Uppsala University

International Student Guide 2009/2010 Photo: Carlis Fridlund Photo:

Table of Contents

 PART I A Guide to this Guide...... 5 Your Department = Uppsala University...... 7 Your Workplace...... 37 This is Sweden...... 8 Your Health and Well-being...... 41 The Town of Uppsala...... 10 Influence Your Studies...... 47 Higher Education and Research Your Rights...... 47 in Sweden...... 13 Students with Disabilities...... 48 Student Unions and the Nations... 15 Studying with Children...... 49 Study Abroad as an International  PART II Student from Uppsala University....49 Checklist – Before you Leave Getting Around...... 50 Home!...... 20 Student Services...... 23  PART III Planning Your Stay...... 24 For Formal Exchange Arranging Your Housing...... 28 Students Only...... 59 Housing Guide...... 30 Your Finances...... 32  Addresses and Websites...... 64 Welcome to Uppsala University

I would like to congratulate you on selecting Uppsala University for your study period in Sweden. Uppsala University is an internationally well-known compre-

Staffan Claesson hensive research university set on advancing science and higher education. For more than 500 years, Uppsala University has been a Photo: renowned seat of learning with rich opportunities for students and researchers at all levels. Our history is part of our strength – but our minds are set on the future. Our most valuable assets are the individuals who make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting places to work and study. Our students and faculty are always stretching the boundaries in their fields. In evolutionary biology, functional genomics, materials science and energy research, peace and conflict studies, and in many other disciplines, Uppsala University is among the world leaders. No other Swedish comprehensive research university is ranked higher internationally. At Uppsala, there are also rich opportunities for culture and campus life. Uppsala is home to many museums, orchestras and choirs, many of them within our University. Our offerings make up a cultural universe in itself, where arts and sciences come together. I hope you will be able to sample our cultural life in a way that suits you. The world comes to Uppsala every day, and the university is always looking out into the world. Each year, we invite the most prominent scientists, scholars and personalities. At Uppsala, you are welcome to listen to and learn from Nobel laureates, writers, politicians and many other guests and friends. Again, I wish you welcome and we sincerely hope you will find your time here enjoyable and rewarding both for your studies and for your personal well-being and growth.

Anders Hallberg Professor, Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University 4 Martin Cejie Photo: A GUIDE TO THIS GUIDE

Part 1 A Guide to this Guide

Among all of the different categories of International Students (free-movers, International Master students, formal exchange students, international doctoral students, etc.), special information has been compiled for Formal Exchange Students in Part III. A Formal Exchange Student comes from a home university which Uppsala University has an exchange agreement with and has been admitted from the nominations submitted by the home university. Special arrangements have been made because of the contract agreement between the partner universities. Not sure if you are a Formal Ex- change Student? Get in touch with your Contact person at Uppsala University to find out. Formal Exchange Students need to stop reading the general information in Part II as soon as they see this headline: Special information for Formal Exchange students in Part III. Part I describes Sweden, particularly the town of Uppsala and unique features about Uppsala University. Part II gives very practical information to begin your adventure, but also how to get the most out of your studies while here. This Guide contains a lot of practical information for getting ori- ented and settled into your studies in Uppsala, Sweden. If you are already well established in Uppsala and can understand Swedish, you may want to refer to the Swedish version of this guide, “Stu- dentguiden”, instead. The terminology, typically used at a traditional and historical university such as Uppsala University, is explained among other useful information. 5 Carlis Fridlund Photo:

6 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

Uppsala University

Uppsala University is the oldest university In December every year the new Nobel in Scandinavia – founded in 1477. Several Laureates visit Uppsala University and give famous scholars have worked at the Uni- lectures open to the public. In addition, versity, amongst others Carl von Linné, many well-known international guests visit Olof Rudbeck and Anders Celsius. Since Uppsala each year. Uppsala University is 1901 six Nobel prizes have been award- also ranked among the most prominent ed to researchers at Uppsala University. universities in the world. Today research of high international quality is carried out in a wide range of scientific fields. The Univer- sity offers research and education in theol- Figures in brief ogy, law, medicine (including health sciences, – Uppsala University nursing, etc), pharmacy, the humanities, the social and behavioural sciences (including • Three Disciplinary Domains—Arts and economic sciences), technology and natural Social Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy, sciences. The University has around 40,000 and Science and Technology. students (nearly 3,000 at the doctoral level) • Education and research in nine faculties. and some 6,000 employees in 9 faculties • 40,000 students. and nearly 100 departments. About 50 first • Student exchange agreements with degree programmes are offered as well as 50 countries. about 2,000 single subject courses annu- • More than 370 doctorates per year. ally. No first degree programme is entirely • Some 3,000 international collaborative taught in English but there are more than research projects. 20 master programmes taught in English. • 5,000 academic publications per year. • About 6,000 employees—about 4,000 of them teachers and researchers. Uppsala University was founded in 1477 and is one of the oldest universities in the world. 7 THIS IS SWEDEN

This is Sweden

Geography of the Sami people (Lapps), some of whom Sweden is situated between the Baltic Sea still make their living by herding reindeer. and the North Sea and is the fifth largest During the 1960s and 1970s more than country in Europe. In terms of area it can half a million immigrants moved to be compared to Spain, Thailand or the state Sweden to work, mostly people from Fin- of California. The distance between the land but also people from the Balkan coun- northern tip and the southern tip is nearly tries, Greece and other countries. In addi- 1,600 km (1,000 miles), and this means tion, Sweden has received refugees from that its natural features are quite varied. many troubled corners of the world and Half of the land surface is covered with for- still receives refugees in acute need est and less than 10 % is farmland. Nearly of protection. 100,000 lakes are connected in a lacework of waterways, and many large rivers flow Language from the northwestern mountains through Swedish belongs to the North Germanic the forests to the sea. The mountains in the branch of the Germanic languages, along northwest reach heights of up to 2,100 m with Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and (7,000 ft). A long coastline with thousands Faroese, and is the largest of the Nordic of islands also contributes to the character languages. In addition to the people liv- of the country. ing in Sweden, Swedish is today spoken by about 300,000 Finns in Finland. Some Population 300,000 Swedish immigrants in the United Sweden has a population of 9 million. States and Canada can also speak Swedish. About 80 % of the inhabitants of Sweden English is taught as a second language in live in cities and urban areas. About 20 % Sweden and most people can speak and un- of the labour force work in industries, more derstand English. Quite a few Swedes can than 30 % in the public sector, and only also get along well in German and some in 4 % in agriculture. French or Spanish. The central and southern parts of Swe- den are the most densely populated. How- Religion ever, as the area of Sweden is large, the 90 % of the population in Sweden belongs overall density is only 54 inhabitants per to the Church of Sweden, which is Lu- square mile (20 per km2). For many years, theran. Around 160,000 Catholics are reg- Sweden was ethnically very homogeneous. istered in Sweden. The Muslim community One special exception is an ethnic and makes up the largest single group of non- 8 linguistic minority in the north, 15,000 Christians. UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN

Climate ture in February is -3°C (26°F), although Sweden is located so far north in Europe it may vary a lot from one day to anoth- that the Arctic Circle slices through its er. Spring, with its longer days and spring northern most province, Lapland. But it is flowers that everybody longs for, arrives in not an Arctic country. Thanks to the warm March-April. In Sweden, and especially in Gulf Stream in the Atlantic, Sweden has a Uppsala, we celebrate the arrival of Spring, rather mild climate considering its location. the so-called Valborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis The difference between the southern and Night), on April 30. Summer lasts in general northern parts of Sweden is slight during from May to mid-September, with an aver- the summer but greater during the other age temperature in July of 18°C (64°F). It seasons. Northern Sweden is snow-covered is the season with long days when in June at least between December and March, the sun does not set until 10 p.m. and rises while elsewhere it varies from region to at 2.30 a.m., which means that it really region. In the far south it often rains dur- does not get dark at all. In the far north, ing the winter season. In Uppsala seasons above the Arctic Circle, the sun never sets are very distinct from one another: Autumn during this time. begins in late September and brings colder weather and shorter days but also beautiful Time colour changes of the leaves. Swedish normal time is the same as in most Winter with the first snow in early De- West European countries. It is one hour cember brightens up the country although ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the days get even shorter (at the shortest the U.K. From late March to late October 6 hours of daylight). The average tempera- Sweden is on daylight saving time. 9 THE TOWN OF UPPSALA

The Town of Uppsala

Uppsala, the fourth largest city in Sweden, the town while the department buildings of has the charm of a small town as well as the Uppsala University are spread throughout opportunities of a big city. The population the town. Uppland, the province in which is about 190,000 people. Uppsala is located Uppsala is located, is rather flat but beauti- 70 km (45 miles) north of Stockholm, about ful. Surrounded by fields, forests and lakes, 40 minutes by train. Uppsala is a town with the city offers great opportunities for walk- a living history. Old Uppsala (Gamla Upp- ing, hiking, and bike riding. sala) was the focal point of the Kingdom of the Swedes. Traces left by the Viking forefathers are still to be seen at Gamla Uppsala. At Gamla Uppsala there was an impressive pagan temple, and great sacrifi- cial rites were performed to appease Thor, About Uppsala Odin, Frey and other Nordic deities. Three of the pagan kings were buried here 1500 • Population in the municipality of Uppsala years ago. Uppsala has ever since the 13th is about 187,500 and in the city of Upp- century been the religious centre in Sweden. sala 140,000 (2007) Today Uppsala has the seat of the archbish- • The largest employers in Uppsala are: the op of the Church of Sweden. The Church municipality of Uppsala, County Council is not the sole representative of continuity, of Uppsala, Uppsala University, Swedish the University is the other. Uppsala has two Agricultural University, GE Healthcare. universities: Uppsala University (Uppsala • Other municipalities of Uppsala County are: Enköping, Heby, Håbo, Knivsta, Tierp, universitet) and the Swedish University of Älvkarleby and Östhammar. Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges Lantbruks- Uppsala County borders both the Baltic universitet, SLU). The universities and the Sea and the Lakes of Mälaren. The river University Hospital are major sources of of Nedre Dalälven passes through the employment. However, the business sector northern part of the county. There are has grown during recent years, partially due over 100 natural reservoirs in the area. to the proximity of the universities and the research connected to them. This sector is About Uppsala online characterized by an advanced level of technology. The dominating landmarks in Upp- • www.uppsala.se sala are the large cathedral (Domkyrkan) • www.uppland.nu and the castle (Slottet), both located in the • www.c.lst.se 10 centre. The SLU campus is located outside 11 Photo: Marcus Marcetic Marcus Photo: THE TOWN OF UPPSALA

The real thing!

Buy clothes and other things from Uppsala University at Museum Gustavianum, Ekonomikum, BMC, Ångström and Studentbokhandeln.

Museums mummies and much more. You can see and The Museum Gustavianum is housed order Uppsala University’s profile and gift in Uppsala University’s oldest preserved products in the Museum Gustavanium’s building with the Anatomical Theatre on gift shop and from other locations. Sev- the roof. Exhibited at the museum are the eral other museums are affiliated with the Augsburg Art Cabinet, discoveries from the university and can be referred to from the 12 Viking period, the history of the University, homepage. HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN SWEDEN

Higher Education and Research in Sweden

Higher education in Sweden is divided into Degrees and Diplomas three distinct levels; Basic Higher Education There are three academic degrees issued (Bachelor’s level), Advanced Higher Educa- in the Basic Higher Education (Bachelor’s tion (Master’s level) and Research Education level): Diploma, Bachelor and Professional (PhD level). In more than thirty locations degrees. In the Advanced Higher Education in Sweden you will find a University (17) (Master’s level) there are three degrees also: or a University College (22). The Universi- Master degree one year, Master degree two ties (e.g. Uppsala University), as opposed years and Professional degrees. There are to the University Colleges, generally offer a 17 professional degrees awarded at Uppsala wider selection of courses from all the aca- University but none of them can be ob- demic fields and at all levels. The Ministry tained without Swedish language skills. of Education and Science is responsible for For details about the Degree Ordinance all higher education and research in Swe- of 2007 and what each degree requires, den. As of the academic year 2007/2008, visit: www.uu.se/Education Degrees. Sweden has adopted the higher education Working/studying at the Research level degree structure and other reforms in line normally consists of four years of full-time with the current Europe-wide Bologna work/study. You must have obtained a de- process aiming at making higher education gree at the Advanced level in order to be structures in Europe transparent. accepted for studies at the Research level. The University decides on an annual All admissions to the Research level is basis which courses it wishes to offer, al- handled at the department level, you must though the course offerings do not change first establish contact with a department substantially from one year to another. In responsible for your subject in order to Sweden, studies are usually confined to one know more about openings and application subject at a time during a given semester, procedures. which is a marked difference from, for Degree certificates are issued by the instance, the case in the USA and in most Graduation Office of the Student Affairs other countries. Single subject courses vary and Academic Registry. The degree certifi- in length from 7.5 to 60 credits and may cate only includes approved courses that be combined into a programme leading are fully completed, the number of credit to a degree but not towards a professional points, the grade received, the grading scale, degree. the date for the grade and any other 13 HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN SWEDEN

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studies that have been accredited. The degree certificate is issued in both Swedish and English, combined. Students who desire to receive a degree certificate must apply for it by submitting a special application form. The application form can be found online at www.uu.se. Many students continue after the advanced level to You can print out the form, complete and the research level. The Conferment Ceremony takes send it (or hand it in) to the Student Serv- place twice a year in the distinguished Hall of the University Building. ices along with the necessary attachments. Along with your degree you will, free of charge, receive a Diploma Supplement. In most cases fulfillment of the eligibility The Diploma Supplement is a document requirements is not enough to be admitted. attached to a higher education diploma pro- When the number of applicants exceeds the viding a standardised description of the na- number of places offered, a selection among ture, level, context, content and status of the the applicants will take place according to studies that were pursued and successfully predetermined regulations. completed by the graduate. The Diploma Most likely when you have received Supplement improves the transparency of this guide, you have been admitted to a academic achievement of international stu- programme or course, but notice that ad- dents and facilitates academic and profes- mittance to one programme/course does sional recognition of qualifications through- not mean that all other courses and pro- out Europe and other parts of the world. grammes offered at the university are available to you. If you intend on switching cours- Admission procedures es or changing between levels, you may be To be eligible to study at a Swedish uni- requested to re-apply and submit other versity, you must satisfy both general and merits other than the ones that have already specific entrance requirements for the pro- been submitted. In some cases, this may gramme or course choice. The general even include upper-secondary diplomas requirements are different for each level and grades. In most cases, formal exchange you intend to study at: Basic Higher Educa- students wanting to extend their stay must tion (Bachelor’s level) including all Profes- re-apply and submit all of their documen- sional programmes; Advanced Higher tation as it is not saved from the exchange Education (Master’s level); and the Research application. For further details contact a 14 Education (PhD level). study counsellor. STUDENT UNIONS AND THE NATIONS

Student Unions and the Nations

Uppsala Student Unions At Uppsala University, there are two student unions; Uppsala Student Union (Uppsala Studentkår) and the Pharma- ceutical Student Union (Farmaceutiska Studentkåren). The Student Unions are responsible for the welfare of the students by dealing with educational, financial, health care, housing and recreational matters, etc. At the Student Union you can buy used books, borrow computers and copying machines and arrange for an e-mail account. Uppsala Student Union publishes ERGO, the most important student paper in which you can get information on current events in Uppsala.

The International Buddy Programme The Uppsala Student Union, along with ELSA (European Law Students Associa- tion) and UTN (Uppsala Association of Engineering and Science Students), offers you the International Buddy Programme. Since Uppsala is a rather old city, with old traditions and lots of bureaucracy, you might find it very helpful to have a buddy to help you with your transition to Sweden. The buddies in the programme are both Swedish and international students that have been in Uppsala for at least a semester (most likely longer) and have already gone through this same transition. Their purpose is to help you settle in. The only thing you have to do is to apply in advance with the Photo: Martin Cejie Photo: application from the homepage of the STUDENT UNIONS AND THE NATIONS

Uppsala Student Union. The rest is up to Dag Hammarskjölds väg 16. Their task your Buddy! is to monitor and improve the Pharmacy Uppsala Economists (Uppsalaekono- Educations in Uppsala. At the Pharm there merna) is a non-profit association run by its are a lot of activities during the week. For members, consisting of business and eco- example a Café that is open every Monday, nomic students of Uppsala University. They Tuesday and Thursday and a Pub that is arrange different projects and activities for opened every Wednesday. Lunch is served business and economic students. They also every day and several “gasques”(formal par- have a Buddy programme but you do not ties) are arranged. Feel free to contact them need to apply in advance, since they will be with any questions you may have, email contacting all students registered on a busi- [email protected] or see their homepage ness or economic class. www.farmis.se The Uppsala Student Union also offers you an International Officer and a Doctoral The Student Nations Ombudsman. You can find more informa- The thirteen Student Nations are clubs dat- tion about both of them and the work that ing back to the 17th century. Each nation they do on the homepage of the Uppsala bears the name of a certain region in Sweden Student Union. They also have a board and historically it was a club for students for general issues pertaining to the PhD from that region. As an international student programmes at Uppsala University. Each you are free to choose which nation you faculty has a PhD-student council, which want to join. Please note that the receipt represents the PhD students on the faculty you receive when you pay your combined boards. Get in touch with your faculty Student Union and Nation fee at the bank PhD-students council if there is something must be kept, since it is a part of your stu- you feel could be done better in your par- dent ID; a plastic card will be received later ticular PhD programme. If you are having (kårleg). (Keep your student id safe, it must difficulties, you can turn to the Doctoral also be presented at your exams!). Ombudsman. The Uppsala Student Union Every nation is lead by the curators who is located next to the old university build- are responsible for planning activities and ing at Övre Slottsgatan 7. keeping the finances in order. Curators of The Pharmaceutical Students Union all nations together make up the Curators’ is the student union for the pharmacy Committee (Kuratorskonventet, KK), which students in Uppsala. The union moved to coordinates activities and makes decisions Uppsala in 1971 and to its present house, on policy questions. At every nation there 16 Pharmen in 1992. Pharmen is located at are also two international secretaries who Photo: Martin Cejie Photo:

The last day of April turns into a festive day for Uppsala students and all of their guests. Activities take place all over the city, ending the day with a dinner and dance at the Nations. will help you with any problem that might nations are a number of musical events occur and who can provide you with infor- with various kinds of orchestras and bands mation about the activities at the nation. including jazz and classical music, choirs, All international secretaries work within theatre groups, sports and athletic clubs the International Committee (Interna- (tennis, golf, volleyball, basketball, floor- tionella Konventet). The committee organ- ball (innebandy), fencing, karate, soccer, izes a welcoming party at the beginning badminton, bowling, table tennis, bandy, of each term, excursions and the Interna- cricket, dart and dancing etc.) plus photo tional Pub, where you have the opportu- labs, art clubs and perhaps a wine- and nity to meet other international students whiskey-testing club. Guest lectures, guided as well as Swedes. On arrival you will get tours, excursions and recreational trips to extensive information about the nations to interesting sites may be offered as well. The help you make up your mind which one to sports and other activities vary somewhat join. Please note that there are also a few between different nations. There are good formal dinners and banquets at the nations, opportunities for students to work at these so bringing a suit or a nice dress may be a events. Many can earn some extra money good idea. by working in the pub or at the fika. The various nations arrange similar ac- There is also a fourteenth Student Na- tivities for their members. These include tion, Skånelandens nation, which only has a cafés (with fika, meaning a cup of coffee or nominal fee but has no facilities nor activi- so) and pubs with discos. Some nations also ties. If you register with this nation you will offer lunches. Formal three-course dinners not be admitted to the other nations. The (gasques) or balls are arranged at certain booklet “Beginners’ Guide”, handed out on intervals, including Ladies and Gentlemen’s arrival, gives further information on the dif- dinners, sometimes with a day-before and ferent nations. a day-after-party. Other activities at most 17 STUDENT UNIONS AND THE NATIONS

Norrlands Värmlands (7 000 members) (2 500 members) Address: Västra Ågatan 14 Address: Nedre Slottsgatan 2 Phone: 018-65 70 70 Phone: 018-13 44 45 web: www.norrlandsnation.se web: www.varmlandsnation.se Smålands Västgöta (1 100 members) (1 100 members) Address: S:t Larsgatan 5 Address: Västra Ågatan 18 Phone: 018-13 18 54 Phone: 018-13 63 60 web: www.student.uu.se/nation/ web: www.vastgotanation.se smalands Västmanland-Dala Stockholms (5 000 members) (4 000 members) Address: S:t Larsgatan 13 Address: Drottninggatan 11 Phone: 018-10 53 39 Phone: 018-14 63 33 web: www.v-dala.se web: www.stockholms.se Östgöta Södermanland-Nerikes (2 300 members) (3 000 members) Address: Trädgårdsgatan 15 Gotlands Address: S:t Olofsgatan 16 Phone: 018-13 43 11 (600 members) Phone: 018-15 40 60 web: www.ostgotanation.se Address: Östra Ågatan 13 web: www.snerikes.se Phone: 018-13 09 81 web: www.gotlandsnation.se Upplands (2 100 members) Gästrike-Hälsinge Address: S:t Larsgatan 11 (1 800 members) Phone: 018-15 21 51 Address: Trädgårdsgatan 9 web: www.uplandsnation.se Phone: 018-66 61 41 web: www.ghnation.se Göteborgs FIF (600 members) Address: S:t Larsgatan 7 B Families for International Friendship, FIF, is a voluntary organization Phone: 018-13 20 06 made up of Swedish families who want to welcome you into their web: www.student.uu.se/nation/gbg homes as an occasional guest. Your host is not in a position to help you with economic or housing problems, but will be happy Kalmar to assist you in any other way and give you some insight into (1 800 members) Swedish life. For information and application form call or write to: Address: Svartmangatan 3 Britta Löfstrand, Gamla Uppsala, Ekebylund, 755 94 Uppsala Phone: 018-69 49 80 018-18 31 50 34 or e-mail [email protected]. 18 web: www.kalmarnation.com STUDENT UNIONS AND THE NATIONS

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Part 2 Checklist – Before You Leave Home!

Contact your Contact person in charge of Conditional Admissions for Master programmes your programme/course! means that you MUST present a degree Let them know that you will be attending and before registering for classes. And before you if they have any special information for you. can receive a degree from the advanced level Who is your Contact person? Your Contact from Uppsala University, you must submit a person may be noted on your admissions degree from the basic level in the original. letter or may be the one who sent you this guide. Each programme and course has a It might be useful to bring documents of your contact person, begin your search on upper-secondary school/high school. www.uu.se/education or the Student Services. If you make any changes to your studies while here in Sweden, you may need these, see Organize your Housing situation ahead of time! page 14 for details. At the very least, arrange temporary Housing solutions, see pages 30–31 for details. If you Got proof of personal medical insurance? Do are an exchange student, see page 62 instead. you need medical insurance? Bring your EU-card or certificate from home Bring your Admissions letter in the original if your country has an agreement for medical and copies. care with Sweden. See pages 43 and 44 for details. If you are a formal exchange student, Make sure you have a passport with photo see page 59 instead. and with your residence permit stamped inside. Do you need a visa or a residence permit? Try to arrive in time for the Orientation See page 24 to answer that. In some cases, Week. Refer to page 27 for details. instead of a passport, EU/EEA citizens can bring another type of photo id that clearly Sign up ahead of time for a Buddy! states your country of origin. See page 15 for more information.

If you do not have a visa/residence permit To open a bank account, some Swedish banks but need one, apply for one as soon as you request a bank statement. receive your final admissions letter! This should show that you have been a reli- In some cases, you can begin the application able customer at your local home bank. process before the final admissions letter is issued, visit: www.migrationsverket.se NOW!

Bring with you your original degree and transcript. 20 CHECKLIST

Checklist – Before You Leave Sweden… (if you ever do)

Join the Uppsala University Network of Ask for or order official transcripts from the Alumni! Find out who else back home who Student Services, [email protected]. may have had similar memories of their time in Uppsala! Former Uppsala University If you are moving from Sweden permanently students might have moved to your area too: and had a personnummer from the Tax www.uu.se/en/node444 Authorities, you must notify them of your move. Apply for your degree if you think you meet all the requirements. Unlike some universi- Close your bank account if you opened one! ties in the world, a degree certificate does not automatically arrive when you have met Active Air Cargo AB can help you with the requirements. Follow the steps involved transporting luggage and goods from Sweden. before you leave Sweden as described on the They even offer a 10% student discount on application form found online, the freight cost. Dropping off your goods is at www.uu.se/Education Degrees or visit the SAS’s Cargo Terminal at Arlanda airport. Pick- Student Services up from your home address can be arranged.

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21 Will Your Who knows Swedish most about Adventure Housing? Begin Here?

Who is my C o n t a c t Person?

Uppsala Student Union Övre Slottsgatan 7 Phone: 018-480 3100 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uppsalastudentkar.nu

Student Services and International Office S:t Olofsgatan 10B+A Phone: 018-471 4710 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uu.se/Education

22 Limited opening hours over the summer, visit each homepage for details and updates. STUDENT SERVICES

Student Services

Most likely your Contact person at the for information to prospective exchange department is the key person to begin find- students. Is there an exchange agreement ing answers to your many questions, but with your University? This office can easily everyone is welcome to send an e-mail, call answer this question. If the answer is No, or visit the Student Services, S:t Olofsgatan the Student Services can answer any more 10B. The Student Services can point you in questions you may have. the right direction if you have not already Special information for formal exchange located your Contact person. Other serv- students is presented in Part III. Special ices are provided here too. Opening hours arrangements have been made for formal are described on the homepage as they vary exchange students because of the agree- from the summer and during the term: ments signed between the home university www.uu.se/education. and Uppsala University.

Study and Career Counselling Student Unions Located in the same office as the Student Many of your questions may not be directly Services, the study and career counsellors related to your studies; housing, getting to are available to anyone interested in study- know other students, your rights and obli- ing at the University. gations, and many more. You can turn to a You are also welcome to contact the special International Officer at the Uppsala study counsellors at the department of Student Union for advice in these matters. your specific field of study. To locate them, For doctoral students there is a Doctoral see the University Directory from the first Board and a Doctoral Ombudsman. Read page of the homepage, www.uu.se. more about the Student Unions on page 15.

International Office Uppsala University has student exchange agreements with nearly 450 Universities in 50 countries around the world. The In- ternational Office is responsible for some of the incoming formal exchange students. Some Departments have direct exchange agreements and therefore most incoming formal exchange students need to turn to their department for information. The International Office is also responsible 23 PLANNING YOUR STAY

Planning Your Stay

Passport, Residence Permit, Visa for further details. You must also prove that Before you depart for Sweden certain docu- you have been admitted as an exchange or ments will be necessary. You need a valid visiting student at Uppsala University and passport for entry into Sweden. In some fill out a form confirming that you have cases a visa is also required. However, enough money for your study period in citizens of EU countries and some of the Sweden. If you are a citizen of a country countries of the European Economic Area outside the EU/EEA you must have your (EEA); Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway residence permit stamped into your pass- need only an ID card provided that the port before entering Sweden. You can only citizenship is stated on the card. Citizens of apply for a residence permit at a Swedish Switzerland enjoy the freedom of move- Embassy or Consulate in your home coun- ment within the EU. However they must try or country of residence. apply for a residence permit if they wish to stay for longer than three months. Do you reside temporarily in another EU/ For further information contact the Swe- EEA country but are coming to Sweden? dish Embassy or Consulate in your country. Applications for residence permits must Please consult www.swedenabroad.com for be made at the nearest Swedish embassy addresses and office hours of Swedish em- before arriving in Sweden. bassies and consulates. If you are going to stay in Sweden for Are you visiting EU with a visa but want to more than 3 months, you need a residence stay and study in Sweden? permit (uppehållstillstånd). Citizens of EU/ You must return to your home country to EEA countries (including Switzerland) need make an application for a residence permit. only to register after their arrival in Sweden Consult with the Swedish Migration Board at the local office of the Swedish Migration for details. Board (Migrationsverket), see the address and telephone number in the register. Find IMPORTANT: After receiving a letter of the application and other important infor- acceptance you should apply for a resi- mation at: www.migrationsverket.se if you dence permit without delay, unless you are are a non-EU/EEA. Please note that there a citizen or permanent resident of EU/EEA. is a separate application form for doctoral (Special information and application proce- students. dures for Switzerland, contact the Swedish In order to get a residence permit for Migration Board for full details.) less than one year, you must prove that you 24 have a health insurance policy, see page 43 PLANNING YOUR STAY

Civil Registration the residence permit, your letter of admis- Special information for Formal sion, documents to prove your civil status Exchange students in Part III. and be able to present a home address in International students with a residence per- Uppsala, (not a hotel nor boarding house or mit for at least one year, (permits are issued the like). They will issue you a civil regis- only on a yearly basis or less), are entitled tration number (personnummer). Registra- to civil registration as a resident. The appli- tion will entitle you to medical benefits cation for civil registration has to be made through the Swedish National Health in person at the Local Tax Authority (Skat- Insurance System (see page 43 for details teverket), see the address in “Addresses and about Health Insurance). Webpages”. You must bring your passport, If you are not entitled to a residence permit and thus not eligible for a civil registration number, you must have a similar number for tax purposes if you get em- ployed. This is called a Tax file number (samordningsnummer). Your employer can help you make this request to the Tax Authorities. It is NOT to be considered a civil registration number. If you have stayed in Sweden for more than a year with a civil registration number and then leave Sweden, you must inform the Local Tax Authority of your emigration. The Tax Authorities will be able to issue an i.d. card with your civil registration number after June 1st, 2009. If you have a bank account at a Swedish bank, they can issue you an id card also, see more information under “Your Finances, Banks”. Your civil registration number consists of 10 figures, your birth date (year, month, day) plus 4 additional digits, no letters. The university will issue a temporary id number (T- or P-number) in order to register you in Photo: Carlis Fridlund Photo: UPPDOK, the student registration system. 25 PLANNING YOUR STAY

However, that number is only valid for uni- your Contact person. Do not send anything versity services (library, course registration, to any central addresses without prior con- etc). If you have received a civil registration tact! number, you should inform your Contact person so that they can connect the two Arrival by air. Stockholm International registration numbers in the student regis- Airport, Arlanda, is situated 35 kilometers tration system, Uppdok. south of Uppsala. Special airport buses take you to Uppsala. The trip costs SEK 120 Arrival and Getting Settled and takes 50 minutes (tickets inside the Your Contact person at Uppsala University airport). Trains from the airport to Upp- will inform you about dates for recom- sala take 20 minutes and cost SEK 90-140. mended arrival. Please confirm your arrival Going by taxi to Uppsala would cost you with this person. If you come on one of the approximately SEK 445 (ask for the fixed days of recommended arrival you will be price). The taxi can normally be paid with able to profit from the Orientation Week a credit card. There are two other airports that the University arranges for new inter- served by a few airlines. One is Bromma in national students, see page 27 for details. the close vicinity of Stockholm city served The official start of the Autumn/Fall from a few international destinations. If you semester for 2009 is August 31st and it arrive at Bromma you can take a city bus, ends on January 17th. You will not have to leaving approximately every 15 minutes, attend classes during the Christmas holi- to the Stockholm Central Railway Station days, normally between December 21st– and take the Uppsala train from there. The January 2nd, but most likely you will have bus ride from Bromma takes around 15 to use this time to complete individual as- minutes. signments that you will present before the Another airport serving the Stockholm end of the semester; exams, essays, presen- area is Skavsta at the town of Nyköping tations, or re-takes. Consult your Contact around 100 kilometers south of Stock- person before you make any travelling holm. Some low-cost airlines like Ryanair plans during that time. Similarly in the serve this airport from a few destinations. If Spring semester, January 18th–June 6th, you arrive at Skavsta you can take a bus to there will be breaks from classes but not Stockholm city and change to a train from from schoolwork. there. The total travelling time from Skavs- If you want to ship luggage to Uppsala ta to Uppsala is around three hours. Rya- prior to your departure you can normally nair also flies into Västerås which is about 26 do so to your host department, contact 75 kilometers west of Uppsala. The local PLANNING YOUR STAY

bus services go directly to Uppsala instead of to Stockholm.

Arrival by train. There are several trains from the continent that have Stockholm as their final destination. In Stockholm, however, you can change to the local train to Uppsala, which departs at least twice an hour. The train ride takes about 40 minutes.

Orientation Week The Orientation Week for international students is organized by the Uppsala Student Union and the International Committee. It takes place one week before the start of the semester, the exact dates vary. During this week you can get a temporary student id- card which allows you to enter the Nations. You can also participate in activities and get a good tour of the town and see what the student life has to offer you in Uppsala. It is also an excellent way to make new friends. For more information please see: www.uppsalastudentkar.nu/en.

Late Arrivals All expected late arrivals must be in agreement with your Contact person. The department is not obliged to wait for you since Swedish universities do not imple- ment rolling registration. Several master Photo: Tommy Westberg programmes begin with an important intro- duction course which lays the foundations for continued study. Missing this course can ies for up to one year which, in that case, in some cases mean postponing your stud- even means re-applying. 27 ARRANGING YOUR HOUSING

Arranging Your Housing

Special information for Formal steps described from home. The only solu- Exchange students in Part III. tions left will be quite expensive. Internet is Uppsala University does not have “univer- your most useful tool to make a search. You sity housing” as is common in many places could try e-mailing to all the sub-leasing outside Sweden. Student housing is pro- listings since it is the one place where list- vided by a number of private companies. ings can occur daily. You can also take the This makes it quite difficult for any student opportunity to check bulletin boards in dif- applying for housing because it means that ferent departments or grocery stores or put you have to deal with many different peo- up an advertisement yourself. Step #11 de- ple and companies. It should be said that scribes temporary housing solutions for the it will take a lot of work on your behalf to critical period in August and September. secure housing. If you follow the following steps provided on pages 30 and 31, you Contract Periods will have gone a long way to securing your When signing a private contract it is housing. Because of the shortage of housing imperative that you are aware of the it is important not be too choosy – all hous- Swedish laws and its regulations stating ing in Sweden is of a good standard. Once your own rights and obligations. Most hous- you have moved into a place, you can con- ing companies use standardised contracts, tinue searching for more ideal housing. but they might be in Swedish and thus Steps 1-5 on the following pages de- difficult to fully understand. We urge you scribe how you can sign a contract directly to read through the contract section of the with a housing company. However, there is Student Union website before you sign any also a large sub-let housing market. Steps contracts. There you can also find contract 6-10 describe how to find a place to sub- forms that you can use in English. lease. To sub-lease means that you will be When you are renting from a housing leasing from a private person instead of a company, your contract is usually not for a company. The advantages with sub-leasing limited time. As long as you are a student, are that there is no waiting list and that you can continue to live there. If you need rooms are almost always furnished. The to break the contract you must do so in disadvantage is that you have a restricted advance, usually between 1 to 3-months. amount of time that you may live in that When it comes to private contracts/sub- apartment/room. leasing however, the duration of your stay It will be very difficult to find accom- is limited. You can only sub-lease a room/ modation in August and September if you apartment up to one year from a private 28 have not already been able to follow these owner. The actual contract period should be Photo: Pereric Öberg

stated on the contract and can vary from must themselves apply for a different room one month to twelve months. if they continue for a second year or longer. Please note that international students Begin this search early, since the waiting who have happened to be offered a room line/queue for a room can be very lengthy through their Contact person, can normally for August/September. only keep their room for one year. They 29 HOUSING GUIDE

Housing Guide

1. Contact your Contact person at the 4. Lilla Sunnersta. This is a newly built student department and ask for help finding housing. housing area run by Uppsala Akademiförvaltning It is possible that they have contacts on the (UAF). Because it is new, and thus not so well housing market, or indeed they may have their known, and also because it is approximately own solution to the problem. six kilometres from the town centre, demand is often a little lower than other places. While 2. Studentstaden. This company is the most of UAF’s webpage is in Swedish they largest provider of student housing in Uppsala. have a brochure in English. You will need to You should visit their website now and regis- register there to be able to apply for housing. ter yourself to start collecting “queue days”, Send an e-mail to [email protected] and www.studentstaden.se. The more “queue tell them that you would like to register to days” you have the better. The demand for apply for housing. They will help you with this housing is always greatest during the beginning process. Once you have registered you will of the semester. need to use the function “logga in” to look for They also have a special category of rooms housing. Some people have had problems re- called “recentior” rooms, available for newco- gistering because they do not have a Swedish mers, for which you do not need that many civil registration number (“personnummer”). queue days, however there is a limited number UAF has announced that this should not be a of those and they are usually only available at problem in the future, however. the beginning of each semester. They have a good English website and one can register in 5. The Nations. Each nation has its own English as well. housing for its members. It is difficult to say just how much housing is available through 3. Heimstaden. This housing company does the nations, and it is difficult to generalise not have a waiting list or queue for its rooms, about how difficult it is to get such housing. which is advantageous for students who have Some nations may have a rule that you must not been in the queue for long. Check have been a member for a certain amount of www.heimstaden.com regularly because new time, for example. Because the nations operate rooms become available often. The rooms independently, there is no central place where are “corridor” rooms in a student area called “Flogsta”.

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you can apply for housing. You will need to visit with www.blocket.se Uppsala ”Lägenheter” the website of each of the nations (there are for category. 13) and find information about their housing. A list of the nations (with links) can be found 8. Along the same lines you can look for here www.nationsguiden.se. rooms at www.studentlya.nu . Click on the English version, go to the drop down menu 6. Uppsala Student Union. Uppsala Student and choose Uppsala. The whole page is in Union has arguably the largest sub-let housing English and you can find all sorts of housing database in Uppsala. It is called “Bostadsjouren”, announcements. which can be found here: www.uppsalastudentkar.nu/bostadsjour. While 9. A new website that has been recommended the database is in Swedish, there is a guide is www.casaswap.com, which provides you which might help you: www.uppsalastudentkar. with listings from pretty much everywhere in nu/en/guide_to_bostadsjouren. When you find the world. a room that you are interested in, you need to contact that person yourself using the contact 10. Finally, you can even try the local newspa- details. If there are several places you are per. The website is www.unt.se. Look in the interested in, apply for all of them. The demand left menu until you see “Bostad”, then you can for rooms is so high that you do not need to use their search function. wait to get an answer from one in order to apply for another. 11. If you still do not have a room and you will soon be travelling to Uppsala – check the 7. Blocket. This is a popular Swedish site Student Union’s website for information about where people buy and sell things, including extended stay accommodation, a comprehen- housing. This site is entirely in Swedish, and sive list of youth hostels and bed & breakfasts there is no guide in English, but if you have in Uppsala, www.uppsalastudentkar.nu/en/. some knowledge of a Scandinavian language, or if you have a Swedish dictionary, then you may find some interesting results here. Begin

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Illustration: Karl Åstrand YOUR FINANCES

Your Finances A Feasible Budget

Studying at Swedish universities is free of Below you can find an example of a feasible charge but you have to pay a limited fee budget per month and a list of some food to the Student Union and a Student Na- products and prices in Swedish crowns tion each semester, the fee ranges between (SEK). 390–450kr depending on which nation you choose (expected changes in July, 2010). Item Month You must, however, finance your own living Food 2,100 costs and other expenses while studying in Accommodation 3,300 Student fees, books 200 Sweden. Living in Sweden is quite expen- Teleph.,TV, newspaper 200 sive. One of the conditions for being grant- Local travel 300 ed a residence permit for studies by the Medical care, hygiene 300 Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) Clothing 400 is that you must prove that you will have Hobbies, leisure 500 enough money to cover your whole stay in Total: SEK 7,300 Sweden. The minimum sum required by the Swedish Migration Board at present is SEK Item SEK (Kr) 7,300 per month, approx EUR 775 or USD Milk 8 Kr/liter 1,150 (Feb 2009), for at least 10 months of Bread 15-25 Kr/loaf the year if you plan to study for a full year. Margarine packet 15-18 Kr/600 gr Cheese 60-90 Kr/kg Students from EU/EEA countries do not Beef 100-200 Kr/kg have to prove that they have SEK 7,300 a Chicken 50-80 Kr/kg month at their disposal, but have to sign Eggs 18-30 Kr/kg a document stating that they can support Rice 18 Kr/kg themselves in Sweden. (See also Employ- Cigarettes 49 Kr/packet ment, Employability and Work Opportuni- Newspaper 10 Kr ties to compare your situation.) Wine 50-70 Kr/75 cl bottle Please note that you will have to cover Beer in a liquor store 8-10 Kr/33 cl some extra expenses (Student Union and Cinema 100 Kr Student Nation fees, text books, etc) during the first months every semester. Even if clothes are expensive in Sweden it is recommended that you buy winter clothes here Please note that you must be at least 20 because it might be hard to know what years old to buy alcoholic beverages. Be pre- to get beforehand. You will need winter pared to show an ID. Alcoholic beverages 32 clothes from October–November to March. are only sold at Systembolaget stores. YOUR FINANCES

Banks which card you choose. They recommend Special information for Formal taking a letter of recommendation from Exchange students, in Part III. your local bank back home or something Here you will find a description of which that shows you have been a good customer, banks can be found, and what services they as well as your passport or other ID. It is have for international students. It is strongly probably best to take a letter of admission recommended to pay a little extra for an to Uppsala University also. account with Internet access, since Internet banking is common in Sweden and it is a Swedbank very convenient way to pay your bills. This bank is a large Swedish bank and has If you are eligible for a civil registration good opening hours. To get an account you number, it is recommended that you get it will need to take your passport and your first and then open an account. All banks letter of admission from Uppsala University. are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Some An account with Internet access costs SEK shops agree to let you withdraw some mon- 155 per year and an account with a bank- ey in cash if you pay your purchase with a card (so called “Maestro”) will cost SEK credit card. 185 per year. Make sure that your letter of admission states the extent of your duration SEB in Sweden. SEB is one of the major banks in Sweden. To get an account you will need a copy of Transferring money your housing contract showing that you The easiest way is to have a CIRUS or have a Swedish address, a registration cer- Maestro connected cash card so that you tificate from Uppsala University, an ID or can withdraw money directly from your passport and your residence permit (uppe home account to an ATM in Sweden, that hållstillstånd/not applicable to EU/EEA citi- way you avoid paying money transfer fees. zens except Switzerland). It will also be necessary to open an account in a Swedish bank in order to pay your Nordea bills without extra fees. Paying by bank or This bank has had a long history with credit card is possible in most places. Bank Uppsala University and is quite helpful to machines for taking out cash money are also international students. A simple account frequent in the city centre. Please note, per- has no cost; access to Internet banking will sonal cheques from abroad are not cashed cost SEK 12 per month. There is also a fee at Swedish banks. A bank-to-bank cheque for having a bankcard, which depends on drawn on a Swedish bank is the best type 33 YOUR FINANCES Photo: Staffan Claesson

The Ångström Laboratory (Ångströmlaboratoriet) and the Centre for Economic Studies (Ekonomikum) each have a “quiet room” where students and personnel can find a place for peace and quiet. Inspiration for such a room has been taken from the Dag Hammarskjölds meditation room at the UN-building in New York.

of cheque. Travellers’ cheques may also be a more information about scholarships at practical way of getting money. the beginning of each term at the Student Services. Scholarships A small number of scholarships are avail- Uppsala University does not offer a scholar- able through the Swedish Institute in Stock- ship programme to foreign students. How- holm, www.si.se. ever there are a number of donations made to Uppsala University for registered stu- Employment, Employability, dents, that all registered students can apply Work opportunities for. These “scholarships” are old donations Because Swedish language skills are re- that were given to the University dating quired by most employers—even for typi- back to the 1600’s, most of them from the cal service positions—international students 1800’s. Almost all of them have very spe- cannot depend on finding extra work very cific eligibility requirements often reflect- easily. Some international students find ex- ing Swedish society from that time period. tra work at the nations in their restaurants, These scholarships are meant as a comple- kitchens or other positions there. Some ment to your budget since the amount of students find extra work delivering newspa- 34 funds granted varies greatly. You can find pers and sorting advertisement newspapers YOUR FINANCES

at local businesses. But because Uppsala is university/college or postgraduate level. a typical student town with very many stu- More information can be found at dents, these jobs fill up fast and can be hard The Swedish Migration Board, to find for those without contacts or Swed- www.migrationsverket.se. ish language skills. There are several ways full-time stu- The Swedish Public Employment Service dents can keep in touch with their future All jobseekers are expected to use the self- labour market. The university has exten- service facilities, especially sive contacts with the public sector, private www.arbetsformedlingen.se, to search by companies and/or organizations often in region, sector or other links. Information connection with projects, internships, or the is provided in several languages under the like. There are several Labour Market Days heading “Other languages” at the right side or Contact Days arranged and organized of the first page, but the vacancies are usu- by student organizations and/or student ally published in Swedish. groups. By joining these student organiza- EURES network is a partnership be- tions, you get first hand practical experience tween all of the public employment servic- meeting companies and welcoming them to es in the European Economic Area (EEA), Uppsala University. which supports free movement of workers, The Study Counsellors and Career Of- europa.eu.int/jobs/eures. EURES offers an fice can also provide feedback on CV’s and international job database that lists thou- arranges an open seminar series on “how to sands of vacancies that are readily available get that job”. Most of the seminars are held across Europe. The Swedish employment in Swedish, however. There is a possibility service advertises selected Swedish vacan- to subscribe to their newsletter which in- cies on this database, which is available on cludes tips from employers looking for stu- the EURES website. The site also contains dents for projects, extra work, internships, information on living and working condi- etc. Some of the advertisements are from tions for Sweden and the other EEA coun- international employers and thus in English. tries. You can find information on labour For details visit: www.uadm.uu.se/jobb/ markets, accommodation, comparability Citizens of EU/EEA countries and Swit- of qualifications, social security and many zerland are included in the free mobility, other topics. Another useful feature of the and do not need a work permit. Students, site is the direct links it provides to the who are citizens of non EU/EEA-countries, websites of the different public employ- but holds a valid residence permit, may ment services of the EEA. work in Sweden. The studies must be at 35 Photo: Staffan Claesson

The English Park Campus-The Humanities Centre is a shared campus for theology, 36 humanities, social sciences and other areas. YOUR DEPARTMENT = YOUR WORKPLACE

Your Department = Your Workplace

The university may seem rather large and Internet and Student Portal with a difficult to get an overview of, but it is Student Account the department that becomes your actual Students registered on a course can apply workplace. A department is a unit within for a student account to access Internet the university where your classes and re- and useful student information from the search are held within one subject, for ex- Student Portal (if you are not admitted ample the Mathematics Department, the nor registered for a course, see page 54 for English Department, Department of His- other options). Admission to a course or a tory, etc. It is the department that registers programme is the first requirement and the you when the programme/course begins. first step but also a registration is needed At the department are lecturers, study on a course or the first course of your pro- counsellors, course secretaries, director of gramme, in order for your account to be studies, head of the department. This is activated. Some departments want you to where your instructions, lessons, some ad- register to the course by logging into the ministrative services and any laboratories Student Portal using a temporary student are held. account usually connected to the national Those that follow a longer programme admissions system. This does not always can usually be expected to take several work automatically especially for interna- courses from other departments but usu- tional students and in this case you must ally have a “home” department in charge manually apply for an account by sub- of the whole programme. Our depart- mitting an application for an account to ments are found in several different places UpNet-S, the student computer network in Uppsala and virtually they each have for Uppsala University. A representative their own homepage from the www.uu.se from UpNet-S can be found in person at homepage domain. Many departments the Uppsala Student Union during certain work together in the same research and hours. The application and support infor- educational centres also called campus mation for the computer services can be areas. Examples include Ekonomikum found on the website, www.uu.se Student (business studies, economics, statistics, and >>Computer Network or from the repre- more), Ångströms Laboratory (technical, sentative at the Student Union. engineering, physic studies, plus much Uppsala University has a variety of stu- more), Biomedicinskt centrum, mostly dent services collected in one place: The known as BMC (medical and pharmaceu- Student Portal — “The Home Portal for tical studies plus others). Students of Uppsala University”. This may 37 YOUR DEPARTMENT = YOUR WORKPLACE

be the only way your department informs stance 7.5 credits) often run parallel with you of any changes or news. another course of 7.5 credits during a 10- The Student Portal offers access to your week period. Please note that in Sweden course and programme pages, study results, the number of teaching hours per week e-transcripts, information from the Stu- may vary considerably between differ- dent Union, your own file area, webmail ent subjects and courses. Thus, there is no and more! For certain courses, registration one-to-one correspondence between the is available here plus exam registration number of credits for a course and the and the division of study groups within a number of teaching hours for that course, course. To be able to use the Student Por- as is often the case in some other countries. tal, you must have a student account from Every course, however, requires full-time UpUnet-S, see the information above. study equivalent to its number of credits. The Swedish grades are normally Credits, Grades and Examination awarded on a basis of 3 grades: ”pass with The duration and extent of programmes distinction” (väl godkänd), “pass” (god- and courses are expressed in a system of känd), or “fail” (underkänd). The Faculty credits (högskolepoäng). The new Swedish of Law, however, has 4 grades: “pass with högskolepoäng is the same as the European high distinction” (AB), “pass with distinc- ECTS credits since July 1st, 2007. Thus, tion” (Ba), “pass” (B), or “fail” (underkänd). one week of full-time study corresponds The Faculty of Science and Technology to 1,5 credits. One semester of full-time also has 4 grades: “pass with high distinc- study is equal to 30 credits (=30 ECTS tion” (5), “pass with distinction” (4), “pass” credits, or 15 U.S. or Canadian semester (3), or “fail” (underkänd). In some areas, credits). The requirement for most under for instance medicine and teacher training, graduate degrees is between 180 and usually only Pass or Fail are used. 240 credits, corresponding to a minimum The ECTS system has 5 pass grades and study time of between 3 and 4 years, re- 2 fail grades. In an official transcript, you spectively. A master degree, two years, is may request to have your grades shown in thus 120 credits. the ECTS grading scale, grading keys are The credit system is very systematic. If noted at the bottom of the transcript. All a course has 7,5 credits it corresponds to courses include written and/or oral ex- five weeks of full-time work if no paral- aminations. There are, however, usually no lel courses are taught at the same time. final exams covering the entire semester´s Students usually take one course at a time coursework (i.e. grouping the sub-courses 38 even if courses of short duration (for in- together) or covering an entire general YOUR DEPARTMENT=YOUR WORKPLACE Photo: Tommy Westberg

study programme. The grade Fail never The following regards doctoral students: appears on an official transcript of records. Name and civic registration number, basic degrees, admission to postgraduate stud- Student Register (UPPDOK) ies, supervisor, courses achieved, degree of The Student register contain the follow- research activity, licentiate essay, doctoral ing information about Bachelor and Mas- thesis and postgraduate degrees. ter students: Name and civic registration All Bachelor and Master students, who number, general eligibility for university have an account on Upunet-S, get a mes- studies, admission to courses/programs, sage to their personal e-mail address each registration(presence) on every course each time any result from an examination has term, credits taken and degrees. been registered in Uppdok. 39 YOUR DEPARTMENT = YOUR WORKPLACE

If you need an official transcript of number of credits, learning activities, entry record, the departments or the Student requirements, forms of assessment, grad- Services can be of help. ing system, organisation of the programme content and course requirements. These Library Resources requirements are pre-determined and Uppsala University Library consists of adopted by the faculty board in charge of 14 subject libraries near various university the course. departments. Your library card is common to all the libraries and you are free to use Disciplinary Procedures for Plagiarism all the facilities. Uppsala University Library or Cheating has considerable online collections and Students are expected to uphold the stand- services. Visit the website www.ub.uu.se. ards of academic honesty at Uppsala Uni- Carolina Rediviva is the oldest part of the versity. Plagiarism and cheating are treated University Library at the top of Drottning- very seriously. Invigilators at the examina- gatan, (Dag Hammarskjölds väg 1). tions will check on students and proved or Other libraries include: suspected cheating will be reported to a • Stadsbiblioteket (City Library) Svart- Disciplinary Committee. At the hearing, a bäcksgatan 17 student may receive a warning or, at worst, • 13 “Student Nation” libraries on different be suspended from classes and other uni- subjects (paid student fees required). versity activity for a period of time. There are also departmental libraries. This is the same procedure if suspected for copying parts of someone else’s essay or Teaching Methods publication and presenting it as your own; Higher education at Swedish universities is plagiarism. Plagiarism is generally defined mainly based on the tradition that students as using someone else’s text or idea without take responsibility for their own studies a clear reference to the original source. If with the support of the teaching faculty. you are unsure about how to correctly cite The academic environment is informal sources in academic writing, make sure to and interactive. Teaching is problem-based consult your teacher or advisor to avoid any and carried out in different forms: lectures, misunderstandings. Students may be re- seminars, group work, laboratory work, quired to submit their essays to “Urkund”, independent study, etc. a computer program that is used to detect Every degree programme and individu- plagiarism. al course has a syllabus that describes the 40 learning outcomes and the content, the YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Your Health and Well-being

Student Health Care Services Student Unions, arranges physical training The services provided by the Student for students and acts as an umbrella organ- Health Centre, (Studenthälsan), focus their ization for those interested in sports and services around the word “health”, particu- athletics. Most student nations also have larly student health and preventive illness. various sports clubs. The staff consists of nurses, psychologists, • Svettis, Sjukhusvägen 2, a student gym counsellors, and a physician. “Stress” and hall, offers several kinds of physical all of its forms are usually what students training, pool, sauna, weight training, can be faced with sometime in their study etc. environment. The staff here organizes in- • Stallet, Uppsala Science Park, Dag dividual counselling, handling plans and Hammarskjölds väg 58, offers similar groups to help you overcome stressful activities as Svettis but also has hinders in your studying environment. Uppsalas largest climbing wall. The staff also organizes a series of seminars and group therapy sessions, usually held There are also several private gyms, check in Swedish however. The Student Health the yellow pages of the telephone book or Centre is not intended to be an emergency www.eniro.se. ward nor an infirmary. In the beginning of 2010 a whole new Since the health system in Sweden can training centre run by the Student Health be overwhelming, almost always described Centre (Studenthälsan) will open in the in Swedish only and all of your questions new campus area called Blåsenshus/Peda- may not be addressed in this Guide, you gogikum and will replace Svettis. Keep an may turn to the staff at Student Health eye out for opening dates. Centre for advice and referrals. For updated information and opening The University Chaplaincy and more hours, please consult the Student Health In Uppsala you can find several different Centre brochure included in your welcome churches and a Mosque. For further in- package or their homepage at formation about the different alternatives www.uu.se Education>>Student. If you please contact the University Chaplaincy have an appointment and do not show up, at the Student Union, Övre Slottsgatan 7. you are charged full price anyway. The University Chaplaincy is open to individuals of all faiths and offers confiden- Exercising and Sports tial counselling, please visit: www.student. The Student Health Centre, run by the uu.se/studentprast/inenglish.htm. two universities of Uppsala and the 41 YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Energy!

Exercise & sports for students!

AQUA I AEROBICS I SPINNING CLIMBING I GYM I POOL BALL GAMES I YOGA I DANCE MASSAGE I HEALTH CARE

STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE UPPSALA

www.sh.uu.se

SVETTIS Sjukhusvägen 2 tel 69 52 80 STALLET Dag Hammarskjölds väg 58 tel 471 69 40 HEALTH CARE Övre Slottsgatan 7 2 tr tel 15 50 50

42 YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Property Insurance access to public medical services in Sweden A property insurance policy is offered by if you register beforehand at a social in- the insurance company Trygg Hansa and all surance office in your home country and students of Uppsala University are covered obtain a European Health Insurance Card. automatically once they have paid their You need to bring the EU-card with you Student Union fees. This insurance is free when seeking medical or dental attention for the first 3 months after paying the un- in Sweden. ion fees and then you are asked whether or Students that do not register with their not you would like to continue with it. social insurance office in their home coun- Even if you live in a student room, it try need to arrange their own insurance is advisable to buy a property insurance coverage. This is also best done in your policy. The housing company or the Stu- home country. Medical treatment is expen- dent Nations owning the student housing sive without any form of health insurance. do not cover theft, loss or damage to your Nordic citizens can get by with a photo personal belongings. Bicycles, probably your id and present a home address from any of most valuable piece of property, have been the Nordic countries, according to a special known to get stolen in Uppsala. agreement between the Nordic countries.

Health Insurance Non-EU/EEA citizens with a residence Special information for Formal permit valid for at least 12 months Exchange students, in part III. As a visiting student, if you stay for one Insurance: Accidents Occuring to and year or longer i.e. if you have a residence from the University permit valid for at least one year—you are All students at the university are covered by entitled to the same health benefits as an accident insurance while on the university Swedes, however, you must register at your premises, and on their way to and from the local tax office as soon as you have a per- university, very specific definitions apply manent address. (Refer to Civil registration however. Claims can be made to the Legal, at the beginning of this Guide for instruc- Financial and Administrative Services Agency tions.) (Kammarkollegiet) www.kammarkollegiet.se. The application procedure can take some time but you will be fully covered if Medical insurance for Nordic and you need medical help and you can show EU/EEA citizens that you have already applied for civil reg- If you are covered by insurance from any istration. Medical insurance does not cover of the EU/EEA countries, then you have your journey to Sweden nor the time you 43 YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

spend in the country prior to applying for Health Care in Sweden civil registration. Thus, to be fully covered, Getting sick is no fun, but this guide can you will need some form of travel insur- help you to figure out where to go to get ance. better fast.

Non-EU/EEA citizens with a residence 24-hour Telephone Hotline for Medical permit valid less than 12 months Advice (Sjukvårdsrådgivningen) If you have a visa or residence permit valid In non-emergency situations, you can call for a period of less than a year, then you are 1177 to speak to a registered nurse for not able to register at the local tax office, medical advice and a referral to the nearest and you do not have automatic access to clinic if your condition calls for care by health care. Currently Australia, Algeria, a physician. Israel and the province of Quebec in Canada have some health agreements Local health clinics in the Uppsala region with Sweden, but each with very differ- (Vårdcentralen) ent conditions, some conditions exclude The vårdcentralen are usually only open week students. To find out whether your country days from 08.00-17.00 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). has such an agreement and what it covers, you should contact your local Social Insurance Office in your home country, or visit the Swedish Social Insurance Office (Försäkringskassan) for information, www.forsakringskassan.se. Students who are not covered by any of these agreements must arrange their own insurance coverage. In Sweden, medical EU/EEA-countries: treatment is very expensive without any Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Re- form of insurance. Expect a starting cost of public, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 2,800 kr if you visit the emergency ward France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, during the day, or 6,200 kr if you have to Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, visit them sometime during the night. the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Roma- Private insurance that can be purchased nia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the in Sweden can be found at Studentförsäk- United Kingdom. And Iceland, Liechten- ringar: www.studentforsakring.se. stein, Norway, Switzerland. 44 YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

vården) in the city of Uppsala. Students “Nearby Emergency Care” (Närakuten) can also turn to the Student Dental Närakuten Samariterhemmet, Dragarb- Service (Studenttandvården), Kungsängs- runnsgatan 70, phone: 1177 (press #5 for gatan 5B. For an appointment, call information in English) has opening hours 018-10 54 67. Dental care can be rather on the weekends and evenings. This is expensive and standard medical insur- the optimal first place to visit for non- ance generally only covers necessary care, emergency medical care. consult your dentist or Swedish Social Insurance OfficeFörsäkringskassan before Hospitals (Sjukhus) treatment. For urgent medical care, you may need to visit the hospital. In Uppsala, the Uppsala Academic University Hospital (Akadem- iska Sjukhuset) is one of Sweden’s leading Emergency care fees university hospitals and is centrally located just south of the castle. Phone: Everyone must be able to bring payment to the clinic for these typical basic fees. 018-611 00 00. Basic fees and much higher fees will be

charged for those without a civil Emergencies or life-threatening registration number. situations The number in Sweden for emergencies Emergency care: Fee: is 112. Academic hospital Uppsala and General hospital in Enköping 300 kr Medication Uppsala ”Nearby Emergency Care” Prescriptions and over-the-counter (närakut) medicine are only available at local state- physician consultation 200 kr nurse consultation 80 kr run pharmacies (Apoteket). These are open X-rays 80 kr during normal shopping hours. One is Physician consultation at the local available on the weekends and evenings clinic 140 kr, some specialists 230 kr at the hospital, Akademiska sjukhuset, If you have to stay in the hospital Entrance 70. expect to pay 80 kr per overnight. If you are under age 20, you pay Dental care (Tandvården) half the fee. There are several dental clinics (Folktand- 45 HEALTH CARE IN SWEDEN Staffan Claesson Photo:

46 INFLUENCE YOUR STUDIES/YOUR RIGHTS

Influence Your Studies

As a student of Uppsala University, you are example, after every course a course review in the centre of the university’s activities. enquiry is handed out to all the participants What you get out of your studies is very and is used as an important instrument in much up to you, but is also an important the further development of the course con- matter for the university as well. According tent for the next participants. to the Swedish Higher Education Ordinan- The university as a whole has adopted ce, which governs all higher education in many guidelines and policies for your wor- Sweden, all students have a right to be re- king environment here at the university. In presented in the working and decision ma- them are important issues important to em- king committees of the university. Students ployees and students but also for the uni- are considered co-workers of the university versity. All of these documents have been whose opinions, involvement and responsi- worked on together with the student union bility are an important factor in order for representatives and staff members. They are the university to be able to offer high qua- available on the homepage or through the lity education. The student unions, student Student Services. The Student Union has committees and you as an individual stu- several officers in charge of different issues, dent have an important task when it comes contact them or get involved yourself. (See to participation in the quality and develop- more about the Student Union on page 15.) ment of the programmes and courses. For

Your Rights

There are several different Swedish laws more information contact your student that regulate your study situation which representative or see here: you may come in contact with as a student. www.uppsalastudentkar.nu/en/links. The university has also set up their own guidelines and plans concerning the study The Discrimination Act environment. Among other guidelines, At Uppsala University no one shall be there are Student Working Conditions, discriminated against because of gender, a plan for diversity, the plan for gender ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, equality, accessibility and many more. For religion or other beliefs. New grounds of 47 YOUR RIGHTS/STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

discrimination are also prohibited: age, Ombudsman for Grading Issues gender breeching identity or expression. Any student can turn to a “betygsombuds- This is regulated in the Discrimination Act man” - an ombudsman for grading issues, by the Swedish Parliament. The univer- if they believe that they have received sity has also implemented a plan of action the wrong mark or that the examination for equal treatment of students, The Equal has been executed poorly or unfairly. Treatment Plan. This plan covers the areas Details are described under “Your Rights” of equality, accessibility and diversity. on the homepage.

Students with Disabilities

A disability coordinator with specific re- • note-taking help sponsibility for disability issues is available • course literature in alternative formats to students with disabilities at Uppsala such as talking books University. Students with disabilities who • reading help have enrolled in higher education will ac- • sign language interpreting (Swedish sign cording to need receive forms of support language) that are directly related to their education. • mentors Students with disabilities are recommend- • modification of exams such as extended ed to make contact with the disability time for written exams coordinator in order to discuss their need Other kinds of support such as technical or of support as soon as possible. personal aid (e.g. computers, hearing aid) Formal Exchange Students are recom- are not part of the university support. mended to discuss their needs with their If you need further information please con- Contact person at Uppsala University no tact the disability coordinator at Uppsala later than at the time of application. Stu- University, e-mail to dents who come through the Erasmus or [email protected]. You can also find Nordplus exchange programmes should more information about studying with dis- seek extra scholarships to cover the costs abilities at the Swedish national website: for particular support. www.studeramedfunktionshinder.nu. Among the forms of support which may be considered for students with disabilities 48 may be mentioned: STUDYING WITH CHILDREN/STUDY ABROAD ...

Studying with Children

When you have become a resident of school that offers tutoring in English to Uppsala municipality, they can provide pupils between 6 and 16 years of age you with applications and instructions for whose parents are on short-term contracts childcare. Preschool is offered for children in the Uppsala area. Additionally the school between 1 and 5 years old for a maximum offers bi-lingual tutoring (50 % English, monthly fee of 1,260 kr/month for the first 50 % Swedish) to pupils who can master child (Feb 2009). There are after-school both languages. For details visit: centres for children in school up to and in- www.kvarngardesskolan.uppsala.se. cluding grade 3, also for a monthly fee. For Uppsala University has adopted a Paren- children in grades 4-6 there are after-school tal Policy which supports a positive attitude clubs for a semester fee. Details can be toward combining studying or working found on the English version of the munici- with parenting. It includes certain guide- pality’s homepage: lines and advice on how to create good rou- www.uppsala.se/Education. tines for creating a schedule conducive for When choosing a school for your child parents with consideration to the availabil- you may want to consider the Uppsala ity of childcare. International School which is a municipal

Study Abroad as an International Student from Uppsala University

Uppsala University offers a great number of and the total number of semesters studied exchange opportunities for regular students. at Uppsala University can be the deciding The requirements to apply to the exchange factor. Please note that you must return to programmes vary. It is necessary to consult Uppsala University once your exchange the international coordinator responsible period is finished and that the exchange is for the agreements you are interested in. limited to one year. In some cases the competition is very keen 49 GETTING AROUND

Getting Around

Swedish-English Dictionary Online English lessons Spoken English is easily used in contact The English Department of Uppsala with people but almost all of the written University offers a part-time course for information including maps, Internet international students: Practical English: resources, and advertisements in the Oral and Written Production, 7,5 credits. newspaper or on bulletin boards will need This course is specifically aimed at foreign to be translated from Swedish into Eng- students enrolled at Uppsala University lish. We can recommend the following who need to improve their proficiency in online services but also a good dictionary: English. The course focuses on developing http://lexin.nada.kth.se/sve-eng.html. the students’ oral and written proficiency. “Google-Translate this”, is useful too For details on how to apply contact the since you can put in a whole text and English Department, www.engelska.uu.se. get it translated into another language. Private educational companies can also Some words, especially proper names, offer tutoring in English or many other lan- are overlooked in computer translations, guages, see below for details. however. Swedish Lessons Improve your Swedish or English or Special information for Formal Ex- Both! change students, in Part III. The Language Workshop Part-time beginner Swedish classes are not The Language Workshop is open to all guaranteed to all International Students. If students at Uppsala University who want there are any free places left over from the help with their oral or written presenta- courses organized for the formal exchange tions. Language proficiency, both regard- students, other applications can be consid- ing oral and written language, is important ered on a first-come, first-served basis with both when studying and in working life. priority given to international master The Language Workshop offers all students programme students. Contact the Depart- help in developing this proficiency. You ment of Nordic Languages for details about can make an appointment with one of the how to apply, www.nordiska.uu.se. advisors at the Language Workshop. This If you have a civil registration number, appointment is free of charge and help is you can turn to the Adult Education Centre available in both Swedish and English. of Uppsala (Komvux), to sign up for beginner Visit their homepage for more details, Swedish classes. www.uu.seEducation>>Student>> If you are not eligible for classes at the 50 Language Workshop. Adult Education Centre, you can turn GETTING AROUND

to the Folk University (Folkuniversitetet). well as the local paper, UNT (Uppsala Nya That is an adult educational association Tidning). Check also the Student Union that offers a wide range of adult education, bulletin board. including instructions in a wide variety of The average price for a second hand bike languages but implements tuition fees. For is about SEK 600–1000. Be careful when details visit: www.folkuniversitetet.se. buying second hand bikes from flea Advanced courses in Swedish are offered markets, as these might be stolen property at the Department of Nordic Languages, and/or that they are not in good condition www.nordiska.uu.se. Nordic applicants are and you will need to pay for repairs. normally eligible to study in Swedish but it is highly recommended to attend part- NOTE: Make sure you understand what time courses or one full-time term of study the different traffic signs mean. It is in Swedish. not allowed to bike in pedestrian streets or the Town Square (Stora Torget). Biking, Driving, Maps, Buses, Taxi Lights and reflectors are required by law. Biking Fines apply for not keeping lights on while Biking is a very common means of trans- biking in the dark. portation in Uppsala. Here is a list of some bike shops to get you started with. Driving Check the yellow pages in the local phone Sweden, like most European countries, has book (www.eniro.se) for more bike shops as right hand traffic. In Sweden you have to be 18 and hold a driver’s license to drive a car. You must have the license with you whenever you drive. You can use a foreign driver’s license for a year in Sweden. Before the end of this one-year period, you can apply for a Swedish license. You apply at the County Commissioner’s Office Läns( - styrelsen, körkortsavdelningen).

Buses The bus center for local traffic in the city is mainly the train station at Kungsgatan. The buses run from approx 06:30 to 24:00. You can buy various bus cards at the Uppsala 51 Photo: Johanna Lundmark GETTING AROUND

Bus Office at Vaksalagatan 5 (phone 018- Taxis 727 3702) and at Pressbyrån kiosks. You Dial 018-100 000 (Uppsala Taxi) or must pay a deposit of SEK 75 for the bus 018-123456 (Taxi Kurir). Tips are included cards. Bus fares: Single fare in the city: 30 in the fare. From and to the airport, ask for Kr (cash); Value card (värdekort) SEK 15 a fixed price. Payment with a credit card is per ride; Monthly card (50 rides) SEK 500. allowed also. Transfer and return trip within 90 minutes is free. You can also buy a ticket by sending Maps a text message from your cellphone. Write Internet maps of Uppsala and Uppland the letters UV in a message and send it to County can be found at number 72472. In a couple of seconds you www.uppland.nu/eng. will receive a digital ticket to show the driver.

Shop Address Telephone Bodéns Cykel och Sport Börjegatan 52 018-13 19 63 Cykeltoppen Sernanders väg 8 (Flogsta) 018-46 10 90 Cykel Viktor Svartbäcksgatan 25 018-10 10 19 Cykelringen Kungsgatan 113 018-69 61 80 Eriksbergs Cykel Karlsrogatan 82 018-53 87 70 Fålhagens Cykel Strandbokilen 3 018-13 76 77 Leffes Cykel Sibyllegatan 9 018-53 60 45 Stahléns Cykel Väktargatan 26 070-560 2769 Tunabackars Cykel Folkungagatan 21 018-24 56 80

Useful Biking Words

Woman’s bike – Damcykel Tyre – Däck Light – Lyse Brake – Broms Men’s bike – Herrcykel Pump – Pump Seat – Sadel How much is it? – Hur mycket kostar den? Lock – Lås Do you have used bikes? – Har ni några Tube – Slang begagnade cyklar? Key – Nyckel 52 GETTING AROUND

Telephone, Electricity is 46. For international calls from Sweden, There are normally no telephones in the dial 00 and the country code. student rooms or corridors. If you do not have a cellphone, you can make phone calls Phone & Fax at the Student Union from the Student Union. A sim card will be If you need to make a phone call or send included in your welcome package when a fax, you can do so at the Student Union you arrive, for free. You can also buy a tele house for a minimal fee. card of varying values. Cellphone refill/ prepaid cards kontant( Electricity kort) can be obtained at Aircall stores In Sweden, the current from wall outlets (in S:t Persgallerian and Forumgallerian) is 220, 50 cycles (Hz), rather than the 110 and Pressbyrån (several locations). Please you may be familiar with at home. The out- note that the area code for Uppsala is 018-, lets or plugs might also be different. Hence, which must be dialled before the local in order to use electric razors, hair dryers, phone number if you use a cellphone. If radio etc, you may have to use an adapter you want a home phone or a cellphone of and/or converter. The cost for electricity is your own you have to contact the tele- normally included in the room rent. How- phone company. ever, electricity is not included if you rent Telephones are installed by the Telecom- an apartment. Travel adapter and similar munications Administration (Telia). The basic equipment can be found at Teknikmagasi- fee for having a telephone installed is approx net, on Kungsängsgatan 1. SEK 1,025, excluding the price for the tele phone itself. There is no installation fee if you Pharmacy, Post Office, Supermarkets, are under 26 years of age and ask for a youth Shops subscription (ungdomsabonnemang). However, Pharmacy. (more information can be found a deposit of SEK 5,000 will be requested. This under Your Health and Wellbeing) will be refunded when you leave Sweden. The • Apoteket Kronan, Svartbäcksgatan 8, subscription rate is at present SEK 125 per open 10:00–19:00 (Mon–Fri) and 10:00– quarter year. For further information please 16:00 (Saturday) 12–16 Sundays contact: Telia, Bredgränd 7A, telephone: • Sjukhusapoteket, Akademiska Sjukhuset 90 200. A number of new telephone com- entrance 70, open 09–21 every day. panies have recently been established and • Apoteket Sirius, Heidenstamsgatan 69, the telephone market is constantly changing. open 10–18 (Mon–Fri), 10–14 (Saturday) Using cellphones is recommended. Hotline to pharmacy consultation 24 hours The telephone country code for Sweden a day: 0771-450450. 53 GETTING AROUND

Post Office and Saturday morning. Some stores are Most of the post offices in Sweden have open until 7 p.m. been replaced by stores or petrol stations that have Postal services. Sending or pick- Second Hand Stores ing up packages and parcels can be done at • Myrorna, Sysslomansgatan 16-18 & various places, usually grocery stores such Kungsängsgatan 20 as ICA Supermarket at Flogsta or petrol/ • Sirius Loppmarknad, Sturegatan 5 gas stations with long opening hours. Of- • Klädkammaren, Svartbäcksgatan 16 ficial postal boxes for sending pre-postage (clothes) letters are yellow and are found on street • Kupan, Trädgårdsgatan 16C and Dan- corners. A postal guide in English can be marksgatan 20 obtained from any postal service agent. • Helping Hand, Stålgatan 23 Stamps can be bought at stores responsible • Bäckar små, Dragarbrunnsgatan 18 for package handling. They can also advise • Emmaus, Hjalmar Brantingsgatan 1 you of postage for letters weighing more than 100 grams. Bookstores • Akademibokhandeln Lundequistska Supermarkets (LundeQ), The Forum Galleria Supermarkets are open from 8 in the • Studentbokhandeln, Sysslomansgatan 7 morning until 22:00 approximately. There • The Uppsala English Bookshop, are of course exceptions to this. Larger S:t Olofsgatan 32 stores are open longer, and stores that are near student areas usually are open even LundeQ offers a 20 % discount on most text- later than that. ICA Supermarket food books, ask the cashier. Studentbokhandeln store in Flogsta, for example, is open usually has low prices without the discount. 08–23.30 every day. Computers and Internet Access without Shops a Student Account Open 9:30-19:00 weekdays, If for some reason you are not a registered 9:30–14:00/16:00 Saturdays. Some stores student, perhaps you arrived too early to downtown are open on Sundays and a receive a student account or you are in be- number of food markets and/or supermar- tween classes, you may still be in need of kets have varying hours. Alcohol is only gaining Internet access without a student sold in special shops called Systembolaget account. (See also, Internet and Student 54 Monday –Friday 9.00 (or 10) a.m.–6.00 p.m Portal with a Student Account on page: 37). GETTING AROUND

You can access the Internet at the following locations: • Stadsbiblioteket (City Library), Photo: Marcus Marcetic Svartbäcksgatan 17. Drop in Internet 15 min or book a time for 1 hour. • Café Barista, Svartbäcksgatan 14 Wireless Internet is free for all customers. • The Student Services, during their opening hours, has secured Internet access by submitting proper id and signing in at the desk. • The Student Union, free use of computers.

Newspapers, Student Newspaper Foreign daily papers can be bought at Press byrån, Central Railway Station. Magazines and weeklies at any Tobaksaffär. A large selection of international press is available on S:t Persgatan 10. Many corridors subscribe to a daily Swedish newspapers and share the cost. The Student newspaper-ERGO, is published every two weeks, is usually sent to your home adress and there you can find a column in English written by the International Officer of the Student Union.

Laundry There are laundry rooms in some of the buildings in every student area. Check with your corridor mates on how to use the facilities. The use of the laundry rooms is usually free of charge. Please consult your rental contract and its enclosures. 55 GETTING AROUND

Public Holidays Restaurants You can be sure that stores and other pub- Humlan (Ekonomikum), restaurants at lic services will have limited opening hours BMC and Polacksbacken and Alma (in the on the following public holidays: university building) and several nations • Jan 1st, New Year’s Day (nyårsdagen) serve lunch at very reasonable prices. Da- • Jan 6th Epiphany (trettondagen) gens Rätt means today’s special and is usu- • Good Friday (långfredagen) ally the cheapest. Look in the phone book • Easter Monday (annandag påsk) (yellow pages) for other restaurants or on- • May 1st, (första maj) line at www.eniro.se. Coat checking is usual • Ascension Day (the 39th day after East- for evening meals (approx SEK 10). Tips er Sunday) (Kristi himmelfärdsdag) for the service is included in the price. • Whit Sunday (pingstdagen) • June 6th, Sweden’s National Day, in Tourist Office and Travel Agencies memory of King Gustav Vasa’s accession Uppsala Tourism, Fyristorg 8 to the throne in 1523 and the signing of Phone: 018-727 48 00 the Government Act in 1809. E-mail: [email protected] • Midsummer’s Day (celebrated on the Web: www.uppland.nu/eng Saturday between the dates 20-26th June) (midsommardagen) Travel Agents • All Saints’ Day (celebrated on the Sat- • Resia, Bangårdsgatan 5. urday between Oct 31th and Nov 6th) Phone: 018-12 04 30 (allhelgonadagen) • STA Travel, St Olofsgatan 11, • Dec 25th Christmas Day (juldagen) (student travel) Phone: 0771-474850 • Dec 26th Boxing Day (annandag jul) • Ticket, Östra Ågatan 33. Phone: 018-12 54 10 Most State employees are also free on weekends, on Midsummer’s Eve, Christmas For low cost airlines to major Eve and New Year’s Eve. All Sundays and European cities: holidays are marked in red on a Swedish • Ryanair: www.ryanair.com calendar and are thus referred to as • German Wings: www.germanwings.com 56 “Red Days”. 57 Photo: Tommy Westberg Photo: Tommy Westberg

58 The Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC) houses a large portion of the educational and research facilities in Biology for Uppsala University. FOR FORMAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS ONLY

Part 3 For Formal Exchange Students Only

Please note that the information in Part mation about how to apply to an exchange III concerns only formal exchange students please contact the International coordinator (including ERASMUS, TEMPUS, NORD- in charge of exchange studies at your home PLUS, ALFA and Linnaeus-Palme students) university. Exchange students who have who are nominated by their home univer- sufficient knowledge of Swedish can nor- sities to study under an official exchange mally be admitted to regular courses taught agreement between Uppsala University and in Swedish without formal documentation a partner university. of the Swedish language requirement. If you are a master student or an international student entering Uppsala Univer- How to Apply sity through a non-exchange application Students from universities with an official (such as free mover, internship, master pro- exchange agreement with Uppsala are wel- grammes etc.) please see the general infor- come to use the forms on www.inter.uadm. mation in Part II. uu.se to apply for an exchange at Uppsala As a formal exchange student you are University. The exchange forms are in pdf expected to study at Uppsala University for form, and all of the forms are interactive. It a limited time, one or two semesters. Your means that you can, and should fill in the studies here are non-award studies, i.e. they forms on your computer. When you are do not lead to a degree at Uppsala University. done, print out your application. You can then sign the application and give it to your Admission coordinator at your department or your In order to become a formal exchange international office to be signed and sent student at Uppsala University your home to Uppsala. university must have a valid exchange Students must be nominated by their agreement with Uppsala University. A list of home university. Uppsala University will current student exchange partner univer- not accept applications directly from stu- sities is published in the brochure “Study dents or without endorsement from the Abroad at Uppsala University” which can be home university. Are you unsure about found at the International Office’s website: anything? Contact your coordinator at your www.inter.uadm.uu.se. Here you can check home university, or one of the International if your home university has an exchange Office Staff on www.inter.uadm.uu.se. agreement with Uppsala University. Please Your university will have its own dead- note that Uppsala University does not es- lines for application. Uppsala University tablish new exchange agreements on behalf must have received your application no lat- of one interested student. For further infor- er than the 30th of April for the following 59 FOR FORMAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS ONLY

Autumn semester, or the 15th of October or their home university, on a mandatory for the following Spring semester. basis. The courses in basic Swedish consist of 48 hours of instruction (beginner’s and Finances elementary level) starting in mid-September One condition is the financial requirement and February and finishing around Decem- of at least SEK 7,300 per month in order ber 10 and May 20, respectively. Those who to support yourself while in Sweden and pass a final test receive academic credits for to receive a visa or residence permit or the the course. Those who have met attendance right of residency in Sweden. For more requirements receive a certificate if they do information see www.migrationsverket.se. not wish to take the test or do not pass it. Please note that there are no grants or Courses are arranged mainly according to the scholarships offered by Uppsala University needs of students studying at the University to cover the costs of staying in Sweden. for a full semester or more. This means that short term students may not be able to get a Courses Taught in English full course of 48 hours. Application and reg- Exchange students studying within an offi- istration for courses in basic Swedish offered cial exchange programme between Uppsala during the semester will be made on arrival. University and his/her home University usu- Admission to the course in basic Swed- ally study courses taught in English. These ish is restricted, i.e. the number of places is courses are listed in the catalogue “Courses subject to an annual decision. The course in Taught in English” available at each partner basic Swedish at beginner’s level will also university. The course catalogue can also be offered as an intensive course before the be found on www.inter.uadm.uu.se. Please beginning of the Autumn semester during note that in order to study in English at August and early September (60 hours of Uppsala University you must have a high instruction). Students who wish to apply to level of proficiency in English. this course will have to be prepared to arrive around August 1. The application form can Swedish Language Instruction be downloaded from www.inter.uadm.uu.se Exchange students (including ERASMUS, and must be received by May 30 at the lat- TEMPUS, ALFA, and Linnaeus-Palme est. The number of places in the intensive students) will normally be admitted to cours- course is limited, and everyone cannot be es entirely taught in English. There are cours- admitted. Notification about admission will es in basic Swedish at beginner’s level offered be sent by the end of June at the latest. Stu- during the semester either on a voluntary dents with some prior knowledge of Swedish 60 basis, or, if so prescribed by the programme should not apply to the Swedish intensive Photo: Alex Giacomini

course. There is no intensive course offered tion with your study period is not covered in January, before the Spring semester. by the Kammarkollegiet insurance, nor are trips outside of Sweden during the study Insurance period. Insurance coverage for such travel All students coming to Sweden should be must be bought by the students themselves covered by a comprehensive insurance. EU in their home country. citizens should bring the European Health Property insurance/theft while in Swe- Insurance Card provided by their local den is also not included in the University authorities. Formal exchange students are insurance policy. The Uppsala Student also covered by an additional insurance Union offers a property insurance policy policy taken by Uppsala University at a through the insurance company Trygg Han- national agency, Kammarkollegiet, cover- sa. Note: Even if you live in a student room, ing medical issues (not applicable to EU it is advisable to buy a property policy. The citizens/residents), accidental injury and as- Housing company or the Student Nations sault, disability and death, liability and legal owning the student housing do not cover expenses at a level comparable to normal theft of or damage to your personal belong- high Swedish standards. It should be noted ings. A copy of the Kammarkollegiet insur- that travel to and from Sweden in connec- ance conditions should be available at your 61 FOR FORMAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS ONLY

home university and will be sent to admitted As a formal exchange student you should exchange students together with their ad- fill in a Housing Application Form. It is avai- mission letter. Insurance coverage details can lable on www.inter.uadm.uu.se and should also be found on www.kammarkollegiet.se. be sent together with your first applica- Additional inquiries about this insurance tion to study in Uppsala. You will be able should be directed to Kammarkollegiet via to state your preferred housing. This does e-mail to: [email protected]. not, however, mean that we can guarantee Students are strongly recommended to buy the housing of your preference due to the a more comprehensive insurance policy limited number of rooms. Due to the hou- themselves in their home country. sing shortage, we also reserve the right, in a few cases, to place a student in temporary Banks housing until a regular student room is avai- Exchange students staying for a shorter lable. The housing application form must period than 6 months can open a bank ac- be returned to the department which has count at the bank ”Nordea”. Bring your admitted you or to the International Office address, acceptance letter and passport. if you have been admitted by this Office. Exchange students who are staying for a Your Contact person at the department or longer period than 6 months can open bank the International Office will sign the form accounts at other banks as well for example on receipt to verify that you are a formal Swedbank, Nordea and SEB. It is impor- exchange student before a room will be tant to bring your acceptance letter in order reserved for you. Students can often access to confirm that you will be in Sweden for their rooms in early August even though more than 6 months. For information about the recommended arrival dates may be in transferring money and cash withdrawals late August. If you plan to arrive and move see page 33. in to your room before August 16, you must inform Akademihotellet. In this case a full Applying for a student room month’s rent will be charged for August. Please note that if you are a master student Students must keep their rooms in good or an international student entering Upp- order and not damage furniture, etc, since sala University through a non-exchange they will be responsible for paying for any application (such as free mover, internship, damage made. Male and female students master programmes etc.) you cannot apply live on the same corridor. for housing through the university, please For more information about housing for see the general information about housing formal exchange students please see: 62 on page 28 in this guide. www.akademihotellet.uu.se/fs.aspx : Anna-Maria Wremp Photo

Note: while you must be a formal exchange Arrival and Getting Settled student to live in these rooms, you will be Your contact person at Uppsala University, signing a regular contract with your land- normally the person who has signed your lord. This contract is binding. acceptance letter, will inform you about dates for recommended arrival. Please con- Deadline for Housing Application firm your arrival with this person. You will 2009/2010 is for: be able to get your Welcome Package and Autumn Semester not later than June 8. course information from your contact person. Spring Semester not later than November 16. Try to arrive on a weekday, during office hours to pick up the key for your room and Housing Contract Periods to meet your contact person. Please note • Full-year students in 2009-2010 pay that the various housing companies have monthly rent from August 16 to June 15. different opening hours. If you come on • Students staying only for the Autumn se- one of the recommended arrival days you mester 2009 pay rent from August 16 to will be able to benefit from the Orienta- January 15. Rooms must be vacated by tion Programme which the University ar- noon, January 15, 2010, at the latest. ranges for new foreign students. If you want to ship luggage to Uppsala prior to your Note, your room will be inspected before departure you can normally do so to your you leave! host department, or, in the case of exchan- Your new address in Uppsala will be ges dealt with by the International Office, sent to you by e-mail before your arrival to that office. to Uppsala. 63 ADDRESSES AND WEBSITES

Addresses and Websites

The entire white and yellow pages for all Association of Engineering and Science of Sweden plus maps can be found on Students www.eniro.se or call 118 118. (Uppsala teknolog- och naturvetarkår) Searchable only in Swedish though. Polacksbacken, Building 73 (UTH-gård) SE-752 37 UPPSALA Phone: 018- 57 25 20 University Services E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.utn.uu.se The Student Services (Studerandeexpeditionen) Student Health Services (Studenthälsan) Box 256, S:t Olofsgatan 10B Ubbo, Övre Slottsgatan 7, 2nd floor, SE-751 05 UPPSALA SE-753 10 Uppsala Phone: 018-471 4710, 018-471 4720 Phone: 018-15 50 50 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.student.uu.se/studorg Web: www.uu.se/Education The International Chaplaincy International Office (Universitetskyrkan) (Internationella kansliet) Övre Slottsgatan 7 Uppsala University SE-753 10 UPPSALA Box 256, S:t Olofsgatan 10A Phone: 018-18 73 10 SE-751 05 UPPSALA E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.inter.uadm.uu.se Web: www.universitetskyrkan.se

Uppsala Student Union (Uppsala Studentkår) Uppsala Local Authorities Övre Slottsgatan 7 SE-753 10 UPPSALA The Local Tax Authority (Skatteverket) Phone: 018-480 3100 Kungsängsgatan 43 E-mail: [email protected] SE-751 87 UPPSALA Web: www.uppsalastudentkar.nu Phone: 0771-567 567 E-mail: [email protected] The Pharmaceutical Student Union Web: www.skatteverket.se (Farmaceutiska studentkåren) Dag Hammarskjölds väg 16 Police Office Box 957, SE-751 09 UPPSALA Box 3007 (visiting address: Svartbäcksgatan 49) Phone: 018-52 78 33 SE-750 03 UPPSALA E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 114 14 Web: www.farmis.se E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.polisen.se/uppsala

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Uppsala Local Office of the Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) Bolandsgatan 10 SE-753 23 UPPSALA Phone: 010-485 82 82 Web: www.migrationsverket.se

The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) Headquarters Box 6113, SE-601 70 NORRKÖPING Phone: 011-15 60 00 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.migrationsverket.se

The Social Insurance Office (Försäkringskassan) Svartbäcksgatan 11 SE-751 88 UPPSALA Phone: 0771-524 300 Web: www.forsakringskassan.se/uppsala

General information about Sweden: The Swedish Institute Box 7434, SE-103 91 STOCKHOLM Web: www.StudyinSweden.se

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Photo: Uppsala University, 2009 Editors: Stephanie Noroozy, Petter Ljungström; Student Affairs and Academic Registry, Stella Papasotiriou, Uppsala Student Union Cover photos: Tommy Westberg, Staffan Claesson, Petter Ljungström, Alex Giacomini, Martin Cejie, Graphic Production: Matador Kommunikation AB Print: Lenanders grafiska AB Comments can be sent to: [email protected]

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