Erasmus blog Umea
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Looking for subjects
One thing that will decide your mark and Erasmus is the hassle of validation. To choose your destination, you need to know if you can validate the subjects you want to do. Often there is no all subjects you'd want, or are not in the language that you can do. At my...
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Requirements
Before attempting to apply for a position, look carefully the minimum requirements. There aren't many. But meeting them, ensuring you do not have a place, only lets you qualify. You have to have all subjects in the first year of the course approved. That is, until you...
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Decide you want to study during your exchange
Depends on the course where you go on Erasmus, you will have more or fewer optionsat the time of choosing the subjects to want to study in your destination country. As a general rule you have to do 30 credits per semester. Others Universities will validatefrom 1. 2 to...
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Do you have a fixed destination?
Whenyou starttoask yourself togoonErasmus, lookwellthe destinations ofpast years. As a general rule, they do not changemuch, so you can used them to orientyouon the election for the nextyear. you have to studywellall destinations. Makealistofthosethat youwantandthose...
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the average is important
An important factor taken into account at the moment to give you the scholarship, and especially to classify the students for the destinations, is the average of your academic record. My average at the end of the first course was quite high, so I had more preference...
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Introduction
I have done this blog for any student that is interested in an Erasmus exchange. I can only talk about experiences from the Autonomous University of Madrid, that’s why the things that I ‘m going to say doesn’t have to be true in others universities. Request the...
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The cages
All buildings have a number of;cages; to save the old stuff, or things that do not want in your room (or bags, or furniture in the room you do not use). There is no predefined cage per room, unless there is a hallway with many cages. If you see an empty and unlocked,...
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Bike\'s houses
In front of the buildings, there is usually a small wooden buildings. You can only open some of them (one or 2), and there, you can store your bike. When you arrive in summer it will be full and there won´t be space for your bike, but that's because most of the bikes...
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recycling
In Sweden the recycling is quite different than in Spain. Here, they recycle more and in a way that can be complex at first. Every kitchen has 6 different bags: Organic, rest, paper, plastic, metal and glass. The organic waste is in a recycled paper bags, which are...
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The left part of the sink
Do not be scared, and do not think that this post is stupid. The sink in Sweden is always divided into 2: a large one right and one smaller on the left. The left is perfectly prepared, and used to peel all fruits and vegetables, and the skin fall to the sink. I know...
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The water
Tap water is drinkable. Moreover, Sweden has one of the best water in the world, one of the purest, because most of the water comes from snowmelt, and basically there is a lot of water. The hot water comes out very fast and very hot, and there is a myth (I do not know...
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Socialize
There is a rule that I think is most important at the beginning of the Erasmus: socialize. I have been a pretty shy guy forever, and it takes a lot of time to start talking with people. But I've worked a lot, and the result is I have a good group of friends. At first it...
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Fika
It is possible that before your first class and someone have explained you yet what a fika is, may even have already made ??one. But you'll really realize the significance of fika when classes start. Badly translated, it would be coffee time. It can also be a snack...
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First day of classes
You will be very nervous, and rightly so! For me it was the first time in my life that was in a class full of strangers, learning in English and above in a Masters level class... Get up early, do not drink much coffee so as not to get more nervous. Arrive to class on...
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Before the first day of classes
Classes begin on Monday, and you had pass yet one week in Umea. It is important that before this day, you look well where is the classroom where you have classes. Usually it is not at all easy to find them (not at all difficult). In a post I indicated where are all the...
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Make a Facebook account
Very Important, everyone will tell you: The facebook. It is quite possible that you already have the account but do not use it. Learn how to use basic things at least, because as soon as you start your Erasmus, you will use Facebook much more than tuenti. I also used...
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Certificate of residence
One very important thing, but not in all universities, only in most of them is to sign the certificate of arrival. It is important to give you the scholarship, which will sign when you've arrived and you're there (so you don’t receive any money if you don’t to go on...
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Get your university email
It is important to register yourself immediately upon arrival at the university, and have an email and a user. You have to go to MIT building (next to the universum) and on the first floor, straight right. There will have to request that you are registered on the...
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faculty of the University Card
As a general rule, most doors are closed to the public and you can only enter if you have a special card. You can order the card in the university, may you have to pay something for it. It is not always so useful to have one. For example, for bussiness and sociology,...
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Library Card
You may want to check out books at the library, so you'd better take out the card. Anyone can get it out, it's easy and free. You'll have to go to the library (in the lindelhällen) and go to one computer. Here youhave to register yourself (name, email... ) and you...
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