Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

If you're planning on doing lots of travelling you can buy an under-25's card from the train station that gets you upto 50% discount on any train journey.

It's very easy to fall into the trap of only hanging out with english speakers as Pau is full of british, american and australian students. But if you make the effort to get to know french students in your classes or who live near you, your french will really benefit from it.

Have fun, travel lots, speak plenty of french and snap up any opportunites you're offered. You may not get the chance again.

UPPA doesn't have a student's union so don't expect any on-campus nightlife. In town the main bar's in Pau are the Garage - Irish bar - (the Kitchen next door does good, cheap food), the Gaulway (also Irish), Cafe Russe and other bars along Boulevard des Pyrenees are always popular, but a bit more expensive. There are some clubs outside of the town which is okay if you befriend french/ fellow erasmus students with cars. One big tip: don't rely on taxis in Pau - there's one taxi firm and on average 2 cabs after 11pm for the entire town!

The halls are really convenient for the uni and supermarket, but the facilities within the halls themselves are minimal. At £80 a month you can't expect much, but 2 cooking rings between 50 people can be extremely testing.