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UniversiDaD De granaDa
Since January 2011 UW students
have been able to study in
the heart of Andalusia (southern
Spain), thanks to a cooperation
agreement concluded
Located at the geographical
center of Sweden, 500
km north of Stockholm, the
within the framework of
the ERASMUS program
between UW’s School of
Civil Engineering and the
University of Granada’s
miDsWeDen University
young MidSweden University
is spread over three
campuses: Härnösand,
Escuela Técnica Superior de
Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales
y Puertos.
Founded in 1531, the Uni-
versity of Granada now has
almost 80,000 students at its
four campuses in the city and
its dependencies in Ceuta
and Melilla. Its annual intake
of some 1500 exchange students
makes it Europe’s most
popular ERASMUS destination.
Almost 240,000 people live
in Granada. The city has definite
student flair, with pubs,
discos, and, of course, tapas
bars in almost every street,
as well as many parks. Whether
skiing in the Sierra Neva-
Sundsvall, and Östersund. Today
it offers a wide range of
subjects from the humanities
and social sciences, but its
pre-history as an HE institution
goes back through 150
years of teacher training in
Härnösand.
The university counts some
15,000 students, who attend
campus for intensive teaching
phases lasting several weeks,
and for the rest of the time
study on their own using material
available online or otherwise.
UW’s School of Education
concluded a university
partnership and ERASMUS
exchange agreement with
MIDSweden University in
fall 2010. Initial joint projects
da or exploring the Alhambra
or the Carthusian monastery
La Cartuja in the north of the
city, you will find plenty to do
in your free time in Granada.
kwww.ugr.es
tiP from Jaouad El Aasmi:
It’s advisable to brush up your
Spanish before going to Granada,
as Andalusian Spanish
takes some getting used to
– the endings of most words
are swallowed and people
speak very fast.
have been applied for, and
student and faculty exchanges
are already possible.
kwww.miun.se
esCola sUperior
Desenho inDUstrial
(esDi) in rio De janeiro
Established in 1963, the Escola
Superior de Desenho Indus-
Inaugurated in 1997 by Hillary
Clinton, the American University
of Central Asia (AUCA)
trial (ESDI) in Rio de Janeiro
is Brazil’s (and South
the ameriCan University
of Central asia
in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan,
counts some 1200
students. Set in pleasant
America’s) oldest design
school. The degree program
in design takes five years
and covers graphic as well as
product design. Since 2005 a
one year master’s in design
has also been offered.
ESDI is situated at the center
of Rio’s pulsating downtown,
near the historic Lapa district.
The compact campus contains
research units, teaching
rooms, photography and computer
studios, and metalworking,
woodworking, and printing,
as well as model building
workshops. ESDI labs provide
facilities for practical projects.
Longstanding contacts between
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Wolf
of UW’s School of Industrial
parkland surroundings, it offers
degree programs in the
humanities and social sciences,
economics, political science,
journalism and communication,
as well as software
engineering. Around 90% of
the courses are held in English.
Dating from winter semester
2010-2011, UW’s international
partnership with AUCA
is based on close relations
in the field of childhood research
built up by Prof. Dr.
Doris Bühler-Niederberger of
UW’s School of Social Sciences.
The partnership enables
advanced UW students with
good achievement levels to
apply to AUCA for their se-
Design (uwid) and ESDI faculty
members have given rise
to a continuous exchange of
students and staff as well as
intensive research collaborations.
kwww.esdi.uerj.br/english
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mester abroad. Help with
enrollment and visa formalities,
as well as with accommodation,
will be provided by
AUCA’s International Student
Center. The intensive academic
life of the American University
is complemented by
a stimulating campus scene
– including a Black Forest bakery.
kwww.auca.kg
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