You would like to improve your French? You need help to sort out administrative matters ? You wish to meet other students ? Don’t hesitate to contact one of the foreign students associations in Paris. They bring together French and foreign people and have a program of cultural outings, conversation exchanges, welcome at the arrival…

You will find below a list of associations.

// Club International des Jeunes à Paris (CIJP) (The Paris International Youth Club)

The CIJP is a recognized and appreciated association that offers a wide range of activities :
- French-English, French-Spanish and French-German conversation workshops
- French-English theatre workshops
- Tours of Paris neighbourhoods
- Trips to French regions
- Cultural outings
- Parties
- Meetings in a café (once a month).
The annual membership fee costs 10 euros. The price of workshops and tours varies from 3.5 to 5 euros. The price of trips is about 40 euros for a day and 90 euros for a week end.

Address of the association bureau : 201-203 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris, Métro Pasteur (l. 6 et 12).
Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5 pm to 8 pm
Tel : 01 43 06 23 16
Email : info(at)club-international.org
www.club-international.org
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// Euro-Fil

The Euro-Fil association also organizes activities intended for French and foreign students :
- meetings between French and foreign students on Tuesdays, from 9.30 pm in a bar (La Plage, 59 rue de Charonne at Bastille)
- 2 trips per year in France and various excursions
- French pronunciation workshops
- Theatre workshops
- Writers workshops
- Picnics
- Parties.
The annual membership fee costs 3 euros. The price of trips varies from 65 to 70 euros. 

Where to meet them : bar de La Plage, every Tuesdays from 9.30 pm (59 rue de Charonne at Bastille, Métro Charonne (l.9) ou Ledru-Rollin (l.8).
Tel : 06 85 62 03 17
Email : eurofil(at)univ-paris1.fr
www.euro-fil.com
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// Club Erasmus

This association is bound for french students interested in Europe and young Europeans leaving in Paris.
Activities :
- theatre workshops
- intercultural meetings
- cultural outings and parties
- language workshops and classes

The annual membership fee costs 10 euros.

Address of the association office : Maison de l’Europe de Paris / 35-37 rue des Francs- Bourgeois / 75004 Paris / Métro Saint-Paul (l. 1)
Tel : 01 44 61 85 84
Email : club-erasmus(at)paris-europe.eu
www.paris-europe.eu/spip.php?rubrique15
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// Parismus - Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV)

Parismus is a volunteer student group bound for foreign students of Paris-Sorbonne University.
At the beginning of the semester, they can answer all your questions about university and living in Paris, and during the semester they organize outings, visits, trips, parties.

Where to meet them : in Sorbonne's "bureau des associations", in front of the "Pôle des Relations
Internationales" (room F660, stair I, 1st floor).
Email : parismus.sorbonne(at)gmail.com
Tel : 01 40 46 27 16
website : www.parismus.com
forum : parismus.forum-actif.net
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// Equipes d'Accueil et d'Amitié pour les Etudiants Etrangers (Welcome and friendship teams for foreign students)

This association aims at welcoming foreign students and help them make contact with the French environment. It also offers a training in French, meetings with a French family, mentoring activities, travels and tours…
The annual membership fee costs 20 euros.

Address of the association office : 7 rue de Poitiers, 75007 Paris, Métro Solferino, RER C Musée d’Orsay
Open on Mondays, from 11 am to 10 pm and on Wednesdays from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Email : etudiants_etrangers(at)hotmail.com
http://equipe.accueil.free.fr/

// Eramus-Party

Every Thursday, Eramus-Parties bring together almost 1000 students from every country. Entrance is free for foreigners before 1 am upon presentation of an ID card (or a student card for Erasmus students). French people have to pay 10 euros (one drink included).
www.erasmus-party.com

// MOZAIK Dauphine - Paris Dauphine University

Promotion of cultural diversity among the students of Paris Dauphine University. Organization of lectures, parties and screenings.

Where to meet them : Paris-Dauphine University / Office B018 / Aile B / rez-de-chaussée / Place du Maréchal De Lattre De Tassigny / 75016 Paris.
Email : patric.simo(at)gmail.com / mozaikdauphine(at)gmail.com
www.mozaik-dauphine.fr
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// Dauphine Erasmus Exchange (DEE) - Université Paris Dauphine

Organization of events bound for Erasmus students (freshers week-end, bars, parties...).

Where to meet them : Paris Dauphine University / Office D107bis / Place du Maréchal De Lattre De Tassigny / 75016 Paris.
Email : dauphineerasmusexchange(at)yahoo.fr
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// MELT - ESSEC

Association of ESSEC foreign students.

Address : 1 avenue Bernard Hirsch, 95021 Cergy Cedex
Email : meltinternational(at)gmail.com
Tel : + 33 6 09 79 51 61
Fax : +33 1 45 79 70 33
www.esseclive.com/melt/

// Associations of students from a specific region of the world :

The associations (or unions) of students from the same country or the same continent organize meetings, conferences etc… They can also help you if you are facing difficulties during your enrolment at university or with administrative procedures.

Download a (non exhaustive) list of these associations >> (soon) 

Please note :
Be careful not to remain trapped in a community (the community of the students from your country or the community of Erasmus students for instance).
You should also sign up for a sporting activity or a students’ association in your university or institution. It is the best way to meet French people.

Read more : our article "Etudiants français et étrangers se rencontrent" >>