« Bienvenue en France » Label
Published on 8/26/22 | Modified on 3/1/23
2022, UPPA was awarded the “Welcome to France” label
For institutions, the "Bienvenue en France" label is a fundamental part of quality management. It serves to measure, describe, and promote the facilities and initiatives that accommodate and benefit international students.
International Partners' Days - Join our “International partners days event” just before the EAIE Bayonne campus
From 15 Sep to 17 Sep 2024
Published on 4/30/24 | Modified on 9/12/24
General informations
Taking part in the European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference in Toulouse is a great opportunity to visit UPPA in the southwest of France! We are happy to invite you to join our conference and campus tour prior to the beginning of the EAIE.
This training with us can be funded in the framework of Erasmus+ training mobilities (STT).
Get in touch with your international office to guide you.
Programme
Alongside other international partners of the UPPA, take part in an enriching conference around Erasmus tools and mechanism to increase our internationalisation capability in Europe but also outside Europe.
We will present our European Alliance UNITA ; it’s strengths and assets to expand cooperation in and outside Europe.
You should come if…
You are interested in discovering UPPA, getting to know UPPA and its European University Alliance UNITA better, getting to know other international partners. The event will be enriching whether your university is in Europe or outside Europe.
Bayonne is in an exceptional part of France. Do not hesitate to take the opportunity to visit the coast during the weekend.
Programme
Sunday September 15th
- 6:30 pm - welcome cocktail with an ocean view (Espace Océan, 1 place des Docteurs Gentilhe, 64600 Anglet)
Monday September 16th
- 9:00 am : conference (Campus de la Nive, 8 allée des Platanes, Bayonne. Auditorium 2nd floor)
- Welcome speech by the Director of the College of European and International Studies (EEI) : Gisèle Mendy-Bilek
- Educational innovation in an international setting : Krassimira Lacoustete
- The UNITA European alliance : Ernesto Exposito
- Student experience
- 12:30 am: Lunch in the center of Bayonne
- 2:00 pm : Free time in Bayonne or Networking on campus
- 4 p.m. – Visit the campus
- 4:30 p.m. – Wine experience: will you be able to break the code…?
Tuesday September 17th
We will bring you to Toulouse in time to collect your badges and to prepare you before the start of the EAIE
- 9am – Departure from Bayonne by bus, Nive campus
- 10:30am – Visit of the Pau campus
- 11am - Coffee break on our main campus in Pau and a word from the President of the UPPA : Laurent Bordes
- 12:30pm – Departure
- 2pm – Arrival in Toulouse, city center or MEET exhibition hall
Pratical information
Discover UPPA, and its 5 campuses (Anglet, Bayonne, Mont-de-Marsan, Pau, and Tarbes)
How to get there ?
The campus is situated in Bayonne - 8 Allée des Platanes, 64100 Bayonne.
- Closest airport is BIARRITZ (BIQ) : From Biarritz Airport to the campus you can either catch the bus n°4 (to Echauguette-Museoak) or n°3 (to Place des Basques)
- You can also fly to Bordeaux or Toulouse and catch a train(*) to Bayonne
(*) The closest train station is Bayonne
Where to stay
There are many hotels and Airbnb options in Bayonne.
Here are a few recommendations (all a short walk from the campus) :
- Hôtel Côte Basque 2 Rue Maubec, 64100 Bayonne (just opposite the train station)
- Hotel Ibis Style 1 Pl. de la République, 64100 Bayonne
- Mercure Bayonne Centre - Le Grand Hôtel, 21 Rue Thiers, 64100 Bayonne
- Tempo residences (hotel-apartments), 9 place Montaut, 64100 Bayonne
(you can book these hotels on their website or on Booking.com)
what we can bring
The weather in September is usually quite nice, bring summer clothes, sunglasses and a bathing suit if you plan to arrive over the weekend
Contact
For more information, feel free to contact us :
Laëtitia Mathieu, Responsable Service des Écoles thématiques internationales Lorenda Amriou 06-50-59-09-68
07 61 40 34 05
laetitia.mathieu @ univ-pau.fr (laetitia.mathieu @ univ-pau.fr)
Bâtiment de la direction, 8 allée des platanes, 64100 Bayonne
international cooperation
lorenda.amriou @ univ-pau.fr (lorenda.amriou @ univ-pau.fr)