Before your arrival

Hello,
Here are some really important information that you NEED to know before your arrival. Please read until the end of this e-mail. 

GREETING DAY

Greeting day will be on Sunday, June 23^rd at Albert-Tessier pavilion B (main entrance). Our team will be there from noon (12h00) to 22h00 to greet you and give you important information and documents.

If you arrive on campus before noon or after 22h00, you must go directly to the Centre d’opération de sécurité (1110 Ringuet pavillon A) to get your room keys and information. Please let us know if you plan ahead on arriving at that time.

The École internationale de français (EIF) main office (1088 Ringuet pavilion A) will open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25^th.

Here is the campus plan  : https://bit.ly/3y4Azou

(Departures will be on Friday, July 26^th before noon). 

If you are having any trouble the day of the arrival, please contact our emergency number and e-mail : 819 244-4251(call or text message)

billy.hassane.ouattara@uqtr.ca

WELCOME DAY

Welcome day will be on Tuesday, June 25^th at 8:30 a.m. at the auditorium 1200, Albert-Tessier pavilion B (near the main entrance). You will meet our administration team and receive information on everything that you need to know. Your participation is mandatory. 

Please note that it is no longer possible to arrive on Saturday. 

So, for those who had confirmation from the secretariat, we inform you that unfortunately we do not have places for them. We suggest the following list of hotels :

Comfort Inn : Comfort Inn – Hôtel à Trois-Rivières, QC

Days Inn : Days Inn by Wyndham Trois-Rivieres | Trois-Rivieres, QC Hotels

Holiday Inn : https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/trois-rivieres/yrqrs/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-CA-_-YRQRS

SHUTTLE BUS

The shuttle bus to return home will be available on Friday, July 26^th between the UQTR and the YUL airport in Montréal ($55).

The buses will leave the UQTR by approximately 9  a.m.

 To sign up please fill-out the following form.

https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/portail/gscw031?owa_no_site=7015&owa_no_fiche=2

***We only have limited places on the bus (45), please if you are interested, fill-out the form as soon as possible*** 

STUDENT PORTAL

It is very important that you access your student portal and your e-mail account before your arrival.

 You must have your acceptance letter (decision on your admission).

Download the instructions

If you need help during the process, you can contact the person in charge of Explore between 8:30 a.m. and 16:30 p.m. at thinhinane.ainas@uqtr.ca or at  billy.hassane.ouattara@uqtr.ca .

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PARKING

For those who will need a parking permit, you can already add your car information on your student portal.

That way, the agents will have your information ahead of time and will give you your permit.

Parking is free during the weekends. Make sure you get to the Centre ressources multi-Services (CRMS) first thing on Tuesday morning to avoid getting a ticket.

**We recommend that you pay a daily ticket at the parking meter on Monday to avoid having a ticket on Tuesday morning.**

MANDATORY TRAINING

Before your arrival, you must do the Fight and prevent sexual violence training, like every student of the UQTR. This online training is offered to ensure a safe and respectful environment at the UQTR. Private counselling support and isolate spaces will be made available for anyone who needs it. You can contact us at billy.hassane.ouattara@uqtr.ca if you feel uncomfortable with this.

The training is in French but can be modified in English. You will have to change the language yourself before. Click on the button below and follow the steps.

Start the training

Why do you have to do this ?

In August 2019, the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières adopted a policy aimed at preventing and combating sexual violence in higher education settings.

The UQTR considers imperative that a change of culture takes place to counter sexual violence in its environment.

Your participation in the various training courses offered is therefore essential to the development of a healthy campus, where the culture of consent and respect is at the center of the entire community.

For more information on the policy, training and resources offered, you can consult: www.uqtr.ca/vacs

The École internationale de français will not tolerate any situation that goes against this policy.

CHOOSE YOUR SOCIOCULTURAL WORKSHOPS

On this link you can select your mandatory sociocultural workshop : https://uqtr.atlassian.net/l/cp/Fpm3QW0F

 Once you arrive on campus, you will know ahead the workshop assigned to you.

CHECKLIST AND IMPORTANT REMINDERS

In summary, here is the list of all the things to do before your arrival.

·                    Access to your student portal and your e-mail account www.uqtr.ca;

·                    Sign the engagement contract for the 5-week program (refer to your access code and password that you used for the admission form):https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/portail/gscw015.afficher_fiche_repondant?owa_no_site=2224&owa_no_formulaire=16599&owa_no_version_form=1&owa_no_form_reponse=&owa_apercu_formulaire=O&owa_type_affichage=R&owa_mode_aff_chx_multi_texte=L&owa_ajout_titre=&owa_impression=N&owa_affiche_chaines_rempl=N 

·                    Bring some cutlery (forks, spoons, knives, etc.), pots and pans. 

·                    To obtain your keys for your residence, you will have to pay $20 deposit in cash at your arrival.

·                    Do the Fight and prevent sexual violence training : https://www.preveniretcombattrevacs.ca/ ;

·                    The washing and drying machines at the dorms cost 2$ each (it does not accept toonies), so make sure to bring some $1 CAD coins for these. Quarters will not be accepted;

·                    Our residences do not have a shower curtain. Therefore, we advise you to bring your own, or proceed to make the purchase once you arrive to Trois-Rivières.

Important : Make sure your bank institution accepts Quebec checks. During your stay, you will receive $200 checks for allocation (2nd  and 3rd  payment) for food and groceries, so make sure to bring a debit or credit card or cash money to pay for your expenses and extracurricular activities during your stay at the UQTR.

For any emergency during your stay, please contact the secretariat at dir.eif@uqtr.ca or the following phone numbers at 819 244-4251 / 819-328-2702 as soon as possible.

In addition, you have to know the following important information about the program : 

·                    Every weekend we have free activities that you have to attend since they are mandatory for all the students of the program.

·                    We also have optional activities that you have to pay if you want to participate. 

·                    We cannot 100% confirm the prices nor the availability of our extracurricular activities, but we can give you an approximate value of each.

·                    For the Explore program food is not provided by the school. We give you a 500$ allocation money to spend on this regard. 

Take a look at our mandatory and optional activities below : 

You can find the full program on the « Confluence » platform : Explore-EIF

Notice that we will have a Questions and Answers (Q&A) session next Wednesday June the 12^th at 15h30 via the Zoom platform : Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Download the checklist