Erasmus - incoming students

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2011/2012
Winter Term		Summer Term
Accomodation:	only from 15.09. 2011	only from 01.02.2012
Courses:	20.09.2011 – 16.12. 2011 (Students must arrive between 15.09. - 19.09. 2011	06.02. 2012 – 04.05. 2012 (Student must arrive between 01.02. – 06.02. 2012)
Exam period:	02.01. 2012 – 04.02. 2012	21.05.2012 – 22.06. 2012

ERASMUS INTENSIVE LANGUAGE COURSES - Organising institutions and course descriptions - SLOVAKIA 2011/2012

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 Subjects, that can be studied at the Faculty of Education, MBU in English:

• Department of Fine Arts Education:
                                             - Graphic Design (prof. Piotr Kunce)
• Department of Social Work:
                                             - Community Work (Mgr. Peter Papšo, PhD.)
                                             - Work with youth (doc. PaedDr. Peter Jusko, PhD.)
                                             - Global social problems (doc. PaedDr. Peter Jusko, PhD.)
                                             - Social Work (Mgr. Andrea Odlerová)
• Department of Ethics and Civic Education:
                                             - Basics of Ethics and History of Ethics theories (PhDr. Jana Kyseľová, PhD.)
• Department of Psychology:
                                             - Psychology in English (PaedDr. Lada Kaliská, PhD.)
• Department of Evangelical Theology and Mission:
                                             - Ethics in Religious Systems (prof. ThDr. Pavel Procházka, PhD.)
                                             - Theology and Philosophy (doc. ThDr. Pavel Hanes, PhD.)

Subjects, that can be studied at the Faculty of Education, MBU in German:

• Department of Social work:
                                             - Globale soziale Probleme (PhDr. Marek Stachoň, PhD.)

Other subjects can be studied in the Slovak language!!!

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BEBEFORE ARRIVAL

Notify International Relations Office about your interest to study at the Faculty of Education Matej Bel University half a year prior to your arrival (andrea.zvalova@umb.sk ).

Before you come to study here
Before you come to study here you must prepare yourself for a game called Bureaucracy. It's not really difficult, but you do have to remember ALL the rules. To make it as easy and smooth as possible we shall take you through the individual steps of the procedure. We are also including most of the forms to be filled in order to obtain all the necessary permits.

Application
When you are nominated by your university as an Erasmus student, please fill the enclosed

• Application Form
• Learning Agreement and send them either to International Relation Office, together with the
• Accomodation -  the application which serves as an application for accommodation at our Halls of Residence;
• Transcript of Records (courses passed in home institution)

These documents send in time: Faculty of EDUCATION UMB, Mgr. Andrea ZVALOVÁ, International Relations Office, Ružová 13, 974 11 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

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 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

• for winter semester: JULY 15
•  for summer semester: NOVEMBER 15    

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VISA AND RESIDENCE PERMIT

1. Nationals of the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland do not need visa for entering Slovakia. They should register at the appropriate foreign police office within 10 days after their arrival to Slovakia.
2. Nationals of other countries should contact the nearest Slovak Embassy in order to get information about visa and residence permeit for temporary stay. See a part visa and residenc epermit at this web site.

HEALTH INSURANCE

1. Nationals of the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland shoul obtain the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from the health insurance institution to which they are affiliated before their arrival to Slovakia.
2. We recommend to nationals of other countries to get their health insurance valid for their entire stay in Slovakia before their arrival to Slovakia.

BUDY SYSTEM

Foreign students incoming to Banska Bystrica are automatically enrolled in the buddy system. You will be contacted by your buddy/tutor a few weeks before official start of semester in your university. If it is not done so five weeks before the official start, send us an email to esn.umb@gmail.com and we will send you back more detailed information.  For exchange students. 

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 ARRIVAL

How to get to Banská Bystrica:
Flights to Vienna (Austria). It is only 60 km from Bratislava. From the Schwechat aiport there is a regular bus service to Bratislava (bus station) or Flights from Prague to Bratislava`s M.R.Stefanik Airport with Czech Airlines.

The easist way from the airport in Bratislava to the bus or railway station is to take a taxi. The charge is cca 7 €/person to the bus station or railway station.  Banská Bystrica is about 206 km from Bratislava. Take a coach from the Autobus Station NIVY (cca 7 €, it takes 3.5 to 4,5 hours) or the IC train (cca 9 €); it takes about 3 hours).

Trains + Buses: http://cp.atlas.sk/vlakbus/spojenie/ (in Slovak - English - Deutsch languages)

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 FIRST DAYS

• Arrival in Slovakia and Banská Bystrica, accommodation of student - International students have a tutor who helps them to plan their academic programs from the ESN UMB
• Informative meeting with international relations officer
• Personal visit to foreign police and registration office, completing materials for the stay in Slovakia (only non EU students)
• Detailed information about study and time schedule of lectures
• Meeting with representative of university, faculty ...

Within the duration of your study stay:

• International students can visit International Relations Offices during opening hours or by arrangements made by e-mail.
• International students can visit university library.
• International students can ask for university ISIC card. 

Accommodation
Foreign students can stay at one of the following University residence halls:
1. Študentský domov 1, Tajovského 40, tel. +421 48 413 4541-4
2. Študentský domov 2, Komenského 20, tel.: +421 48 415 31 71-4
3. Študentský domov 3, Tajovského 51, tel.: +421 48 413 9226-7
4. Študentský domov 4, Tr. SNP 53, tel.: +421 48 414 1389-90
5. Študentský domov 5, Ružová 15, tel.: +421 48 446 4980-1 

More information: http://www.umb.sk/index.php?module=articles&id=150 - in Slovak language only.

 Meals
Incoming students can take meals in Faculty`s Student Canteen. To buy the ticket from the canteen it is necessary to have confirmation about study at MBU and passport. Ticket bought in canteen can be used only in the same canteen. The price for one ticket is 1,25 €. Booking lunges is possible two days in advance, choosing from three meals. Lunches are served from Monday - Friday: 11,30 - 14,00.

Buffets 
In every faculty and every canteen there are several buffets. Usually they are open from Monday - Friday: 8,00 - 14,30.

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