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UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS MEDICAL SCHOOL www. medschool. pte. hu Hints for Freshmen 2018 Administrational Guide for Medical Students at the UPMS

Registrar’s Office (RO) Opening hours of the RO In instruction period: Monday - Friday: 9. 00 – 12. 00 Thursday: 9. 00 -12. 00 13. 00 – 15. 00 Educational organization and administration: • General Medicine and Dentistry: • Ms Eniko Portik-Dobos • email: eniko. portik-dobos@aok. pte. hu www. medschool. pte. hu

Technical Background Neptun (native and web-based platforms) Education admin: • Enrollment/ setting student status, • booking courses, booking exam dates, • checking status, payments, grades https: //h. neptun. pte. hu/hallgato/login. aspx username for Neptun = university ID (Neptun code) lost password → ask RO for a new one Neptun Meet Street: • Contacting teachers, fellow students, even consultation • Sharing educational materials (up- and downloading lecture materials, home works, midterm test results, exam sheets, etc. ) Faculty website (http: //aok. pte. hu) • Downloadable publications (timetable, program booklet, forms, schedule, etc. ) • Contact details for departments/clinics and for teachers www. medschool. pte. hu

Neptun www. medschool. pte. hu

Faculty website www. medschool. pte. hu

http: //aok. pte. hu/map/ www. medschool. pte. hu

Matriculation • Creating legal status with the University – for the first time • Collective enrolment: 29 August • Matriculation in Neptun: until 1 September • Active (tuition fee, attending courses, taking exams, etc) OR passive (no tuition fee, no courses, no exams) • In the upcoming semesters you need only to enroll (set the status) • Guide to matriculation on the website (under guidelines) • Print out the matriculation card, and bring it to the RO. • If you have a problem → e-mail to: eniko. portik-dobos@aok. pte. hu (print screen) within the deadline w If you want to start with a passive semester, you still need to matriculate! www. medschool. pte. hu

Matriculation www. medschool. pte. hu

Course registration • Through Neptun: Signing up for the subject and for the course (lecture, seminar, practice if available, to a specific group • Taking up/dropping obligatory courses: 1 September • Taking up elective and optional courses, criterion requirements: 29 August • Dropping elective and optional courses, criterion requirements: 5 September • Courses based on each other → see prerequisites • If you have any problem → e-mail to: eniko. portik-dobos@aok. pte. hu (print screen) within the deadline www. medschool. pte. hu

Course registration www. medschool. pte. hu

Educational matters • You will have another presentation day in October (exact dates later): • Detailed informations about curriculum and exams etc… • Please attend!! Not obligatory, but highly recommended. www. medschool. pte. hu

Studies: A general overview www. medschool. pte. hu

Types of courses • Obligatory subjects: a course-unit the completion of which is required from each and every student of the programme (80% of the total number of credits) • Elective and Optional subjects: (15% + 5%= 34+18 for General Medicine and 25+15 for Dentistry) • Criterion requirement: a requirement to be fulfilled obligatorily to which • Total number of credits on General Medicine: 360 • Total number of credits on Dentistry: 300 no credit is allocated. (summer practices, physical education, language requirement) www. medschool. pte. hu

Further possibilities for gaining credits w Student Project Research 1 -2 -3 -4 w Demonstrator Activity 1 -2 -3 -4 w Nursing Activity/ Ambulance Activity: technical subjects, elective or optional credits www. medschool. pte. hu

Helping the academic progression w Signing up for courses in time w Follow the recommended curriculum w Prepare regularly for your classes w Schedule your exams for the beginning of the exam period www. medschool. pte. hu

Year representative Group Leaders Group leaders: • Helping group members. • Keeping contact with the Ro and teachers. Year Representative: • Keeping contact with group leaders and course directors in the exam period. • Helps in summer practice related matters. Choosen Representative and group leaders please send an e-mail to Eniko Portik-Dobos in the RO. www. medschool. pte. hu

Studies: The school year www. medschool. pte. hu

The School Year School year (2018 -2019) 10 months: September – July Exact dates always on the website of the RO (Announcements) Fall Semester 14 + 7 weeks: September – January 1. Registration period: 2 weeks enrolling/matriculation, booking courses 2. Instruction period: 14 weeks classes, mid-term attendance, papers… 3. Exam period: 7 weeks exams, exams Spring Semester 14 + 7 weeks: February – July 1. Registration period: last week of previous exam period enrolling, booking courses 2. Instruction period: 14 weeks 1 week extra: Easter holiday classes, mid-term attendance, papers… 3. Exam period: 7 weeks exams, exams www. medschool. pte. hu

Certificate of student legal status w From 3 September, 2018 (Monday) RO can give it personally w Authorization on paper or by email (registered email address from Neptun) www. medschool. pte. hu

Timetable • 1. Capital letter lectures • 2. Small letter practices and seminars • * odd week • **even week • Contains only the obligatory subjects • Groups set by the RO, appr. 25 people • attending practices and seminars in groups • Group leader / year representative www. medschool. pte. hu

Timetable www. medschool. pte. hu

Completing a course • End of semester signature (testifying attendance in course) only electronic signature in Neptun; if denied, you cannot take exam! • Absence • from less than 15% of the classes of the course-unit cannot be condemned for absence (unless the course director informed the students about stricter expectations in the course description or in writing at the beginning of the semester) • between 15 and 25%, course director shall decide on accepting the semester • reaches 25% (for any reason, with or without a certified excuse) you cannot be granted entry to examination. • The course director can refuse to give electronic signature for other reasons announced at the beginning of the semester – e. g. missing a mid-term task or assignment – and can allow the student to make up for it until the end of the second week of the examination period. - See conditions/expectations for acceptance of the semester. www. medschool. pte. hu

Financials www. medschool. pte. hu

Tuition fee • To be paid for active semesters. • Once you activated your semester and request late passivation later → 40% + pro rata in every month • Pay by bank transfer, via Neptun (Simple pay) or at the cashier in USD • E-mail notification about payment details appr. 2 -3 weeks before semester start by the Finance Department (not the RO) • Proof to be submitted to the RO • Tuition fee contract later. www. medschool. pte. hu

Don’t forget • Group compositions will be published on the lecture room doors after all the presentations today • Tomorrow (29 August) bring your Neptun username + password, and your passport with you • Be at the meeting point on time • Bring every missing document to Student Service Center this week • Print out the schedule, timetable and curriculum for yourselves (it is a huge help) www. medschool. pte. hu

EVENT Ceremonial opening of the academic year UP Medical School Aula, Szigeti str. 12 Sunday, 2 September, 2018 17: 00, arrival 16: 30! - Obligatory - Oath - Dress code/Suitable for occasion www. medschool. pte. hu

Thanks for your attention! www. medschool. pte. hu