Checklist for the start of your studies
Before the first day of your education, you need to take some important steps.
1.Your offer
You have been admitted. If you want to keep your place (seat), you do not have to reply to your offer.
If you do not want to keep your place you should decline your offer by logging in to 'My pages' on universityadmissions.se, and follow the instructions. You should click "I wish to decline this offer" next to the course or programme you want to decline.
If you see "Reserve" next to your course or programme in the Notification of selection results, this means that you've been placed on a waiting list for that course/programme.
2.Activate your user account and MFA
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.
Exchange student or tuition fee paying student
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
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
Help! It´s not working
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.
3.Course registration
This course uses online course registration. You register by entering the Student Web.
IMPORTANT! Registration must be made within the period 26 November and 4 December 2026.
It is very important that you register during these dates. If you don't, you may loose your seat on the course. After the registration window has closed vacant seats are offered to students on our waiting lists.
If you encounter issues with the registration, or if you are admitted with conditions, you need to contact us before deadline for instructions.
4.Course start
2026-12-03
See schedule
See schedule
The schedule is preliminary until four weeks before the course starts
Course information
You will conduct studies both by yourself and as part of a group. You will complete your assignments, with assistance of the course coordinator, the literature, lectures, seminars and discussions with fellow students. Much within the course is created around the participants' activities where all students' previous experiences and questions are equally important.
Communication between students and teachers will take place mainly in the classrom and through the online learning platform. It is important to access the platform at the start of the course.
Please read the course Syllabus for course content, learning outcomes and forms of examinations.
Online course platform
You can access the online course platform, Canvas with your Umu-Id and MFA (multi factor authentication) one week before the course starts. You must log in before the 4 December 2026, 23.55 pm (CET). After that date it is no longer possible to access the platform without approval from the department.
Other questions
If you have questions regarding the course, please use the Contact form found last on this page.
Important! Questions during the summer break July - August 2026 need to be put to Infocenter due to limited office hours.
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