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Specifications

The Student Habitat label applies to any private or public body responsible for running a residential building for students (student residence) located in a town or local authority that recognises the label.

The specifications comprise 52 criteria: 27 mandatory and 25 recommended, certifying 4 major commitments and 8 sub-commitments

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fleche-blanche SPECIFICATIONS
fleche-blanche ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
ESSENTIAL COMMITMENTS MADE BY ALL CANDIDATES
A PLACE TO LIVE INTEGRATED INTO THE LOCAL AREA
  • ACCESSIBILITY AND PROXIMITY OF SHOPS AND EVERYDAY SERVICES
    3 compulsory and 3 recommended
  • ACCESSIBILITY AND PROXIMITY OF STUDENT CENTRES
    2 compulsory and 1 recommended
A LIVING SPACE DESIGNED, FITTED OUT AND RENOVATED FOR THE LONG TERM
  • HIGH-QUALITY, COMFORTABLE INDIVIDUAL SPACES
    9 compulsory and 5 recommended
  • A HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING
    2 compulsory and 2 recommended
A WELCOMING, SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL COHESION
  • QUALITY, SAFE RECEPTION
    5 compulsory and 2 recommended
  • DIVERSIFIED AND ADAPTED SERVICES
    2 compulsory and 4 recommended
A LIVING SPACE THAT ENCOURAGES STUDY, CARES FOR STUDENTS' WELL-BEING AND CONTRIBUTES TO SOCIAL COHESION
  • INTERIOR DESIGN TO FACILITATE LEARNING AND CONCENTRATION
    1 compulsory and 6 recommended
  • INTERACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE SOCIAL LINKS
    3 compulsory and 3 recommended

To be awarded the label, the residence must meet at least 85% of the mandatory criteria

The Prémium label is obtained for homes meeting 95% of the mandatory criteria and at least 30% of the recommended criteria.

SPECIAL MENTION 1
A PLACE FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES
  • A HIGH-QUALITY WELCOME FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
    5 criteria, at least 3 of which must be validated
  • DEDICATED SERVICES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
    4 criteria, at least 3 of which must be validated
SPECIAL MENTION 2
A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  • ACCESSIBILITY OF THE HOME
    6 criteria, at least 3 of which must be validated
  • DEDICATED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
    5 criteria, at least 3 of which must be validated

Pilot phase

The specifications for the label were drawn up in 2022 and tested in 4 residences.

After adjustments and amendments by the committee of label partners, the specifications are applied to all interested residences in 5 conurbations: Dijon, Reims, Sceaux, Troyes and Toulouse.

L'AVUF and the 5 local authorities concerned undertake to roll out and support the introduction of the label, and then to analyse the beneficial or unexpected effects of this approach to quality and transparency. During this pilot phase, the label may be extended to other areas, either because the local authority so requests, or because managers of residences already awarded the label in the first 5 areas wish to have other residences audited.

This pilot phase began in August 2023 and will continue until mid-2025. without any major changes to the specifications. In July 2025, an overall assessment will be carried out, initially by the managers of the residences and local authorities concerned, which will make it possible to propose any changes to the specifications to the partners' committee. The resulting new grid will be used for residences applying for certification for the 1era However, it will not be enforceable against residences that have already been awarded the label on the basis of the pilot specifications.