Student services Les volcans d'Auvergne

The Maison de la vie étudiante brings together student associations and provides everyone with a medical and social service, an information and orientation service, the university sports federation, the handisport association, road safety offices, Avef, etc. It also provides work rooms, music rooms, a cafeteria... The forum and the multipurpose room can be reserved for animations. Events are organized there.

The Inter-University Health Service has several departments located in the various faculties. The medical service offers free general and specialized medical consultations: gynecology, sports, tobacco, tropical diseases. The infirmary provides care and outpatient treatment, as well as preventive and educational activities. The social services department receives people in material or other difficulty. A psychological help desk offers consultations in psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychology and therapy.

The CROUS offers various services to improve the living and working conditions of students. In terms of housing, it manages a pool of rooms and studios and offers a search portal via its Locaviz platform. The same goes for jobs, with the Jobaviz search engine. The CROUS also oversees several restaurants, including two upscale ones located in Jaude and Hauts-de-l'Artière. In addition to traditional social actions (scholarships, aid, temporary jobs), the CROUS has its own cultural program: 2 exhibition halls, concert halls and screening rooms.

The SUAPS offers students and staff of Clermont-Ferrand's universities over 30 activities at different times of the day, so that everyone can find a slot to suit their schedule. Activities range from the more traditional aikido, athletics, badminton, basketball and skiing, to the more original: kite flying, snowshoeing, rope acrobatics, rollerblading, yoseikan... Access to these activities is free once sports fees have been paid, and they are supervised by a team of 10 teachers and part-time staff.

Created over twenty years ago, this service is linked by agreement to the DRAC and the French Ministry of Education. Students are welcomed to take part in various workshops and in the creation of shows open to all. Specialists set up various activities, each responsible for a specific area. Non-students can take part in workshops, subject to availability, by paying an annual membership fee.

The Information and Orientation Centers were created to allow everyone to find out about studies. They are primarily intended for young people in school and their families, but also for anyone wishing to find out about a training course or a diploma. Assistance is free and by appointment. A complete documentation on jobs, diplomas, training courses is available for free consultation and loan, the available works can be searched on the Internet site. The CIO also participates in the fight against school dropout.