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WELCOME to

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS !

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AMU is located in the South of France

3 hours away from Paris by high speed train (TGV).

A Metropolitan University

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London

Paris

Berlin Warsaw

Stockholm

Madrid

Rome

Less than 2 hours away

from the main European

and Mediterranean capitals

by plane.

• 1 region : PACA

• 10 citiesA metropolitan university

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Gap

Digne-les-Bains

Avignon

Salon-de-Provence

Lambesc

Aubagne

La Ciotat

Arles

Aix-en-Provence

Marseille

The Metropolitan

area of Aix-

Marseille gathers

5 campuses

1.8 million people

740,000 jobs

The Region Sud is the third French region in terms of GDP

Aix-Marseille is the 2nd largest urban area in France after Paris

• 1 long-term Initiative of Excellence : AMIDEX

Aix-Marseille University at a Glance

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• More than 78,000 students including 10,000 international students

• 3,300 doctoral students, 39% of whom are from abroad (from 108 countries)

• A staff of 8,000 including 4,400 senior lecturers

• 5 campuses • 18 faculties, schools or institutes

• 120 research structures

• 12 Doctoral Schools

• Arts, literature, languages and social sciences

• Economics and management

• Law and politics

• Health, medical sciences

• Science and technology

AMU offers education in all disciplines

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Disciplines are organised in 18 Faculties

Refurbished Campuses,

in line with International Standards

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The Special needs office of Aix-Marseille University assists students with physical, sensory or

psychological disabilities, dyslexia or a long-term disabling health disorder.

It proposes measures adapted to each student:

• 1. Study arrangements (assistance can be human or technical) *: assistance with note-taking

during lectures, adjustment of documents (enlargement, transcription, Braille, scanning...),

Assistance with personal work (tutoring, documentary research, etc.), Communication tools (LSF

interpreter, LPC coder...), Timetable adjustment (for example, to take care into account)

• 2. Examination arrangements (depending on the situation, the examination arrangements

may be as follows)*: extra time for composition (1/3 more time), adaptation of examination

topics, temporary loan of a laptop computer)

(* non-exhaustive list)

AMU welcomes students with special needs

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Guide pour les étudiants internationaux International Student Handbook

You can download it on our website : https://www.univ-amu.fr/index.php/system/files/2019-07/Guide_2019%20AMU.pdf

Marseille

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A major sea harbor near the French Riviera, at the foot of the Parc national des Calanques

Aix-en-Provence

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A vibrant historical city and arts center