Study successfully in Sweden Justyna Jonsson, study counsellor justyna.jonsson@liu.se

Academic year Faculty of Educational Sciences Autumn: 20 August 2018 – 20 January 2019 Spring: 21 January 2019 – 9 June 2019

Academic system First level University Diploma (Högskoleexamen), 2 years, 120 ECTS Degree of Bachelor (Kandidatexamen), 3 years, 180 ECTS Second level Degree of Master (Masterexamen), 2 years, 120 ECTS Degree of Master (Magisterexamen), 1 year, 60 ECTS Third level Degree of Licentiate, 2 years, 120 ECTS Degree of Doctor (PhD), 4 years, 240 ECTS Professional diplomas

Grading system

Credit system and workload One week = 1.5 swedish credits (hp) = ECTS One semester = 20 weeks = 30 credits A minimum of 40 h work per week Teaching methods: Scheduled activities (lectures, seminars etc) Unscheduled activities (group work, field work etc) Independent work (reading literature, preparing seminars or writing papers etc) Less scheduled time – more time for studying on your own – student responsibility!

Examination Examination after each course Sign up for written exams no later than 10 days before examination day on the Student portal or LiU- App Two re-exams during a year Student’s responsibility to pass examination Examinationguide: https://www.student.liu.se/studenttjanster/regler?l=en

Cheating and Plagiarism Is a serious offence Is always reported Can get you suspended It’s your responsibility to know the rules Read every instruction carefully Notes at written examens are never accepted unless the teacher explicitly says otherwise! Make sure you know how to make correct references to all material you use

Schedule TimeEdit http://timeedit.liu.se/ In Timeedit you can seek out your schedule. Please note that changes can be made, sometimes at short notice! Course information two weeks before course begins Academic quarter (10-12, course starts 10.15) Exceptions exact time if minutes are stated (8:00) EXAMS! Starts 8:00, 9:00 etc sharp!

Academic culture Informal student-teacher relation Student participation follow up discussions in class talk to your teacher during the course online course evaluation

https://old.liu.se/insidan/HR-Personal/lika- villkor?l=en Equal Opportunities LiU welcomes all students, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or philosophy of life, disability, transgender identity or expression, or social background. https://old.liu.se/insidan/HR-Personal/lika- villkor?l=en

Special needs LiU supports students with special needs by providing: Support with note-taking by a fellow student Talking books Extra time during examination Alternative examination forms decided by the examiner Please contact your disability coordinator and/or the international office of your home University regarding the possibility to apply for an extra ERASMUS grant to cover eventual costs for support during the exchange. https://www.student.liu.se/studentstod/funktionsnedsattning?l= en

Student Health Care Center The Student Health Care Center works with the following areas (short courses and individual meetings): Preventive health care Advice and information on health matters Lifestyle matters Counselling Crisis support Student social field work Advice on reading and writing matters Support for students with disabilities https://www.student.liu.se/studentstod/studenthalsan?l=en

Academic English Support at Linköping University Writing in English Speaking English https://liu.se/ikk/aes?l=en&sc=true

DO Check out the schedule and all course information Buy or borrow the course littrature in good time befor the course start Participate active in classes, group work ect Get an even work load during the semester Study at least 40 hours per week Make time for unscheduled activities Ask your teachers, coordinators or study counsellors

DON’T save all the work for the end of the course skip classes sign up for trips or holidays unless you are sure it’s alright with your courses hesitate to contact your teacher or the support services at LiU!

Good luck and have a great time at Linköping University!