WELCOME TO MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY

Hello!
A warm welcome to International Master's Programme in Computer Engineering, 120 credits and as a student at Mid Sweden University.

Dear Student!
We are happy that you have been admitted to the International master program and we are looking forward to seeing you on campus Sundsvall in September. If you have any questions or concerns you are more than welcome to contact me, our student support or the student office where you will find more information about introduction activities, course registration, and literature.

Remember to reply to your notification of selection in order to keep your place on the course. Please note that this letter is not your admission decision. There will be a short introduction to the program on 1st September in room L408 at 10:15.

Schedule
Four weeks before the beginning of the course you will get access to your schedule www.miun.se/schemasok. Please note that the timetable may be updated until the beginning of the course and even after that if something unforeseen happens.

Before you can begin your studies, there are three things you need to do

1. Get a login for the student portal (Swedish: Studentportalen)
If your are an international student you will receive your User ID upon arrival at Mid Sweden University.
This is your most important tool during your studies at Mid Sweden University. Here, you will find information about courses, study material etc. This is also where you register for each course. All of this can be found at www.miun.se/admitted.

Please note:
If you have studied at Mid Sweden University before, you will keep the same student login and user id.

2. Read through the current course syllabus
In the course syllabus, there is information about the course literature and other important things about the course for both teachers and students.

3. Register for the course
You must register for all of the courses you want to take during the semester. You do this in the Student Portal by clicking on the link “My Studies”, and then “Register on course”. You can register no earlier than two working days before the beginning of the course. It is important that you register for each course.

Programme information
Course syllabus for the first courses
DT017A , Computer Engineering MA, Distributed Systems I, 7.5 Credits: https://www.miun.se/en/utbildning/kurser/computer-science-and-it/computer-engineering/computer-engineering-ma-distributed-systems-i-7.5-credits/course-plan/?kursplanid=17274
IG008A, Business Management and Organization MA, Scientific Method, 7.5 Credits: http://www.miun.se/en/Education/Find-Your-Education/Show-syllabus/?KursplanId=13916

Miscellaneous
It is strongly recommended that you refresh your knowledge in mathematics (linear algebra, probability and statistics, and discrete mathematics) and your skills in programming languages such as C/C++.

Student information
You will find information about our campuses, registration, accommodation, checklist for new students and routines for examination and more on our webpage www.miun.se/antagen (Swedish) or www.miun.se/admitted (English).

If you do not want to attend this course/program you have been admitted to,
please visit the link below for information about how to decline to your offer
www.universityadmissons.se

Contact us
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail contact@miun.se or phone, +46 (0)10-142 80 00 Monday through friday, 08.00-16.00.

Once again, welcome to campus Sundsvall and studies at the international master program in computer engineering!

Best regards
Mid Sweden University

Mikael Gidlund
Programme Coordinator