Student services

HOW MANY HOURS TO STUDY?

A golden principle: studying with regular intervals during the academic year offers the best chances for study success. Many students wonder how many hours they should study per week. The answer, however, depends on a number of different aspects:

your discipline (study field) (the number of course hours per week and the weight of the courses chosen varies from discipline to discipline and from year to year)

your capacities (know yourself!)

your ambition (if you want to pass ‘magna cum laude’ you will probably have to study harder than someone who only wants to pass ‘with satisfaction’)

Full-time students study between 40 and 50 hours per week on average. The number of hours doesn’t just comprise studying (self-study) but also attending classes, preparing practicals, writing papers, etc. Most study coaches suggest a minimum of 40 hours. If you remain under this level every week, the risk of failing will increase drastically.

 

Exam periods

Students have five examinations per year (January, April, June, September and October)

 

COST OF LIVING

Monthly you can expect to spend 100-200 € (bills included) for accommodation and 150-250 € for subsistence. As far as subsistence is concerned, you can find many white-label products at several supermarket chains, with quality but sold at a discount, in order to save money.

Want to ride the bike or use the public transport?

Student Legal Services

Visa

 

ARRIVAL

From the Airport

Airport Nikola Tesla is located 18 km from the centre of Belgrade. Transportation from the airport to the city: Shuttle minibus line A1

The minibuses run every 20 minutes. The bus stop is on the exit from the Arrival hall. Ticket price is 300 RSD/2.5 € (purchased on the bus). The terminus stop is in the city centre at Slavija Square.

Taxi service

If you want to take a taxi at the airport, order vehicle exclusively at the Taxi Info desk, located in the baggage claim area or info stand of Tourist Organization. After ordering vehicle an officer will give you a voucher for the ride and take you to the first available taxi. At the end of the ride present the voucher to the taxi driver and pay after that. Ignore the taxi drivers accosting travellers in the airport building, they might be scammers and therefore can try to charge you more than usual. The price from the airport to the city centre is approximately 1.800 RSD/15 €.

Public transportation

As a student in Belgrade, you’re likely to have to rely on public transport to get around. Our faculties are spread across the city so you might need to travel around while you’re here. The main types of public transport in Belgrade are buses, trams, trolley buses and city train. Visit the Bus Plus website for more information about public transport in Belgrade.

 

REGISTER YOUR ADDRESS

Once you arrive you are obliged to follow required procedures for foreigners. Within 24 hours you have to register your residence in Serbia with the local police station. If you are staying in a hotel, hostel or dormitory, registration will be completed automatically, while if you are staying in private housing you should register by yourself in the nearest police station after arrival. If you have contacted ESN prior to your arrival, your buddy will help you with this procedure.

For more information visit:
Rights and Obligations of Foreign Citizens
General entry requirements for Serbia

 

REGISTER AT THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

Don’t forget to register at the International Office and bring the documents provided by your home university (arrival certificate, learning agreement, etc.). Registration at the International Office is usually in the first week of October for the Autumn semester and in the second week of February for the Spring semester. Please note that you are required to register in person—this cannot be done by anyone other than you.

 

VISIT YOUR CHOSEN FACULTY

Sign up for classes at your chosen faculty. At the faculty’s unit for international students you will get useful information and guidance, meet your mentor and get full support for settling-in period.

 

GET YOUR RESIDENCE PERMIT

If your exchange lasts for more than 90 days, when you arrive in Belgrade you must apply for a Residence Permit. This is a compulsory procedure for all foreign citizens wishing to stay in Serbia for more than 90 days. You will be asked to present your residence permit to the International Office within 90 days after the arrival.

For all information regarding temporary residence in Serbia please visit the Ministry of Interior of Republic of Serbia.

 

Dear students and colleagues,

We wish you a warm welcome to Serbia, to Krusevac and to the Academz of Applied Preschool Teaching and Health Studies.

We are at your disposal for any questions that you might have during your stay with us. For starters, we would like to direct your attention to some important information:

  • The complete program of your mobility will be realized in accordance with the signed Learning Agreement, our professors are available for any questions regarding the courses, classes and exams;
  • For EU citizens a visa in not necessary to enter Serbia, this can be done with a valid personal ID card. The citizens of other countries can find the relevant information on the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia (http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/entryserbia/visa-regime ) ;
  • Foreigners who come to Serbia by personal vehicle must have international vehicle insurance and proof that they are the owners of the vehicle or that they have authorization to use it;
  • Upon your arrival in Serbia, the landlord has the obligation, in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Serbia, to report you to the police station. At that time you get a document which you need to keep until you leave Serbia. For a stay longer than 90 days, you need to ask for a stay permit further information on this will be provided by the Erasmus + program Coordinator at the Academy.
  • In case you need urgent medical care, you should call the number 194, or go to the local medical center Ćirila i Metodija 32 , Krusevac http://dzkrusevac.org.rs/ks/. Other numbers for urgent situations are: Police – 192, or Firefighters – 193;
  • For all and any consular questions you may address the diplomatic-consular office in Belgrade.

 

Useful Websites:
Erasmus Student Network Serbia
Tourism Krusevac
Erasmus Student Network
Accommodation for students on the private market

For Students visiting the Department of Health Studies in Cuprija

SMS – Student Mobility for Study

BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL IN CAHSC

Please send by email to international.vmsssc@gmail.com 5 working days before the start of the mobility at the latest, the following documents:

  • Grant Agreement dully filled-in – scanned copy (signed) + Word version
  • Learning Agreement for Studies dully filled- – scanned copy (signed by the grantee and the home HE institution)
  • Guide how to use the Learning Agreement
  • Erasmus+ Student Charter
  • Electronic ticket

 

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

In accordance with Erasmus+ financial regulations, individual support for Erasmus+ incoming students cover academic activity period, according to the Invitation Letter.

 

TRAVEL COSTS

According to the Erasmus+ financial regulations, you are entitled to a unit travel costs, depending on the distance between the city of your home HE institution and CAHSC.

Travel distances must be calculated using the distance calculator supported by European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm). The distance of a one-way travel must be used to calculate the amount of EU grant that will support the round trip:

Travel distances

Amount

Between 100 and 499 KM:

180 EUR per participant

Between 500 and 1999 KM:

275 EUR per participant

Between 2000 and 2999 KM:

360 EUR per participant

Between 3000 and 3999 KM:

530 EUR per participant

Between 4000 and 7999 KM:

820 EUR per participant

8000 KM or more:

1100 per participant

You can download the grant calculator which will help you calculate your financial support by yourself HERE.

 

INSURANCE

As a beneficiary of an Erasmus+ mobility, you bear the responsibility of concluding and paying for an insurance policy covering the entire period of your stay in Cuprija. The number of the insurance policy and the name of the insurer have to be filled in the Grant Agreement.

 

TUITION FEES

Erasmus+ students will not be charged any tuition fees at our HE institution. You will, however, continue paying your tuition and/or registration fees in your home HE institution, if this is the case.

 

UPON YOUR ARRIVAL IN CAHSC

If you are travelling to CAHSC by plane, you can get from Belgrade or Nis to Cuprija by bus You can find informations about bus and ticket prices on links below:

http://www.bas.rs/basweb_eng/RedVoznje.aspx?lng=en

https://redvoznje.net/gb/

On the first day of academic activity, you are required to come to the International Relations Office in CAHSC Bulevar vojske bb, in order to:

  • Submit the original inbound boarding passes / travel tickets
  • Sign the Grant Agreement in original

 

ACCOMMODATION

www.booking.com

Private accommodation is the most convenient yet affordable solution for the majority of incoming students. The rent for a studio is between 50 and 100 Euros per month. The rent does not include utilities (heating, electricity, cable TV, the Internet, water, garbage disposal, etc.), which range from 20 to 40 EUR per month, depending primarily on the size of the flat, the type of heating and the number of occupants). IRO Office of CAHSC will help you with all details and inforamtions. Also IRO office can book accommodation for incoming student.

Residence Registration (Obtaining a White Card)

All international students have to register with the police/local authorities within 24 hours of arriving in Serbia. International students who opt for private rental accommodation have to register with the police within 24 hours of arriving in Serbia at the following address: Police station Cuprija, Rade Koncara 6, Cuprija. The registration can be conducted exclusively in the presence of the flat/house owner. In case the flat/house owner is absent (due to illness, disability, work or another reason), a judicial authorization is issued to another person to conduct registration on behalf of the flat/house owner. International students are advised to go to this police station also accompanied by a local student volunteer (buddy) to avoid any misunderstanding due to a possible language barrier. In order to register, international students have to present a valid passport and an appropriate certificate from the CAHSC.

After registering with the police, international students will be issued a “white card”, which will allow them to reside in the Republic of Serbia in the following 90 days. Immediately upon being issued a white card, international students are required to submit a copy of it either to the IRO of CAHSC (Bulevar vojske bb).

If an international student leaves the Republic of Serbia within the 90-day period granted for his/her stay, without applying for a temporary residence permit, he/she is obliged to register with the police within 24 hours of every subsequent re-entry into the country, following the procedure described above.

International students need to register an address change in the Republic of Serbia with the police within 24 hours of the move.

Temporary residence permit

International students who have been issued a white card, i.e. who have been granted a 90-day stay in Serbia, are obliged to apply for a temporary residence permit within those 90 days if they want to extend their stay in the country. They are advised to apply as early as possible, for a temporary residence permit

When applying for a temporary residence permit, it is necessary to submit the following documents:

  • a valid passport (with a visa, if necessary)
  • a copy of the white card
  • a certificate of admission issued by the VMS Cuprija
  • proof of health insurance coverage
  • proof of financial support/resources
  • proof of residence (the lease contract)
  • two photographs (passport size)
  • three copies of the completed application form (Application for Issuance of Approval for Temporary Stay) obtained at the police office
  • proof of paid application processing fee for the residence permit

Applicants who have submitted their application documents will be issued a confirmation slip stating that their application has been received. Applicants are required to submit a copy of this confirmation slip to the IRO office of the VMS Cuprija.

When an international student is granted a temporary residence permit, it shall be affixed in the student’s passport (in the form of a label). Immediately after being granted a temporary residence permit, the student is obliged to submit a copy of the passport page to which his/her temporary residence label is affixed tо the IRO office of the VMS Cuprija.

An international student should submit an application for the extension of the temporary residence period not later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the temporary residence permit.

Temporary residence may be extended for up to two years after the expiration of the duration of the study programme, specialization or practical training.

If an international student fails to submit an application for a temporary residence permit

within 90 days of entering the country, his/her stay in the Republic of Serbia will be deemed illegal and the police may take measures against him/her as provided for by the law.

Prior to the beginning of each academic year, College od Applied Halth Sciences Cuprija will submit a list of all international students to the police, along with the type of scholarship granted to each student and the duration of the study programme at College.

For any questions regarding temporary residence issuance, international students may contact ______________________________ from IRO .

Usfull links

http://www.euprava.gov.rs/en?alphabet=cyr

http://arhiva.mup.gov.rs/cms_eng/home.nsf/inf-for-foreigners.h

http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/

 

NEXT STEPS

  • open the bank account (details upon arrival)
  • pay for the accommodation as soon as you receive the grant
  • sign the accommodation contract
  • meet with the Erasmus+ Coordinator
  • register at the IRO office (copy of LA + copy of passport + 2 small-size photos). Note: Changes to the Initial Learning Agreement have to be done during the first 2/3 weeks after the mobility start: signatures both from host and home HE instituion
  • also hand in your medical certificate – the authorized translation of a medical certificate issued by your doctor at home, which must mention that you are not suffering from diseases which endanger public health to person in charge from IRO.

 

BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE FROM VMS Cuprija

  • EU online survey – one month before the end of your mobility you will receive a message from the following address replies-will-be-discarded@ec.europa.eu, requesting you to fill in an online questionnaire. Please fill in it carefully, with all due attention, as it is used by the Commission to evaluate your stay.
  • You have to inform IRO office after you submit the questionnaire and also send us by email/ bring us the copy of your return ticket.
  • 2 or 3 days before the end date of your mobility, you will have to submit to the International Relations Office the following documents:
  • Copy of the Final Learning agreement (if changes occurred during the mobility)
  • Proof from the bank that you have closed your account in Euro
  • You will receive the Certificate of Stay, which you will have to submit to you home HE instituion.
  • The Transcript of Records will be given to you before you leave, or sent by email – depending on the time we receive it from the Faculty
  • Note: After the end date of your mobility, you will receive another questionnaire from the Commission, regarding the recognition process at your home HE instituion.

 

AFTER THE END OF YOUR MOBILITY

  • EU online survey – within one week after the end of your Erasmus+ mobility, you will receive an email from the European Commission (replies-will-be-discarded@ec.europa.eu) requiring you to fill in and submit a questionnaire regarding the recognition of your studies by you home HE instituion.
  • Return boarding passes/ travel tickets – once back home, please send a scanned copy of you return boarding passes/ travel tickets.