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International Orientation Week The Student Nations [continued from previous page] ...... Östra Ågatan 13 Gästrike-Hälsinge Nation (GH) ...... Trädgårdsgatan 9 When? What? Where? Göteborgs Nation ...... S:t Larsgatan 7 Thursday, January 21st Kalmar Nation ...... Svartmangatan 3 ...... Västra Ågatan 14 18.00–00.00 Swedish food night. A variety of Kalmar Nation Swedish courses for sale in the pub. Södermanlands-Nerikes Nation (Snerikes) ...... S:t Olofsgatan 16 First come, first serve. Smålands Nation ...... S:t Larsgatan 5 ...... Drottninggatan 11 19.00 Swedish themed pub quiz. Västgöta Nation Uplands Nation ...... S:t Larsgatan 11 Orientation 19.00–20.00 Crash course in Sweden and the Swedes, Gotlands Nation Västmanland-Dala Nation (V-Dala) ...... S:t Larsgatan 13 followed by hang-out in the pub. Limit: 40 ppl. Värmlands Nation ...... Ingmar Bergmansgatan 2 Västgöta Nation (VG) ...... Västra Ågatan 18 20.00–23.00 International karaoke. Pub opens at 18. Göteborgs Nation. Programme Karaoke is from 20.00–23.00. Use the pub entrance. Östgöta Nation (ÖG) ...... Trädgårdsgatan 15 First come, first serve. The International Committee (IK) Friday, January 22nd Facebook: International Students of University Spring 2016 18.00–19.00 Welcome mingle at the nation before Värmlands Nation Email: [email protected] the Friday club. Mingle is from 18.00–19.00 and the club goes on until The International Office 01. Limit: 40 ppl for the mingle. S:t Olofsgatan 10A, Uppsala 20.00–22.00* Beer tasting. Presale tickets. Gästrike-Hälsinge +46 (0)18-471 00 00 Limit: 40 ppl. Nation. In the library, Email: [email protected] For exchange students and main entrance. international master students Saturday, January 23rd Buddy programme 19.00 International pub quiz. Pub opens at 18 Kalmar Nation Övre Slottsgatan 7 Arranged by the International and the quiz starts at 19. First come, +46 (0)18-480 31 05 first serve. Email: [email protected] Committee of the Student Nations

Sunday, January 24th 12.00–15.00 Downhill trashbag sledding & outdoor Hosted by the NN games with fika, or belated Swedish International indoor winter celebration in case of Committee. Meet in ‘skitväder’. Check the FB page the park outside of ‘International Students of Uppsala Campus Ekonomikum. University’ for updates. In case of bad weather, we’ll be at Smålands nation. 13.00–17.00 Board game extravaganza Uplands Nation NN 16.00–22.00 Astrid Lindgren movie night with Västmanland-Dala snacks. No preregistration, but please Nation hit ‘attend’ on the FB event found on the page ‘International Students of ’.

Notes: * Sign up in advance at inskrivning/nation registration, and pay if needed. NN No nation card required Find out more about the nation activites at: Welcome to Uppsala Welcome Desk When? What? Where? The Student Nations and the International Committee The Orientation Week Activities Saturday, January 16th A nation is a student organisation that offers everything from Each nation has planned events for you during this week to 10.00–20.00 Welcome Desk: Housing- and Östgöta Nation interest clubs to choirs, cafés, pubs, restaurants and night best show you what they have to offer, but the international International Office, Internet setup and clubs, in addition to a variety of events during the semester. secretaries through the International Committee have also student volunteers with welcome packages, temporary student IDs & Each nation has its own character and originally signified gathered to host an event on Sunday, January 24th, at 12.00, city tours. what region of the country one was from. The requirement of where you will be able to meet them all and hear more about connection to the region has however now been discarded and the semester’s upcoming events! Sunday, January 17th one is able to join whichever nation desired. Please note that Some activities may require you to sign up in advance at 10.00–15.00 Limited Welcome Desk: Student Östgöta Nation volunteers only with welcome packages, your choice of nation or nations should be based on your own ’inskrivning’, the nation registration. These events are marked temporary student IDs and city tours. preferences and intererests; you can almost always take part in with an asterisk (*) in the schedule. Some are free, and some any other nation’s activities regardless of your choice. require a small fee either in advance or at the door. Unless else All nations have international secretaries whom you may is stated, always bring your temporary nation card along with International Orientation Week contact for help in finding activites that suit you, or with ID/passport. You are most welcome to take part in as many, or as When? What? Where? any concerns you may have. The international secretaries of few, activities as you like. Monday, January 18th all nations come together in the International Committee 13.00 NN Historical walking tour with following Södermanlands- (Internationella Konventet, IK), which organises various Your Nation Card (Student ID) fika at Ofvandahls Nerikes Nation. cultural events throughout the semester, e.g. theme dinners, Meet outside the grey During the Welcome Desk at Östgöta nation, you can collect a office building. trips, language exchanges, pub nights etc. Check out their free temporary nation card that is valid during the orientation 13.00–16.00 Uppsala photography bucket list Uplands Nation Facebook page ’International Students of Uppsala University’ week. Please bring a valid photo ID and your university NN challenge regularly as well as the nation guide at www.nationsguiden.se. confirmation letter to collect it. Upon registration at a nation or 19.00–20.00 Crash course in Sweden and the Swedes, Gotlands Nation at the Student Union, a plastic nation card will be issued for followed by hang-out in the pub. The Orientation Week you that you will have to present with your passport/ID at the Limit: 40 ppl. The Orientation Week is comprised by various events, mostly entrance of all nations whenever alcohol is served. The nation Tuesday, January 19th hosted by the nations, to help you get acquainted with card will give you free entrance to the clubs of the nation you 15.00 NN City tour, followed by board games at Värmlands Nation Uppsala and everything that the vibrant student life has to choose and discounted lunches etc. the nation offer. It begins with the Welcome Desk at Östgöta nation When you sign up for a nation, you may also join the 18.00 Welcome dinner, followed by clubnight. Södermanlands- (Trädgårdsgatan 15) on January 16 (10.00-20.00) and January Student Union, which you can turn to with any concerns Bring your own beverages for the dinner. Nerikes Nation. 17 (10.00-15.00). The International Committee along with the regarding your studies. Membership in the Student Union also 50 kr cash at the door. Limit: 40 ppl. In Stawen, the white building next to the International Office and Housing Office will be present to help enables application to certain scholarships and various student nation house. you get oriented. discounts. Student Union membership alone does however not 20.00 Swedish dinner & pub quiz. Pub opens Göteborgs Nation. enable entrance to the nations. at 18 and the quiz starts at 20. Use the pub entrance. Welcome Meeting & International Student Fair If you didn’t pick up your temporary nation card at the Welcome First come, first serve. The welcome meeting with following fair will take place Desk, you can get it at the Student Union (Övre Slottsgatan 7) Wednesday, January 20th on January 20th from 17.00-19.00 in Hall 3 at Campus from Monday, January 25th, at 12.00. 17.00–19.00 Welcome meeting and fair: Get to know Campus Ekonomikum (Kyrkogårdsgatan 10). At the fair you will find NN the university, the student nations and Ekonomikum, Hall 3 representatives from all the student nations, the Student Union Internet Account unions, various student organisations (Kyrkogårdsgatan 10) and each other. and the Student Health Care, along with various other student During parts of the Welcome Desk on Saturday the 16th of 20.00 * Semmelfika & quiz. 30 kr presale tickets Gästrike-Hälsinge organisations and you will receive information on what you January, you will be able to get assistance in creating your or pay at the door. Limit: 40 ppl. Nation. In the library. may get involved with during the semester. Please see the student and Internet account. If you didn’t have time that day, schedule in this folder. you can go to the help desk at any of the university libraries or Continued on next page > > > Studentservice to get it set up. Notes: * Sign up in advance at inskrivning/nation registration, and pay if needed. NN No nation card required