
Accommodation within a family
We provide accommodation with host families (for 4 or 8 weeks or more, with or without half-board). The families live in the centre of Paris and all rooms are individual. Bathroom to be shared with the family.
Details of the family are sent by email the latest 8 days before arrival.
Registration and payment online only.
See Fees:
Housing within a residence, a hostel or a flat
Once you are pre-registered, you can ask the ILCF for listings of student or youth residences in Paris.
The Catholic University of Paris Housing Service can advise you or give you addresses for housing in residences, hostels or apartments.
Service Logements
Tel.: + 33 1 44 39 60 24 ; Fax: + 33 1 44 39 52 84
Send a message to the "Service Logements"
If urgent or for more safety, ILCF can send you the pre-registration documents (compulsory to obtain the visa) by express mail / DHL.
Fees: 115 € (as per 1/9/2010) to be booked when pre-registering.
You are met at the airport and brought to your accomodation.
Fee: 120 € (as per 1/9/2010) to be paid when pre-registering. The fee is non- refundable or deductible.
The Catholic University of Paris, in collaboration with the Police Headquarters of Paris (Préfecture de Police), will advise and help you obtain your residence card (called a "titre de séjour") directly.
Service Titre de Séjours de l’Institut Catholique
21 rue d’Assas, 75270 Paris cedex 06
Send a message to the service "titre de séjour"
Know more about the residence card application
Visa information in English (CampusFrance's website)
Our university bank partner can help you open a French bank account.
Information will be available at the ILCF office.
ILCF is part of the Catholic University of Paris (ICP), a private univeristy. There are links between its schools and faculties and the ILCF. If you wish to pursue your studies in this academic centre of excellence, you can:
• Be an auditor in one of the faculties (Literature, Languages, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economics, …) in parallel with your ILCF programme;
• Be admitted as a student in one of the faculties and attend French classes at the ILCF in parallel;
• Be admitted, after your ILCF programme, into an academic course in one of our institutes, schools, or faculties, according to your level, your diplomas and your wishes.
• The ILCF offers you a complete programme of academic preparation courses
• Free internet & wi-fi access, computer labs
• Free conferences on many subjects
• Cafeteria and university restaurant, gardens
• Educational and psychological guidance centre, open to all students for free
The Fels Library is a quiet and state-of-the-art place to study.
Entry card : €25/semester or €6/month
Visit also the Student Life section for other activities
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