During your time as a student, you might need to do an internship, want to go abroad, get involved (volunteering for an association, undertaking civic service...), start a personal project, or benefit from discounts in your daily life with the Youth Benefits card…
- You can get closer to a student association : see the list at ube.fr/associations.
The Student House Can you direct me to the main student associations?.
- You can provide your volunteer support to the Febia (Inter-associative student federation of Burgundy) through several schemes: the social and solidarity grocery shop NOW, the magazine The Voice of the Students (LVDE), the solidarity baskets…
- France Volunteering Côte-d'Or Connects volunteers with associations.
Check out their offers on: dijon-francebenevolat.org/volunteers
Get in touch by email or telephone: cotedor@francebenevolat.org – 03 80 74 38 11
France Volunteering
House of Associations (office 124)
2 Corroyeurs Street
21000 Dijon
Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm and Friday (by appointment) from 10am to 11:30am
- The Maison des Associations of the City of Dijon It is a must-visit place for Dijon associations, with many associations having their registered office there. You can meet associations looking for volunteers.
Maison des Associations of the City of Dijon
2 Rue des Corroyeurs
21000 Dijon
03 80 74 56 56
maisondesassociations@ville-dijon.fr
- The platform for the voluntary sector My Côte-d’Or Association A directory of associations in Côte-d'Or and volunteer opportunities.
You will generally find the List of associations on the website of each municipality of the Dijon metropolitan area, here are the main ones (non-exhaustive list):
- Directory of Associations of the City of Dijon : dijon.fr You eservices.dijon.fr
You can filter your search by theme (culture, sport, environment, etc.) - Directory of associations in the town of Chenôve chenove.fr
- Directory of associations in the town of Talant: talant.fr
- Directory of associations in the town of Longvic : ville-longvic.fr
- Directory of associations in the town of Quetigny : quetigny.fr
- Directory of associations in the town of Saint-Apollinaire: ville-st-apollinaire.fr
- Directory of associations in the town of Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur : chevigny-saint-sauveur.fr
- Directory of associations in the town of Marsannay-la-Côte : ville-marsannay-la-cote.fr
- If your association is an association of students from the University of Burgundy-Europe, the Voluntary Sector Office can accompany you.
Voluntary Sector Office – Student House – office 101A
7 Esplanade Erasme
21000 Dijon
03 80 39 90 81
BVA@ube.fr
ube.fr
- The Febia (Inter-associative student federation of Burgundy) can help student associations notably in the areas of formation and on the administrative monitoring and support.
- The Maison des Associations of the City of Dijon Reports and supports all associations located in Dijon (support with creation, legal and statutory support, applications for association registration...).
Maison des Associations of the City of Dijon
2 Rue des Corroyeurs
21000 Dijon
03 80 74 56 56
maisondesassociations@ville-dijon.fr
- The platform My Côte-d’Or Association suggests Online guide to support you in setting up your association.
Citizen Participation allows everyone to be able to participate in the life of their region, their city, their neighbourhood. Voting for a mural on a building, adapting traffic, developing public spaces, giving an opinion on culture….
- the City of Dijon Propose the device Let's draw Dijon to register for participatory workshops, take part in youth forums…
- Dijon Métropole offers Various civic participations Popular university on climate and biodiversity, participatory council of young people, living lab on sustainable food…
- the Burgundy-Franche-Comté Region Propose the device My Region for Tomorrow Aimed at 15-30 year olds. To drive forward regional policies on various themes (environment, transport, culture, etc.)
Volunteering, Volunteering, volunteer firefighter... there are many forms of engagement.
They are listed in the booklet Why shouldn't I get involved?
Youth Info can you inform me:
Info Youth BFC
17 Place Darcy
21000 Dijon
03 80 44 18 29
contactdijon@jeunes-bfc.fr
jeunes-bfc.fr
Yes, it's possible but Attention, a Service Civique is between 24 and 35 hours per week!
Service Civique allows 16 to 25-year-olds (30 for people with disabilities) to undertake a mission of general interest in various fields: culture and leisure, sport, international development and humanitarian action, European citizenship, education for all, environment, emergency response in case of crisis, memory and citizenship, health, solidarity.
All Service Civique volunteer opportunities are on service-civique.gouv.fr.
For more information, download the booklet “Civic service: choosing to get involved” you contact Info Youth BFC who will be able to assist you in your search:
Info Youth BFC
17 Place Darcy
21000 Dijon
03 80 44 18 29
contactdijon@jeunes-bfc.fr
jeunes-bfc.fr
There exists schemes that can support student projects (mentoring, provision of rooms and equipment, financial support): Culture-ActionS and the FSDIE Student Initiatives Solidarity and Development Fund.
- Culture-ActionS
Culture-ActionS is a student project support scheme run by the Crous network with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Communication.
Cultural Services of Crous BFC
Théâtre Mansart
94 Boulevard Mansart
21000 Dijon
03 45 34 86 15
frederic.sonnet@crous-bfc.fr
- FSDIE (Student Initiatives Solidarity and Development Fund)
The FSDIE is for student associations that have been awarded the «campus association» label.
Voluntary Sector Office – Student House – office 101A
7 Esplanade Erasme
21000 Dijon
03 80 39 90 81
bva@ube.fr
The Clap (Local Project Support Committee) can also support all young people living in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, whether students or not, with their personal projects: clap-bfc.fr.
Info Youth BFC
17 Place Darcy
21000 Dijon
03 80 44 18 29
contactdijon@jeunes-bfc.fr
jeunes-bfc.fr
The City of Dijon provides support to organisations eservices.dijon.fr, a digital platform on which there is a dedicated space for making a grant application.
The Crous BFC put in rooms available for students or student associations. List and contacts of rooms for crous-bfc.fr
To work in peace, you can turn to the Libraries You libraries :
- 8 libraries or media centres in the city centre and in the districts of Dijon welcome you to comfortable spaces: cosy corners, work zones, quiet and connected. Free and open access.
- 7 BU (university libraries) are accessible to UBE students for working: it is possible to Book a group study room, book a video studio, or even play the piano !
The Maison des Associations of the City of Dijon makes available Rooms for associations referenced (make an appointment with the Maison des associations).
Maison des Associations of the City of Dijon
2 Rue des Corroyeurs
21000 Dijon
03 80 74 56 56
maisondesassociations@ville-dijon.fr
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- The’age limit starting from postponed until I'm 30 (instead of 26 years).
- It is possible to Claiming civic service allowance alongside AAH (disability allowance).
- The Weekly duration Perhaps reduced at 8pm (instead of a minimum of 24 hours).
- The organisation hosting you may ask assistance to adapt your post to the mission.
For students at the Université Bourgogne Europe (UBE), there is a programme Atypicality–Friendly aiming to make universities more accessible and inclusive for people with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs), such as autism, ADHD or «dys» disorders (dyslexia, dyspraxia, etc.). The UBE Atypie-friendly referents can support students who wish to set up their own student union.
The association 100% Handinamique can also support students with disabilities in their efforts to set up an association.
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Highlighting your commitment: skills portfolio, volunteer passport… Us skills which you have acquired during a civic service, volunteer work, or an engagement as a volunteer firefighter… can be recognised and validated for your studies. This can take the form of ECTS credits, partial exemption from an internship, or bonus points. Each institution defines its own rules. You must apply to your institution.
She can also give training rights with the CEC (citizen engagement account) or be taken into account within the framework of a VAE Recognition of Prior Learning.