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Introductory Video

About this Module

This module offers you some tips and advice on what to consider before undertaking your mobility. It will provide you with useful information about the kinds of services you will require while abroad. It introduces you to procedures you will need to follow, and pointers on how to source the required information at your home and host universities.

Time Needed

300 minutes

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this module you will know where to find more information about essential services such as accommodation, prepare a budget, and important academic issues.

Target Audience

Students who already have a place for their international mobility and are preparing themselves for their studying period abroad.

Module Structure

Step 1: You will learn how to draft a budget to prepare your finances for the mobility.
Step 2: You will get some advice on how to find accomodation and different options for accomodation.
Step 3: You will learn about topics that are important to know before you go, and get to know your host institution.
Step 4: You will be familiarised with the terms and documents related to academic issues.

Keywords

Housing: Accommdation.
Dorm: A dorm is where students live, often with roomates. Dorms have luandry rooms and recreation rooms, and it's a place where many friendships are made.
Eduroam: Education Roaming is an international internet connection service for users in higher and further education.
European Health Insurance Card: A free card that gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland under the same conditions and the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country.
Special educational needs: Refers to students with learning issues or disabilities that make it more challenging for them to learn than most students of the same age group.
ECTS: European Credit Transfer System
Course catalogue: A list of the courses offered by the university. Every course usually should indicate the field of study, department, number of ECTS, objectives, description of the learning outcomes, index of contents, language of instruction, when in the year it is taught, timetable, in which academic year it can be taken, and the teachers.
Grade conversion: Grades are not the same in evey country. Academic coordinators should make the equivalences for your academic recognition.

About the Developers

Carolina González Madrigal (University of Granada)
Lucy Coulls (University of Edinburgh)
Carine de Guilde (University of Amsterdam)
Jonli So (University of Amsterdam)
Shane Lordan (University College Dublin)
Eduardo Alias Gómez (University of Granada)
Tommaso Diolaiti (Student Testimonial)
Claudio Santagostini (University of Pavia)

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