From:Susana Menedez Bustillo
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: ERASMUS INSTITUTIONAL DATA UPDATE
Oviedo, 16 June 2008
Dear Colleague,
I would first like to thank you for your co-operation within the last year with the Lifelong Learning Bilateral Exchange Programme.
In order to be able to prepare the next academic year 2008-2009 in detail, I am taking this opportunity to send you some information concerning our University which I hope you will give to the students who may be interested in coming to the University of Oviedo under the terms of this exchange agreement.
May I ask you to pay particular attention to the following points:
Registration, enrolment procedures, and all our normal courses descriptions are available in these web addresses:
(ECTS course descriptions)
(Practical information).
Guide for Foreign Students:
Information on this web address:
Application forms and procedures:
Those of your students planning to study at our University the next academic year under the International Exchange programme should complete the Student Application form and the Learning Agreement, those headed Erasmus Agreement Forms. This should be done in close consultation with their contact person of the agreement at your University or referring to the above web addresses, which will help them to gain access to the information about our Official Syllabuses and exchange student’s opportunities at the University of Oviedo.
All completed forms should be returned to our office at the following address:
Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización y Cooperación al Desarrollo
Universidad de Oviedo, SPAIN
C/ Principado 3, 33007 OVIEDO
Tfno: 34-985-104030; Fax: 34-985-104049
The deadline for the return of all forms will be the second fortnight of July 2008 for semester 1 and year long students (those starting in October 2008), and the first fortnight of November 2008 for semester 2 students (starting in February 2009).The forms should be returned to us by the corresponding Coordinator/Head of the International Relations Office, rather than by individual students.
This office also registers all incoming exchange students, so that it is absolutely essential for them to come here as soon as they arrive in Oviedo.
Dates of Semesters:
First Semester: Wednesday 1st October 2008 – Saturday 31st January 2009
Christmas Vacation: Saturday 20thDecember 08 – Wednesday 7th January 09
Exam Dates: Sunday 1st February 09 – Wednesday 18th February 09
Second Semester: Thursday 19th February 2009 – Friday 5th June 2009
Easter Vacation: Friday 3rd April 09 – Monday 13th April 09
Exam Dates: Saturday 6th June 09 – Saturday 4th July 09
Visa Information:
All foreign students coming from non European Union Countries will need visas to study in the University of Oviedo. Please stress this to the students, as those coming without visas will not beregistered at the University. Since the students will need some supporting documents from the OviedoUniversity for their visa application, please encourage them to send their applications for study here as soon as possible. More information is available here:
Those students whose study period is less than 6 months and who have a Student Visa valid for that period of time, will not need to apply for any special permit once they arrive in Oviedo. However, if they are planning to stay more than those 6 months, they should apply, once they arrive in Oviedo, for: a “Foreign Identity Card” and for a “Stay permit in Spain” (“Autorización de estancia por estudios”) in the Foreign Office at the Police Station in Oviedo .
Arrival:
We suggest students arrive at least 2/3 days before the classes start (Wednesday 1st October 2008 for Semester 1 and Thursday 19th February 2009 for Semester 2). This will give them enough time to settle into their accommodation, register for classes, visit University Dependencies, etc. before classes start on. Please note that there will be a welcoming session on the 3rd of October.
Accommodation:
There are different accommodation options: hotels, boarding houses, youth hostels, halls of residence, rented flats and accommodation with families. The options most frequently used by foreign students are rented flats shared with other students and accommodation with families. The Service de Relations Internationals helps Erasmus students to find accommodation once they have arrived in Oviedo. More information on this web address:
A”duo” Program and Tandem Program:
Through the A”duo” Program foreign students can benefit from the help of a Spanish student from their same campus. The aim is to facilitate their integration in University live, providing them with
advice on accommodation, life on campus and other practical matters. Moreover, they can take park in the Tandem Program, consisting of conversation exchanges with a Spanish student. More information at:
Language courses:
The University of Oviedo offers international exchange students (Co-operation Agreements) two languages support courses with the double aim of facilitating their integration into the Faculties or Schools where they are studying and of introducing them to Asturian culture society:
Intensive Programs of Spanish:
“Intensive Autumn Program”
Length: 40 hours, 2 hours per day, during 4 weeks
Dates: From October 13th to November 8th 2008
Places: Philology Faculty and Chemistry Faculty in Oviedo and Gijón.
“Intensive Spring Program”
Length: 40 hours, 2 hours per day, during 4 weeks
Dates: From February 23th to March 23th 2009
Places: Philology Faculty and Chemistry Faculty in Oviedo and Gijón.
The Autumn Program fee is: 25 Euros and the Spring Program fee is 30 Euros. Students staying all year who wish to take the Spring Intensive Program must pay a fee of 150 Euros in addition.
Programs of Translation into Spanish: German-Spanish, English-Spanish, French-Spanish and Italian-Spanish:
“Autumn Translation Program":
Length: 10 hours, during 12 weeks
Dates: From October 13th 2008 to January 31st, 2009
Place: Philology Faculty at Oviedo.
Program fee: 135 Euros
“Spring Translation Program":
Length: 40 hours, during 13 weeks
Dates: From February 23th to May 29th, 2009
Place: Philology Faculty at Oviedo.
Program fee: 135 Euros
More information about these Programs is available on this web address:
Transcripts:
Grade Transcripts for your students will be sent to you at the end of April for Semester 1 students and at the end of September for all the others. Please send grade transcripts for Oviedo students to each of our contact person of the agreement at departmental level.
If you have not already done so, we would be very grateful if you would send us the latest information concerning your Institution (application material, University residences, date of terms, etc) so that we can keep our exchange students up-to-date.
Institutional Data:
Please note that we are enclosing the current institutional identification details relating to the University of Oviedo. We should be grateful if you would correct/complete those relating to your own university and return them to us as soon as possible to this email:
If you need any further information, please feel free to contact the staff of the Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización y Cooperación al Desarrollo
We thank you for your co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
Ana Mª Fernández García