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.):
- destinationdijon.com
- dijon.fr
- Jondi.fr
- topo-bfc.info (Regional agenda, select Dijon in «Locations»)
To know: 2 cultural venues, 1 magazine and 1 community radio station particularly cater to students in Dijon
- the Théâtre Mansart managed by the Crous
- l’atheneum, cultural centre of the Université Bourgogne Europe (@atheneum_ube)
Both offer shows, concerts, exhibitions…
- The free bimonthly magazine LVDE – The Student Voice student media outlet in Dijon founded by the Febia. You will find there: news, culture, practical information, personal accounts...
Available everywhere on the Dijon campus.
See also his Instagram page: @lavoixdesetudiant.e.s
- 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:
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 many Sports equipment (stadiums, swimming pools, water sports centre, ice rink, climbing wall, skatepark, pumptrack, tennis courts, etc.).
- propose a large number of’sports activities discovery sport, free sport, leisure sport, disability sport and summer events.
- The Dijon municipal sports office (OMS) directory lists numerous sports clubs and associations.
- The Dijon Regional Conservatory proposed courses in Music, Dance, Theatre and Fine art.
At the same time, he deploys a Artistic season showcasing the work of its students and their teachers. All concerts are free. Open to everyone, it's an access to high-quality events.
If you have some knowledge in one of the following disciplines, you can continue your training at.
To enter the conservatory
The conservatory's academic calendar mirrors that of educational institutions. Admissions to the conservatory take place before the summer holidays and from September's return.
The CRR artistic season
To know the programme for Concerts, glasses Dance, representations of Theatre, Exhibition (Visual) arts: the Conservatory's artistic season. It's free !
In any case, please do not hesitate to contact the conservatoire:
Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional of Dijon
24 Georges Clémenceau Boulevard
21000 Dijon
03 80 48 83 40
crr@ville-dijon.fr
Us other municipalities in Dijon Metropolis also offer opportunities in terms of Sport (clubs and sports equipment), this can include (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’Quetigny Sports Association,
- 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 (Section Living > Directory of Associations) of the town 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 sports.gouv.fr
- 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 card's special offers on the Instagram account for the Dijon Métropole edition of the Jeunes Avantages Card: @YouthAdvantagesCard_Dijon
Please note: if you have a Pass Culture (see below), you can use it to buy your Youth Advantage Card.
- 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 year you turn 18, you can get the Pass Culture.
You will receive a credit of 150 € (to be used over 3 years) which will allow you to go to the theatre, see a film or a show, take photography classes (or others...), buy a novel or a manga, subscribe to a magazine or online music...
People with disabilities and families with modest resources will receive an additional €50.
- The City of Dijon and the’Municipal Sports Office propose the Licence Dijon Sport Mix. This formula is intended for young people aged 15 to 20 years old., It allows you to discover several sports disciplines for clubs in Dijon with a single subscription (10, 20, 40 or 60 sessions per season from €60 to €270 for the entire season). More information: omsdijon.fr
- The Pass'Sport is a kind of help 50 € paid by the State to take out a membership with a sports club or an association. Scholarship students or those receiving annual financial aid from Crous can benefit from it up to the age of 28. This assistance also applies to scholarship students in health and social training courses and students who receive annual financial aid subject to means testing.
Yes, there are schemes for young people and students to go on holiday:
- an ANCV grant 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.
- The operation A bus for a campus is a mutual aid device that allows grant-funded students or those experiencing financial hardship of going on an all-inclusive, low-cost sports holiday, thanks to a partnership between Crous BFC, Febia, UCPA and Fage.
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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 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 : 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 Back-to-school tutoring, student information village, association village, campus sport, back-to-school solidarity, Novosonic festival, mobility village, colour campus and sports village, student jobs forum, sustainable development, international campus, researchers' night...
Each year at the start of the September term, Dijon Métropole and the City of Dijon are organising a large free concert in the city centre.