INSEAD Summer School

You will need to bring some money for your airport transfer. You may also bring some additional pocket money for snacks, souvenirs, and so on.

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In their free time, students are free to discover the surrounding neighbourhoods in Fontainebleau in small groups with adult supervision. The supervisors/counsellors will help ensure that the off-campus venues are both welcoming and safe.

Unfortunately, family members are not permitted to meet with their children during INSEAD Summer School. However, parents are most welcome at the Closing Ceremony.

Click here for the list of hotels in and nearby Fontainebleau, directions to the campus and a map of Paris.

Click here for Transportation options to Fontainebleau.

By coach.

The residence’s curfew is at 10:30PM. Lights out time is at 11:00PM. This means that participants must be in their residences at 10:30PM and in their own bed with the lights out at 11:00PM. Lights out will be one hour later on Friday and Saturday evenings.

The dress code is smart casual. Students shall consult the Rules for Participants on what to wear and what not to wear. We advise students to wear cool, comfortable clothing. Students might also want to bring a couple of nice outfits for some of the special events – including the Closing Ceremony. Please refer to “What to Pack?” for the list of clothes and other items recommended for Summer @ INSEAD.

The programme offers a wide range of academic, social, and cultural activities on and off campus. During the week, a typical day on campus will follow the below schedule.

• Master classes are taught in INSEAD amphitheatres.

• The late afternoon indoor and outdoor activities provide a range of choices for students- including sports, games, arts and crafts, local excursions to Fontainebleau, and other group activities. All activities are supervised by counsellors.

• After dinner, students attend a teamwork session supervised by counsellors, and held in INSEAD breakout rooms.

The team of supervisors and counsellors has been carefully selected. All have extensive experience working with youngsters. Their role is to ensure that students are engaged in fun and educational activities. They are also responsible for providing a friendly, safe, welcoming and culturally appropriate environment. The supervisors and counsellors live in the residences, ensuring round-the-clock care and supervision.

Our campus is situated in a safe neighbourhood, with controlled access and 24hr security. The residences also have a service help desk open 24/7. Students are also issued with room keys upon checking in.

Rooms will be available from 1:00 PM on the arrival date. All participants should be checked in the INSEAD residences by 5.00PM. INSEAD Deputy Dean Peter Zemsky and Programme Director Adrian Johnson will address all participants at 6.00PM. It is compulsory for students to attend this session at 6:00PM. On arrival, members of our supervisory team will be there to help students settle into their room, and meet other students.

We can arrange airport/train transfers by taxi for an additional fee.

After the closing ceremony and a cocktail reception, the summer programme will come to an end. Students should vacate their room by 9:00am, but are welcome to stay until midday, when all students must have left the campus.

Note: Only if the parent(s) are attending the closing ceremony, the students are allowed to check out on Friday and leave with their parent(s) after the closing ceremony.

On the departure day, if you are leaving the campus on your own (i.e without the taxi that was booked by INSEAD or without a guardian/parent), then one of your parents needs to send us an email in advance granting you permission.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are usually served on the campus restaurant at the times below:
Breakfast: 7:45 – 8:30AM; Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30PM; Dinner: 7:30 - 8:30PM

Breakfast is primarily continental-style with choices such as cereal, yogurt, fruit, toast, coffee, and tea. Several options are always available at lunch and dinner, including meat, fish, a vegetarian dish and a salad bar. On campus: If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know before the summer school begins so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

Students will be very busy throughout the programme. We require all students to stay at INSEAD throughout the course.

By mobile phone if your child has a mobile.

By phone, through the residence help desk +33 (0)1 60 72 40 50 or the INSEAD general reception +33 (0)1 60 72 40 00

By email, each room has WiFi and there is also WIFI on campus. We will also try to post daily updates on our blog – details will follow soon.

In case of an emergency, parents will be given the mobile phone numbers of the supervisors/counsellors before departure.

Yes, it is recommended to bring a mobile phone. Mobile phones are essential, as they allow contact between students and staff, in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Our team of supervisors and counsellors stay with students at all times. So there will always be someone on site and contactable 24 hours a day.

Fontainebleau has excellent health facilities. Supervisors are here to take sick students to doctors or hospitals if required. Parents will be alerted ASAP.

At the below INSEAD address with the student names:
INSEAD Europe Campus, Boulevard de Constance 77305 Fontainebleau, France
Tel: +33(0)160724000 Fax : +33 (0)1 60 74 55 00

Students from many non-EU countries will require a visa to enter France. We recommend you check to see if you need a visa here. If you do require a visa, we advise applying for it as early as possible. The Visa letter and the Accommodation Certificate are required documents for visa.

PLEASE NOTE that your parents may also need to write a Parental Consent Form. This is for your parents to sign, giving you permission to travel to France unaccompanied. You should use this as part of your visa application and bring a copy with you through customs.

The INSEAD Summer School fee includes full medical and legal insurance. All students must ensure that gain their own travel insurance. Students from the EU or the European Economic Area should bring a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

The fee includes: All tuition and instruction, lunch and dinner daily, all books and materials, guest presentations, field trips, and all cultural and social activities- including sports, excursions, museum and gallery admissions etc. It does not include airfare, visa, medical and travel insurance, airport transfers as well as personal expenditures - such as snacks, souvenirs, and so on.

After students have been admitted to the programme, please transfer the required fees. We recommend that all our students take out travel insurance so that they are covered in case of cancellations, including illness.

No, students will not be graded on their work. Upon completion of the programme, each student will receive a certificate of completion during the closing ceremony.

No. INSEAD Summer School is a credit free programme.

Students will be expected to work in teams for one to two hours per day on average. Prior to the programme, students may have to read some case studies and prepare a short presentation about themselves. Further information about pre-Summer assignments will be sent at a later stage.

Students have access to computers in all the breakout rooms. Students will not be able to work in the break out rooms after curfew, so they may find it useful to bring laptops. WIFI is available on campus, in the residence and in each accommodation.