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
Once you have accepted your place, you must register for the course. For this course, you must log in and register via Ladok before the course starts. You can do this from Monday, August 25th to Tuesday, September 2nd.
If you have not registered by September 2nd, you will lose your place on the course.
Watch a video about how to register for a course.
If you know in advance that you will not be able to register during this period, you must notify us before the last day for registration.
If you suffer from an acute illness or other unforeseen event that means you cannot register, you must contact us as soon as possible (a medical certificate is required).
If you have been accepted as a reserve after registration has closed, you must contact the course's study administrator so that he or she can register you manually. Notify Margareta Lindblom.
4.Course start
2026-08-31
See Schedlue/Canvas
Canvas
The schedule is preliminary until four weeks before the course starts
About the Course
The course is given online and all information is available in Canvas, where you can log in after you have registered for the course.
Contact
Course Manager
Olga Zabalueva
The study administrators both work part-time. Please contact us by email, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Margareta Lindblom & Hillevi Öberg
Course Literature
During the course, you are expected to read the literature listed in the course reading list.
You will receive more information about the course literature and how it is used in the course at the course introduction.
Canvas – your digital classroom
When studying at a distance, you work independently but remain in close contact with both teachers and fellow students.
In Canvas, you will find for example:
- recorded lectures
- reading instructions
- study questions
- information about examinations and scheduled activities
Canvas is also where you communicate with teachers and course participants.
We also use video meetings via Teams or Zoom. To be able to participate, you need:
a computer (preferably not older than 4–5 years)
a webcam
a headset or headphones with a microphone
a stable internet connection
Meetings via Zoom
During the course, Zoom is often used for teaching and meetings.
You log in using your Umu ID.
A guide to Zoom’s functions can be found here.
Plan your studies
Distance learning offers flexibility, but it also requires good planning, motivation, and self-discipline.
To succeed in the course, it is recommended that you:
- are active in Canvas
- work independently with assignments
- contribute to collaboration within your base group
- engage with the course material and seek additional information
A good tip is to create your own study plan based on the course schedule and syllabus. There you will find important dates, activities, and examinations.
Stay in touch
To get the most out of your studies, use both teachers and fellow students as support.
Ask questions in Canvas
Contact teachers if you encounter problems
Read your email regularly
Teachers aim to respond to questions as quickly as possible.
Responses are normally provided during office hours on weekdays.
Support and help
We support our students to create an equal learning environment.
