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.
Schedule will be published in late August. Note that the schedule is preliminary until course start.
Note: You are also invited for an information meeting on Friday August 26, before the formal start of the term. This will not show in the online schedule.
The exchange course package will start with an Information meeting on Friday August 26 at 09.00 o'clock a.m in the Red room/UID for all exchange students at UID. The meeting will take around 3 hours.
Start of your studies/course registration and a joint introduction day for all UID students on August 29 2022, at 9.00 o'clock a.m at UID. We will provide you with important information about the studies and you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow students.
Note that Umeå Institute of Design (UID) is located at the Umeå Arts Campus.
We are all asked to keep UID a scent-free environment, to protect anyone with respiratory allergies or similar.
The teaching is planned to be conducted on-campus. Students are expected to bring their own computers, preferably a computer with a webcam and an adequate internet connection for video conferencing.
You will take the same courses as the programme students do at the first term of the programme. Name of the class is: APD1
Semester dates: August 29, 2022 - January 15, 2023.
You will receive additional information from central departments at Umeå University. If you have questions regarding this information, please address them to the department which sent the information. You can always get in contact with departments at Umeå University through Infocenter
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.
