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Master Welcome Day 2021
Tutor Presentation – MSc Quantitative Finance
Photo: University of Zurich; Frank Brüderli
Master Welcome Day 2021
COVID-19 is still upon us...
• COVID Certificate required for on-site classes
• Ongoing return to classroom teaching: UZH masks strongly
recommended / ETH general requirement to wear masks in
all courses
• Latest Regulations: UZH & ETH (+ constant e-mail updates)
• Mask requirement in public indoor spaces and at workspaces
• No mask required outdoors
• Check out the Corona Center UZH
• Testing at ETH (weekly free PCR tests)
• VacMe Portal (free vaccination registration)
• Download the Swiss Covid App
• Try to wear a mask & keep your distance at all times!
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Who are we?
• Non-profit alumni club aiming to enhance knowledge exchange between active
students and alumni
• Open for all alumni and current students of the MSc Quantitative Finance (resp.
MAS in Finance)
• The club acts in the interest of its members and aims to strengthen the reputation
and impact of our program
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What do we offer?
• Regular casual meetings for students and alumni, in Zürich
• Talks held by invited industry experts and academic researchers
• Database of all ZQFA members
• Job board where companies and alumni post opportunities, exclusively available to
members of ZQFA
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How does one get involved?
• Become a member on our website. It’s free!
• Attend events to meet and connect with alumni
• Upload job vacancies
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Plan for today
Official Welcome Address & Introduction by your Tutors
Completed!
Tutors’ Presentation
Most important information about your studies.
Campus Tour
Explore the main buildings of UZH & ETH and the surrounding campus.
Lunch
You’re invited! Cafeteria voucher received by email already / upon matriculation.
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Official Information - online
• Official Websites: plenty of valuable information (generally)
– Faculty (program regulations, news, study program, deadlines, student support): oec uzh
– Departmental (course information, publications, professor/assistant contacts): econ uzh,
business uzh, banking & finance dept. uzh, ifi uzh
– Student Administration «Kanzlei» (module booking, semester enrollment, address):
students uzh
• Boring yet important:
– Print & Read the program regulations available here
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How to plan your Studies?
Course catalogues: UZH catalogue & ETH catalogue
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Students help Students!
• »Unofficial» information:
– Uniboard (largest University forum with answers in minutes): uniboard
– Fachverein Oekonomie (student representatives, events portfolio, informal info): fvoec
– ICU (official student representatives, file/experience exchange, informal info): icu
– Finance Club UZH (looking for a free lunch & new job?): finance club
– Business Club UZH (get to know companies and have a beer): business club
– JobEye & CareerServices (new jobs - no lunch though): jobeye, careers services
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Pitfalls & How to avoid them (1/2)
• Deadlines are deadlines!
− Module booking: Be on time for booking your courses
− UZH: until 15 October 2021, 24:00
− ETH: until 3 October 2021
− Exam registration:
− UZH: module booking is registration to the exam and binding!
− ETH: module booking is registration to the course, one can deregister from an exam before the given
deadline. Deadlines are reminded in MyStudies usually by email.
• 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 program requirements: start early in setting up a «master plan», begin with mandatory courses
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Pitfalls & How to avoid them (2/2)
• Number of seminars: at most 6 ECTS can come from seminars
− Good seminars are often popular at UZH. Register early! Information about the seminars can be found on the
program website.
• Courses outside curriculum: at most 15 ECTS can come from courses not included in the curriculum
– petition for that has to be submitted
− Similar programs (ETH Stats Master, UZH Econ, ETH MTEC, …) offer courses on related subjects which may
not included in our curriculum. Check course catalogue of ETH and UZH.
• Exchange semester: As the program consists of only 90 ECTS an exchange semester is usually very
difficult to organise and get approval for inside the regulations (e.g. 15 ECTS from courses outside of
the curriculum). Best possibility to go abroad is probably with the master thesis.
– Note that an exchange program at a partner university of ETH is generally not possible unless you hold a
bachelor’s degree from ETH.
– Information events see website: exchange semester
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Technical Advice (1/6)
• Digital identification
– identity UZH
– identity ETH
– Organize & Set-up your accounts / passwords: e-mail,
VPN ETH & UZH, shortnames, WLAN, etc.
• Printing at ETH
– 18CHF on your ETH Print Service account (1200
black-white pages)
– Upload your files here
– Check your current balance here
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Technical Advice (2/6)
• Webmail
– webmail UZH
– webmail ETH
– Official e-mail address format:
name.surname@uzh.ch (UZH)
username@student.ethz.ch (ETH)
– Check regularly / Set up a forward
mechanism
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Technical Advice (3/6)
Launchpad available here
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Technical Advice (4/6)
• OLAT
– OLAT UZH
– Official Learning Management System
– Used by most lecturers to provide course material,
information, forum, enrolling
– OLAT ≠ module booking!
– Beware: UZH course registrations serve as exam
enrollment, whereas they are separate at ETH
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Technical Advice (5/6)
• WLAN
– WLAN UZH
– University campus: Use «UZH» with your credentials
– ETH buildings: Use «eth» with your ETH credentials
– «eduroam» available as well, see example below
E.g. With ETH credentials:
Login: username@student-net.ethz.ch
Password: VPN/WIFI password
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Technical Advice (6/6)
• IT Services
– UZH services
– ETH services
– Provide: free software, online storage space (ETH
polybox), help with IT problems
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Workstations & Databases (1/2)
• Learning Places
– Several hundred learning places distributed all over ETH
and UZH: libraries and not only, see below
• Journals
– Access to large databases of academic journals (JSTOR,
ScienceDirect, LexisNexis, …) via VPN (ETH, UZH), or on
both campuses
• Workstations
– UZH
– ETH
Photo: University of Zurich; Frank Brüderli
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Workstations & Databases (2/2)
• Main libraries of ETH & UZH: ETH & UZH BF
• D-Math library (MathBib ETH): MathBib
• swisscovery: online borrowing portal (>30 mil. books, journals, etc.)
• Market Data: details
– Bloomberg / Thomson Reuters / Datastream terminals available in
UZH’s Business Administration Library
• Library Courses:
– The central ETH Library (zentralbibliothek) offers literature research
courses (no credits awarded though)
Photo: University of Zurich; Frank Brüderli
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Mensas & Cafeterias
• Student discounts apply at all ETH & UZH mensas / cafeterias by
presenting your UZH student card: ETH mensa & UZH mensa
• ETH mobile app: ETH mobile app
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.
• UZH now: UZH now
The app shows you your next lectures or appointments, what’s for lunch 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!
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Sports
• ASVZ
– Link
– Tremendous amount of sports, offered in the best
facilitites: > 80 sports, ~ 600 courses per week
– Accessible with your UZH card
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Language Center
• Language Center of UZH & ETH Zurich
– Link
– 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 student prices (CHF 80-100 / course)
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Student Engagement (1/2)
• Your official representatives: fvoec & ICUZH
• Weekly business “Brown Bag Lunches”,
subscribe on mailing list at Finance Club UZH
• More networking events organised by Business
Club UZH
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Student Engagement (2/2)
• AIESEC International Internships: aiesec
• Zurich Quantitative Finace Alumni: zqfa
• Uniboard (largest unoffical UZH board): uniboard
• ETH Entrepreneur Club: eth-ec
• VMP (Students‘ of Maths & Physics at ETH association): livmp
• VSUZH & VSETH (Students’ parliaments): vsuzh & vseth
• More student life & organisation info available here
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For International Students
• Health Insurance information:
– Mandatory to take out within 3 months, or to apply for exemption
– Exemption for (most) holders of European Health Insurance Card
– Affordable student plans: Swisscare (common choice), Academic Care, Student Care
• Housing:
– Check: UZH housing database & ETH housing office
– WOKO offers affordable accommodation for students (apply as early as 6 month priorly)
– Comparis flat search aggregates multiple platforms
• Mobile Data Plan providers: check out Comparis mobile phone comparison
• Bank & Giro transfers:
– Postfinance is particularly cheap
– ZKB & UBS have interesting student offerings
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Finding your way around
• Shuttle Bus “ETH eLink”: link
– Runs every 20 min. Mon-Fri between the Hönggerberg / Zentrum campus
– Free of charge for ETH members upon presenting student card
• Cycling: details
– ETH provides parking spaces, stations, bike pumps and tools free of charge
– Velo Box on the Hönggerberg campus
• Further Information: UZH webpage
– Zurich mobility website
– ZVV and SBB journey planners
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Having trouble?
• Consult the Dean's Office website (after reading the regulations ) here
• Contact the Dean's Office by e-mail or telephone (working hours only)
• Seek out students, your tutors (us!), post on uniboard or even reddit
• Visit the information centers (psychological, financial, and legal aid -
provided free of charge): link
• Do check out ETH’s Student Handbook, it is comprehensive & resourceful
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28QUESTIONS?
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