While your studies will take up a large part of your time, you'll surely have some free moments left! Make good use of them by attending concerts, taking part in cultural or sporting activities, visiting museums or exhibitions, going to the cinema or the swimming pool… A wide range of activities are possible in Dijon.
There online diaries reviews of events (concerts, shows, exhibitions, activities, etc.):
Bargain Two cultural venues and one community radio station are particularly aimed at students in Dijon.
- the Théâtre Mansart managed by the Crous
- the’Athenaeum , Cultural Centre of the University of Burgundy Europe
Both offer shows, concerts, exhibitions…
- Radio Dijon Campus (92.2) proposes regular cultural agendas in its programming
And to make sure you don't miss anything, here are a few Instagram accounts to subscribe to:
- www.instagram.com/viedecampus.dijon
- www.instagram.com/crousbfc.culturedijon
- www.instagram.com/villededijon
- www.instagram.com/icijondi
- www.instagram.com/destinationdijon
- www.instagram.com/bouge_ton_dij
- www.instagram.com/zenithdijon
- www.instagram.com/operadijon
- www.instagram.com/lavapeurdijon
- www.instagram.com/bistrot.de.la.scene
- www.instagram.com/lebamjam
University of Burgundy-Europe offers its students:
- des Cultural activities (cultural café workshops, exhibition visits...), spectacles (theatre, dance, concerts…), some Exhibitions thanks to his cultural centre : The Athenaeum
Athenaeum – University of Burgundy-Europe Cultural Centre
Erasmus Esplanade
21000 Dijon
03 80 39 52 20
atheneum.ube.fr
- a wide choice of’Physical sports, artistic and wellness activities with the Soups University Sports Service
Soups Hervé Liemans Sports Centre
1 Gilles Cometti Way
21000 Dijon
06 01 02 48 69
suaps.communication@ube.fr
suaps.ube.fr
The Crous Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Throughout the year, it proposes events and activities for all students to encourage exchange, encounters and the development of independence for students.
The Crous BFC Cultural Services supports and helps students and young creatives. It manages many Cultural sites in the regions and in particular the Théâtre Mansart in Dijon (which offers a Annual programme of showsIt allows for the development of cultural action, artistic training, and student practices.
The Popular Education Houses of Dijon organise a number of activities open to all.
The City of Dijon :
- manages numerous sports facilities (stadiums, swimming pools, a watersports centre, an ice rink, a climbing wall, a skatepark, a pumptrack, tennis courts…).
- offers a wide range of sporting activities: taster sports, recreational sports, leisure sports, disability sports and summer events.
- The Dijon municipal sports office (OMS) directory lists numerous sports clubs and associations.
Us other municipalities in Dijon Metropolis also offer sports opportunities (clubs and sports facilities), we can cite in particular (non-exhaustive list):
- the Dijon Métropole Sports Centre ASPTT Dijon located in Saint-Apollinaire,
- the’Chenôve Municipal Sports Office,
- The Sports associations of the town of Longvic and in particular the’ALC Longvic,
- the Sports Department – Community Life of the Town of Quetigny,
- the list of Sports associations of the town of Fontaine-les-Dijon,
- The Sports equipment and the List of associations of the city Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur,
- the Sports Department and the directory of associations (Category Live > Association Directory) of the city of Talent,
- the Sports department and sports associations of the town of Marsannay-la-Côte.
To find a sports club, you can also look for :
- in the list of available clubs on sports-sgsocialgouv.opendatasoft.com
- by going through the sports federations' websites www.sports.gouv.fr
- The year you turn 18, you can get the Pass Culture. You will receive a credit of 150 € which will allow you to go to the theatre, see a film or a show, take photography lessons (or other...), buy a novel or manga, subscribe to a magazine or online music...
People with disabilities and families with modest resources will receive an additional €50.
- The Pass'Sport is a kind of help 70 € paid by the State to take out a licence with a sports club or association. Students receiving grants or annual aid from the Crous can benefit from this up to the age of 28. Students on health and social care courses who receive annual aid based on their income are also eligible.
- The Student Culture Card allows you to benefit from reduced rates for shows, cinema, festivals, theatre, concerts, exhibitions... The Culture Pass is aimed at everyone student enrolled in an institution of higher education in the Dijon metropolitan area.
It costs 5 € per year and provides access to reduced rates at numerous partner establishments in the Dijon metropolitan area.
- The Young Persons' Advantage Card, it's over 4,000 great deals offered by over 2,700 partners in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to discover culture and sport, and to benefit from discounts on leisure activities and everyday life! It is aimed at all those under 30 and costs 10 €.
It can be purchased from Info Jeunes BFC (17 place Darcy – 21000 Dijon) or at a point of sale, the Order online and collect it from a pickup point or have it delivered by post (additional postage costs).
Follow all the great tips from the map on the Dijon Métropole edition's Instagram account: @YouthAdvantagesCard_Dijon
Please note: if you have a Pass Culture, you can use it to buy your Youth Benefits card.
Yes, there is assistance from the ANCV called Departure 18:25 , the programme holiday for the 18 to 25 year olds. Conditions: having a low income, undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship, being a scholarship student, doing civic service, etc. The aid can be up to €200 to supplement your holiday budget.
Check your eligibility.
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The City of Dijon offers adapted sports activities within the framework of Dijon Sport Santé.
With the’Dijon Municipal Sports Office, disabled people are directed to sports associations offering parasports activities.
The site www.handiguide.sports.gouv.fr is a Directory who lists the Sports clubs and organisations that can accommodate people with disabilities. It was created by the Ministry of Sport.
There exists 2 sports federations for people with disabilities. A list of adapted sports clubs can be found on their websites:
- French Federation for Adapted Sport : sportadapte.fr
- Handisport Federation : www.handisport-bfc.org
Yes,
- the association ESN InsiDijon offers Regular activities (Club cuisine, cultural, sports and leisure activities, outings, parties, language cafés, welcome party...) for foreign and French students.
- The Crous BFC proposes daily activities for all students. Some are Specially dedicated to international students as the event « Invite the world to your table » or well-being sports activities, in cooperation with the French Federation of University Sport, fostering encounters and sharing.
The Young Person's Discount Card, it's over 3,600 great deals offered by over 2,400 partners in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to discover culture, sport and to benefit from discounts on leisure activities and everyday life!
It is aimed at everyone under 30 and costs €10. It can be bought at Info Jeunes BFC (17 place Darcy – 21000 Dijon) or at a point of sale, the Order online and collect it from a pickup point or have it delivered by post (additional postage costs).
Please note: if you have a pass culture, you can use it to buy your Youth Benefits card.
Each year at the start of September term, the Bourgogne-Europe university organises the Campus Days, a key moment of the start of the academic year for newcomers. A series of integration events are being offered across all its campuses throughout September, aimed at welcoming and supporting students, whether they are new arrivals or have been enrolled for several years.
On the agenda Student village, cultural activities with the Atheneum, health and solidarity event, associations village, Novosonic festival, cultural village, colour campus, sports village, international campus…