January 2021 #Uniagder CONTACT Phone: +47 38 14 10 00 E-Mail: [email protected] the Country Code in Norway Is 0047
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SEMESTER START January 2021 www.uia.no/en #uniagder CONTACT Phone: +47 38 14 10 00 E-mail: [email protected] The country code in Norway is 0047 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Foto: Tor Erik Schrøder Norway has three emergency numbers: Fire: 110 · Police: 112 · Medical: 113 Emergency Room: 116 117 WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF AGDER If you need a doctor during regular hours and do not have a We are very happy that you have chosen Norway and Agder for your studies. We hope regular General Practitioner, please contact: that you will find the information in this brochure helpful during your first weeks at UiA. In addition to the welcome programme, you will find maps and some practical Kristiansand: information to help you get used to your new home. Legene på Kjøita, phone: +47 380 98 300 https://www.lpk.no/ YOUR FIRST DAYS all of your information in Canvas until you have registered for classes and examinations. If you have any problems Grimstad: For most of you, the first 10-days will be spent in hotel with this, please contact the UiA Help. quarantine. During this time you will receive all the Brannstasjonen legesenter, phone: +47 37 25 03 36 information you need to get started and be ready to for Degree-seeking students (students doing a full degree your semester at UiA. This includes when to register at UiA) will have to pay the semester fee and approve Please call in advance for an appointment. with the police, registering for classes and answers to your individual education plan on StudentWeb before you all of the practical questions you may have. Members receive your semester card (in the app). of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) will introduce For information on dentists who offer a student discount, you to life in Norway and organise social events online ALL students have to register for classes and please see: sia.no/en/Health for the first 10-days and physical events when you have examinations on StudentWeb by 1 February. completed the mandatory quarantine. If you miss the deadlines you will not be able to register COVID-19 hotline STUDYING AT UIA for exams. UiA’s primary information channel is www.uia.no/en. Here If you have symptoms of the coronavirus you should call the STUDENT CARD corona hotline or doctor in your city. you will find messages, links to the StudentWeb and the Learning Management System, Canvas, practical In addition to the Student ID app, you will need to get a Kristiansand +47 948 09 041 information, examination information, schedules, an physical student card. You can get your card by using the Grimstad Emergency Room 116 117 or call the doctor overview of student associations and lots of useful links. self-operated photo booths located in Vilhelm Krag’s Hall Canvas is also used as an information channel by your (Kristiansand) or near the main entrance and elevator UiA website for information and guidelines about the teachers and study programme coordinators. (Grimstad). To get your student card, you need a valid ID and your Student ID app. You will be asked to create a coronavirus. Students are expected to read the information online, in PIN code when you order the student card in the photo https://www.uia.no/en/about-uia/information-and- Canvas and sent by e-mail. E-mails sent from UiA will booth. This can be used with your card to get into certain guidelines-about-the-coronavirus go to your UiA e-mail account, not your private e-mail buildings after closing time. The student card also works account. as your library card and photocopy card for printing, copying and scanning. You can also use your student In the event of an emergency, the University of Agder has a SEMESTER AND EXAMINATION card and Student ID app to receive special discounts for crisis plan that will go into effect. REGISTRATION students throughout Norway. You should already have received an SMS to your mobile phone on how to get access to your UiA e-mail account, BEFORE ENTERING CAMPUS Canvas and the StudentWeb. If you have not received Before entering campus for the first time, you must this, please contact UiA Help. We will help you with the complete the e-learning course on prevetetive Please note that changes to the programme may occur. semester registration process on the StudentWeb. You Photo: Jan Arve Olsen, Iris Engen Skadal, May Elin Aunli, Martin Grina, Olav Breen, Bård Ek,. transmission measures and become familier with the Thomas Andersen, ESN Agder, Richard Rudat, Ali Kalib, Studentorganisasjonen i Agder and must also download the Student ID app to access your guide to prevent transmission of COVID-19. Aptum Kommunikasjon semester card after registering. You cannot get access to 2 3 RESIDENCE PERMIT HEALTH AND INSURANCE page and colour copies are NOK 0,70 per page. To refill your If you are studying in Norway for 3 months or more, you You must be insured while you are in Norway. European account, go to http://followme.uia.no or contact UiA Help. need to apply for a residence permit as a student. The students must bring a valid European Health Insurance process varies depending on your nationality. Card (EHIC), obtainable in their own home countries, SPEAK UP which entitles them to medical care under the Norwegian At the University of Agder (UIA), we wish to foster a Students from non EU/EEA countries National Health Scheme. Expenses related to dental care culture which is based on responsibility and openness (cf If you come from a country outside EU/EEA, you need and illnesses contracted before arrival in Norway are UIA’s Strategic Plan and ethical guidelines). Speaking out to apply for a visa/residence permit. This is also called a not covered. Students from outside of Europe will need about things which do not work, undesirable incidents, study permit. You are advised to contact the Norwegian proof of insurance from their home countries in order to accidents/near-accidents, and reporting wrongdoing are Embassy or Consulate General in your home country for register with the police, and to apply for reimbursement all part of the measures required for developing a positive information on how to apply, or check the webpage to the after receiving Norwegian health service. and acceptable work and study environment. Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. To apply for your visa/residence permit, you need the Letter of Acceptance However, as a student in Norway you may also apply If you know about or have been made aware of from the University of Agder. Please note that you have to for voluntary membership in the Norwegian National wrongdoing at UIA, you are therefore encouraged to pay a fee to apply for the visa. Insurance Scheme on arrival in Norway. More information speak out about or give notice concerning them. can be found on the website for the Norwegian National More information on https://www.uia.no/en/about-uia/ When you have arrived in Norway, you are required to Insurance Scheme. speak-up go to the local police to register as soon as possible after you have completed the mandatory quarantine. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY This meeting will be organized by UiA in cooperation SPECIAL NEEDS with the local police and you will receive more UiA has several resources available if you have special The library has a full range of information services as well information about the procedure during orientation. needs. In Kristiansand, the Office for Students with as access to books, magazines, films, computers and Special Needs is located in Sigrid Undsets Hus, building quiet areas to study. See the library’s separate brochure Students from EU/EEA countries 50, Gimlemoen. In Grimstad it is located on the fifth floor or website for more information: www.uia.no/en/library EU/EEA students do not have to apply for a residence (room C5 068). permit, but they have to register with the police if staying Opening hours (both campuses): Phone: in Norway for more than 3 months. Please register Kristiansand: +47 38 14 10 75 · Grimstad: +47 37 23 33 38 Monday to Friday: 08:00–21:00 online, either before leaving your home country or as E-mail: [email protected] Saturday: 08:30–16:00 soon as possible after you arrive in Norway. Saturday: Closed You are also required to hand in the required SPECIAL EXAMINATION documents in person at the local police in Kristiansand ARRANGEMENTS SCHEDULES/TIMETABLES after you have completed the mandatory quarantine. You may look up the schedules for your courses at: If you need to apply for special examination arrangements This meeting will be organized by UiA in cooperation www.uia.no/en/student with the local police and you will receive more for medical or other reasons, be sure to do this by information about the procedure during orientation. 15 October for Autumn or 15 March for Spring. More information on how to apply can be found online. IT-SERVICES NATIONAL IDENTITY NUMBER IT-Services is part of UiA Help and located in the library. (ID NUMBER) CANVAS In Norway, we use identification numbers to identify Canvas is the Learning Management System used at UiA. Five ways to contact IT-Services: residents. This number is required by many public and In order to get all of the necessary information about your • Facebook: facebook.com/IThjelpUiA classes through Canvas, you must register for classes private sectors to gain access to their services. Most • On campus: UiA Help Desk - see opening hours for and examinations.