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International Summer School Student Handbook INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENT HANDBOOK WORLD CHANGERS WELCOME Contents Before you leave home 2 – Registration – Applying for your visa and immigration advice – Medical evidence of a disability – Insurance – What to pack On arrival to Glasgow 6 – Transport – Immigration regulations on entry On arrival 8 – Arrival and welcome arrangements – Accommodation Essentials 10 – Money – Telephones – Internet and email Getting around 12 Shopping and amenities 14 – Shops – VAT refunds – Bookshops – Post Offices – Laundry Support and medical services 16 – Medical services – International Student Support / Counselling and Psychological Services / Disability Services – Students Representative Council – Consulates and High Commissions – Religion The University Library 18 The Hunterian 19 Sport and leisure 20 – Sport and recreation – City of Glasgow – Student Unions – Gilchrist and Fraser Building Dumfries students 22 Campus map and building directory 24 WELCOME Welcome to the University of Glasgow International Summer School. We are excited that you will be joining the University of Glasgow community for our annual international summer school this year. Our international summer school welcomes over 200 students from over 35 nationalities to our beautiful campuses to be inspired within our world-class learning environment. The University of Glasgow is proud to be in the top 100 universities in the world and in joining one of our courses you will be joining a University with over 565 years of teaching and research excellence, whilst walking in the footsteps of our world changing alums, including Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, James Watt, inventor of the steam engine and, more recently, Nicola Sturgeon, the current First Minister of Scotland. Please take the opportunity to enjoy our first-class facilities during your stay and make the most of being in Scotland’s largest and most cosmopolitan city, Glasgow. Home to stunning scenery, world- renowned galleries and music venues, and some of the best shopping in the UK outside of London, hopefully you will quickly feel right at home in the world’s friendliest city. On behalf of the University, I wish you every success in your studies and I hope you have a productive and enjoyable stay as a member of the Glasgow family. Best wishes and good luck! Rachel Sandison Vice-Principal, External Relations 1 BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME Registration Once you have accepted your unconditional If you are a visa national coming for less place on our summer school, you will than six months you will have to apply for receive instructions on how to register on a short-term study visa before you leave the programme. You should do this on your home. A visa national is the term used to MyCampus record prior to departure. describe citizens from countries who require a visa to enter the UK. For more information glasgow.ac.uk/myglasgow/students/ on whether this applies to you, please see: gov.uk/check-uk-visa Applying for your visa On arrival at UK Border Control, remember Immigration requirements for the UK to have your short-term study visa letter and are determined by your nationality and your proof of funding with you in case you whether you are: have to show them to the Immigration Officer. 1. EU/EEA/Swiss national or For more information on short-term visas 2. Non EU/EEA/Swiss national please see: gov.uk/study-visit-visa 1. EU/EEA/Swiss national Travel via Republic of Ireland If your passport is issued by a country in If you intend to travel to the UK via Dublin the European Economic Area (EEA) or you will not pass through any UK immigration Switzerland, you can enter the UK freely - point and will therefore not be able to obtain you do not need a visa. Leave to Enter as a short-term student on arrival. Therefore, you should apply for Entry Clearance before leaving your own country 2. Non EU/EEA/Swiss national even if your course is for less than six months. Visa arrangements change frequently. If you are a non-European Economic Area (EEA)/ Immigration advice Swiss national, please make sure before leaving your home country that you have made the If you have any questions about applying necessary arrangements for your travel to for your visa please contact the University’s the UK. International Student Advisers (see Support and Medical Services). The University of You must have a valid passport. Glasgow is unable to represent individuals Check whether you are a visa national who have been refused a visa. or a non-visa national at: Our International Student Support team will gov.uk/check-uk-visa be happy to assist with any queries you may If you are a non-visa national and you are have. They can be contacted at: Level 2, coming to study for less than six months Fraser Building, 65 Hillhead Street, Glasgow you can apply on entry to the UK for a G12 8QQ. Tel: + 44 (0) 141 330 2912, Email: short-term study visa, but see Travel via [email protected] Republic of Ireland below. 2 3 4 Money If you bring £10,000 or more in cash, or the If your passport is stolen or lost, please refer equivalent in another currency, to the UK from to the information on the International Student outside the European Union (EU) you must Support webpages at: glasgow.ac.uk/ declare it. international/support/immigrationandvisas/ lostpassportsandvisas Cash includes notes and coins, banker’s drafts and cheques of any kind (including travellers’ cheques). For details see: If you have a Disability gov.uk/bringing-cash-into-uk It is advisable to contact the Disability Service When you first arrive in the UK, you will as soon as you accept your offer to ensure that need money almost immediately. If possible, support can be put in place as soon as you have cash in British currency as well as an arrive in Glasgow. international credit card or sufficient travellers’ cheques to cover your initial expenses. Students who register with the Disability Service Travellers’ cheques can be cashed at airports, must provide medical evidence of their disability, railway stations, banks and bureaux de change. which confirms that the condition is chronic or Avoid carrying too much cash in case it is lost long-standing and how the student is affected. or stolen. In the case of dyslexia or a specific learning difficulty the student should have an Educational ATMs are widely available, both in the arrival hall Psychologist’s assessment report confirming of the airport, and on campus. In addition there their condition. Students are strongly advised to are a number of banks close to the University. conduct this process within their first language, and bring this evidence with them. Evidence can Food and plant imports to the UK be translated if necessary. [email protected] There are strict controls on bringing meat, milk, glasgow.ac.uk/services/disability fish, shellfish, plants and other products into EU countries. If you are stopped by UK Customs and Port Health Officers, any prohibited Insurance items will be seized and destroyed and tough penalties can be imposed. If you have not already done so before leaving your own country, you are strongly advised to For full information on what you can and cannot take out some form of insurance policy to cover bring into the UK, see: gov.uk/bringing-food- the cost of your personal property should it be animals-plants-into-uk lost or stolen. Make the effort to do this as soon The same link will provide you with information as possible after your arrival. Students living on bringing a pet with you. in University owned property are covered at a basic level by a block insurance policy. You should check that this will provide adequate Travel abroad (non-EEA nationals) cover for your personal belongings. If you are thinking of travelling to Europe for the weekend before or after the Summer School, What to pack then please note carefully the following points before leaving: Student dress is informal. Summers in Glasgow are warm but Scotland is also known for its · Check that your passport is valid for the unpredictable weather so make sure that you period you will be away. If it is going to also bring layers of clothing, waterproof shoes expire during this time, you must apply and clothing / umbrella. for a new one well in advance of your trip. The climate of Glasgow is characterised by its · Please remember to take your passport temperate nature. Periods of extreme heat or and your ID card (if you have one) when cold are infrequent and usually last for a short you travel. duration. Rainfall may occur during all seasons It is important that you keep your passport safe and rapid weather changes may take place over (perhaps ask your family or friends to safely a period of a few hours. store a copy for you). We also recommend emailing a copy of your passport to yourself. 5 ON ARRIVAL TO GLASGOW 6 Transport By air By rail Glasgow International Airport Trains to Glasgow Central from London depart from Euston Station. · Situated ten miles south west of the University. · Daytime trains have a journey time of between · A taxi from the airport to your accommodation four and a half and five and a half hours. (called ‘Hall of Residence’ in the UK) costs (ticket prices vary, see nationalrail.co.uk for roughly £20-£30. full information). · Airport Bus service - Departing every 10 minutes from Glasgow Airport (stance 1) and Buchanan Bus Station (stance 46), the By road Glasgow Airport Express service operates The cheapest way to travel to Glasgow from 24/7 around flight times.
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