERATIVE that the student bring the original of this form with him/her to France. If the OFII form is lost, the student will have to go back to the US to apply for a visa.

Once the student arrives in France, he/she needs to be sure that the immigration officer stamps his/her passport to prove his/her date of arrival.  The student may need to ask the immigration officer specifically for the stamp.  We also recommend that the student keep his/her boarding pass, it can be used as further proof of the date of entry.

Once the student has arrived in France, they must give their OFII form to the MICEFA. The MICEFA will then send the OFII form and a copy of the student’s passport to the Préfecture de Paris.  

The Préfecture will then send each student (via the MICEFA) a convocation for their medical visit.  This appointment is assigned by the OFII and is non-changeable.  Students need to be sure that they do not miss their medical appointment, as will not be rescheduled.  Without the medical visit, the Visa VLSTS is valid for only 3 months.

The student will need to bring the following documents to their medical appointment:

-    passport
-    proof of housing (electricity bill or housing insurance in your name or electricity bill in your landlord’s name + Attestation d’hébergement +  copy of landlord’s ID)
-    an ID sized picture
-    a tax stamp of 55€ (timbre OMI)

Again, the OFII only gives one appointment, which the student must attend.  There is no flexibility in this process.  

Students cannot legally leave and re-enter France before having completed their medical appointment.  Students should NOT plan to travel outside of the France until after their medical appointment and the validation of their Visa VLSTS.
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FRENCH UNIVERSITY CALENDARS: 2008-2009

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MICEFA Classes Fall 2009 PDF Print E-mail

MICEFA Courses

MICEFA students are allowed to take one MICEFA course per semester (priority is given to students staying only one semester).

Courses begin the week of October 5th except courses offered by Katia Nossenko (they will start one week later).  Please note, the Advanced Grammar course has been changed from Tuesdays to Fridays due to classroom availibiity.

First class - 5 Octobre:
LUNDI, 12H30-15H00, Littérature et Politique (French Literature and Politics)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Tomi (advanced) (3 credits)
Explores the history of French politics through the works of various authors of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.  The class will study various texts from the different time periods and connect them with the political situation of the time.  Authors include: Balzac, Victor Hugo, M. Barres, Peguy, Drieu La Rochelle, Malraux, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

First class - 7 Octobre:
MERCREDI, 9h30-12h00, Histoire de Paris (History of Paris)
Centre Censier, Salle 531 avec Prof. Comerre (intermediate) (3 credits) (please save time after course for visits)
History of the French capital from its founding to the present day. Course is organized around weekly lectures and visits to museums, monuments, and significant quarters of Paris and Ile-de-France. All major historical, artistic, and architectural periods and movements will be covered.

MERCREDI, 18h00-20h30, Les Français à travers le Cinéma (French Civilization through Film)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Poisson (intermediate) (3 credits)
Designed to develop linguistic competence by examining contemporary French culture through film. Selected videos and readings accompanied by class discussions and written summaries.

First class - 8 Octobre:
JEUDI, 15h30-17h30, Histoire de l’art du 19ème   Siècle (19th Century French Painting Impressionism and Beyond)
Centre Censier, Salle 529 avec Prof. Peigné (intermediate) (3 credits)
Examines the evolution of painting in the 19th century which led to the innovations of the Impressionist painters, who assimilated and then transcended these innovations. Looks at the importance of Post-Impressionist movement and and how it opened the door for others such as Cézanne who, in turn, opened the door to 20th century painting.

First class - 9 Octobre:
VENDREDI, 9h00-11h30, Dialogue Interculturelle : Franco-Américaine avec le Monde Arabe (Cross-Cultural Dialogue: US and French Relations with the Arab World)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Thomières-Hakim (higher intermediate) (3 credits)
This course aims at analyzing the functioning of the Arab Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrein and Oman as well as their relations with France and the United States.  The course also provides the students with the necessary skills for effective cross-cultural communication with the Arab World.

First class - 15 Octobre:
JEUDI, 12h30-15h30, Interculturalité : France Amérique (Francité versus Américanité : Intercultural Analysis of the Other)
Centre Censier, Salle 529 avec Prof. Nossenko (intermediate) (3 credits)
The course will study how cultural differences manifest.  It will question the role of stereotypes, clichés and perceptions in our understanding of foreign cultures.  The course will specifically examine the French and North American culture.

First class - 16 Octobre:
VENDREDI, 12h00-14h30, Grammaire Avancée (Advanced Grammar and Text)
MICEFA, avec Prof. Nossenko (advanced) (3 credits)
Intensive study of French grammar for foreign students at the advanced level. Designed to improve the understanding of French grammar from various texts to write in a convincing manner.

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