PRE-ARRIVAL INFORMATION GUIDE 2016 – Semestre 1 Dear exchange student: Welcome to the University of Campinas - Unicamp! Here you will find important information regarding your arrival procedures at Unicamp. 1. ACADEMIC CALENDAR This calendar is for all Unicamp courses and for all incoming exchange students. Save the dates! 1st semester (February to July) 2016 Orientation Period (exchange students): February 22th – 25th Language Placement Interview - Portuguese for Foreigners: Undergraduate students: February 23rd Graduate students: February 24th Welcome Meeting: February 26th Classes begin on: February 29th (internships begin on February 1st) Enrollment – class registration: Graduate students: March 2nd and 3rd Undergraduate students: March 04th Classes end on: July 8th Final Exams: July 11th – 16th Final arrival date at Unicamp: February 25th After this date, support offered to students will be limited and no Language Placement Interview will be offered. Please, let us know the date of your arrival here - http://goo.gl/forms/PK2gjoqEIC. 2. VISA A Student Visa is required to enrolll at Unicamp, and can be obtained from the consular division of the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate in the student’s country of origin. A visa must be requested early enough to allow time for bureaucratic procedures, which can be quite lengthy. Without a Temporary Visa (Student Visa – IV), no student will be permitted to conduct any activities at UNICAMP. If your letter of acceptance does not arrive in time to apply for a student visa before departure, students should not enter Brazil on a tourist visa. A change of visa status after entering Brazil is not possible. 3. GETTING TO UNICAMP (Campinas) From the Airports to Campinas: Cumbica Airport (GRU) – Guarulhos SP Congonhas Airport (CGH) – São Paulo SP Viracopos Airport (VCP) – Campinas SP From any of these three airports, you should take the bus LIRABUS (http://www.lirabus.com.br/site/translados), which will take you to the Terminal Rodoviário de Campinas. From there, you should take the bus VB TRANSPORTES (http://www.vbtransportes.com.br/vb) which will bring you to Limeira. You will get off at Terminal Rodoviário de Limeira, located downtown Limeira. From Terminal Rodoviário de Limeira to FCA You take the 03, 13 or 102 bus and will get off at the Primeiro de Maio Square. WHEN I GET TO UNICAMP (CAMPINAS OR LIMEIRA), WHERE SHOULD I GO FIRST? If you are going to take classes in Campinas (Main Campus), in Piracicaba (FOP) or if you are taking classes in Limeira at Faculdade de Tecnologia, you should go to VRERI, in Campinas (located at the Biblioteca Central Cesar Lattes, ground floor – map here). If you are taking classes in Limeira at Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas (FCA), you should go directly to the FCA campus (map here). Once you get there, you should look for the Diretoria de Ensino. 4. LEGALIZING THE ENTRY AND STAY IN BRAZIL – FEDERAL POLICE REGISTRATION To be admitted at Unicamp is mandatory to legalize your entry and stay in Brazil by proceeding to the registration at the Federal Police. Any person with a temporary visa must register with the Federal Police by scheduling an appointment within 30 days of his or her arrival in Brazil. After this registration, the student will receive a temporary foreign identity card. For further information on how to register, please go to Vreri (Campinas) or to Diretoria de Ensino (FCA) for instructions (see “Where should I go first” above for directions). You may also find more information in the Federal Police website: www.dpf.gov.br 5. PORTUGUESE CLASSES – PLACEMENT INTERVIEW – Feb. 23rd and 24th Unicamp’s Center of Languages Studies (CEL), in Campinas, will conduct placement interviews in order to allocate each student to the proper level of “Portuguese for foreigners” or “Portuguese for Spanish speakers” classes. Language Placement Interview for Undergraduate students: February 23rd Language Placement Interview for Graduate students: February 24th 6. WELCOME MEETING – Feb.26th The welcome meeting will be held on February 26th in Campinas and is a great way to meet other international students and to learn more about practical and social aspects of life in Brazil. Further information will soon be sent to you by email. 7. ENROLLMENT (CLASS REGISTRATION) – March 2nd, 3rd and 4th Your admission will be completed only when you register for classes on March 2nd and 3rd (graduate students) and March 4th (undergraduate students) at the Registrar’s Office (DAC) in Campinas. You will need a 3X4cm picture, a copy of your health insurance*, copy of two pages of your passport (Student Visa and the Federal Police Stamp), and the proof of Federal Police registration. In order to register, you will also need to create a login at DAC’s website – learn how to do so here – and a signed form with your classes that we will teach how to fill once you get here. * All students must have a health insurance plan that covers medical expenses and repatriation from the day you leave your country until the day of your return. Living in Limeira: Here you will find important information to assist you plan for your stay in Limeira HOUSING (OFF CAMPUS) Unicamp does not provide university dorms for Exchange Students, but we, here at the International Office (VRERI), can help students find accommodation, especially in the Campinas Campus. We cannot, however, be held responsible for any arrangements or contracts signed by the student. You should discuss the details with the real estate agency or landlord. Unicamp’s main Campus is located in the district of Barão Geraldo, 5 miles from downtown Campinas. However, many students take classes in Limeira, at the Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas (FCA). There are buses serving this itinerary, but tickets cost R$3,40 each way. For this reason, we suggest that you look for housing near FCA Campus if you plan to study there. Listed below are the many kinds of housing available around Campus: Rooms Rented shared rooms for girls, boys or mixed, in a house administered by a landlord. It costs around R$ 300 to R$600. Kitinetes (Studio Apartments) Small apartments with 2 or 3 rooms (bathroom, bedroom and kitchen, integrated or not), usually furnished. Rent is high, between R$700 and R$1400. It might be difficult for a foreign student to sign a lease because contracts are usually established for a year and require a guarantor or a deposit. “Repúblicas” (shared houses) Rented houses administered by the students themselves, autonomous and independent. There are enormous possibilities of prices, location and styles. Hotel (Short term accommodation) Carlton Plaza Limeira – http://www.carltonhoteis.com.br/site/o_hotel/Carlton-Plaza-Hotel----Limeira-- /11 Here are a few sites with housing offers: http://www.internationaloffice.unicamp.br/housing/ http://morarunicamp.com.br/ http://sistemas.ft.unicamp.br/moradia/index2.php Also, please contact Ms. Lucineia Moraes if you have any questions: [email protected] MONEY – AVERAGE EXPENSES The Brazilian currency is the REAL and we suggest that you bring some cash with you because change offices are not available everywhere and rates are higher at airports. Students with scholarship We strongly recommend that students on scholarships bring R$1.000 to cover the expenses until the scholarship is paid. FOOD The University Cafeteria costs R$ 2,00 and you will have access to it as soon as your admission process is concluded (usually the day after class registration). Besides the Cafeteria, there are many snack bars serving meals (from R$10,00 to R$ 20,00), snacks (R$5,00 a R$10,00) and juices (R$4,00 to R$6,00). TRANSPORTATION There is no subway in town. However, Limeira has an integrated bus system and the single trip ticket costs R$3,40. After making a registration on SIT, you are able to get a card called Passe that allows you to take two buses within a 1-hour period paying only R$3,00 or R$1,00 to be student. http://sitlimeira.com.br/ Inside the FCA Campus you will be able to get around by bike or walking. Buses to other Brazilian cities – including Campinas and Piracicaba, where Unicamp’s other Campuses are located – leave from Terminal Rodoviário de Limeira. Bus schedules are available here: http://www.vbtransportes.com.br/vb/ From Unicamp (Limeira) to Unicamp (Campinas) – within campuses You can take a free bus offered by the university. For further information and registration: http://www.ft.unicamp.br/intercampi There are also paid buses and vans that make the trip regularly. Check http://sistemas.ft.unicamp.br/moradia/index2.php > transporte for their contacts (Portuguese only). WE WISH YOU A GOOD TRIP! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU SOON! Student Mobility Team – Limeira (FCA) Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas - Limeira Universidade Estadual de Campinas Fone: + 55 19 3701-6717 [email protected] Student Mobility Team (Campinas) Vice-Reitoria Executiva de Relações Internacionais (VRERI) - International Relations Office Universidade Estadual de Campinas Fone: + 55 19 3521-7145 [email protected] .