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Master Welcome Day 2020 Tutor Presentation Photo: University of Zurich; Frank Brüderli

Master Welcome Day 2020 Plan for today ✓ Welcome and intruduction by your tutor ✓ Official welcome address by the Dean and the Co-Head of Studies Prof. Dr. Harald Gall and Martina Hedinger ✓ Presentation by your tutor Most important information about your studies, incl. sandwich lunch (afternoon groups) ✓ Campus Tour Both inside and outside the main building, incl. Sandwich lunch on the way (morning groups) 2

Master Welcome Day 2020 Official information online... • In general: Official websites provide a lot of valuable information – Official website of the Faculty (program regulations, news, study program, deadlines, student support): www.oec.uzh.ch – Websites of the Departments (course information, publications, professors / assistants contacts): www.econ.uzh.ch, www.business.uzh.ch, www.bf.uzh.ch, www.ifi.uzh.ch – Students Administration – «Kanzlei» (address, module booking, semester enrollment): www.students.uzh.ch • Boring but important: – Print out and read the program regulations: www.oec.uzh.ch/regulations/ 3

Master Welcome Day 2020 How to plan your studies • Course catalogue: https://studentservices.uzh.ch/uzh/anonym/vvz/index.html 4

Master Welcome Day 2020 Students help students... • Sometimes inofficial information helps more... – Uniboard (largest University forum with answers in minutes): www.uniboard.ch – Fachverein Oekonomie (official student representatives, large portfolio of events, informal information online): www.fvoec.ch – ICU (official student representatives, file/experience exchange, informal information online): www.icuzh.ch – FinanceClub (looking for a free lunch & a new job?): www.financeclub.ch – Business Club (get to know companies and have a beer): www.zurichbc.ch – JobEye or CareerServices (new jobs [without lunch]): www.jobeye.ch and www.careerservices.uzh.ch 5

Master Welcome Day 2020 Pitfalls and how to avoid them (1/2) • Deadlines are deadlines! − Module booking: be on time -> deadline October 09, 2020, 24:00! • Number of failed attempts: − Don’t take too many courses at first and be aware: some courses have high failing rates (ask tutor/peers) • Fulfilling compulsory program: – start early in setting up a «master plan», begin with mandatory courses 6

Master Welcome Day 2020 Pitfalls and how to avoid them (2/2) • Number of seminars – See regulations for the number of seminars required in your study program – Good seminars are often popular. register early! • Admission to MA with restrictions – complete bachelor courses first and focus on them – Attention to deadlines and number of failed attempts. • Exchange semester – Want to spend a semester abroad? Plan ahead and mind requirements (e.g. TOEFL) and registration deadlines – More Information: www.oec.uzh.ch/en/studies/general/mobility 7

Master Welcome Day 2020 Technical advices (1/6) • Digital identity – www.identity.uzh.ch – Organize and setup your accounts / passwords (Mail, VPN, Shortname, WLAN, etc.) 8

Master Welcome Day 2020 Technical advices (2/6) • Webmail – https://webmail.uzh.ch – Official e-mail address: name.surname@uzh.ch – Check regularly or setup a forward mechanism 9

Master Welcome Day 2020 Technical advices (3/6) • Launchpad 10

Master Welcome Day 2020 Technical advices (4/6) • OLAT – www.olat.uzh.ch – Official Learning Management System – Used by most lecturers to provide course material, information, forum, enrolling – OLAT ≠ module booking! 11

Master Welcome Day 2020 Technical advices (5/6) • WLAN – https://www.zi.uzh.ch/de/support/netzwerk/wireless/mobiles wlan.html – University campus: Use «UZH» with your credentials 12

Master Welcome Day 2020 Technical advices (6/6) • Informatics Services – https://www.zi.uzh.ch/en.html – Provide free software and help with IT problems 13

Master Welcome Day 2020 Learning places / Databases (1/2) • Learning Places – Several hundred learning places distributed in all libraries • Journals – Access to large database of academic journals like JSTOR, ScienceDirect, LexisNexis, etc. via VPN at home or a UZH work station • Information – https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/outreach/libraries. html Photo: University of Zurich; Frank Brüderli 14

Master Welcome Day 2020 Learning places / Databases (2/2) • Market Data – Get market data from Bloomberg / Thomson Reuters / Datastream in the Business Administration Library • Courses – The main library (Zentralbibliothek, https://www.zb.uzh.ch/en) offers literature research courses Photo: University of Zurich; Frank Brüderli 15

Master Welcome Day 2020 Mensas and cafeterias • You can apply your student discount at all ETH and UZH mensas and cafeterias just by presenting your UZH card – More infomation about the mensas, cafeterias, and their locations can be found at www.mensa.uzh.ch/index and www.gastro.ethz.ch • You can download ETH Zurich mobile app for all smartphones – Read ETH News, find the right building, check on the events calendar which public events are taking place at ETH Zurich, compare what’s on the menu in the various cafeterias and find contact details for all staff. See: www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/apps • You can also download UZH now The app shows you your next lectures or appointments, what’s for lunch in in the different cafeterias, public transport schedules, interactive site maps, telephone numbers as well as the latest stories and public events at UZH. The app also doubles as your ASVZ access authorization. See: www.app.uzh.ch 16

Master Welcome Day 2020 Sports • ASVZ – https://www.asvz.ch/en/634-welcome-asvz – Tremendous amount of courses (> 80 different sports, nearly 600 courses per week) and infrastructure – Accessible with your UZH card 17

Master Welcome Day 2020 Languages • Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich – www.sprachenzentrum.uzh.ch/en – broad range of language courses (e. g. Arabic, Greek, German, Swedish) – For all students, exchange students, holders of Swiss federal government scholarships, doctoral students, researchers, teachers and staff of the University and the ETH Zurich – Low prices for students (CHF 80-100 per course) 18

Master Welcome Day 2020 Student Engagement (1/2) • Your official representatives: fvoec www.fvoec.ch and ICU www.icuzh.ch • Business Brown Bag Lunches every week and mailing list: Finance Club www.financeclub.ch • Beer and Networking: Business Club www.zurichbc.ch 19

Master Welcome Day 2020 Student Engagement (2/2) • International Internships: AIESEC www.aiesec.ch • Students parliament: VSUZH www.vsuzh.ch • More on www.uzh.ch/en/studies/studentlife/organizations 20

Master Welcome Day 2020 For international students • Info about Health insurance • Housing: – Official housing office – Comparis flat search, aggregates multiple platforms • Mobile phone contract – Also check Comparis mobile phone comparison • Giro account – Postfinance is very cheap – ZKB and UBS have interesting student offerings 21

Master Welcome Day 2020 Join us … − On Facebook: www.facebook.com/uzh.oec − On Instagram: www.instagram.com/uzh.oec 22

Master Welcome Day 2020 Having troubles? • Consult website of the Dean's Office (read the regulations) – www.oec.uzh.ch • Contact the Dean's Office Dean’s Office is closed until further notice. Please contact the Dean’s Office team by e-mail. – Office hours: http://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/aboutus/organization/deansoffice.html – Location: KOL-G-207 − If you go to the counter: Take all important material with you! • Ask peer students / post on uniboard.ch / ask tutor • Visit information centers / desks for psychological, financial and/or legal help, all free of charge: http://www.uzh.ch/studies/infoadvice_en.html 23

QUESTIONS? Photo: University of Zurich; Ursula Meisser