Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences!

Welcome and information meeting for new

international students August 15, 2016

The Faculty of Social Sciences (SV)

• Department of Sociology and Human Geography

• Department of Political Science

• Department of Psychology

• Department of Social Anthropology

• Department of Economics

• Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture

SV-info

Contact point for undergraduate

students and exchange students

Please ask us!

Contact us via email, phone or come visit us!

Monday - Friday

9 am - 3 pm

info@sv.uio.no

+47 22 85 48 46

www.sv.uio.no/english

Why is this important?

• You may miss important information and deadlines

• It is your responsibility to stay informed

Outlook

Student Email

www.sv.uio.no/english

Personal Schedule

1) Register as a student for this semester

2) Sign up for courses and seminars

3) Pay the semester fee (if you are supposed to)

Deadline for Norwegian courses midnight Thursday, August 18.

Absolute deadline September 1st!

All students at UiO must register for courses in StudentWeb

Course registration • Help session Thursday 18

from 12-14:00 in Eilert Sundts hus

• Registration deadline for Norwegian courses is Thursday!

• If you have signed up but some courses still say ‘Admission in progress’ you do not need to come to registration help!

Outlook

Student Email

www.sv.uio.no/english

Personal Schedule

Outlook

Student Email

www.sv.uio.no

Personal Schedule

Your email at UiO: yourusername@student.sv.uio.no

I’m severely

allergic to pollen.

What do I do?

I got sick during my

exam and had to

cancel. Now what?

I need a

transcript of

records…

www.uio.no/english/studies/

Can I use a

dictionary during

my exam?

I wish to

receive

academic

advising

Confirmation

of stay?

Student IT @ the Faculty of Social Sciences

• Wireless Internet on campus – log on with username and private password

• The Student IT is located in the Learning centre Eilert on the second floor. Also office on the third floor.

• IT personnel are also stationed in the PC room at the Department of Psychology twice a week when they are available for support.

Buildings at The Faculty of Social Sciences

The Learning Centre, opening hours:

• Monday - Friday: 08.00-21.00

• Closed on weekends

Buildings connected to The Faculty of Social Sciences

• Eilert Sundt’s building

• Harriet Holter’s building

• Georg Schjelderup’s building (Department of Psychology)

• Georg Sverdrup’s building (Main library at Blindern campus)

Lockers

The Student Parliament

(SVSU) at the Faculty of

Social Sciences are

responsible for the lockers

in the basement and at the

Learning Centre on the 2nd

floor.

If you wish to make use of these, please do as follows: • Choose a locker, lock it with a padlock and make a note

of the number on the locker. • Go to the office of SVSU at the 2nd floor of Eilert Sundts

hus, room 238 ES) between 11 and 12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• At the office someone will help you register the locker. You need to pay 40 kroner and get a sticker in return.

• Place the sticker on your locker.

NB! Lockers that have not been paid for will be cut open. The content of the locker may be collected at SVSUs office for a fee of 100NOK.

www.sio.no/en/

1. september

Deadline September 1st: - Register - Sign up for courses/register for exams - Pay the semester fee (if applicable) - Apply for special arrangements

1. september

Other important dates: • Library introduction

August 25 – 13:15-14:00 September 1 – 15:15-16:00

• Academic writing and citation September 21 - 11:15-12:00 September 23 - 13:00-13:45

• Exam information meeting November 04 - 14-15 November 10 - 11-12

Questions? We are here

to help!