Info session for incoming students

Info session
for incoming students
winter semester 2014/15
Jochen Wicher, M.Sc.
Welcome to Münster
• A city with over 1,200 years of history
• Today: 296,000 inhabitants, thereof 55,000 students – and twice as many bikes!
• Home to the University of Münster (founded 1780):
• one of the five biggest German universities, renown in Germany and abroad
• 15 schools and 250 programs > humanities, law, business, natural sciences, medicine >
all sciences except engineering
• Approximately 40,700 students; 6,650 faculty members; 7,000 university hospital staff
members
• Home to the University of Applied Sciences and other institutions of higher education
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Introduction to the School of Business and Economics
• 4,600 students, 44 professors and junior professors
• Combines courses of study in Business Administration, Economics and
Information Systems
• Both German and English as languages of instruction
• Highly ranked by German business magazines, e.g. Wirtschaftswoche, Capital
• i.e., among the top 3 to top 5 of German business schools
• AACSB accreditation since May 2011
> In Germany less than ten business schools have passed the voluntary
AACSB accreditation process
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Structure of the School of Business and Economics, Münster
Business Administration
• Accounting Center Münster (ACM)
• Finance Center Münster (FCM)
• Marketing Center Münster (MCM)
• Center for Management (CfM)
Economics
• Center for Applied Research in Economics
Münster (CAWM)
• Center for Quantitative Economics (CQE)
• Center for Economic Theory (CET)
Information Systems
• Department of Information Systems
Interdisciplinary Economics
• Chair of Political Economy (LÖP)
• Institute for Organisational Economics (IO)
• Institute of Economic Education (IÖB))
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Structure of the School of Business and Economics, Münster
Business Administration
• Accounting Center Münster (ACM)
• Chair of Management Accounting
• Chair of International Accounting
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• Finance Center Münster (FCM)
• Chair of Derivatives and Financial Engineering
• Chair of Finance
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• Marketing Center Münster (MCM)
• Center for Management (CfM)
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Types of classes
• Lectures
• Professors teach theory, students listen / no maximum number of participants / no
prior application or registration / exam at the end of class
• All sessions listed are mandatory (particularly if it is a class taught in one term only)
• Exercises/tutorials/”Übungen”
• Part of the lecture / students apply theory to practice / generally no maximum number
of participants / generally no prior registration
• Generally one time slot is selected (unless stated otherwise on chair webpage)
• Seminars and soft skills classes/”Schlüsselqualifikationen”
• More interactive / prior application with the chair / limited number of participants /
group work, case studies, etc.
• All sessions listed are mandatory (particularly if a class is taught in one term only)
• Classes taught by other departments = contact respective international coordinators
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Materials for Lectures, Tutorials etc.
• Course material is generally accessible on/via chair websites; sometimes a “Skript”
(summary of class) can be purchased during the first lecture (about 5 - 10 €).
• Usually the professor will announce during the first session where to find course material
for lecture and tutorials
• Some professors upload the material on their websites. You can find all chairs’ websites on
the SBE Münster website - as mentioned before – or google the course name, the professor
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The web page „Learnweb“ is also used by many teachers: www.uni-muenster.de/learnweb
Log in with your ZIV ID and password
Search for the course by typing in the name of the lecture
Register your name for the course (not equivalent to exam registration!)
If a password is necessary, the professor will mention it during the lecture
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Services – SBE Münster alumni organization
AlumniUM
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AlumniUM is an independent, non-profit
association connected to the SBE Münster
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Its mission is to establish partnerships between
alumni, students, the SBE Münster and
companies
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AlumniUM offers a variety of services, e.g.:
Quarterly newsletters
Regional groups
Mentoring program
Homecoming events
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Services – Career Development Center
• Facilitates the transition between academia and the
working world
• Students and graduates can get advice and support
during the transition from studying to working, or in
their search and application for an internship (or jobrelated mentoring program)
• We give companies an opportunity to directly contact
students and graduates, and assist them in recruiting
endeavors directly at the School of Business and
Economics
• e.g. BusinessContacts Münster
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Services – International Relations Center
• Coordination of exchange programs with close to
100 partners worldwide
• Advisory service to more than 130 international
students and more than 300 Münster students
throughout the course of their study abroad programs
• Organization of international events and active
support of all aspects related to the
internationalization of the SBE Münster
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Learning Agreements, etc.
• ERASMUS universities generally require a Learning Agreement, data sheet, etc.
• Contacts are either the IRC or International Office
• Proof of attendance:
• Generally only seminars (and some exercises) have a rollcall
• If students are required by their home universities to provide a proof of attendance
they should present their home university’s form and have the professor sign after
each class.
• Credit is only given if the class (with all exams, case studies, etc.) is successfully
completed
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The website of the Examination Office (PAM)
• The Examination Office provides information concerning ECTS, exam dates, transcripts
http://www.wiwi.uni-muenster.de/pruefungsamt/
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Exam registration
• E-mail to Dr. Andreas Baumgart, stating details such as:
• name
• matriculation number
• course titles
• etc. (according to info sheet in Welcome Package)
• Contact: [email protected]
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Exam registration
• Deadlines (different from degree and national students!):
• Term 1 exams:
November 6, 2014
• Term 2 / regular exams: December 5, 2014
• Exam dates:
• Term 1 exams:
December 13 – 20, 2014
• Term 2 / regular exams: February 7 – 27, 2015
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TAN list and Transcript of Records
• Based on details given/sent to Valerie Säger: generation of a TAN list
= password to FlexNow database
• Check whether you have been properly registered for your exams
• Generate your Transcript of Records (at the end of your stay)
= German, English, with or without failed exams, online verification code
• Please sign the attendance list and give us your matriculation number – alternatively, send
us details via mail immediately
• TAN lists along with instructions will be handed out/sent to you later
• If you do not pick up your TAN list you will thus not be able to generate your transcript –
as no transcripts will be sent to your home international offices from the IRC side!
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„NRW Semesterticket“
• Valid on all regional carriers throughout North Rhine-Westphalia/NRW; neighboring
communities in Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Netherlands
• Busses, subway and tram can be used all over NRW and in the city center of Osnabrück.
• The train ticket is valid only for regional trains such as the RegionalExpress RE and the
RegionalBahn RB. It is not valid for intercity trains (InterRegio IR, InterCity IC and
InterCityExpress ICE) or in first-class compartments
• Trips beyond the geographical limits of the Semesterticket: you must buy a ticket for the
rest of the trip before boarding the train
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Semesterticket
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How to use the WiFi
• To set up your WiFi, you have to follow the instructions on the ZIV website:
http://www.uni-muenster.de/ZIV/en/Anleitungen/WLAN_einrichten.html
• Requirements:
 You have a WiFi compatible terminal device at your disposal (laptop, smartphone,
tablet) which supports the WPA standard
 You have your ZIV ID and a password for network access (either stated in your
registration letter or to be obtained from ZIV, Einsteinstr. 60)
• The password for network access needs to be set in the users’ portal MeinZIV.
• Instructions are available for various operating system/platforms
• ZIV staff members are also available at the DigiLab at the University Library (ULB)
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Contacts
Prof. Dr. Christoph Watrin
Dean
[email protected]
Phone: + 49 (0)251 83-22911
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International Relations Center
[email protected]
Phone: +49 (0)251 83-22968
Fachschaft – Students‘ Council
Mail: [email protected]
International Student Services
Mail: [email protected]
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