Uppsala student union has started the International Buddy programme for all incoming international students.

Would you like to be one of the people welcoming them?

Your role would be to start up a communication line between yourself and the new student/s coming so that you can provide them that little extra help that we all need when moving to a new country.

Further down you will find an application form that takes about 2 minutes to fill in and general guidelines as to what is expected of you as a buddy.

Buddy Guidelines

As it is completely understood that your time is limited, there are very few demands that we have of you, and then quite a few suggestions.
A general must is to make contact with the new student/s assigned to you and ask if there is something that you can help with (eg. Questions, problems, general suggestions).

A good suggestion is to not be afraid to sign up for more than one newbie. It really is not that much more time consuming to have 2 or 3 instead of 1.

Another much appreciated service would be to pick up your student/s from the train station and show them to the reception at VG Nation where they can find out all about Orientation Week and to their accommodation. It is understood that if you chose to have more than one student you might not be able to pick all of them up, therefore you are not required to do so.

International students generally need to do 3 things once they have arrived in Uppsala: Find their accommodation, visit their coordinator at Uppsala University  and visit the Orientation Week reception. That way they will have received all the crucial information they need.

Once Orientation Week is over then it is completely up to you and the new student/s to maintain contact, to participate in the events that the student union, the student organisations and the international committee will be organising throughout the semester. 

If you are worried about not knowing all that much or not being able to help all that much you should not be! It is in the nature of the International Officer’s position to accumulate a great wealth of information so you can always turn to him/her if you are uncertain of how to answer or how to help.

We are also going to have an information meeting with all of you that sign up for this and talk through the whole procedure so that you receive all the information you need! The time and place for this meeting has not yet been set, but it will be after the last application date, but before Orientation Week.

The most important thing to remember when doing this is that it is fun! Both for you and for your student/s!
It is a great opportunity to meet new people from different cultures, and learn from each other how exciting Uppsala can be!

PLEASE NOTE: THE APPLICATION PERIOD HAS NOW PASSED,

THERE WILL BE NO
MATCHING DURING ORIENTATION WEEK.

THE BUDDY PROGRAMME WILL RE-OPEN FOR
THE AUTUMN

SEMESTER IN MAY 2012.

 

For more information contact Felicitas Rabiger, the Student Union’s International Officer.

Tel (land line): +46 18 480 31 05
Tel (mob): +46 76 109 80 05
Email: int@us.uu.se

Instructions:
 

-After you have sent the application you will see a 'thank you for registering' sign on the page. No confirmation email will be sent. If you do not see the message then it might be because of the explorer you are using. Are you unsure about your registration? Contact the International Officer!