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OF ERASMUS CONTACT INFORMATION SHEET

Name of Institution Institution Code UK ABERDEE01 Vice- Professor I Diamond WWW Address http://www.abdn.ac.uk

INSTITUTIONAL CONTACT DETAILS

Institutional ERASMUS Coordinator: Dr Shona Potts main contact for all queries, nominations, correspondence re bilateral agreements etc. Address ERASMUS Unit (NB: NEW ADDRESS) The Hub (2nd Floor) Elphinstone Road University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3TU, UK Telephone +44 1224 273664 Fax +44 1224 272109 E-mail [email protected] WWW Address http://www.abdn.ac.uk/erasmus

ACCOMMODATION OFFICE

Telephone +44 1224 273502 Fax +44 1224 272022 WWW Address http://www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation

DISABILITY ADVISERS

Address The Hub Elphinstone Road University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3TU, UK Telephone +44 1224 273935 E-mail [email protected] WWW Address http://www.abdn.ac.uk/central/disabilities

FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINES (NO LATE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED)

1st semester/Full Year 1st June 2nd Semester 1st November

All applicants must be nominated to the University of Aberdeen by their home university. No application will be accepted from students for whom a nomination e-mail has not been received

An e-mail must be sent to [email protected] containing the following information: 1. Applicant’s name 2. Applicant’s e-mail address 3. Proposed length of stay 4. Subject area

SEMESTER DATES 2011/2012

1st Semester Registration & Teaching Tuesday 20 September 2011 – Friday 16 December 2011 1st Semester Exams Saturday 14 January 2012 – Friday 27 January 2012 2nd Semester Registration & Teaching Monday 30 January 2012 – Friday 23 March 2012 Monday 16 April 2012 – Friday 11 May 2012 2nd Semester Exams Saturday 19 May 2012 – Friday 8 June 2012 APPLICATION PROCESS: INCOMING ERASMUS STUDENTS

Nominations All applicants must be nominated to the University of Aberdeen by their home university. An e-mail must be sent to [email protected] containing the following information: 1. Applicant’s name 2. Applicant’s e-mail address 3. Proposed length of stay 4. Subject area

Nominated applicants will be sent full application information. Nominations must be received in time for applicants to receive this information and complete the application procedure.

Application Procedure All applicants must complete the online application form which will be available at the relevant times of year at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/erasmus Paper application forms will not be accepted. As part of the online application, applicants will have to upload the following documents: - ECTS Learning Agreement signed by home institution - Official Transcript of Records detailing results of previous university study (preferably in English) NB: Applications which are late or incomplete will NOT be accepted. Final Deadlines for Complete Applications: 1st June/1st November. DEADLINES ARE ABSOLUTE.

Course Catalogue The Catalogue of Courses is available on the web at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses. Courses at level 5 are NOT available to visiting students.

The course code indicates when the course runs. The first two letters denote the subject. The first digit indicates the level of the course. The second digit indicates when the course starts: 0 = course starts at the beginning of semester 1 ; 3 = course starts in week 7 of semester 1 (for 6 wks) 5 = course starts at the beginning of semester 2 ; 8 = course starts in week 7 of semester 2 (for 6 wks) e.g. EC3520 is an Economics course at third year level which runs in the second semester only.

NB: Visiting students must choose at least 50% of their courses from the subject area listed in the bilateral agreement signed by their home university with the University of Aberdeen.

ECTS credits Aberdeen credits should be halved to find the equivalent rate in ECTS credits i.e. 20 Aberdeen credits = 10 ECTS credits. The normal workload for Aberdeen students is 120 credits (60 ECTS credits) per year i.e. 60 (30 ECTS credits) per semester. This is the workload that is expected of visiting students.

Normally, visiting students may apply to take courses at levels 1, 2 and 3. All course choices are subject to timetabling and the previous study which applicants have undertaken. Advice will be given by the relevant Departmental Coordinator where appropriate. Students wishing to take courses in English literature and linguistics at level 3 must sit a Diagnostic Test (courses at level 4 not available to these students). Further information can be found at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/english/international/erasmus.php

English Language Training Applicants must have a good level of English prior to their arrival. Pre-sessional courses are available in August-September and other courses are available during each semester. These courses do not carry credits. It is strongly hoped that ERASMUS students will not require this additional support. Payment of a fee is required for attendance (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre).

Accommodation University accommodation is limited. Incoming ERASMUS students may apply for a place in University accommodation if they submit their initial applications by the stated deadline. The online application for accommodation cannot be completed until students have received confirmation of their acceptance from the University of Aberdeen which will contain the required information. Acceptance information will not be sent until students’ applications have been approved by the academic department concerned. A place in university accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

Extensions Students accepted for one semester only may NOT apply to extend their period of study at the University of Aberdeen.

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