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IntREE Student Association
The IntREE student association is there to welcome you, help you meet friends and help you discover many new things.
💡 The association brings together IntREE masters and doctoral students, as well as a few former students, so that all students can be part of a truly close-knit community.
👉🏾 Being part of the association is the best way to integrate easily into the university, take part in cultural and sporting activities and also build up a strong network rooted in research.
All the students in the association benefit from the projects organised by the community:
- Visits to the city and the region (from here to the ocean) 🌊
- Culinary discoveries (multicultural meals, tasting of French dishes) 🧀
- Theme parks (Futuroscope, Parc Astérix) 🎡
- Cultural outings (evenings at the student centre, concerts, cinema) 🍭
- Sports outings (canoeing, climbing, volleyball) 🤸🏼
- Students from different classes helping each others 🫱🏽🫲🏻
- Support from the IntREE team 👩🏻🏫
- … and lots of other projects that you can suggest! 📢
🥳 To join the association: Register using this form:
💰 Cost of membership: €10 per year
Visit the association’s Instagram page! @INTREESA
Life in Poitiers
Discover Poitiers: A student-friendly city full of charm
Poitiers is the perfect place to enjoy student life in a welcoming, affordable, and dynamic environment. With its rich historical heritage, vibrant cultural scene, and lively student community, the city offers an ideal balance between quality of life and academic excellence. Home to numerous higher education institutions, Poitiers combines innovation with tradition. Whether you’re exploring medieval streets, relaxing in our green park Blossac, or enjoying the many cafés and festivals, you’ll find Poitiers to be a safe, well-connected city where it’s easy to feel at home.
🧳One of Poitiers’ greatest advantages is its excellent train connections. Paris is less than two hours away by high-speed train, making it easy to plan a day trip or spend a weekend in the capital. Whether it’s for cultural outings, networking events, or just a change of scenery, Paris is always within reach. On the other side, in under two hours, you can also get to La Rochelle and enjoy a refreshing escape by the Atlantic coast — perfect for a seaside walk, a beach day, or discovering the charm of this vibrant coastal city.
🦁 The University of Poitiers, which has made international openness one of its priorities, is an local institution that has strong bonds with its lands and its local partners. At this university open to the city and the world, you will quickly discover that Poitiers is a very welcoming city. It will allow you to take advantage of your stay in France to discover our history, our culture, our gastronomy, and our French ‘savoir-vivre’!
University city since 1431, Poitiers welcomes its new students all through September. Many events are organised both in the city centre and on the campus. A specific welcome day in October, “La Nuit des étudiants du Monde“, is specifically made for international students, to welcome them at the Poitiers City Hall.
🎭 The “Maison des étudiants” (Students’ House) of the University of Poitiers also provides year-round cultural activities, including “Campus en Festival”, which covers all artistic fields, from art to music, cinema or dance.
🔮 The University offers numerous sports activities, including aikido, aerobics, athletics, badminton, basketball, orienteering, dance, rock climbing, fencing, football, golf, handball, judo, jujitsu, karate, kayaking, meditation, rugby, swimming, tennis, ping pong, sailing, skateboarding, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, yoga, contemporary dance, salsa and African dance.
➡️ Discover Poitiers’ must-sees!