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Accessibility

•  At Uppsala University, support for reading and writing difficulties/dyslexia, mental disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical disabilities or chronic illnesses can be provided to all students, including those on exchange.
• To receive support, students must provide evidence of disability directly to the .
• For students requiring support, please contact one of Uppsala University's disability coordinators directly after applying for exchange studies.
  • Campus Uppsala: riktatstod@uu.se 
  • Campus Gotland: riktatstod-cg@uu.se
• For more details on Uppsala University's disability support, visit their Studying with Disabilities website page .
• Uppsala University also has a team of counsellors and health pedagogues, all with a focus on student-related mental health issues.
  • They offer individual consultations and arrange workshops on issues such as lifestyle habits, how to cope with stress, etc.
  • The Student Health Service in Uppsala also offers a light room to compensate for some of the daylight deficiency during the dark months.

Courses

• Studying at Uppsala is sequential, rather than parallel. This means taking courses one at a time, one after another, over four study periods per semester.
  • Learn more about how  works.
• More than taught in English for incoming exchange students. 
  • Check out the full .
• Information for specific courses is available using the tool.
• Basic run part-time and as afternoon/evening classes, throughout both terms and are worth 7.5 ECTS each.

Credits

Credits at Uppsala:

• Full-time option (7.5 ������Ƶ units): 30 ECTS per term at Uppsala 

Course Evaluations at ������Ƶ: 

• Before departure, ������Ƶ students will be able to submit exchange courses to ������Ƶ for evaluation. The results will indicate how many ������Ƶ units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
• Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent ������Ƶ units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 ������Ƶ units for part-time exchange or 7.5 ������Ƶ units for full-time exchange.
• This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students. 
• Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their ������Ƶ record. 

Medical insurance, immigration & arrival

 Medical insurance:

• All exchange students are automatically enrolled in the insurance policy offered by Uppsala. 

Immigration: 

• A study visa is typically required for exchange students, depending on nationality.
• All non-EU/EEA exchange students must apply for a residence permit prior to entering Sweden. 
• Uppsala will provide exchange students with a certificate of acceptance, which can be used to apply for the residence permit. 
• More information can be found on the .

Arrival:

• The is available to all exchange students prior to the start of the term. 
• This is a great chance to learn about the facilities at Uppsala and participate in activities with other students. 
• Uppsala Student Union offers a Buddy programme for students new to Uppsala, i.e. “newbies”. Find information and sign up here.
  • For more details, please contact: buddy@us.uu.se

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