Academic calendar
Semester 1 2026-2027 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 1 2026-2027Relevant now
- Semester 2 2026-2027
Campus language
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Showing 19 of 19 terms
A
- Arnaud de Villeneuve
- Often shortened to 'ADV' when referring to the medical student housing area.
B
- BDE
- Bureau des Étudiants; the student union or student council for a specific faculty or department.
- Boutonnet
- Refers to the RU Boutonnet, a popular dining spot located near the city center and student residences.
C
- Cafet
- Generic term for the smaller CROUS cafeterias located within various faculty buildings.
- COMUE
- Communauté d'universités et établissements; the regional association of higher education institutions in Montpellier.
L
- L1, L2, L3
- Shorthand for the first, second, and third years of a Bachelor's degree (Licence).
- La Colo
- Common shorthand for the Cité Universitaire La Colombière, a major student residence near the Triolet campus.
M
- Major
- The student who ranks first in their class or department for a given year.
- MUSE
- Montpellier Université d'Excellence; a label and organization representing the university's research-intensive identity.
P
- Partiels
- The high-stakes final exams held at the end of each semester.
- PASS
- Parcours Accès Santé Spécifique; the intensive first year for medical, pharmacy, and dental students (replaced the old 'PACES').
R
- Rattrapages
- The second-chance retake exams for students who did not pass their initial partiels.
- RU
- Short for 'Resto U' (Restaurant Universitaire), the subsidized student cafeterias managed by CROUS.
- RU Richter
- The dining hall serving the Law, Economics, and Management campus.
- RU Triolet
- The main student dining hall for the Faculty of Science.
S
- SCUIO-IP
- Service Commun Universitaire d'Information, d'Orientation et d'Insertion Professionnelle; the career and guidance center.
- SUAPS
- Service Universitaire des Activités Physiques et Sportives; the department responsible for all campus sports and physical activities.
V
- Vert-Bois
- Refers to the Cité Universitaire Vert-Bois, often used by students in the humanities and sciences.
- Voie Dom
- Short for the Cité Universitaire Voie Domitienne residence.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bâtiment 7
- A central and well-known building on the Triolet campus, often used as a meeting point for science students.
- cafet_s_pace
- Cafet' (S)PACE
- Carte CMS
- The student ID card that doubles as a library card and Izly payment method.
- ENT
- Environnement Numérique de Travail; the essential online portal for checking grades, schedules, and course materials.
- Fac de Droit
- The historic Faculty of Law building located in the city center (Rue de l'École de Mage).
- iut_b_ziers_cafeteria
- IUT Béziers Cafeteria
- Izly
- The mobile payment app and system used to pay for meals at all RU and CROUS cafeterias.
- La BU
- Bibliothèque Universitaire; the general term for any of the university libraries (e.g., BU Sciences, BU Droit).
- Pass'Culture
- A student card/app providing significant discounts on theater, cinema, and concerts in Montpellier.
- resto_u_triolet
- Resto U' Triolet
- Richter
- The modern campus area housing the Faculty of Law, Economics, and the Montpellier Management (MOMA) school.
- TaM
- Transports de l'Agglomération de Montpellier; the public transit network (trams and buses) used by students to commute between campuses.
- Triolet
- The primary campus for the Faculty of Science and the Polytech engineering school.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 2026-2027 runs Sep 7, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 13 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.