Student Life and Network
Angoulême, a bustling creative town
The town beats to the rhythm of its many different events organised throughout the year: Angoulême International Comics Festival (literature, January), Festival Musiques Métisses (music, June), French-Speaking Film Festival (cinema, August), Circuit des remparts (car race, September), les Gastronomades (cookery, November)…
Angoulême has much to offer in terms of culture: The Comic Strip Museum (Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image), Angoulême Theatre, La Nef (hall for modern music), Alpha Library, Conservatory for Music, Dance and Theatre (Conservatoire Gabriel Fauré), the Reional Fund for Contemporary Art (Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain)…
Angoulême has good transport links by high-speed TGV trains – just 1 hour 50 minutes to Paris and 35 minutes to Bordeaux – and is not far from the Atlantic coast – 100km from Royan and 120km from La Rochelle. The Angoumoisines et Angoumoisins (inhabitants of Angoulême) enjoy a pleasant and tranquil way of life, appreciating the town’s cultural diversity and dynamism, reasonable housing prices and mild climate.
A wide array of creative talents call Angoulême home. Employees of creative media companies, multimedia artists, comic strip authors, writers’ collectives and students of Magelis Creative Campus live and work together here. This mixing means that there is an environment conducive to creativity, exchange, research and innovation.
Crous University Restaurant (Resto U' le Nil)
Cnam-Enjmin's Nil Building hosts once of the three university canteens in Angoulême managed by Crous (Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires), Resto U' le Nil.
It is open for lunch from Monday to Friday from 11:45am to 1:30pm. It is closed for dinner and at weekends.
Resto U' le Nil works on a "Points Menu" system. 6 points equal €3.30 for students, or €1 for students with grants or those who are in a delicate financial situation (link in French). A meal is equal to a minimum of 6 points, with each additional point costing €0.55. Each student can what they want to eat.
- Starters: between 1 and 2 points
- Main meal (including vegetarian): 4, 5 or 6 points
- Cheese and dairy products: 1 or 2 points
- Desserts: 1 or 2 points
Accommodation
There is one Crous residence in Angoulême called L'Auberge espagnole (link in French) which is only available to students of Pôle Créatif Magelis.
For more information, including how to apply, visit the Crous de Poitiers website (in French).
There is also a Crous centre located in the Greater Angoulême area. Speak with them directly if you have any queries regarding accommodation.
Address: La Croix du Milieu - 16400 La Couronne, +33 (0) 5 45 25 51 54.
There are other websites available to help you in your accommodation search.
SCCUC
The SCCUC (Charente Campus Services & Culture) was founded in 2015 to develop social, cultural, educational and sporting activities for students in the Charente department.
Student Community Life
Cnam-Enjmin's Student Office
During the first week of the academic year, le BDE organises an integration week which combines discovering the town of Angoulême, sports and festivities.
It organises celebratory events marking important events during the school year, including the master students' induction, Enjmin Game Conferences, master students' leaving, end of year, etc.
Le BDE organises fun activities, runs the student common room, takes part in volunteer classes and arranges various themed evenings (Murder Party, Board Game Evenings, etc.).
Email address of the Student Office: enjminasso@gmail.com
Student Clubs
There are several clubs at the heart of Cnam-Enjmin. All students can sign up for the different clubs at the school, just take part in certain events throughout the year or even start their own club!
Examples of existing clubs: cooking, dance, sewing, karaoke, political debates, Godot, cinema, board games, (game)jams, retro-gaming, video game tournaments, astronomy, TCG (trading card games), theatre...
SCCUC (Charente Campus Services & Culture)
The association has put in place, among others, the following actions:
- Social and Solidarity Local Shop (Épicerie sociale et solidaire) and other solutions to help students eat at low costs
- Free access to medical and psychological support
- Events (sports competitions, student nights...)
Image Campus Student Association
The Image Campus Student Association, known as the CIA (Campus Image Angoulême), was born with the goal of encouraging exchanges between students from the various schools in the Pôle Image.
Our students can also get involved in events organised by different clubs of the Image Campus Association, such as choir, theatre, kung fu...
How to get your Diploma Certificate
Enjminale
Enjminale is an annual conference day that brings together students and alumni of Cnam-Enjmin.
The event is a get-together event for the different programmes (master’s, post-master’s, engineering degree), regardless of when they graduated or how many years of experience they have, to talk about different topics and ideas related to our industry.
It creates and maintains the school’s long-standing network and it's a place for dialogue and exchange around a topic which unifies us: Digital Interactive Media Design.
Check out the Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
Networking
Networking means students and alumni can keep in touch, and allows them to have special access to job offers and dedicated events.
Cnam-Enjmin Alumni: a network of over 1,600 alumni with private groups on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Cnam Network: a network of over 800,000 alumni from across the nationwide institution. Find out more information about La communauté des Cnamiens on the Cnam website.