WELCOME TO THE COURSE
Welcome! You have been admitted to the course Global and Regional Governance at the Department of Political Science. Here you will find important information about the course start and registration. You can also read about the course, the university and life as a student in Umeå. If you have questions, you are welcome to contact us using the contact form. We wish you a warm welcome and hope that you will enjoy your period of studies here in Umeå!
If you have been admitted to a course or programme, or been placed on a waiting list, you must reply to your first admissions notification to keep your place. If you don't wish to keep your place, you should decline your offer. In doing so, you free up your place to someone who is on the waiting list. You reply to your offer by logging in to your account at Universityadmissions.se by 19 July 2024.
If you are in need of special support due to disability, you should apply for that in good time before you start your studies. Find more information about support for studying with disabilities.
CloseAs 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:
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.
I want to activate my user account and install MFA
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
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.
CloseNär du har tackat ja till din plats, måste du registrera dig på kursen. På den här kursen ska du själv logga in och registrera dig via studentwebben innan kursstart. Det kan du göra från och med den 26 augusti till och med den 9 september 2024. Om du inte registrerar dig riskerar du att förlora din plats på kursen.
Vet du i förväg om att du inte har möjlighet att registrera dig under denna period måste du anmäla det till oss innan sista dag för registrering.
Om du drabbas av akut sjukdom eller annan oförutsedd händelse som gör att du inte kan registrera dig måste du kontakta oss så fort som möjligt (läkarintyg krävs).
För att kunna registrera dig på kursen måste du först aktivera ditt Umu-id.
Jag vill aktivera mitt Umu-id.
Jag har ett aktiverat Umu-id och vill registrera mig.
Jag har ett aktiverat Umu-id men glömt mitt lösenord.
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Time: 10:15-12:00
Location: SAM.A.381
Kursen börjar med en introduktion, då vi kommer att gå igenom viktig information om kursen och studierna, såsom kursupplägg, schema, kursmål samt allmän information om studier vid Statsvetenskapliga institutionen.
Kursen omfattar en termins heltidsstudier på campus Umeå och består av fyra moment om vardera 7,5 hp. Momenten behandlar politisk filosofi och ideologier, jämförande politik, internationella relationer samt politik och förvaltning i Sverige och EU. Kursen varvar föreläsningar, seminarier, övningar i grupp och enskilt, handledning och självständiga studier.
Ditt eget arbete med kurslitteraturen är en central del i kursen, så se gärna till att ha tillgång till kurslitteraturen redan i samband med kursstart.
Tänk på att schemat är preliminärt.
CloseFör den här kursen använder vi lärplattformen Canvas. Där hittar du allt du behöver, som till exempel schema, instruktioner för seminarier, lista över kursdeltagare och meddelanden från läraren. Det är också på lärplattformen som du lämnar in dina uppgifter.
För att logga in på Canvas måste du ha ett aktiverat användarkonto (Umu-id).
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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.
To the checklist for admitted Students
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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.
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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.
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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).
More about the Orientation this semester.
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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.
CloseGet your UmU card
When you are on Campus Umeå, Umeå Arts Campus or Campus Örnsköldsvik, you will need a UmU card. The card has the following functions:
To get the card, you need to apply for it. Here’s how to apply for the UmU card.
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There are three student unions at Umeå University:
They are actively involved so that fellow students have a high quality of education, good working environment, and fun leisure time.
Become a member of a student union!
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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.
Learn more about Office 365 and how to install it on your computer
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