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STIPENDS
Each
US participating student will receive in his/her country financial
assistance to help with
language training ($1500) and travel arrangements ($3000) in Europe.
VISA
All
those students who are not nationals of European Union countries and
who are going to study in Spain for more than three months require a
visa.
The
International Relations Office at Salamanca University will send the
student’s university of origin the Letter of
Acceptance the student requires for processing his/her student
visa before coming to Spain.
As
soon as you receive the Letter of Acceptance, you should take
it, together with the rest of the necessary documents, to the Spanish
Embassy or Consulate in your country of origin or residence to begin
the visa process.
According to Spanish law, “The status of the foreigner
classified as a student will be that of a visitor and the duration of
the authorisation will be the same as that of the course in which
he/she is enrolled”, that is “A foreign
student in Spain is considered to be a visitor for the purpose of study
with no right whatsoever to permanent residence.
More
information at:
Ministerio del Interior (Spain’s
Ministry of the Interior):
http://dgei.mir.es
http://www.mir.es/extranje/reggral/estudia2.htm
Ministerio de Asuntos
Exteriores (Spain’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs):
http://www.mae.es
INSURANCE
Students
from non-EU countries should consult their medical insurance company to
find out what procedures they must follow for coverage in Spain, or
they can take out private insurance when they arrive.
HOUSING
The
Office of International Relations
at Salamanca University will help, where possible, to find lodgings.
For students on the Intergero project, this university office
guarantees accommodation for the first two weeks of the
student’s stay prior to them finding somewhere definite to
stay. During that time, a student is to look for the type of
accommodation that best suits their preferences and needs. Generally
speaking, a student may switch from one type of accommodation to
another provided that they observe the conditions of the contract. It
is important to be well-informed on this matter before reaching a
decision on accommodation.
The
Master’s in Gerontology will arrange for a Spanish-speaking
student who is enrolled on the Master’s to receive and
accompany students from the USA during the first days of their stay in
Salamanca.
An
important part of this accommodation offer, although not all of it, is
managed by Salamanca University itself through the University Induction
Service (SOU).
The
offers of accommodation provided by this service are classified into
four sections:
- Hostels
and halls of residence, both belonging to Salamanca University and
privately-owned.
- Flats
or apartments to rent.
- Free
rooms in flats or apartments, sharing with other students.
- Accommodation
on a full-board basis (either sharing or not with the person providing
it). This offer is provided by more than one official service at the
university.
Living with families
One possibility is accommodation with
Spanish families (using the service of Cursos Internacionales -
International Courses).
Cursos
Internacionales can help you arrange a home-stay with a Spanish
family.
This service is provided
free of charge to those students who request it. Since Cursos
Internacionales merely acts as an intermediary between the
students and the host family, all payments must be made directly to the
families. The main office of Cursos Internacionales
will provide you with a set of
rules students are
expected to follow during their home-stays.
Family accommodation prices for
the year 2006 are as follows:
- Double room (sharing with another student):
€16 (per person per day)
- Single room: €17.50 (per person per
day)
These prices include room and full board
(breakfast, lunch and dinner). Families will also provide a packed
lunch for excursions organized by Cursos Internacionales (International
Courses).
For an additional fee, students can also ask
their families to provide them with a laundry and ironing
service. The price for this service is €11
per week.
University Residences
Salamanca University has six university
residences, with a total of 1,137 places, and six university
refectories, with a capacity for 1,360 persons.
The university wishes to maintain a diversified
offer that will cater not only for the permanent demand for
accommodation by students, but also offer room for occasional
(accredited) visitors, postgraduates, teachers, administrative staff
and guest and visiting lecturers.
The prices of all services offered, as well as
details concerning bookings (type of room, location in the city,
services included, prices and rules) can be found in the different
sections of the site
http://www.usal.es/residen
Nevertheless, students who wish to share a flat or who prefer another
type of lodgings can find help at the University Induction Office:
UNIVERSITY
INDUCTION SERVICE - SERVICIO DE ORIENTACIÓN AL UNIVERSITARIO
(SOU)
Cardenal Pla y Deniel, 22
E-mail: sou@usal.es
http://websou.usal.es
Open
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday
From
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Salamanca University will provide Intergero Project students with all
the help, guidance and advice they require for making it easier to
choose where to stay.
General cost of living in Salamanca
Obviously, normal expenses vary depending on the student’s
individual needs and his/her “life-style”.
However,
€400 per month would be the minimum required to cover needs
such as rent, transport, board and so on.
For
example, lodging could cost around
€150 per room in a shared flat with other students. Prices are
substantially higher in university halls of residence.
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Spanish courses
Salamanca University offers an intensive course in Spanish to those
students from Universities whose agreements with Salamanca University
specify such a course. Intergero exchange students are guaranteed the
type and length of Spanish course that caters for their needs.
The
Office of International Courses will provide students with the
necessary information regarding dates, schedules, duration and
characteristics of the course. Purely
for informative purposes, here you have the detail and structure of our
courses for the year (2007). For further information visit:
http://cursos.usal.es
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