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General study guidance

Do you want to discuss your options before you decide what to study? Contact a general study counsellor at the Student Services. The general study counsellors can also help you with questions about requirements and application. Read more here about how we can help you.

The general study counsellors may help you with

  • information about studies offered at Umeå University
  • information about entry requirements and application
  • information about admission procedures and degree regulations
  • individual guidance to help you plan your future studies
  • general questions about studies abroad

We have a duty of confidentiality and do not pass on personal information without your consent.

Contact a general study counsellor

Extended opening hours

During 2-16 October our telephone and drop-in hours are extended, to boost access to study counselling before deadline of application 16 October. Read more under each service below.

Digital drop-in

Fridays 13:00-14:00

When connecting to drop-in you will be placed in the waiting room, and we will help you as soon as possible. If the message “The meeting has been locked by host” would occur, it is because the queue is too long. Please try again during our next drop-in hours or call us during the telephone hours.

Connect to drop-in

Telephone

Extended telephone hours 2-16 October

Monday - Friday 9:00-11:00 and 16:00-17:00

Regular telephone hours

Mondays and Fridays 11:00-12:00

Call us at +46 90 786 72 70

Drop-in on campus in Infocenter 

Extended drop-in hours

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 12:00-14:00
Monday 16 October: 9:00-16:00

Regular drop-in hours

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00-13:30

Find your way to Infocenter

Book a digital meeting or a telephone meeting

The possibility to book meetings is limited during 2-16 October

Instead, our telephone and drop-in hours are extended during that period, to boost access to study counselling before deadline of application 16 October. Welcome to contact us through telephone or drop-in and we will help you further with your questions.

Here you can book digital meetings or telephone meetings with a general study counsellor.

Save the confirmation e-mail on your booking! It includes a link for rescheduling/cancelling. It also includes a link to the meeting if you have booked a digital meeting. Please check your spam filter if you can’t find the confirmation e-mail. Add the sender to your safe list to make sure you receive further e-mails.

You can book a meeting 14 days in advance. Available appointments are released continuously and due to cancellations sometimes at short notice.

Book a digital meeting or a telephone meeting here

Book a meeting in Infocenter on campus

The possibility to book meetings is limited during 2-16 October

Instead, our telephone and drop-in hours are extended during that period, to boost access to study counselling before deadline of application 16 October. Welcome to contact us through telephone or drop-in and we will help you further with your questions.

Here you can book a meeting with a general study counsellor, if you want to meet in Infocenter at Campus Umeå. 

You will receive a confirmation e-mail on your booking – save the e-mail. That e-mail includes a link for rescheduling. Please check your spam filter if you can’t find the e-mail. Mark the sender as secure, to ensure that you get future e-mails.

If you are ill, please cancel your booking or contact us to reschedule to a digital meeting.

You can book a meeting 14 days in advance. If you can’t see any available appointments, it means we are currently fully booked. Available appointments are released continuously and due to cancellations sometimes at short notice.

Book a meeting on campus here

Find your way to Infocenter, Campus Umeå

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October

Study guidance before the application deadline
Mon
2
Oct
Study guidance before the application deadline
Time 09:00 - 17:00 2 October 09:00 - 17:00
Place Telephone

Other. Do you need help to plan your future studies? During 2-16 October the general study counsellors offer extended opening hours.

Study guidance before the application deadline
Tue
3
Oct
Study guidance before the application deadline
Time 09:00 - 17:00 3 October 09:00 - 17:00
Place Telephone and Campus Umeå

Other. Do you need help to plan your future studies? During 2-16 October the general study counsellors offer extended opening hours.

Study guidance before the application deadline
Wed
4
Oct
Study guidance before the application deadline
Time 09:00 - 17:00 4 October 09:00 - 17:00
Place Telephone and Campus Umeå

Other. Do you need help to plan your future studies? During 2-16 October the general study counsellors offer extended opening hours.

Study guidance before the application deadline
Thu
5
Oct
Study guidance before the application deadline
Time 09:00 - 17:00 5 October 09:00 - 17:00
Place Telephone and Campus Umeå

Other. Do you need help to plan your future studies? During 2-16 October the general study counsellors offer extended opening hours.

Study guidance before the application deadline
Fri
6
Oct
Study guidance before the application deadline
Time 09:00 - 17:00 6 October 09:00 - 17:00
Place Telephone and online

Other. Do you need help to plan your future studies? During 2-16 October the general study counsellors offer extended opening hours.

Study counsellors for programmes and courses

At the department or study programme, there are study counsellors who are well-informed about the subject or programme you want to know more about. Contact them if you have more specific questions about a programme overview, course selections within a programme, the possibilities for placements or studies abroad, or about approved leave from studies. These study counsellors are also the persons to turn to if you are considering an application for transfer of credits or options after studying a certain programme.

To find contact information to study counsellors at your department please visit the department website here. You can also find contact persons for each course or programme in the on-line catalogue.

Contact form

Your message will be sent to Infocenter at Umeå University. They will pass your message on to the person concerned. Please check your junk mail, to make sure you get our e-mail response. Our e-mails sometimes get stuck in the anti-spam filter.

Please be aware that the University is a public authority and that what you write here can be included in an official document. Therefore, be careful if you are writing about sensitive or personal matters in this contact form. If you have such an enquiry, please call us instead. All data will be treated in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Latest update: 2023-09-21