ERASMUS + INFORMATION SHEET

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2 Incoming Students This is the place and time for discoveries for you as it was for the Portuguese sailors in the 15 th and 16 th centuries. This is an outstanding opportunity to define what your academic, professional and personal future will be. You will experience what it's like to study abroad with students and professors from several countries and, at the same time, discover one of the oldest and most interesting cities in the world. This is, as it was for many others before, your opportunity to go global! I and all NOVA IMS staff will do our best to make this an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. Besides the professors who will teach many curricular units in English and will do their best to help you in your integration, you will also receive support from our very efficient team of non-academic staff to help you to familiarize with NOVA IMS facilities (e.g., library, labs, study halls, canteen, etc.). I will be personally available for any practical or technical problem you might have during your stay. You will also be able to count on the excellent support of Ms. Ana Sousa and other people from the Erasmus Office for any bureaucratic or organizational problem. You will have the opportunity to study in an Institution that is greatly concerned with the quality of teaching, research and all provided services. I am sure this is the right place for anyone who ambitions a good education and an unforgettable personal experience that will, hopefully, be remembered for a long time. I hope you enjoy Lisbon, NOVA IMS and Portugal! Pedro Cabral Erasmus Coordinator of NOVA IMS 1

Institution Name Universidade Nova de Lisboa Erasmus Code PLISBOA03 Faculty Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação Nova Information Management School NOVA IMS Address Campus de

3 Institution Name Universidade Nova de Lisboa Erasmus Code PLISBOA03 Faculty Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação Nova Information Management School NOVA IMS Address Campus de Campolide, Lisboa, Portugal Phone Number Web page Erasmus office Erasmus Coordinator Pedro Cabral, Ph.D. Erasmus Office Ana Sousa erasmus@novaims.unl.pt 2

4 Important Deadlines Fall semester or whole Academic Year students Spring Semester Nominations June 30 th Applications and student documents July 15 th Nominations November 15 th Applications and student documents December 15 th After these dates we will not be able to accept further applications. Applications After being nominated students will be informed about how to access our ONLINE Application Form. Nominations Partner Universities must send the list of nominated students to Erasmus Office: NOVA IMS will contact the selected students by to give them the necessary information and request the documents in order to proceed with the mobility process. Language Requirements Proficiency in English = at least level B1. All the classes for Mobility students are taught in English. Students must be aware that they need to have solid knowledge of the English language to successfully attend lessons/courses. 3

Documents to be sent by the Student Learning agreement duly filled in, signed and with the stamp of the University of origin; Transcript of records (only English version is accepted); Copy of

5 Documents to be sent by the Student Learning agreement duly filled in, signed and with the stamp of the University of origin; Transcript of records (only English version is accepted); Copy of European Health Insurance Card or for students outside European Union copy of Health Insurance (English version). These documents must be valid for the whole period of stay; Statement of responsability; Passport size photo. Please fill in the forms on the computer. We will not accept hand written forms. The document Transcript of records must be an official document issued by the sending Institution. The Learning Agreement has to be signed by the students and the Coordinator and must have the stamp of the partner university. Students don t need to send or bring hard copies of the documents, unless their home University requires this, or due to the lack of quality of the image of the documents sent. Erasmus Office will verify all the documents and upon validation of the Erasmus Coordinator will send the signed Learning Agreement to the student. 4

Course Catalogue To find out which courses are offered in English, if foreign students enroll, please check: www.novaims.unl.

6 Course Catalogue To find out which courses are offered in English, if foreign students enroll, please check: In every Academic Year some changes may occur regarding the courses offered in English. However, we do not expect significant changes from one year to the next. For further information about the courses please consult our website: Home Programs Bachelor s Degree Information Management Degree Programme Structure OR Home Programs Bachelor s Degree Information Systems Degree Programme Structure Mobility students can choose the courses from the list, and it is possible to choose curricular units from both courses and from different years. 5

7 Limitation or Restriction on Course Registration All the courses have a limited number of places; The list of courses can change as they are fulfilled on a first come, first served basis; It is not possible for Bachelor s degree students to enroll in Master Courses; Due to a high number of Master students attending our School, it is not possible for us to receive Erasmus+ master students unless they can attend bachelor courses; There are Curricular Units that will overlap. To minimize this, please check schedules of previous year s courses (Information Management and Information Systems). Selecting courses from the same year will reduce possible overlaps. Academic Calendar Please visit: Acceptance Letter Will only be issued upon request of the student. Welcome Day, Registration and Date of Arrival Welcome Day Usually takes place in the week tbefore the beginning of classes. Presence is important but not mandatory. Registration NOVA IMS Academic Services will contact students about the necessary procedures. Date of Arrival If you do not arrive on our official start date, you must obtain permission from our Erasmus Coordinator. We do not accept students to start our courses if they arrive later than two weeks, after the beginning of the semester. 6

8 Exams Please check the calendar of the exams for each curricular unit and all the aspects concerning assiduity (physical presence of students in the classroom) and the evaluation methods carefully. The Academic Calendar and exam periods (1 st and 2 nd ) are the same for all NOVA IMS students. You should be aware that if you fail a 1 st phase exam you need to do the 2 nd phase exam in order to pass (check the exam calendar). Note that there are many curricular units in which there is not a 1 st phase exam. In these cases, the 1 st phase corresponds to continuous evaluation and, the 2 nd phase exam, corresponds to non-continuous evaluation. The non-attendance to an exam does not confer the grade of (0) zero. Students should not make plans to travel home before the end of exams. Transcript of Academic Records The Academic Services department only issues the Transcript of Records of the courses of NOVA IMS. This document will be sent to the student after the exchange period. The request needs to be made at the Academic Services of NOVA IMS. This document certifies that students were evaluated and indicates the grades obtained. The non-attendance to the exams will not be mentioned in the Transcript of records. Students can also check their grades on NetPA. The Transcript of Records can only be issued after the end of the 2 nd exam period. We will not provide certificates of class attendance. We cannot provide a declaration of school attendance because we do not have that information. 7

Description of the Institutional Grading system The result achieved in a course unit, whether through continuous assessment or in an examination, is expressed on a 0 to 20 grading scale.

9 Description of the Institutional Grading system The result achieved in a course unit, whether through continuous assessment or in an examination, is expressed on a 0 to 20 grading scale. The lowest passing grade is 10. ECTS grading scale: ECTS Scale % of successful students normally achieving the grade Definition A B C D E EXCELENT outstanding performance with only minor errors VERY GOOD above the average standard but with some errors GOOD generally sound work with a number of notable errors SATISFACTORY fair but with significant shortcomings SUFFICIENT performance meets the minimum criteria ECTS Credits: 1 Full Academic Year = 60 ECTS 1 Semester = 30 ECTS 1 Trimester = 20 ECTS 8

10 Certificate of Erasmus Student Mobility Students must request, the Declaration of Erasmus Student Mobility indicating the dates of arrival and departure of the student from NOVA IMS at the Erasmus Office NOVA IMS personally. This document cannot be sent by or regular post, students must come to Erasmus office to get it. The date of arrival is considered as the day of the Welcome Day or the day, after that, in which the student presents himself at Erasmus Office to begin the mobility period. The date of departure is considered as the last day in which we contact personally with the student. The date of departure cannot surpass the last day of the 2 nd exam period in accordance to the school calendar. Portuguese Language Courses It is not possible to attend these courses at NOVA IMS. If the student wants to attend a Portuguese language course, they have to contact, for instance, FCSH, another Faculty of Universidade Nova de Lisboa For more information: Accommodation For information please see: Please notice that the information contained on the websites mentioned are the responsibility of the respective organizations. Issues relating to travel and accommodation are the full responsibility of the student. 9

11 Visas/ Enter in Portugal Registering your Residence abroad After the First 3 Months If you need a document for Visa purposes, do not hesitate to contact us. You can find information regarding Visas at: Students who need to renew their Visa should contact the Erasmus office as soon as possible, after their arrival. For Other Students EU citizens (the same applies to citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) who remain in Portugal for longer than 3 months have to formalize their right of residence by registering. You must apply for this certificate at the local town hall (Câmara Municipal). Important Information Foreigners who enter in Portugal through a border that is not subject to control are obliged to declare this within 3 working days of the date of entry to the foreign services and borders authority (SEF), with the exeption of foreign nationals. Remember Erasmus Office is prepared to help you, but issues relating to travel, health insurance, requests and renewal of Visas, registering entrance in Portugal and/ or residence, and accommodation are the full responsibility of the student. 10

Av. Calouste Gulbenkian Av. José Malhoa R. da Mesquita R. Ramalho Ortigão Av. Ressano Garcia How to get to NOVA IMS Carris (Bus) 701, 713, 716, 726, 742, 746, 756, 758 R. de Campolidade Av.

12 Av. Calouste Gulbenkian Av. José Malhoa R. da Mesquita R. Ramalho Ortigão Av. Ressano Garcia How to get to NOVA IMS Carris (Bus) 701, 713, 716, 726, 742, 746, 756, 758 R. de Campolidade Av. Miguel Torga Travessa de Estevão Pinto R. Marquês de Fronteira R. Fialho D Almeida Metro (Subway) São Sebastião (Blue Line and Red Line) Praça de Espanha (Blue Line) Campus de Campolide, Lisboa Tel: Fax: NOVA IMS' Accreditations and Certifications Cofinanced by

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