Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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A
- ADE
- Association des Étudiants, the local student union or association within the institute.
C
- Charrette
- The intense, often overnight, period of work immediately preceding a project deadline.
- Cité 2000
- A common reference to the large student housing complex near the university campus.
J
- Jury
- The formal presentation and defense of a project before a panel of professors and architects.
L
- Le Ticket
- Refers to the physical or digital meal voucher required to access the Resto U.
M
- Maquette
- The physical scale model of a building project, a constant requirement for IAU students.
N
- Nuit Blanche
- An all-nighter spent in the studio, typically during a 'Charrette' period.
O
- ONOU
- Office National des Œuvres Universitaires, the body that manages student housing, transport, and dining.
P
- Pavillon
- Refers to the specific residential blocks within the university housing system.
R
- RENA
- Réseau National des Étudiants en Architecture, the primary national student organization representing architecture students.
- Rendu
- The formal submission of an architectural project or design assignment.
- Resto U
- Short for 'Restaurant Universitaire,' the standard campus cafeteria where students eat subsidized meals.
S
- Soumâa
- The primary residential district and campus area where most IAU students live in university dormitories.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Amphi
- Short for 'Amphithéâtre,' referring to the large lecture halls used for theoretical courses.
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- Ben Boulaid Residence Dining Hall
- Bloc A
- One of the primary academic wings of the IAU campus housing classrooms and administrative offices.
- Carte d'étudiant
- The essential student ID card required for campus access, transport, and dining.
- L'Affichage
- The physical bulletin boards where exam results, schedules, and official announcements are posted.
- L'Atelier
- The design studio space where architecture students spend the majority of their time working on drawing boards.
- La Salle de Traçage
- The specialized room dedicated to technical drawing and large-scale architectural drafting.
- Le COUS
- The orange university bus system that transports students between the dorms and the IAU campus.
- resto_u_restaurant_universitaire
- Resto U (Restaurant Universitaire)
- soumaa_02_residence_dining_hall
- Soumaa 02 Residence Dining Hall
- student_center_cafeteria_ehec
- Student Center Cafeteria (EHEC)
- Trans
- Common shorthand for the university transportation service.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.