Questions and answers about suspension

You will continue your studies as usual.

You will receive a decision on the duration and time of the suspension period and during this time the following applies:

It is allowed for the student to:

• study independently, which means preparing for what will come after the suspension and doing those studies that you would have done during the time of the suspension
• be present on the university's premises where the public has access, which means e.g. the University Library, the university's restaurants
• register for examinations that are after the suspension period. To get help with registration for such an examination, the student must contact the Student reception (contact information: Student reception University of Borås).The student may need help to register for courses that are given after the suspension period. In such cases, the student must contact their Faculty/Education Administration (contact information: Programme and course administration University of Borås)They will provide help with course registration, but the student will have to wait with contact until the suspension period is completed. However, there may be local guidelines that prevent post-registration for a course.
• have contact with the university's study counsellors, Student health Care, which means that you can visit study counsellors, the Social Counsellor, nurse, and pastor during the suspension period.

It is not allowed for the student to:

• contact the university's teacher for advice and help, which means that you must not have any contact with teachers/supervisors regarding anything related to your studies,
• submit laboratory assignments, practice assignments, receive supervision,
• attend seminars/lectures/group work/workshops etc. during the suspension period,
• participate in any kind of examination during the suspension period
• use your university access card, which means that during your suspension period you only have access to the premises to which the public has access. You do not have access to, for example, departmental spaces, laboratory rooms, lecture halls, and classrooms.
• use the university's computer network, which means that you only have access to the pages on the Internet to which the public has access.

A suspension will be announced to the relevant Faculty, the IT department, the Student Centre, the University Library, Ladok, the Degree Certification Office, and the Swedish Board of Student Finance. The documents will be held in the university's Registrar’s Office, which means that they may be disclosed to anyone who so requests.

During a suspension, a technical barrier is placed in the study administrative system Ladok that prevents the adding of results and registrations. The suspension can be seen in register extracts but not in study certificates or in certificates taken from the Student Portal. A warning is not recorded in Ladok. In diplomas or course certificates, it will never be visible that a student has been suspended or warned.

You resume your studies. If you need help planning your studies after the suspension, a Study and Career Counsellor/equivalent can help you with this.

According to Swedish law, the principle of public access applies to almost all documents, including documents relating to disciplinary cases. This means that anyone can access the documents that are held in the university's Registrar’s Office. According to the Higher Education Ordinance, the bodies within the university concerned and the Swedish Board of Student Finance must be notified when a decision on suspension has been made.

As a student, you are obliged to follow the rules stipulated in the event of a suspension from studies. Violation of these rules will entail the following:

If you during the ongoing suspension period in any way

• participates in any type of examination component or a situation when study performance is otherwise to be assessed, such a violation will be reported and handled as a case of attempted deception according to the Higher Education Ordinance (1993: 100) Chapter 10 §1 paragraph 1
• submits laboratory assignments/exercises and participates in seminars/lectures/group work/workshops etc., such a violation will be reported and handled as a disturbance according to the Higher Education Ordinance (1993: 100) Chapter 10 §1 paragraph 2. This is regardless of whether the violation took place in physical form or via a digital platform to which you as a student are allowed access via the university. Such acts have a disruptive effect on the university's activities by participating as a suspended student in study contexts to which one is not allowed to have access due to a suspension and which is also not open to the public
• contacts the university's teachers/supervisors for advice and help; such a violation will be reported and handled as a disturbance according to the Higher Education Ordinance (1993: 100) Chapter 10 §1 paragraph 2
• accesses the university's premises that are not open to the public or uses the university's computer network to which the public does not have access, such a violation will be reported and handled as a disturbance according to the Higher Education Ordinance (1993: 100) Chapter 10 § 1 paragraph 2.

Nermina Aljic, Administrative Officer for questions regarding student law +46 (0)33-435 41 62 or Petra Gustafsson, Administrative Officer for questions regarding student law, +46 (0)33-435 43 76.