Congratulations! You have been admitted to the course 5dv124 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University Autumn 2021. In the welcome letter you will find information that is valuable before the start of the course. If you have questions, you will find contact information below. We wish you a warm welcome to the course and hope that you will enjoy yourself with us in Umeå and the Department of Computer Science!
As a new student, you need to activate your user account (your Umu-id) approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
With your user account you can:
register for courses
access the internet in computer labs and the university's wireless network
submit assignments and verify your study results
access your student e-mail
If you are a new student, you will automatically receive a user account when you are admitted, but you will need to activate it for it to function properly. You will not be able to activate it until approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Install MFA for a more secure login To increase security and reduce the risk of unauthorised access to your information or account, students must enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in to various systems, such as Canvas and the Student Web.
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
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If you are having problems activating your account or logging in, please contact our Servicedesk. You will find answers to common questions, and can submit enquiries.
Once you have accepted your place, you must register for the course. In this course, you must register on the student website yourself before the course starts. You can do this from 2021-08-23 to 2021-09-03
If you have not registered before 2021-09-03, you will lose your place on the course.
To be able to register for the course, you must first activate your user account (UmU ID). More information on how to register on the student web can be found on the page https://www.umu.se/student/mina-studier/sa-funkar-studentwebben
All students taking a course at Umeå University are given a so-called UMU-ID and an email account with the address UMU-id@student.umu.se. This email address is your primary address. You can change this address through in “Studentwebben". Students that takes net-based courses or courses that are given in Cambro or in Canvas are believed to use the UMU-address.
As a student at the department of Computing Science, you also get a user at the department and an email address cs-anv@cs.umu.se linked to it. Teachers on campus-courses or courses not using Cambro or canvas, send all their information to this address. If you want to e-mails to go to a different address instead, do the following:
Go to the website http://webapps.cs.umu.se/ .Click on the link named "Mail forwarding" and log in with your cs-username and password. On that page there is a heading "Mail forwarding" and a text box. Enter the email address that you normally read your mail from there. (You can enter multiple addresses if you wish.)Click the "Save Settings" and you're done.
If you have more questions after reading this information, you can contact the student’s office at the department of Computing Science. You can reach them by e-mail to studexp@cs.umu.se you can also contact the study counsellor or you programed director.
Follow this simple list of things to complete your enrolment at Umeå University. It includes: how to secure housing, getting a residence permit (for citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland), tuition payment (if applicable), travel directions and more.
The website for current students has all sorts of information about services, support, legal and practical matters at Umeå University. You can sign in to the learning platforms, see your schedule and course overview, get a study certificate, apply for a degree or sign up for an examination.
International students are recommended to arrive at least a few days before the start of the regular semester, preferably prior to the Orientation. If you fail to arrive on time, you have to contact the study counselor as soon as possible, but no later than one week ahead of the course start, or you may not be able to register for the programme or course.
If you will have student housing through the Housing Office at Umeå University you will receive information about your arrival in your offer of housing.
Don't forget - Umeå has cold winters, so pack accordingly with a warm jacket, warm shoes, gloves and hat.
Moving to a new country with an unfamiliar language, culture and customs can be a challenge. We would like to help you and ease that challenge so that you can focus on your studies. Therefore, we would like to offer you the possibility to take part in our Orientation, which begins a few days before the start of the semester (Autumn) or the same day as the semester starts (Spring).
Are you a new student at Umeå University? Visit the Welcome Fair – a perfect opportunity to learn what our university and Umeå can offer. The fair normally takes place in the beginning of each semester.
Students at Umeå University have free access to the programmes of Microsoft Office 365. This means that you have access to Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Whiteboard Forms, your student email and other services which can facilitate your studies and your collaboration with other students. To access Office 365 you need to activate your UmU-id.
