International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO)

The International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) of Université Grenoble Alpes is entirely dedicated to international students, doctoral students, researchers and their accompanying family. ISSO is an accredited EURAXESS Service Center, a label given be the European Commission.
In Grenoble and Valence, the teams of the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) can help and inform you throughout the whole duration of your study or research stay, and for all your settling in procedures and everyday life practical matters: accommodation, visa validation, residence permit applications, health, budget, insurances, daily life, etc.

In Grenoble

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Opening hours

Monday:       9:00 - 12:45
Tuesday:       9:00 - 12:45
Wednesday: 9:00 - 12:45
Thursday*:   9:00 - 12:45
Friday*:         9:00 - 12:45
*Researchers accommodation dpt.: Monday to Wednesday only.

Location

ISSO's welcome desk is located in the Welcome center of the MUSE building on the Saint-Martin-d'Hères Campus :

MUSE
80 Allée Ampère
38 402 St Martin d’Hères

Tram B & C - "Gabriel Fauré - MUSE" stop

Contact

If you could not find the answer to your question on this website, you can contact us by email:

Student accommodation: studenthousing@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Doctoral students and researchers accommodation: scholarhousing@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Any other subject: isso@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

In Valence

Welcome Center in Valence

Opening hours

Exceptional closures
ISSO's welcome desk will exceptionally be closed:
  • from Monday 27 to Friday 31 October 2025,
  • Tuesday 4 November 2025,
  • Friday 7 November 2025.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Monday:       9:00 - 12:45
Tuesday:       9:00 - 12:45
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday:     9:00 - 12:45
Friday:           9:00 - 12:45

Location

Monday and Friday:
Maison de l'Étudiant Drôme-Ardèche
9 place Latour-Maubourg
26000 Valence

Tuesday and Thursday:
Site Briffaut, Département des Sciences Drôme Ardèche (DSDA)
Building A, on the ground floor, office A024
32 rue Barthélémy de Laffemas
26000 Valence
 

Contact

If you could not find the answer to your question on this website, you can contact us by email: isso-valence@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

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Published on  July 21, 2021
Updated on October 17, 2025