cultural awareness

KICK OFF
Students
Nominated for
Exchange
Spring 2014
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
Photo: D. Theis, Istanbul, Turkey
Programme
BEFORE YOU GO:
14:15-14:45 CSN Information
(in Swedish)
15:00 Pre-departure Information
International Office Staf
DURING YOUR EXCHANGE:
15:45 General Information
International Office Staff
16:00 Think ahead – it’s your career!
Careers Service Staff
16:15 Health and Safety Abroad
Student Health Services Staff
16:30 Cultural Awareness
Michael Zinkanell and Fanny Karlsson
BACK HOME:
16:45 What to do after your exchange
International Office Staff
GROUP DISCUSSIONS
17:00 Meet former and current exchange students
and enjoy a fika together!
2010 05 04
Photo: T. Englund, Japan
1. BEFORE YOU GO
2010 05 04
Studiemedel för
utbytesstudier
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Ansökan
►Du måste skicka in en ny ansökan för
studier utomlands. Olika ansökningar!
►Alla ansökningar via www.csn.se
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Ansökan
►Ska du studera en termin utomlands,
sök även för dina studier i Sverige
samtidigt!
►Har du redan studiemedel för den
termin du ska utomlands – gör ny
ansökan samt ändring
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Utbytesstudier och tillgodoräknande
►Skolan i Sverige ska intyga att
studierna i sin helhet kan tillgodoräknas i
utbildningen
►Antagningsbevis från mottagande
skola behövs inte vid utbytesstudier
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Utbytesstudier och tillgodoräknande
►Vi vill att uppgiften ska finnas i LADOK
Där ska framgå:
►Var du ska läsa – Universitet/högskola i
utlandet
►Under vilken termin
►Hur många poäng du får tillgodoräkna dig
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Studiernas omfattning
►Studier inom EU
Studierna måste pågå under minst 3 veckor och vara
på minst deltid (50%).
►Studier utanför EU
Studierna måste pågå under minst 3 veckor och vara
på heltid (100%).
Heltid motsvarar vanligtvis 1,5 högskolepoäng/vecka
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Förberedande språkkurs
►Studiemedel kan ges för en kortare
förberedande språkkurs inför utbytesstudierna
►Ansök i samma ansökan
►Skicka med:
►Kurs <3 veckor intyg om kursen
►Kurs > 3 veckor – ifylld språkblankett (Blankett
5509 W)
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Hur mycket kan man få?
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Det bestäms av hur långa terminerna är – CSN
har fastställd normal studietid för flera länder
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Studiemedel beräknas utifrån en termins antal
veckor
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Pengarna betala ut i klumpsumma inför varje
termin
Studietider
► För att du ska veta hur mycket studiemedel du
kan få, har CSN på förhand fastställt antalet
veckor med studiemedel för några länder.
► I övriga länder gäller den faktiska studietiden som
skolan i studielandet ska intyga genom t.ex.
utdrag från Internet.
► Se www.csn.se
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Land
Terminssystem
Studieperioder
Australien
2 terminssystem
19 v + 19 v
Italien
”
21 v + 21 v
USA
Semesterplan
17 v + 17 v
4 – 1 – 4 plan
17 v + 4 v + 17 v
Quarterplan
13 v + 13 v + 13 v
Trimester
15 v + 15 v + 15 v
Tyskland
2 terminssystem
21 v + 21 v
Österrike
”
21 v + 21 v
Storbritannien
2 terminssystem
19 v + 20 v
3 terminssystem
13 v + 13 v + 13 v
Danmark
2 terminssystem
21 v + 21 v
Spanien
”
19 v + 20 v
Kanada
”
16 v + 16 v
Grekland
”
18 v + 20 v
Nederländerna
”
20 v + 21 v
Norge
”
19 v + 22 v
Polen
”
17 v + 20 v
Bidrag och grundlån
►Bidragsdelen är 705:-/vecka, samma som i
Sverige.
►Grundlånet varierar beroende på land.
Beloppen finns CSN.se
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Australien
3 000 kr/vecka
Frankrike
2 300 kr/vecka
Kanada
2 500 kr/vecka
Spanien
1 800 kr/vecka
Storbritannien
2 200 kr/vecka
Tyskland
1 400 kr/vecka
USA
2 950 kr/vecka
Merkostnadslån
►Undervisningsavgift max 1350 kr/vecka
►En tur- och returresa per kalenderhalvår
►Försäkring
6 månader
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12 månader
Europa
Sek 1 351
Sek 2 614
Övriga världen
Sek 3 610
Sek 7 277
Exempel USA
Bidrag, kr
Lån, kr
Merkostnadslån
för
undervisnings
avgift, kr
Reskostnad
1 vecka
13 veckor
17 veckor
705
9 165
11 985
2 950
38 350
50 150
*
*
*
11 500
11 500
59 015
73 635
Totalt, kr
3 655
* Endast om
avgift finns
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Exempel Storbritannien
1 vecka
Bidrag, kr
Lån, kr
705
2 200
13 veckor
19 veckor
39 veckor
9 165
13 395
28 600
41 800
85 800
2 100
2 100
4 200
39 865
57 295
117 495
27 495
Reskostnad
Totalt, kr
2 905
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Utbetalning
Utbetalning 1:
►3 veckor innan kursstart
►Hela första perioden/terminen på en
gång
►Du lämnar studieförsäkran via Mina
sidor eller Talsvar eller på den blankett
du får med beslutet
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Utbetalning
Utbetalning 2:
►3 veckor innan period 2
►Du och skolan i utlandet måste skriva
under studieförsäkran
►Skickas ut 8 veckor innan kursstart
►Kan skrivas under 6 veckor innan
kursstart
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Utbetalning
Utbetalning 3:
►3 veckor innan period 3
►Betalas ut automatiskt
Utbetalning 4:
►3 veckor innan period
►studieförsäkran
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Tips och råd
Om du reser ut endast en termin.
►Ansök om studiemedel för två terminer
även om ditt utbytesprogram endast är en
termin.
Sjukdom
►Meddela ALLTID CSN!
►Skaffa läkarintyg från första sjukdagen.
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Tips och råd
Studieresultat
►Se till att du vet hur du ska få del av dina
studieresultat innan du reser hem.
Anmäl ändringar
►Meddela alla ändringar i dina studier på
en gång till CSN
Skaffa e-legitimation om du inte har det!
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Kontakta oss
►Telefon:
0771-276 000
Måndag till fredag 8-16.30
►Webbplats: www.csn.se
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BREAK until 15.00!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
Photo: G. Moriaru, Wroclaw, Poland
Programme
BEFORE YOU GO:
15:00 Pre-departure Information
International Office Staff
DURING YOUR EXCHANGE:
15:45 General Information
International Office Staff
16:00 Think ahead – it’s your career!
Careers Service Staff
16:15 Health and Safety Abroad
Student Health Services Staff
16:30 Cultural Awareness
Michael Zinkanell and Fanny Karlsson
BACK HOME:
16:45 What to do after your exchange
International Office Staff
GROUP DISCUSSIONS
17:00 Meet former and current exchange students
and enjoy a fika together!
2010 05 04
Photo: T. Englund, Japan
1. BEFORE YOU GO
2010 05 04
CONTACT DETAILS
On Arrival Form / Blogs:
internationaloffice@mah.se
North- and South America / Australia / Insurance:
Andreas Olsson, andreas.olsson@mah.se, Phone +46 40 665 86 74
Asia:
Maria English, maria.english@mah.se, Phone: +46 40 665 82 50
Erasmus & Student Agreement
Middle East
Linnaeus-Palme
Learning Agreement & Academic Questions:
International Coordinator at your Faculty/Department/School
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
FILL OUT YOUR
SURVIVAL GUIDE
PAGE 3
FACEBOOK
FIRST OF ALL…
“Like us” @ www.facebook.com/MalmoStudyabroad
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Get & stay in touch
Upload photos from your exchange
Get information on events, news and much, much more!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
STUDY ABROAD BLOG
Share your experiences and publish on our Study Abroad Blog!
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http://blogg.mah.se/studyabroad
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Contact internationaloffice@mah.se
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS
See http://www.mah.se/studyabroad for:
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Other students’ stories in the STARS database
(only until December 31st 2013)
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Student blogs
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
ACCOMMODATION
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Most universities assist in finding accommodation, check with your host
university for information
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Check STARS, (outbound) to find tips and suggestions on how to find
accommodation where you are going
(only until December 31st 2013)
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If you wish to sublet your room/apartment to an incoming exchange
student, email housing@mah.se
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
ERASMUS SCHOLARSHIP /
STUDENT AGREEMENT
Erasmus Student Agreement:
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To your International Coordinator at your Faculty/School/Department
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Together with: Letter of Acceptance with exact semester dates (and maybe a printout
from host university website with exact dates)
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Deadline: 1st February 2014
SURVIVAL GUIDE
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No agreement = no scholarship
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Scholarship amount 2013/14: 3000 SEK/month
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1st instalment: February 2014 (3000SEK x months)
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2nd instalment: September/October 2014 (Sum unknown at present)
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
INSURANCE
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All outgoing exchange students are insured by Kammarkollegiet’s insurance ‘Student- UT’ during
their semester abroad provided that:
 You are registered as an exchange student in LADOK
 You have notified the International Office your exact semester dates
 You have received your Insurance Certificate from the International
Office
SURVIVAL GUIDE
PAGE 9
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Free of charge – paid for by Malmö university
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Valid 14 days before and 14 days after the semester dates
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Only valid in the country where the studies are conducted (and during direct travel to and
from the country) – i.e. it is NOT valid in any other country than your host university’s
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Covers EMERGENCY medical and dental care the insured may need during the policy term
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REMEMBER! First pay, then claim money back – be sure to have some spare money with you!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
INSURANCE
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Terms of conditions and Claim form:
www.mah.se/studerautomlands/forsakring
www.mah.se/studyabroad/insurance
(And in your kick off packs too!)
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Remember it is your responsibility to email andreas.olsson@mah.se:
Letter of Acceptance or similar document with exact semester dates from your host
university
Please don’t wait until the last minute!
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The documents will be posted to the address you gave in Moveonline (unless
otherwise specified)
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
INSURANCE – outside EU/EEA
These students will receive a Medical Insurance Card (MIC) from the International
Office
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Students going to Australia:
We need your
 Certificate of Enrolment
 Letter of Acceptance
 Your visa expiry date
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Students going to the USA: Contact Falck Travel Care before going to see a
doctor.
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REMEMBER! First pay, then claim money back – be sure to have some spare
money with you!
2010 05 04
INSURANCE – within EU/EEA
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Same coverage as Student UT outside of EU/EEA, except for medical and dental care:
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Bring your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), issued by Försäkringskassan
(www.forsakringskassan.se) or similar social insurance authority in your home country.
Be sure to order this in time!
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You are covered by this card instead of the MIC of the 'Student-UT’ insurance’
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If you are a non-EU/EEA-citizen (and not eligible for an EHIC card), contact International
Office
The EHIC is valid in the following countries: Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Belgium, The
Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, Greece, Spain,
Portugal, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
LEARNING AGREEMENT
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Your guarantee for acknowledgement of courses!
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Should be signed by the course/programme responsible
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Hand in a copy to International Coordinator at your Faculty / Department / School
before you go if possible
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Original MUST be brought to your host university
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If you change courses while abroad: Do NOT forget to complete the back of the
Learning Agreement and send it ASAP for signing!
SURVIVAL GUIDE
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
LADOK
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Hand/send in exact semester dates (Letter of Acceptance or printed dates from
website) to your International Coordinator ASAP and BEFORE you leave.
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You will then be registered by your International Coordinator at your
department/school/faculty for exchange studies in LADOK before you leave.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
TRAVEL ADVICE
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Read the Ministry for Foreign Affairs travel recommendations:
For Swedish citizens: www.ud.se/resklar
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Collect all the contact information to your embassy or consulate abroad, and
make sure you know what they can (or cannot) help you with!
More information: www.swedenabroad.com
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
VISA/RESIDENCE PERMIT
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Student’s own responsibility to check and arrange: up to you!
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European citizen within EU: If you’re staying longer than 3 months you
need to apply for a residence permit in your host country.
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All citizens outside EU: Apply on time!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
FROM OUTSIDE
THE EU/EEA
ON
EXCHANGE
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
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You should not apply for a
residence permit for studies in
Sweden for the semester you
will be on exchange
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Apply for residence permit in the
country where you will be going
on exchange.
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You must apply for residence
permit to study in Sweden for
your return semester at Malmö
University
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Information:
www.migrationsverket.se
CONCLUSION – WHAT TO SEND WHERE
SEKTION
2010 05 04
GET UP – STAND UP!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
2.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
DURING YOUR
EXCHANGE
ARRIVAL CHECKLIST
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Notify your near and dear ones…
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Register with the nearest Embassy or Consulate.
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SURVIVAL GUIDE
PAGE 18
Swedish Embassies: http://www.pikwebb.se/sa/svensklistan.pdf
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Make sure to note possible course changes & sign/update/email your
Learning Agreement
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Share with others – blog/facebook
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
ON ARRIVAL FORM
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To be emailed/posted/faxed to the International Office within 2 weeks of
the beginning of your semester
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Not sending in the form will remove your registration in LADOK and
also impact CSN, ERASMUS scholarship and/or Migration Office
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Notify us your address and email (if new)
SURVIVAL GUIDE
PAGES 20 and 3
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
INFORMATION MEETINGS AND STUDY
ABROAD FAIRS!
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Be a good ambassador for Malmö University!
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Find out the dates of Student Fairs etc. at your host university
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Attend all kinds of meetings, workshops etc. and inform about Malmö University!
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Try to actively encourage other students to come to Malmö (the more students
we receive, the more we can send!)
2010 05 04
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
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Information folder in your packs
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Need more information material? Just ask!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
Annie Schreiter
Career Adviser
Careers Service
www.mah.se/karriar
www.mah.se/english/Student/Karriar
CAREERS SERVICE
Your
Studies
CAREERS SERVICE
Your
Career
CAREERS SERVICE
www.futurefinder.mah.se
GET UP – STAND UP!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
LOTTA ANDERSSON
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE
2010 05 04
HEALTH AND SAFETY ABROAD
Before you leave:
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Be sure to check the vaccinations you might need, well before travelling!
Vaccination – see www.vaccination.nu or contact the nearest clinic
(Vaccinationscentral) for more info
Bring a travelers kit of medications (husapotek)
If you are depending on medication, consult your doctor before travelling
Make sure you’re informed
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Before you leave: Insurance (Student UT). Be sure to check what is
included and acquaint yourself with what to do if you would become ill
during your studies abroad.
Also check what is included in your insurance if you are to travel/do
extracurricular activities during your stay.
Remember to tend to your health
To be out in the sun
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Sunscreen
Follow the local populations’ example; build your tan slowly!
Example: Australia
Traffic: getting from A to B safely
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Common accidents among tourists – most common cause of death/injury abroad.
Sexual health
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STI:s and common sexual health
Free condoms available at the Student Centre
Having fun
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Alcohol and drugs
But remember:
[Drugs are poo.]
GET UP – STAND UP!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
CULTURAL AWARENESS
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
CULTURAL AWARENESS
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
CULTURAL AWARENESS
1. The Honeymoon Stage
2. The Culture Shock Stage
3. The Adjustment Stage
4. The Mastery Stage
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
CULTURAL AWARENESS
2. The Culture Shock Stage
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
CULTURAL AWARENESS
How to deal with culture shock:
• Recognize it
• Keep an open mind
• Ask questions
• Avoid comparison
• Laugh
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
MICHAEL ZINKANELL –
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
ERASMUS EXPERIENCE
Fanny Karlsson
Erasmus exchange and placement
• Autumn 2012 (4months)
Aberdeen, Scotland
• Autumn 2013 (6 months)
Malmö, Sweden
Expectations
• What you have heard from others
• Your own ideas about how your experience
will be
• What friends and family think it will be
 Usually things don’t go quite as you think ;)
Experiences
Friends and networks
Studies and career
• Take everything out also educationally
• Differences between universities
• Summer job after exchange  English
language and Aberdeen connection
• Erasmus placement opportunities
• How to use your international experience in
your cv?
JUST within Europe…?
• Subtle differences
• My biggest culture shock here in Sweden
Enjoy your exchange!!
”Those who visit foreign nations,
but associate only with their own countrymen,
change their climate but not their customs;
and with their heads as empty as their pockets
return home with travelled
but untravelled
bodies
minds”
Anonymous
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
GET UP – STAND UP!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
3. BACK HOME
2010 05 04
CREDITS AND TRANSCRIPTS
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Student’s own responsibility to arrange: up to you!
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Transcripts often posted to you/Faculty/International Office
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Unpaid fees? No transcript…
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Make sure your credits are transferred to LADOK as soon as possible
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Need to apply for a Credit Transfer? Information in links below:
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www.mah.se/studyabroad/practicalinformation/after
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www.mah.se/studerautomlands/efterhemkomsten
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
SURVIVAL GUIDE
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INFORM OTHERS!
Inform fellow students about your experiences and the possibility to study abroad.
You should:
1.
Attend the Malmö University Study Abroad Fair
2.
Attend other information meetings if asked to
3.
Arrange with your faculty/department/school to give a short presentation about
your experiences, preferably to students in semester 1 or 2
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
BECOME A ”FADDER”
Continue your experience abroad at home!
The BUDDY-SCHEME: malmobuddy@gmail.com
ESN Malmö:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esnmalmo
Email: esnmalmo@esnsweden.org
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
EVALUATION
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All students will be asked to complete
an evaluation
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Erasmus-students will not receive the
last scholarship instalment until the
evaluation is done!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
FIND YOUR COUNTRY SPECIFIC TABLE!
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See tips on questions at the tables in the restaurant here in Orkanen
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
ENJOY YOUR STUDIES AND HAVE FUN!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
2010 05 04
www.mah.se/studerautomlands
www.mah.se/studyabroad