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Students requiring accommodation at the Halls of Residence should fill in the Application Form for Accommodation (click here to download it), which should be enclosed to their Exchange Student Application Form, respecting the above-mentioned application deadlines.
Since there is a limited number of rooms available for exchange students at the Halls of Residence and that the room allocation criteria is based on the ‘Application Form for Accommodation’ arrival order (rooms are distributed on a first come first served basis), it is advisable that you send it back to us properly filled in as soon as possible.
It is important to highlight that once you are allocated a room at the Halls of Residence and you accept it, you should spend all your study period there. You will be requested to sign an Accommodation Contract. If you decide to leave the Halls of Residence before the end of your contract you will have to pay for the total period agreed beforehand.
Should you prefer to rent a private room or apartment, please specify it in the ‘Application Form for Accommodation’ and we will then try to help you. We would like to call your attention to the fact that we do not look for private accommodation, but we can offer you some assistance on that once you are at Universidade do Minho.

Each year, the GRI organises an Orientation Day, which allows foreign students to get to know Universidade do Minho. During this day you will visit the university’s facilities and receive information concerning your enrolment and your study period among us. You will also get to know the GRI Team as well as all other foreign students. It is important to highlight that all exchange students at Universidade do Minho must participate in this Orientation Day in order to get all the relevant information for their stay period in Portugal.

School Insurance: All exchange students may benefit from a school insurance, which covers all accidents that occur at the University’s facilities, outside the facilities (during formally organised curricular activities) and on the way to and back the university and the official residence. This insurance must be taken upon enrolment at the International Relations Office of Universidade do Minho, requiring the payment of approximately 2,5€/ student.
It is important to highlight that in case of accident you must contact the GRI immediately, so that we can formally acknowledge the occurrence to the insurance company and all formal procedures can be triggered.

Furthermore, there is a Student Health Service, free of charge, located in both campi. Appointments should be made in advance in the respective campi or at the Social Services.

Bus line number 56 takes you from the airport to Porto centre (every 20 minutes). You can also take the Aerobus, an express bus that will take you directly from the airport to Porto centre (every 30 minutes), without unnecessary stops. This bus is available Monday to Friday from 9am until 7pm. From the city centre there is a number of possibilities for you to get to Braga and Guimarães: bus and train. Please, contact our GRI in order to obtain more detailed information concerning timetables or check it at the ‘International Student Guide’ of Universidade do Minho.

Should you wish to take a taxi from the airport to Braga or Guimarães: the journey takes approximately 40 min. (Braga)/ 60 min. (Guimarães) and the fare is around 45€ /50€.

-International Student Guide 2004/2005 (available in English and in Portuguese)