University of Saint Andrews City: Saint Andrews Country: the United Kingdom (Scotland) The Crossways Programme Cultural Identities proposes an integrated, interdisciplinary course on the formation of collective identities, as decipherable in all their cultural manifestations Culture areas covered: Britain, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy - together with 'Europe and its Others' 1- Institutional webpage: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/comparative-literature/crossways-cultural-narrativesmlitt/#11606 2- Information on UK Visa: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international/information/visas/ https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration 3- Accommodation: There is limited University accommodation available for postgraduate students and applications are made online a few months in advance (e.g Albany Park, one of the cheapest options, around 350 £ a month including all utilities) Information can be consulted on the relevant section of the University’s website (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/pg/ ) The University also provides advice to students on finding private lets, through a dedicated Private Property letting section of the website (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/private/), or the Student Pad search engine (http://www.standrewsstudentpad.co.uk/Accommodation ) A room in a house can range from 400 £ to 700 £ (in the city center) and are quite difficult to find 4- Cost of living in the UK: From EURES Website https://ec.europa.eu/eures/main.jsp?catId=8721&acro=living&lang=en&parentId=7833&countryId=U K&living= “The UK is considered to be an expensive country, compared to some other countries within the EU The cost of living varies within the UK Cities tend to be the most costly places to live, with London being the most expensive city in the UK It is generally cheaper to live in the Midlands and the North of England, parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland than in London and the South East Britain’s currency is the pound sterling (£), which is divided into 100 pence (100p) The Euro is not used in the UK, although it may be accepted in a few larger stores Buying food and clothing in large department stores is more expensive than buying similar items in supermarkets Many towns have some form of indoor or outdoor market where food, clothing and household items can be bought, and prices tend to be cheaper Charity shops sell second-hand clothes and household goods, with the profits from the sales of these going to the relevant charity.[…]” 5- Course offerings: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/comparative-literature/crossways-cultural-narrativesmlitt/#11608 Contact persons in the University: Academic and scientific coordination: Prof Gustavo San Román - gfsr@st-and.ac.uk Dr Marine Ganofsky - mg216@st-andrews.ac.uk General Administration: Mrs Kathleen Brown - kab24@st-andrews.ac.uk Consortium's Dissertation Co-ordinator: Dr Marine Ganofsky - mg216@st-andrews.ac.uk Postal address: School of Modern Languages University of St Andrews Buchanan Building Union Street St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK KY16 9PH Tel.: +44 (0)1334 463647 Fax: +44 (0)1334 463677 ... Consortium's Dissertation Co-ordinator: Dr Marine Ganofsky - mg216@st-andrews.ac.uk Postal address: School of Modern Languages University of St Andrews Buchanan Building Union Street St Andrews,... https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/comparative-literature/crossways-cultural-narrativesmlitt/#11608 Contact persons in the University: Academic and scientific coordination: Prof Gustavo San Román - gfsr@st-and.ac.uk Dr Marine Ganofsky - mg216@st-andrews.ac.uk General Administration:... form of indoor or outdoor market where food, clothing and household items can be bought, and prices tend to be cheaper Charity shops sell second-hand clothes and household goods, with the profits