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Welcome at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics!Jasmin Rippstein, Andrea Schmitz, Richard Müller

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Jasmin Rippstein

Head of External Relationsjasmin.rippstein@oec.uzh.ch

Richard Müller-Winter

Exchange coordinatormobility@oec.uzh.ch

Our Team for Mobility and International Exchange

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Andrea Schmitz-Derron

Exchange coordinator

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Our Faculty at a Glance

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InformaticsCorporate Finance

Accounting and Finance

Behavioral Economics

Management and Economics founded in 1992

Bachelor of Arts UZH

EQUIS / AACSB accreditedBusiness Administration

Economics

Bachelor of Science UZH94 Professors

4 Departments

Software Systems

Banking and Finance

4’500 students

Managing Education Information Systems

People-oriented Computing

Data Science

Economic Policy

Computing and Economics

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Our Departments

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Department of Economics

Department of Business Administration

Department ofBanking and Finance

Department of Informatics

www.econ.uzh.ch www.business.uzh.ch www.bf.uzh.ch www.ifi.uzh.ch

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Our Degree Programs…

− require motivation, self-organization and intellectual openness

− are offered from one of the leading Faculties in Europe

− guarantee excellent academic training in line with international standards

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Academic Calendar

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Academic calendar

Spring semester 2020

Semester 01.02.2020 – 31.07.2020Lectures 17.02.2020 – 31.05.2020Examination period Week 1: 01.06.2020 – 05.06.2020, 12:00 – 14:00, 18:00 – 20:00

Week 2: 08.06.2020 – 12.06.2020, 08:00 – 10:00, 14:00 – 16:00 Week 3: 15.06.2020 – 19.06.2020, 10:00 – 12:00, 16:00 – 18:00

Exact dates can be found in the online course cataloguehttp://www.oec.uzh.ch/studies/general/exams/dates_en.html

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Module Browsing and Module Booking

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Module Browsing (3) – Module Abbreviations

Economics and Business Administration AOEC… Assessment Economics and Business Admin.BOEC… Bachelor's levelMOEC… Master's levelMFOEC… Specialized Master (MSc QF)

InformaticsAINF… Assessment informaticsBINF… Bachelor's levelMINF… Master's level

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Module Browsing (2) – easy search (new)

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Module Browsing (4) – good to know

– You are free to choose any courses offered by faculty, but…

– …book courses corresponding to your level of studies

– You can book at most two courses at the ETH and no more than one third of your overall ECTS points

– Some seminars might be limited; -> a second application at the chair is normally necessary-> check online course catalogue and website of professor

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Booking Modules (1)

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– Booking: Official registration for examinations – Deadlines: Booking and cancellation

starting on 14 January 2020 at 10:00 ending on 13 March 2020 at 00:00 (midnight)

Every booked module will appear on your Transcript of Records even if you do not attend or write the exam (-> “failed attempt”)

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Module Booking (5) – How to avoid pitfalls

− Do read the course description and make sure you comply with the requirements

− Book only courses on the appropriate level of studies

− Do not book more than 20-30 ECTS credits per semester

− Remember to cancel modules you do not want to attend

− Ask your Buddy all the nasty questions

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Drop Petition with Doctor’s Attestation

– If you cannot take an examination due to an illness or accident, you must request to withdraw from the related module in the Student Portal (“My Requests” tile).

– The request must be submitted no later than five business days after the examination date.

– All modules whose examinations take place during the duration of the inability to work will be canceled.

http://www.oec.uzh.ch/studies/general/petitions_en.html

– Individual repeat examinations for individual students are not permitted.

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Other things

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Transcripts of Records

− All students at UZH get their transcripts of records electronically (in English and/or German). It lists all passed and failed modules.

− It will be available for download as a PDF in the student portal from September 18. − You can access the student portal up to four months after end of the semester. If you need a

transcript of records after this time, please use the contact form provided by the Student Services Office.

– You can also order a printed version of the transcript upon request (on white paper, stamped and signed). -> Please make sure to check the address in the student portal and change it if necessary.http://www.students.uzh.ch/en/record/transcript.html

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Meet your Buddy

– Room KOL-K-3– Elevator to floor K, then to the right room 3

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Stay in touch

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We wish you an inspiring experience!