Göteborgs universitet studentrabatt
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Where and how can I get my student card?
The GU student card is a multi-functional card that serves as access card, library card and for printing. You can order it and collect it at a Service Center close to you. You can order it by following the steps indicated in the University of Gothenburg's webpage here.
What are the deals and discounts for students in Gothenburg?
There is a range of discounts and student offers available here, through student cards or in general (local). Common student cards are Mecenat or Studentkortet. With these cards you get access to several discounts in clothing, mobile, food, books, beauty and so on. Good to use are, for example, also travel discounts with SJ (Swedish Railways), Västtrafik and Flixbus. Besides, many of the University's student unions work actively to offer discounts to their members.
How can I register for Mecenat discounts?
If you are not a student union member, you will need to send your proof of student status to Mecenat by visiting their website. That can take time, however, from a few days to more than a week.
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Student housing
Adelric Wong's housing story
In my first year in Gothenburg, securing a place was rather difficult, so I signed up with several housing queues in the meantime to secure queue time, but realistically, I knew I had to find a place to stay there and then. So, with minimal availability or alternatives otherwise, I turned to booking places via Airbnb, moved from one place to another every few months. Then, I found a room in a shared apartment through private rentals via Boplats, and stayed there for some months. Following that, I obtained long-term accommodation through SBS and stayed at the Lindholmen container apartments. I stayed there pretty long, before I was eligible in my second year of studies with sufficient student housing queue time with SGS and applied for an apartment near Lindholmen near one of my friends so we could become neighbours. It was definitely a wild journey in my first year, constantly changing neighbourhoods and adjusting to new housing environments.
Any advice to future students regarding this?
My suggestion to new students is that you should be willing to make an initial compromise and stay out of your comfort zone while u
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GIC WELCOMES YOU AS A NEW STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG!
HI THERE!
As a new International Student arriving to Gothenburg, we at GIC know how tedious it can be to obtain all the necessary information and integrate yourself in this international environment. Our main purpose fryst vatten to give you a smooth and memorable uppstart with your new experience at the university and your journey in Gothenburg. We will make sure that you get all the data you need and provide you with the opportunity to man new friends here, even before the start of the semester and gather a lot of special memories throughout the semester!
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BUDDY GROUPS
As a first step, we feel that fryst vatten highly recommended to be a part of a Buddy Group.
Buddy groups are a great way to engage in the beauty of the incredible diversity the University of Gothenburg offers to international students. The new international students are grouped together with a kompis leader forming a group with a blend of culture and diversity focusing on certain common interests.