As soon as you have received your visa approval

Notify the ENSTA Brest campus

  1. "International Relations Department" (IRD), Department in charge of your recruitment and international partners Incoming-brest@ensta.fr
  2. Cellule AcOr (which stands for Welcome, Counseling, Orientation) supports you throughout your academic career AcOr

If you have already booked your accommodation:

Also notify the person in charge of your accommodation.

If you will be living in the student residence at the ENSTA Campus Brest, you can email the following address to let them know:  RDE

If you will be living off-campus, notify your future landlord

Pay your tuition fees by the end of August (online)

For any other payment method, please contact Mr Laurent Gogé  laurent.goge@ensta-bretagne.fr

You can view the amount of tuition fees to be paid by selecting your training program: https://www.ensta-bretagne.fr/fr/rentree-2023

To see what IT equipment you will need, read the following information:

Gather together all the documents you will need for your stay

Important recommendations: Make a photocopy of all your documents. Send yourself an email with all of the documents attached so that you can access them at any time (in case you lose them or they are stolen, etc.

What you will need for your journey :

  • Travel tickets
  • Passport
  • Payment methods (cash or payment or credit card which can be used to withdraw money outside your country of origin)
  • Health and vaccination booklet if you have one
  • Letter of acceptance at ENSTA on the Brest campus

What you will need for your registration:

  • Birth certificate (translated into French)
  • Previous qualifications
  • If you have a bursary or scholarship, the award agreements
  • If you have completed an English test (Toeic taken within the last 2 years), bring the original certificate

What you will need for your accommodation:

  • Your accommodation booking
  • The necessary documents for moving in to your housing (guarantor, etc.)

Other documents to remember:

  • International driver’s license if you have one
  • Your contacts (contact details in France)

 

One month before you arrive

One month before you arrive

  1. You will receive an email from ENSTA campus in Brest in early July giving you access to your computer account and to the Microsoft Office 365 and Moodle platforms.
  2. You will need to complete your administrative file on Aurion from August 1

Please gather the various administrative documents together in PDF format.

The list can be accessed from the pages on the start of the academic year.
These documents should be uploaded to your Aurion personal online space (“Administrative record” menu).

Tips for making your payments easier

 

Think about what your future expenses might be so that you can budget realistically.
If you have a payment or credit card, check that it can be used to withdraw money in France.

 

If it can’t, make sure you have cash on you. You will be able to open a bank account at a later date in France.

Important advice 

To power your electrical appliances, remember to take universal adapters before you leave or buy them at the airport. In France, we use European plugs.

As soon as you receive your letter of acceptance at ENSTA on the Brest campus

As soon as you receive your letter of acceptance at ENSTA  Brest Campus, we recommend that you:  

  •  Get in touch with the students at the Students' Union (BDE)
  •  Begin your visa application process
  •  Begin looking for somewhere to live

Get in touch with ENSTA  Students'office at the Brest campus (BDE)

The Students’ Union welcomes new students and helps you to settle in. Through social encounters and activities, you’ll get to know other students and adjust more quickly to life on campus. Feel free to ask them questions about student life here.

Some members of the Students’ Union will be back on campus from August 15, 2025

Contacts

You can contact them by emailing Bde-brest@ensta.fr

or instagram BDE instagram

You can begin your visa application process

You can begin your long-stay visa application process three months before your official start date. The earlier you do this, the better.
The steps involved and documents required may vary depending on your  country of origin
We therefore recommend that you follow the different stages for Submitting your application

Discover how to complete your online application on France-Visas(Campus France video)

Please note The CMI Centre de mobilité international CMI Brest will be your first point of contact for all residence permit applications and renewals. 

The centre is located at 235 rue Aimé Césaire, Plateau des Capucins, Brest. You can also contact them by e-mail at etudiant@cmibrest.fr or by telephone on (33) 298016700

They organise webinars to help you with your administrative formalities at the following link: CMI webinar-departure

Looking for somewhere to live

We recommend that you choose accommodation that is located near the school or public transport services
Map of Brest with the school

Map of Brest with the school
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If you would like to live at the ENSTA Brest campus

If you would like to live off-campus

You have a range of options available:

  • In private housing: homeowners may let a private room in their own property. Some owners may also let an entire property. House- or flat-sharing is also possible.
  • Private student residences also exist.
  • Lodging with an elderly person (carefully read the terms of access and eligibility criteria)
  • Real estate agencies

You can have a look at the following websites

Documents you will need for booking accommodation

  • An ID document or passport
  • Your residence permit (long-stay visa or residence document) if you came to France with a visa,
  • Your student card or school attendance certificate for the current year,
  • A letter from your guarantor* and their ID document.

A guarantor is somenone who guarantees financal security for you. This means that if you are unable to pay your rent, the landlord will ask the guarantor to pay for you. The guarantor must be a French citizen.

If you do not know of anyone who could be your guarantor, there is a scheme in place VISALE
On VISALE, you can plan ahead and begin your process, without needing an address, before you arrive in France.

International students: checklist for getting everything ready for your arrival

You have been awarded a place at ENSTA on the Brest campus : congratulations!
To help you get everything ready for your arrival, here are the different steps you need to go through:

contact

Sylvie Guidal
Welcome, Counseling, Orientation
Student Counselor
Contact Person for Disabled Students
Office: F107B
+33 (02) 98 34 88 63

contact

Laurence Gautier
Welcome, Counseling, Orientation
Student Counselor
Office: F107
+33(0)2.98.34.87.37