Newly admitted students Autumn 2012Master's Programme in Economics, 120 Credits

Welcome to Umeå School of Business and Economics!

My name is Mikael Lindbäck and I am your Program Coordinator.

I am very glad to welcome you to the Master’s Program in Economics at
Umeå School of Business and Economics
at Umeå University in Sweden!

Important practical information

No written information will be sent out by surface mail so you will find all necessary information below. In Sweden written information is extremely important. You are expected to have read everything on these webpages including the Survival Guide before you arrive.

Admission Reply

You must respond to your admission at your personalpage at www.universityadmissions.se no later then the 2nd of April 2012.

Arrival

Here you will find information about the simplest way to travel to Umeå and our campus:

Travel Directions to Umeå University

International orientation week for international students at Umeå University

You are welcome and strongly encouraged to join a special international Orientation Week arranged by the university and starting already the 28th of August. Read more about that here:

Orientation Course

Registration for all master students, both Swedish and international

Monday the 3rd of September the registration for all master level students will take place in the Café Tower between 9-12 AM. You will find a map here:

Campus map

To the registration you need to bring: a photograph of yourself (passport size), and some cash money, transcript + diploma (only if you are conditionally admitted), an admission letter (printed from your personal page in www.universityadmissions.se after August 8th) and a printed course syllabus and schedule for your first course. Syllabus and schedule can be found here:

Course syllabus (will be presented here in June)
Schedule (will be presented here in June)

You are expected to read both these documents before you arrive.

Information from Umeå University to all international students

Umeå University has gathered general information that newly admitted international students might need on this webpage:

For Admitted Students

On this webpage you will for example find information about:

• How to find accommodation (your responsibility to find)
• How to apply for residence permit (urgent)
• Help to students with disabilities
• Postponement of your seat at the program
• Tuition fee and schoolarship

It is also strongly recommended that you read the Survival Guide:

Survival Guide

Contact during summer

You can reach me, Mikael Lindbäck, at the School on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 13 and 16, at telephone 090-786 54 40 or at e-mail address: study.advisor@econ.umu.se.

Very welcome to Umeå School of Business and Economics
and to the Master´s program in Economics!