School’s name / Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines d’Albi - Carmaux
Website / http://www.mines-albi.fr/
Address / Campus Jarlard – 81013 ALBI – France – Cedex 09
Telephone / +33 (0) 5 63 49 30 00
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE
Contact persons / Function / Contact data
Claudette LOUBATIERE / Accommodation officers /
Isabella DUFOUR-BAUMGARTNER,
Laurence HUE / Exchange officers /
Radu BARNA, Sandrine LELIEVRE / International relations: director, assistant /
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
(All dates to be confirmed upon registration)
Orientation day / Beginning of September
Semester dates / Autumn semester: September to January (dates including exams) / Spring semester: January to (dates including exams)
Deadline for submitting applications / May 31th
For Autumn semester / November 30th
For Spring semester
L3 (Formation initiale) - 3rd year Bachelor / 1st week of September – End January / February – End of June
4 weeks internship February
http://www.mines-albi.fr/formation
M1 - 1st year Master / 1st week of September – End January / 1st week of February – End May
3 month internship
M2 - 2nd year Master / 1st week of September – End February / 20-24 week internship
http://www.mines-albi.fr/formation
French as a foreign language is compulsory, available for international students in addition to their course of study
Transcripts / Official transcripts of records are issued after the academic committees taking place in mid March for autumn semester and 1st week of July for spring semester
SCHOOL VACATIONS
All Saints Day / Last week of October – November 1st is a holiday
Christmas & New Year season / Two weeks
Winter break / One week mid February
Spring break / One week generally in April – Easter Monday is a holiday
Ascension / The Ascension Thursday is a holiday (40 days after Easter)
Pentecost / Whit Monday is a holiday
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Deadlines / May 31th for autumn semester November 30th for spring semester
Application documents / o  Application for admission
o  CV
o  Resume
o  Learning agreement
o  Proof of health, repatriation and personal liability insurances / o  Copy of passport/ID Card
o  Birth certificate and official translation if you have to register at French Social Security or if you request financial aid for housing / o  Photos (1)
o  Home University letter or email by your coordinator
o  Transcript of records
Visa / o  Compulsory for non-European Union citizens
ACADEMICS
Level/Courses/Programs European system
Bachelor 3 years
Master 2 years
PhD 3 years / -Licence/Bachelor 3
-M1/Master’s degree 1
-M2/Master’s degree 2
Course Information/Syllabus
Course Load per semester
Language of instruction / http://www.mines-albi.fr/catalogue-des-formations
30 ECTS credits (International students have to take at least 20 ECTS)
French and English
FEES
Tuition fees (droits d’inscription) / Free for exchange students within our Erasmus+ agreements
Free for students in double diploma (according to the different signed agreements)
Others, please confer to international department
Contact /
ACCOMODATION
Approximate cost in € for accommodation per month / A studio on the campus or in town costs between 300 € and 400 € per month
On the campus the rent includes internet connexion, electricity and water
350€ deposit is needed (it will be reimbursed at the end of the stay if no damage has been caused)
Contact /
ARRIVAL INFORMATION
Pick-up Assistance / Possible on demand at Albi train station on Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm
Contact / ,
EMACWorld Association / Students association having an aim of helping foreign students to integrate Mines Albi. You are warmly invited to contact it before your arrival.
Contacts / or
ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES UPON ARRIVAL
Ø  Health insurance
Ø  Repatriation insurance
Ø  Personal liability insurance
Ø  Residence permit
Ø  Bank account / o  Compulsory with translation OR
o  European Card
o  Compulsory, validity for the whole stay
o  Compulsory
All insurances must cover the whole stay in France
o  Non-European students: long-stay visa during the first year – residence permit during the second year
o  Optional, but compulsory if you claim for CAF (financial aid for housing)
CAMPUS FACILITIES
-Wireless connection on the university premises
-Multimedia library: http://catalogue.biu-toulouse.fr/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=
-Restaurant and cafeteria on campus
-Sport facilities: adapted insurance required

Mines Albi – International relations office