Expansiel

Expansiel, also known as Residence Expansiel, or A Building, is a privately owned residence on the grounds of HEC Paris. It primarily houses MBA students. The residence also has study rooms and P-Bar. The building was completed in 1999.

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Rent
To pay rent, students must find their bill on the Twenty Campus app (Android).

Rent for a single room is paid for 3 months and is approximately 1948.06 €.

Residents may wire their funds to the company.

Alternatively, students may go to the Expansiel student office and pay in person using a payment card (either Visa or Mastercard only; no other cards are accepted).

Living Conditions
For a list of issues experienced at Expansiel, refer to the article Expansiel Complaint Department.

Living conditions at Expansiel vary greatly and are dependent on a number of factors, including neighbors and the general condition of the room.

Conditions are generally considered as the worst on HEC Paris' campus. Most rooms have damaged furniture, stained walls and floors, bed and bed-sheets. Pipes rattle loudly and due to the thin walls, most residents can hear each other across walls.

Rooms (Single Occupant)
The rooms do not have any air conditioning or air-circulation. A single window opens and allows for air-flow. Each room is equipped with a radiator that is manually adjustable.

All rooms have a single bathroom with a single sink, toilet and stand-in shower.

All rooms come with two chairs, one bed, one desk, two lamps, one drawer stand and one night-stand.

There are no cooking facilities at all inside the Expansiel building for single occupants.

Rooms (Family Occupancy)
Expansiel has several family-sized apartments. These consist of two single rooms combined into one apartment. One of the bathrooms has been converted into a small kitchen area.

Laundry
The residence has three washing machines and three dryers.

Costs:

- Washer: 3 €

- Dryer: 1.5 €

Payment is by Euro coins only. The residence does not provide a change machine to convert bills into coins. The only accepted coins are: 2€, 1€, 0.50€. Other denominations will not work. The machines will not provide change in the event of over-payment.

The residence does not provide laundry detergent.

Residents communicate via the Whatsapp group chat (Expansiel Whatsapp Group) to signal when loads are finished and need to be picked up.

The generally accepted practice if all machines are full and a machine is done is to:

- Signal on the Whatsapp group that the left, middle or right machine is done.

- Wait 5 min for a response.

- If no response, the machine that is done may be emptied.

--- Contents must be placed atop the machine or inside the bag/hamper located on/near the machine.

While officially forbidden, students from neighboring buildings conduct their laundry at Expansiel. Expansiel residents are generally understood to have a priority for use of the laundry facilities in the event two students appear at the same time to use a single machine.

P-Bar
For more information, read the main page about P-Bar.

Expansiel hosts P-Bar. The Bar is located near the main entrance, adjacent to the management office.

During the school year, MBA students officially host one party a week, generally on Thursday evenings. Outside of these party events, students may also use the area as a common area for meetings, or gatherings.

The bar has a dance floor and access to a balcony and a small section dedicated for board-games and video-games.

Private Residence
Expansiel is unique at HEC Paris in that it is the only residence that is owned by a separate private entity called Century Campus.

Because of this status, residents cannot coordinate help from HEC directly. Instead, residents depend on the availability of the Expansiel staff. Additionally, emergency services must be coordinated directly with French authorities; a difficult task since most residents are international students not familiar with French, especially during an emergency.

Lockouts and other issues cannot be resolved outside of business hours. If a resident is locked out, they must find an alternate solution until the next morning and potentially skip classes since office-hours start after the first class of the day.

A large number of issues have remained unsolved and have been compiled in a list.

Assistance
The following instructions are provided to residents in need of assistance.

No water: Contact the welcome desk of HEC (+33) 1 39 67 70 00

Gas leaking: Contact the HEC Emergency Center (+33) 1 39 67 96 96

No hot water or no heating: Call Cofely Services - Engie (+33) 811 20 20 17

No Elevator: Call KONE Company (+33) 9 70 80 80 80 (Our References: DZ.092 2)

Official Address: 1 rue de la Libération, Résidence Expansiel (Bâtiment A), 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FRANCE

Technical Problems:

For example: Shower, toilets, bulbs, etc. = 2 possibilities:

1) Send an email and wait until the following business day.

2) Call a private contractor company. In this case, residents must pay the bill (charge/tenant).

COVID-19 Agreement
NOTE: Proof that the key has been mailed is a receipt from the post-office or UPS/FedEx/DHL, etc. that shows a key was mailed to the Expansiel address. It must be dated prior to 31 March.

Case 1 : The room is empty and the key is returned

- Billing stops upon the return of the key

- The deposit is returned in line with existing rules and regulations

- Resident is prioritized for a room upon their return to campus

Case 2: The Room is empty but the key is not returned

- Billing stops at the date of departure, as declared in an email

- The resident must return the key by 31 March

- If proof that the key has been mailed is not provided 31 March, a replacement key will be purchased using funds from the deposit

- The deposit is returned in line with existing rules and regulations

- Resident is prioritized for a room upon their return to campus

Case 3: The room is not empty but the key is returned

- Billing stops at the date of departure, as declared in an email

- The lease is suspended from the start date, to the date of the student’s return

- The deposit is kept by Expansiel during this period

Case 4: The room is not empty and the key is not returned

- Billing stops at the date of departure, as declared in an email

- The lease is suspended from the start date, to the date of the student’s return

- The resident must return the key by 31 March

- If proof that they key has been mailed is not provided, the lease contract resumes and resident is charged again for their apartment

- The deposit is kept by Expansiel during this period