On-line assistance
Agropolis: Guide des scientifiques et professeurs invités
Table of reception procedures for non-EU researchers (including PhD students working in France)
Practical information on the Agropolis International website
Partners
Agropolis International
Avenue Agropolis
F-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5
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Pôle universitaire européen de Montpellier
163, rue Auguste Broussonnet
F-34090 Montpellier
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Contact
Higher Education and Training Service
Office of the Director of Research and Strategy
TA 180/04
Avenue Agropolis
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
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Scientific experience
CIRAD teams receive foreign scientists in metropolitan France, the French overseas regions and other countries.
The bureau des scientifiques invités , at Agropolis, at the Pôle universitaire européen de Montpellier et du Languedoc-Roussillon , is open to laboratories or departments that host foreign post-docs, researchers and teachers, to facilitate their arrival and their stay.
Reception of foreign scientists
If the scientist is to stay in France, that stay must respect the legislation governing the entry into and residence in France of foreigners. The administrative formalities depend on the length of the stay. There are two possible situations:
Stay of more than one week and less than three months
The scientist may receive a grant from EGIDE. CIRAD can act as a mediator if the stay is intended for individual training.
Stay of more than three months
If the stay is intended for the obtainment of a diploma or for professional training, a grant may be provided by an approved organization (EGIDE, CORUS, etc), with CIRAD acting as mediator. In any event, a convention d'accueil and a protocole d'accueil (reception agreement and reception protocol) must be established.
If the stay is not for training purposes, it is considered as full employment, with all that implies on a legal level.