ColibriSupport for students and researchers in exile

Committed institutions

The Grenoble academic community wanted to adapt in order to fulfill its public service mission to a population with numerous and specific constraints and needs. All measures to facilitate access to higher education received the support of the presidents and directors of the member institutions of EPE Université Grenoble Alpes.

Our actions are aimed in particular at simplify access to information and procedures specific to individuals wishing to pursue higher education at the Grenoble site. They also aim to protect scientists who are in danger in their own countries and enable them to continue their research work at our research institutions. Finally, we coordinate a set of support measures specific.

Exemption from registration fees

In 2015, institutions in Grenoble voted to waive tuition fees for students andaudito s who qualify for the following statuses :

• refugee 
• beneficiary of subsidiary protection  
• stateless 
• asylum seeker

Upon proof of status, these students are exempt from registration fees.

The Colibri Reception Area

In person, by phone, and by email, he assists individuals who qualify for the statuses listed above.
He provides support in a wide range of areas, both to alleviate the daily difficulties associated with these individuals' highly precarious situations and to answer questions about training, level recognition, and integration into the job market.

It also coordinates a range of actions and services within and between institutions:

• He coordinatesprofessional development workshops (CV workshops, cover letter workshops, job interview preparation, etc.) through the Career Center of the UGA's Career Guidance and Professional Integration Department.
• It is a gateway to diversifying educational activities by drawing on the Co-Former project (RUSF and UGA) and directing people towards resources for learning French as a foreign language in the metropolitan area.
• It provides management and monitoring data (number of registrants, training courses taken (level, discipline, success rate)) to enable us to develop our support services with increasingly tailored responses.