Academic calendar
Semester 1 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 1 2026Relevant now
- Licence 3 Semester 5 2026
- Semester 2 2027Licence 3 Semester 6 2027
Campus language
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A
- AGEP
- Association Générale des Étudiants de Paris; the primary federation of student associations at the university.
B
- Bargeot
- Informal reference to the CROUS restaurant located near the Grands Moulins campus area.
- BDE
- Bureau des Étudiants; the student union or social committee for a specific department or major.
- BU
- Bibliothèque Universitaire; the university library where students go to study.
C
- Cité U
- The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, a major residential park where many international and local students live.
- Crous
- Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires; the public body managing housing, dining, and scholarships.
F
- FSDIE
- Fonds de Solidarité et de Développement des Initiatives Étudiantes; the university fund that finances student-led projects.
L
- La Cafet'
- The smaller cafeteria outlets located within campus buildings like Halle aux Farines for quick snacks.
M
- Mabillon
- A popular CROUS restaurant in the 6th arrondissement often frequented by students at the Odéon/Saint-Germain sites.
O
- Odéon
- Refers to the historic headquarters and medical campus site near the Odéon metro station.
P
- P5
- Legacy nickname for the former Paris Descartes University, now part of the Faculty of Health or SHS.
- P7
- Legacy nickname for the former Paris Diderot University, now the core of the PRG campus.
- Partiels
- The final exams held at the end of each semester.
- PRG
- Paris Rive Gauche; the main modern campus located in the 13th arrondissement.
R
- Résidence CROUS
- Generic term for any state-subsidized student housing managed by the CROUS regional center.
- Resto U'
- Short for Restaurant Universitaire; the subsidized cafeterias managed by CROUS.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
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- Brasserie & Cafétéria Saints-Pères
- caf_t_ria_brasserie_grands_moulins
- Cafétéria & Brasserie Grands Moulins
- caf_t_ria_olympe_de_gouges
- Cafétéria Olympe de Gouges
- caf_t_ria_villemin
- Cafétéria Villemin
- Condorcet
- The building primarily housing the Physics department and laboratories.
- ENT
- Espace Numérique de Travail; the essential digital portal for accessing schedules, grades, and student email.
- Grands Moulins
- The central administrative and library building, housed in a converted historic flour mill.
- Halle aux Farines
- The primary building for lectures and tutorials at the Paris Rive Gauche (PRG) campus.
- IA
- Inscription Administrative; the annual process of paying tuition and finalizing enrollment status.
- IP
- Inscription Pédagogique; the mandatory process of registering for specific classes and exam sessions.
- iut_de_paris_restaurant
- IUT de Paris Restaurant
- Izly
- The mobile payment system linked to the student card used for all CROUS dining services.
- Les Cordeliers
- The historic medical research site located in the 6th arrondissement.
- Moodle
- The online learning management system where professors upload course materials and assignments.
- Olympe de Gouges
- The main building for Humanities and Social Sciences departments.
- Pass Sup'
- The official multi-service student ID card used for library access and CROUS payments.
- resto_u_halle_aux_farines
- Resto U Halle aux farines
- Sophie Germain
- The building dedicated to Mathematics and Computer Science research and teaching.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 18 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.