University of the Azores

Welcome guide Erasmus Students

2022 / 2023

WELCOME!

The semester has started.
What do I need to know?

Follow the mobility procedures

1 Follow these steps

Send your arrival certificate, duly filled for digital certification, to ero@uac.pt;
Access Inforestudante and complete all the necessary steps. Check your student number;
Pay for your student insurance (€3,05) by credit card or bank transfer;
Read the Student’s Handbook carefully, section “Arriving at the UAc”;
Access your timetable here (portuguese version only). For further assistance regarding the timetables, please contact your Erasmus Coordinator at UAc.

Erasmus Coordinators:

School of Health	Maria Leonor Raposo	maria.lm.raposo@uac.pt
School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences	Joaquim Moreira da Silva	joaquim.fm.silva@uac.pt
School of Social Sciences and Humanities	Francisco Sousa	francisco.jr.sousa@uac.pt
School of Sciences and Technology	José Azevedo	jose.mv.azevedo@uac.pt
School of Business and Economics	Francisco Silva	francisco.jf.silva@uac.pt
IVAR Academy (research institute)	José Pacheco	jose.mr.pacheco@uac.pt
Okeanos Institute (research)	Ana Martins	ana.mp.martins@uac.pt

Don't miss the deadlines!

2 Student card

Your student card is very important to enter the campus and the student residence.

In Ponta Delgada campus, you can only buy your meals for the canteen and the laundry tickets for Laranjeiras’ Residence with your student card.

Your student card will be delivered by the social services upon notification.

While waiting for your student card, you may request a provisional card at the social services – catarina.m.macaroco@uac.pt

Don’t forget to configure your card at the Micro-IO kiosk next to the canteen, using your student credentials, or directly at the Social Services. After that, meals can be also be purchased at: senhaspdl.uac.pt (Ponta Delgada campus students’ only).

See here how to configure your student card

Follow the steps below to activate the card through the kiosk located at the entrance to the canteen:

1 – Place your card in the kiosk card reader:

2- Associate your card, by answering yes to the question at the kiosk

3 - Insert your student number, as shown in the image below, and then click confirm:

4 - Finally insert your institutional password and click confirm:

5 - You can now top up the card and purchase the tickets for the cafeteria. If you're staying at the university residence in Laranjeiras, you may also purchase tickets for the laundry service.

ero@uac.pt

+351 296 650 169

Monday to Friday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Monday to Thursday

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Monday to Friday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Request by email
(24h in advance)

Are you looking for accomodation?

At our student residences?

Ponta Delgada
Angra do Heroísmo
Horta

144 rooms with private WC, in 4 buildings, plus one room for special needs students, a couple's room and a multipurpose facility.

Each building has:

a study room and a TV room;
equipped kitchens with TV, stove, refrigerator, freezer and microwave oven.

Laundry facilities with washing and dryer machines.

Apply here.

Buy your laundry tickets online here or at the kiosk near the canteen.

46 rooms with private WC

a study room and a TV room;
kitchens with TV, stove, refrigerator, freezer and microwave oven.

Laundry facilities with washing and dryer machines.

Apply here.

4 family houses, with 3 rooms each.

Apply here

A room to rent?

Check Home2Study,

a platform managed by the Student Board

sase.expediente@uac.pt

+351 296 650 453

8.30 am – 12.30 pm
1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Where can you eat?

Ponta Delgada

CAFETERIAS

Central Cafeteria– 08h00 to 20h00, for all students

SNACK-BAR

Information not available at the moment.

CANTEEN

12.00 PM -02.00 PM
Dinner is served as take-away between 12.00 PM and 02.00 PM
You can acquire the canteen ticket online or at the MICRO-IO kiosk next to the canteen.
First, you must activate and top up your card at the kiosk. You will have to wait some time for your student card. Meanwhile, you may buy a temporary one (€5 refundable) at the Social Services.

Angra do Heroísmo

CAFETERIA

08:00 AM - 6:00 PM

CANTEEN

08:30 AM - 11:00 AM

12:00 PM - 3.00 PM

sase.expediente@uac.pt

+351 296 650 427

8.30am – 12.30pm
1.30pm – 4.30pm

Do you need...

a Medical appointment

Ponta Delgada

Wednesdays, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

sase.gab.medico@uac.pt

Angra do Heroísmo

Fortnightly, on Wednesday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

sase.gab.medico.ah@uac.pt

a Psychology appointment

Ponta Delgada
Tuesdays from 5:15 pm to 8:15 pm | 1st and 3rd weeks of the month

Tuesdays from 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm | 2nd and 4th weeks of the month

Angra do Heroísmo
Fortnightly, on Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Appointments are free of charge,

but you must book it in advance here (choose Ação Social)

Medical Office

Ponta Delgada: next to Amphitheater VII

Angra do Heroísmo: at the Student board’s building

sase.expediente@uac.pt

+351 296 650 538

Connect to the UAc

Outdoor spaces in Ponta Delgada campus’ have access to free WiFi

Set up your electronic devices to access eduroam WiFi

Check here for instructions.

You may install office 365 for students

Follow the instructions

Contacts at ICT Services

Ponta Delgada

+351 296 650 064
svtic.pdl@uac.pt

Angra do Heroísmo

+351 295 402 217
svtic.ah@uac.pt

Horta

+351 292 200 405
svtic.h@uac.pt

Ask here for support

Find out more about our platforms

At InforEstudante:

Check your study plan

Check your assessment results

Enroll in exams

Login with: studentnumber@uac.pt

InfoEstudante

Use Moodle to:

Interact with faculty and colleagues

Check for and download information and didactic materials

Submit papers or exams

Moodle

Use the University of the Azores' institutional email:

Check your email here

To use this service, you must activate your account using your student email

Office 365

Do you need to use the library?

To study?

The library has limited seats. Get your seat number at the entrance counter
Do not take books from the bookshelves. Ask for an assistant

To take books home?

Submit your form at the student’s portal in advance indicating the books you need
Wait for information on when you can pick it up
Pick it up at the entrance counter