Orientation programme autumn 2023

Session 1

09:30-10:15

Welcome to a new country and welcome to SLU campus. Inspirational stories from our international students.

Pro-Vice Chancellor Ylva Hillbur, Mobility Team and SLU students

Session 2

10:30-11:15

Introduction to Sweden and Swedish culture. How to learn the Swedish language.

Mobility Team

Drop in on Zoom

12:00-13:00

Ask any questions you might have!

Study Counsellors and Mobility Team

Session 3

13.30-14:00

Meet the Housing Office. Ask any questions you might have!

Housing Office

Session 4

14:00-16:00

Exchange student

- Information regarding insurance and health care system etc.

Mobility Team

International degree students

- Information regarding Swedish civic registration number, insurance and health care system.

Statens servicecenter and Study Counsellor Maria Albing

Session 5

09:30-10:00

What to expect from SLU? SLU's rules and regulations in teaching and classroom environments. Learn about the Swedish credit system.

Study Counsellor Maria Albing and Division of Educational Affairs Ylva Eklind

Session 6

10:15-11:00

What is expected from you in the classroom? What is the academic culture like? How do you address your teachers? Intercultural communication in study groups.

Teacher Hina Hashim, Division of Educational Affairs

Drop in on Zoom

12:00-13:00

Ask any questions you might have! Note! This meeting is not mandatory. This is only for specific questions and is not a group session. 

Study Counsellors and Mobility Team

Session 7

13:30-14:30

SLU Systems Information about student web, Ladok, Canvas, Time Edit and how to use the university computers, printers and digital accounts.

SLU IT department and The Division of Learning and Digitalisation Helen Alstergren

Session 8

10:30-11:15

Introduction to the most important features of the SLU University Library.

University Library

Session 9

11:30-11:50 Meet Sluss - Student union. Sluss is the collaborative body for the student unions at SLU.

Sluss Board

Drop in on Zoom

12:00-13:00 Ask any questions you might have! Note! This meeting is not mandatory. This is only for specific questions and is not a group session. 

Study Counsellors and Mobility Team 

Session 10

13:30-14:15

Student support services
Study planning and guidance, academic writing support, student healthcare, targeted study support.

Study Counsellors and Disability Support

Session 11

Meet and greet at your campus and Campus tour

Meet your local team, fellow students and student unions. Ask us any questions you might have and fika (coffee/tea) with Study Counselors, Mobility Team and Student Union. After the Meet and greet with the local team, the Campus tour will start.

Umeå 12.00-15.30

Ultuna and Alnarp 12.30-14.30

Registration form for the Meet and Greet and Campus tour will open on 1 August and close on 17 August. 

The registration is mainly important for us in order to order coffee and fika. If you didn't register unfortunately we cannot gurantee that there will be fika/coffe for everyone.

However, even if you did not register in time you are still  very welcome to join!

The time and place is:

Umeå (Room Årsringen, first floor at the main campus building, left from the entrance) 12.00-14.30 (including campus tour)

Ultuna (Ulls Hus, at the entrance next to the Service center) 12.30-14.30 (including campus tour)

Alnarp (Alnarpsgården, next to the sercive center) 12.30-14.30 (including campus tour)

Mobility Team

Drop in on Zoom

12:00-13:00

Ask any questions you might have! Note! This meeting is not mandatory. This is only for specific questions and is not a group session. 

Study Counsellors and Mobility Team

Guided City Tour Uppsala, Malmö and Umeå city

Registration form for the Guided City Tour is closed. The registred students have recevied a confirmation e-mail with time and place details.