Before you get to Nancy

  • Non-European students: if you attend French summer courses, you must buy health insurance in your country to be covered for your medical expenses between your arrival and 30 September.
  • European students: you must request a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Please contact your local health authority for details and to apply.

Once you arrive in Nancy

  • Non-European students: you will have to join the French national health insurance scheme (mandatory) when registering at Mines Nancy. You will be covered from 1 October to 30 September.

Each student enrolled at Mines Nancy has access to a university health centre offering a variety of healthcare services. For more information, please contact the “Service Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et de Promotion de la Santé” (SUMPPS, University Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion Service), also known as “Santé U”.

Santé U:

Rond-Point du Vélodrome // 6, rue Jacques-Callot // 54500 VANDOEUVRE, tel.: + 33 (0)3 83 68 52 00 // Website

Further information

GP (General Practitioner)

Please also note that, whether you are a European student (holder of an EHIC) or a non-European student (registered with the French national health insurance system), you will only be covered for part of your medical expenses. To be fully covered, you can take out additional healthcare cover.

In France, it is compulsory to fill in the “déclaration de choix du médecin traitant” (GP selection form) once you have chosen a GP (General Practitioner); otherwise you will not be fully refunded.