Practical Information
Contact Information
Cecilia Heidelberger – HUMANE Secretariat
Email: here
Venue Details
The HUMANE Study Visit will take place at the Paris-Saclay University:
CentraleSupélec – Bâtiment Eiffel
8-10, rue Joliot Curie, 91190 Gif-Sur-Yvette
Main room: Salle Événementielle VI-118, 1er étage
Programme
The latest version of the programme can be seen: here
Study Visit Fee
Staff from HUMANE Member Institutions and Residential School Alumni benefit from the members rate of €1,250. Non HUMANE Members will be charged €1,750. The fee includes catering within the programme (lunches on Thursday and Friday, dinners on Wednesday and Thursday plus coffee breaks). It does not include travel or accommodation.
Non HUMANE Members may attend if they meet the following criteria: they are from a higher education institution that delivers degree programmes in at least two of the three Bologna cycles (BA, MA, doctorate). Non-member applications are subject to review before acceptance. The Secretariat will apply the correct rate.
Accommodation
You are responsible for your own accommodation.
Hotel Campanile Paris-Saclay – Website here.
9 Ter Rue Joliot Curie, 91192 Gif-Sur-Yvette
This 3 star hotel is located on the campus of Paris Saclay University.
Other hotels are located in the area of Massy next to the TGV train station.
Paris Saclay University is well connected via the RER train and bus (approximately between 20 and 30 minutes).
Hilton Garden Inn Paris Massy – website here.
35 Avenue Carnot, 91300 Massy
Hôtel Mercure Massy Gare TGV – website here.
21 avenue Carnot, 91300 Massy
Novotel Massy Palaiseau – website here.
18. 20 Avenue Emile Baudot, 91120 Palaiseau
Séjours & Affaires Massy Atlantis – website here.
6 rue Christophe Colomb, 91300 Massy
We also always advise to check accommodation platforms such as booking.com for best deals based on your travel dates, although it is often also worth checking the aggregator’s rates with the hotel’s own rates before finalising your booking.
Meals and Social Programme Information
- Lunches and coffee breaks will be taken at the times indicated in the main programme.
- The Study Visit dinners included in the programme will be held in various venues. Details will be sent via email to registered participants.
Phishing and email scams
There is an increasing trend for seminars and events to be targeted by phishing and email scams. If you do receive any communication that looks suspicious please contact the HUMANE Secretariat. HUMANE never works with or promotes any third party travel companies in its seminar organisation.
How to reach Paris-Saclay
From Paris Orly Airport to Paris-Saclay University Campus CéntraleSupélec
By metro, RER and bus (around 30 minutes)
Take the automatic metro ORLYVAL until Antony.
Then take RER B in the direction of “Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse”.
Get off at “Massy-Palaiseau”.
Then take the bus express 91.10 or bus express 91.06 B or C and get off at Université Paris Saclay, Moulon or Joliot-Curie.
For more information about ORLYVAL, see here.
From Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris-Saclay University Campus CéntraleSupélec
By RER and bus (around an hour)
Take RER B in the direction of “Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse”.
Get off at “Massy-Palaiseau”.
Then take the bus express 91.10 or bus express 91.06 B or C and get off at Université Paris Saclay, Moulon or Joliot-Curie.
See the journey planner of the RATP (Public Transport in Paris and île-de-France) here.
By train
Massy TGV train station
The closest train station to the University is the “Massy TGV train station”.
From there you can take RER B and get off at “Le Guichet”.
Then take bus number 9 to Joliot-Curie.
From Paris Gare du Nord
If you come from Paris, the Paris Gare du Nord train station has a direct acces to the RER B train. Take RER B and get off at “Le Guichet”.
Then take bus number 9 to Joliot-Curie.
Other train stations in Paris
Other train stations in Paris are very centrally located but you have to change to the metro or RER to reach the RER B.
Journey planner of the RATP
See the journey planner of the RATP (Public Transport in Paris and île-de-France) here.
Purchasing tickets
Further information about tickets for the public transport is available here.
Disclaimer
HUMANE and Paris-Saclay University fully intend to deliver the HUMANE Study Visit. If however, restrictions require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.
Neither HUMANE nor Paris-Saclay University are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the HUMANE Study Visit. Participants attending the HUMANE Study Visit do so at their own risk and responsibility.