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Anja Kathrine Laland Gyberg<br />
Ansvarlig redaktør<br />
Does UiA have somewhere international students can go and<br />
receive help, information and support with health-related<br />
issues and services? How to get a GP, help with possible<br />
language barriers etc. There have been instances where<br />
students have been very confused about where they can go<br />
for these kinds of questions.<br />
International degree seeking students or students staying for<br />
more than six months, will be assigned a General Practitioner<br />
(Fastlege) once they have reported a move to Norway. Students<br />
staying for only one semester, will not have access to a General<br />
Practitioner and will need to seek help at the Accident and<br />
Emergency room at the hospital, after making an initial phone<br />
consultation. The same applies to International Degree seeking<br />
students if they need to see a doctor before having been assigned<br />
a Fastlege. Details can be found here https://www.uia.no/en/<br />
studies/exchange-students/health-services<br />
It is also possible to consult Dr. Pedro Sait who is a private<br />
General Practitioner at https://saits.no/<br />
Aase Galteland, head of<br />
International Education Office<br />
We asked students to send us questions about anything they<br />
were wondering about. Then we sent their questions to the<br />
different advisors at UiA to get them answered. Here we present<br />
the Q&A´s.<br />
If you have any more questions please contact us thorugh our<br />
email redaktor@unikum.no or slide into our DM´s.<br />
We receive a variety of different questions and issues to assist<br />
in every week.<br />
International students contact us regarding topics that are<br />
difficult to know about for those who do not speak English.<br />
We encourage students with such inquiries to contact us, we<br />
make sure they receive the information they need to solve<br />
their issue when possible.<br />
The international office advisors can be contacted by email,<br />
but work mobile numbers are also available on the website.<br />
Global lounge is also open 9-15 on weekdays. The interns assist<br />
students or put them in contact with the advisors if needed.<br />
The topic of healthcare has been receiving more importance<br />
recently. We are in contact with the local municipalities and SIA<br />
health to work on improving the availability of mental health<br />
support.<br />
Seif Zakaria, Higher Executiver<br />
International Education Office<br />
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