Welcome Days

The International Relations Office is pleased to welcome you to Lyon Catholic University!

We will be happy to meet you during the Welcome Days in January 2026.

Free Airport ticket

We offer you a Rhônexpress ticket departing from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport for arrivals between December 22nd to January 19th.

This free service is subject to availability and is offered only to NEW international students.

Registration is required at least 5 working days before arrival.
Please note that the International Relations Office is closed for Christmas break from December 19th, 2025 (evening) to January 5th, 2026 (morning). No requests will be processed during this period.

Registration:https://forms.gle/4dMidn72wGkjTvoZ8

Tickets purchased by you cannot be refunded.

Webinar: Administrative procedures upon arrival in France

The International Student Desk organises a Teams webinar "Administrative procedures upon arrival in France".

Topics covered:

Student visa validation
Opening a French bank account
Registration with the French Health Insurance
Application for the housing benefit from the CAF

In French: Wednesay 14th January at 12pm
Registration deadline 12th January: https://forms.gle/Aev9bRszscMBmANV8

In English: Monday 12th January, at 12pm
Registration deadline 9th January: https://forms.gle/s8jTTQd1poKGPCkJ9

Historic tour of Saint-Paul campus with a guide

Discover the story of this former prison!

Tour in french: Tuesday 20 January | 12:15pm to 1pm

Registration: https://forms.gle/JwJpVqwMBaKECuyV9

Tour in english : Thursday 22 January| 12:15pm to 1pm

Registration: https://forms.gle/1Mcw6bZirgzXoWUL8

Places limited to 20 students per tour.
Deadline : 18th January for the tour in french and 20th January for the tour in english.

WELCOME BUFFET

Monday, 19th January | From 6 to 8 pm | Room Vicat (Saint-Paul campus)

This event will include:

a Welcome Bag
multiple information booths of UCLy's services (student life, associations…)
and of course, a buffet!

Registration: https://forms.gle/1abBQTZaLM9XvkJr9
Registration deadline: 11th January

Lyon discovery walk

Thursday, 8th January| From 6 pm

Discover Lyon, its history and heritage!

Buddy Meeting followed by a movie!

Wednesday 21st January | 18h

Meet your Buddy, ice-breaker games and snacks provided.

Would you like to be matched with a french student?

Register here for the Buddy Program: https://forms.gle/i3yApGxkrEFkoixk8

Welcome Breakfast

Thursday 22nd January | From 7:30am | Student Information point (ground floor St-Paul campus)

Have a typical french breakfast! Ask us all your questions and meet other international students before class.

Registration: https://forms.gle/bC4qMwzUCwo144au8

Deadline: 18th January

Prepare your arrival in France

Visit our pages:

International Student Desk (ISD): a service to help you with administrative procedures in France
Pôle International organizes events and activities for international students
Buddy Program a mentoring program between a French student at UCLy and an international student

You can also check our introduction videos on Youtube.