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Content Life at URJC • About URJC 1 • The university and its campuses • Information for foreign students at URJC • Contacts Living in Madrid • Accommodation 2 • Medical Insurance • What is the weather like? URJC Welcome Handbook • Cost of living Congratulations on being • Cultural and Touristic information accepted to Rey Juan Carlos University! We realize that studying abroad Academic life for Mobility Students at URJC can represent a variety of challenges both academically 3 • Arrival and personally. • Enrolment and changes of Erasmus period We will do our best to help you • Exams make your experience at URJC • Departure and in Madrid the best one! • Attached documents 2 About URJC Rey Juan Carlos U n i v e r s i t y is the yo u n g e s t a n d Rey Juan Carlos University is in close contact and most mo d e r n of all public universities in Madrid. It has collaborates with the international scientific community four campuses, located in Móstoles, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada and participates in exchange programs for both teachers and and Vicálvaro (Madrid), as well as its Foundation in the city students. center. It was created in 1996 with the objective of offering all-round preparation for its students, combining theoretical Research and technological innovation are one of its teaching with training in laboratories and companies, thus most important mainstays, as well as its commitment and facilitating rapid access to the labour market. The university connection with business sectors in a free-flowing university- has, at present (course 2012/13), more than 38.000 students business relationship, making it a university prepared to enrolled, including 4.212 international students (11%) from confront the challenges of the 21st Century. over a hundred countries from all over the World, and a staff of more than 1.900 members, including both teachers and administrative personnel. How to reach the campuses? Where is Rey Juan Carlos Barajas Airport: University? Is only 12 km. away from the city center. Public Transport to the city center: Metro (price 5 €) and bus (price 5 €.) Rey Juan Carlos University is located in the Taxi Service: Price from 25 € to 35 € East and Southern parts of Madrid and i t is depending on the kilometers and the taximeter. very accessible by public transport, Shuttle service: Reservations are required. (underground, bus and railway.) The current price: from 45 € for 3 people to 75 € for 7 people. (Airport- city centre-Vicálvaro). URJC at Life 3 Rey Juan Carlos University offers a large variety of official degrees in Spanish, double degrees, on- line degrees and 8 degrees in English, as well as Masters, PhDs, special degrees and continuing education programmes taught in Spanish. Courses Offered http://www.urjc.es/estudios/ http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Degrees/index.html FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE DEGREES IN ENGLISH Engineering Business Administration and Management Experimental and Environmental Sciences Tourism Health Sciences Pre-School Education Communication Sciences Primary School Education Tourism Sciences International Relations Legal and Social Sciences Marketing Arts Academic calendar 2013/14 ST 1 SEMESTER: Welcome Session. Orientation for new Exchange students th August 26 (Erasmus and Munde) and Spanish level test. 10:00 a.m. Vicalvaro Campus, Library Conference Hall. th th Intensive Spanish course (Mornings) Vicalvaro Campus. August 26 – September 6 Buddy Program Activities (Afternoons.) th Welcome Session. 10:00 a.m. Vicalvaro Campus, Library Conference Hall. September 9 Fuenlabrada Campus (room to be confirmed.) Classes begin. December 20th Classes end. Christmas Holidays. th th December 13 – January 11 Evaluation. ND 2 SEMESTER (Check in the web*) January 13th 2014 Welcome Session 10:00 am. Fuenlabrada: Room 322 Aulario III. Vicálvaro: Library Conference Hall. Móstoles: Room 001 Aulario I. January 13th Classes begin. April 13th - 21st Easter Holidays. May 17th Classes end. May / June Examination period. Further information http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/matriculacion/archivos/calendario academico_2013-2014.pdf 4 The university and its Campuses CAMPUS ALCORCÓN Madrid CAMPUS FUENLABRADA Alcorcón Fundación Pza. Manuel Becerra Vicálvaro CAMPUS MÓSTOLES Móstoles Fuenlabrada CAMPUS VICÁLVARO • Fundación URJC Plaza de Manuel Becerra 14, 28028 Madrid. Tel.: 0034 91 488 83 33 www.fundacionurjc.es - email: [email protected] Metro lines 2 and 6 Campus Alcorcón Avda de Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón. Tel: 91 488 88 17 www.cs.urjc.es - email: [email protected] Metrosur (Parque Oeste) Faculty of Health Science 1 - Department Building II: University Clinic 7 - Lecture Room II 2 - Department Building I 8 - Administration Building 3 - Restaurant 9 - Control Building 4 - Library 10 - Car Park 5 - Multipurpose Laboratory Building 11 - Car Park II 6 - Lecture Room I 12 - Sports Area 12 1 2 10 4 5 3 9 6 8 7 URJC at 11 Life http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/alcorcon/cll_alcorcon.html 5 Campus Fuenlabrada Camino del Molino s/n, 28943 Fuenlabrada. Tel: 91 488 72 62 www.fccom.urjc.es, www.etsit.urjc.es, www.fct.urjc.es, www.isdaa.urjc.es Metrosur (Hospital de Fuenlabrada) Faculty of Communication Sciences Faculty of Tourism Sciences Telecommunication Engineering School Dance College “Alicia Alonso” 1 - Department Building 15 2 - Lecture Room I 1 2 3 3 - Laboratory I 4 13 6 4 - Control Building 5 16 7 5 - Restaurant 6 - Laboratory II 7 - Lecture Room II 11 8 8 - Library 9 9 - Administration Building 12 10 - Sports Facilities 11 - Stadium 10 12 - Conference Hall 14 13 - Car Park 14 - Car Park 15 - Car Park http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/fuenlabrada/cll_fuenlabrada.html 16 - Coffee Shop Campus Móstoles C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles. Tel: 91 665 50 61 www.mostoles.urjc.es, www.escet.urjc.es, www.etsit.urjc.es Metrosur (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) School of Experimental Sciences School of Informatics 1 - Rectorate Building I 10 2 - Rectorate Building II 3 - Library 4 - Department Building I 9 5 8 5 - Department Building II 17 6 - Administration Building 4 18 16 15 13 7 1 7 - Lecture Room and Laboratory I 3 14 8 - Lecture Room and Laboratory II 9 - Lecture Room and Laboratory III 6 12 10 - Technological Support Centre 2 11 - Sports Facilities 12 - Conference Halls 13 - Coffee Shop I 14 - Coffee Shop II 11 15 - Reprography 16 - Bank 17 - Car Park 18 - Car Park http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/mostoles/cll_mostoles.html 6 Campus Vicálvaro Paseo de los Artilleros s/n, 28032 Madrid. Tel: 91 488 78 00 www.fcjs.urjc.es Line 9 (Vicálvaro) Faculty of Social Sciences and Law 1 - Department Building 8 - Coffee Shop 2 - Library 9 - Reprography 3 - Lecture Room 10 - Bookshop 4 - Administration Building 11 - Bank 5 - Communication Laboratories 12 - Car Park 6 - Conference Hall 13 - Hall of Residence 7 - Gym 14 - Car Park 15 - Car Park 2 1 6 7 5 12 8 10 11 3 15 13 9 4 14 http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Information/How_to_Get/vicalvaro/cll_vicalvaro.html CHECK LIST (BEFORE LEAVING HOME): Admission letter. Passport. Visa (if required.) “ Airline Ticket (booked and confirmed.) Medical Insurance. URJC at Housing Information. Life 7 Information for foreign students at URJC Depending on the academic work students will be doing, different information shall be needed: A) Students of Spanish Intensive Course for Foreigners. Visiting students of t h e Language and Culture There is a WI-FI network in all campuses Immersion Course. ACCES TO INTERNET: during the first week of each Information: Promotion and Reception Office, office semester, until all students have their own user’s 41- Administration Building - Campus Vicálvaro. password, Internet can be used in any computer on campus, using the following data: B) Students of Degree or Master. Academic Information: At Students Secretary’s USER: erasmus Office in each campus. General Information: Promotion and Reception PASSWORD: munde Office. DOMAIN: ALUMNOS C) Mobility Students (ERASMUS / MUNDE). Vicálvaro Campus: during the welcome session various Information: ORI (International Relations Office) of computer tutorials will take place in a room to be confirmed. each campus. Further INFORMATION: General information Vicálvaro Campus: Administration Building. Office 51. 1º) Degrees and courses at URJC: http://www.urjc.es/estudios http://miportal.urjc.es/guiasdocentes/ Bank service 2º) Degrees and courses taught in English at URJC: There is a Bank of Santander branch office in each http://www.urjc.es/version_ingles/Degrees/ campus. Bilingual_Degrees/index.html Opening hours: 9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 (Mondays to Fridays.) 3º) List of courses: http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/matriculacion/ WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE archivos/libro_asignaturas.pdf IN MADRID? 4º) Schedule: http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/horarios Weather in Madrid is very different in each season. 5º) Academic Calendar: During Fall (September, October and November) and Spring (March, April and May), temperatures are http://www.urjc.es/alumnos/matriculacion/ moderate and conditions generally pleasant. Winter archivos/calendario académico_2013-2014.pdf (December, January and February) can be intensely cold, Academic Calendar Degrees and Master (Bologna and snow is possible. Summer (June, July and August) is hot and dry. Process.) Academic Calendar 1st. and 2nd cycle degrees and Engineering. 8 Spanish Courses for Erasmus – Munde Students Erasmus and Munde students can attend a 35-hour intensive Spanish course that will take place between August 26th and September 6th 2013. Language courses can be validated for free election credits (a 35-hour course equals 3 free election credits.) This course costs 190€. The course code is: 1500394. Further information: [email protected] Erasmus and Munde students can also attend a 45-hour Spanish course that will take place during one semester (October – December or January – April.) Language courses can be validated for free election credits (a 45-hour course equals 4,5 free election credits.) This course costs 245€.