Registrar's Presentation 2019

STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

A GUIDED TOUR

ACTIVATION ACTIVATING YOUR UM IT ACCOUNT

* PREVIOUSLY AT JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS STILL NEED TO ACTIVATE THEIR UM ACCOUNT

MY UM APP THE OFFICIAL UM MOBILE APP

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL UM APP TODAY AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY & APP STORE

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Freshers’ Week Campus Map Registered Study-units Results

eSIMS THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF eSIMS

TO USE eSIMS YOU MUST FIRST ACTIVATE YOUR UM IT ACCOUNT *

* THOSE ADMITTED FOLLOWING THE MATSEC SEPTEMBER SESSION WILL RECEIVE THEIR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE AND THEIR ACTIVATION CODE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

ACCESS PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH eSIMS VIEW AND UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS

01 (MAILING ADDRESS & NEXT OF KIN CONTACT DETAILS)

02 VIEW YOUR REGISTERED COURSE DETAILS 03 VIEW YOUR ACADEMIC RECORD 04 VIEW YOUR REGISTERED STUDY-UNITS VIEW YOUR RESULTS

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eSIMS FAQs & SUPPORT FAQs

IF THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED KINDLY CLICK ON THE ‘CONTACT US’ TAB OR SEND AN EMAIL TO: SUPPORT.ESIMS@UM.EDU.MT

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IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS RELATED TO eSIMS PLEASE CONSULT THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SECTION: WWW.UM.EDU.MT.REGISTRAR/STUDENTS/ESIMSFAQ

CONTACT US

STUDENT CODE

REMEMBER TO REGULARLY CHECK YOUR UNIVERSITY EMAIL FOR ANY eSIMS NOTIFICATIONS THAT ARE SENT PERIODICALLY

EMAIL FORWARDING

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IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE, ALWAYS QUOTE YOUR STUDENT CODE FOUND ON YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

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UNIVERSITY EMAIL

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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY IS ALWAYS SENT TO YOUR UNIVERSITY EMAIL ADDRESS, GIVEN TO YOU WHEN YOU ACTIVATE YOUR UM IT ACCOUNT. HOWEVER, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FORWARD YOUR EMAILS TO AN

ALWAYS USE YOUR UNIVERSITY EMAIL ADDRESS IN ALL YOUR CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY

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CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY

PERFORM STUDENT TASKS ONLINE

ENROL FOR THE COURSE REGISTER FOR DEGREEPLUS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR & ANY ENGLISH EXTRA 30th September – 21st OCTOBER STUDY-UNITS IMPORTANT 4TH – 11TH OCTOBER

SUBMIT STUDY-UNIT FEEDBACK AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER

Enrolment Video

Office of the Registrar – University of Malta

Official notifications & deadlines

YOUR COURSE YOUR PROGRAMME OF STUDY

YOUR PROGRAMME OF STUDY PROGRAMME OF STUDY 60 ECTS CREDITS

ELECTIVE STUDY-UNITS

COMPULSORY STUDY-UNITS

OPTIONAL STUDY-UNITS

REGULATIONS

RESITS RESIT ASSESSMENTS UP TO A LIMITED NUMBER (20) OF CREDITS

IF YOU FAIL TOO MANY CREDITS, YOU MAY HAVE RESUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS TO REPEAT THE YEAR, AS DIRECTED BY OR FOLLOW AN CONDITIONAL PROGRESSION THE LECTURER EXTENSION YEAR, IF ELIGIBLE THE POSSIBILITY OF RESUBMISSION REFERRING NOT MORE REPEAT/EXTENSION THAN 12 CREDITS TO THE NEXT YEAR

ASSIGNMENTS o BEWARE OF PLAGIARISM PROPER QUOTATIONS, LIST OF REFERENCES, BIBLOGRAPHY

o PLAGIARISM AVOIDANCE GUIDELINES WWW.UM.EDU.MT/REGISTRAR/STUDENT-CONDUCT

o TURNITIN – PLAGIARISM DETECTION SOFTWARE o DO NOT QUOTE WIKIPEDIA

Office of the Registrar

LIBRARY CARD THE STUDENT CARD WILL ONLY BE ISSUED IF IT IS REQUESTED OTHERWISE, THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD WILL BE ACCEPTED IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT NON-MALTESE STUDENTS SHOULD APPLY FOR A STUDENT CARD FROM THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE A STUDENT CARD IS ALSO ISSUED

BY KSU (MAINLY FOR DISCOUNTS)

STUDENT ATHLETE SUPPORT PROGRAMME o

Support to balance academic and sporting commitments

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One-to-one support via a sport mentor

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Timetable flexibility / exemptions when academic commitments clash with competition / training

Stephanie Cassar (+356) 2340 4423 athletesupport@um.edu.mt

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LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE IN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY A R A B I C, I TA L I A N , F R E N C H , G E R M A N & S PA N I S H CAN BE FOLLOWED CONCURRENTLY WITH YOUR FULL-TIME COURSE OR AS A DEGREEPLUS UNIT LEARN BASIC MALTESE: UNITS AVAILABLE TO OVERSEAS STUDENTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME IS AVAILABLE FROM WWW.UM.EDU.MT/COURSES

DEGREEPLUS

AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, PROFILE AND CV o o o o o

o HEALTH & SAFETY ENTREPRENEURSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT o CULTURE & HERITAGE CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS o VOLUNTARY WORK MUSIC o WORK WITH A STUDENT ORGANISATIO SPORTS o PLACEMENTS LANGUAGES & COMMUNICATION

REGISTRATION DATES: 5TH – 12TH OCTOBER

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT UM CAMPUS TAL-QROQQ MSIDA GREEN TRAVEL PLAN – WWW.UM.EDU.MT/ICCSD/GREENTRAVEL PARKING PERMITS ALL VEHICLES PARKING ON UNIVERSITY GROUNDS REQUIRE A PARKING PERMIT. STUDENT VEHICLES PARKED WITHOUT A PERMIT OR NOT IN BLUE BOXES ARE SUBJECT TO CLAMPING OR TOWING.

BLUE BOXES STUDENTS USING THEIR OWN CAR CAN PARK ONLY IN BLUE BOXES SITUATED IN CARPARKS 1, 4, 6 AND THE BLUE BOXES ON THE RINGROAD.

ALTERNATIVE WAYS PARKING ON CAMPUS IS A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT. PARKING IS ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AND AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS ENCOURAGED.

CONTACT DETAILS STUDENT CAR PERMITS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE KSU OFFICE.

MAIN CONTACT POINTS

o ACADEMIC MATTERS

CONTACT YOUR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

o ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS CONTACT YOUR FACULTY OFFICE

o INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

OVERSEAS STUDENTS & ERASMUS STUDENTS

MAIN CONTACT POINTS o REGISTRAR’S OFFICE

WWW.UM.EDU.MT/REGISTRAR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

o PRO-RECTOR FOR STUDENTS & STAFF AFFAIRS AND OUTREACH PROF. CARMEN SAMMUT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

o STUDENT ADVISORY SERVICES WWW.UM.EDU.MT/SAS GATEWAY BUILDING

STUDENT WELLBEING

HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTRE

01 COUNSELLING SERVICES

05 ACCESS DISABILITY SUPPORT UNIT

02 NUTRITIONAL ADVICE

06 TOBACCO CESSATION SUPPORT

03 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

07 DRUG-RELATED ISSUES

04 SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC

08 CHAPLAINCY

https://www.um.edu.mt/services/health-wellness

(+356) 2340 3988

health-wellness@um.edu.mt

MONS. CARMELLO ZAMMIT STREET

THIS PRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE AT: UM.EDU.MT/REGISTRAR/WELCOMEPRESENTATION

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK