Welcome info

UNDER CONSTRUCTION !

First steps

Once you arrive at the CBG/DGM, here is the list of things you should do first.

• Building keys and hardware lockers

Ask Suzanne to get your keys to access the building and your office. Once you have setup your desktop, ask for some cables to lock your hardware.

• UNIL account

You will find here some useful informations concerning your personal access to the UNIL resources and services.

Open the pdf, fill it out, get it signed by your supervisor and send it to the Centre Informatique.

You will receive by post your username and password to will allow you to use all the services and resources at UNIL.

• CHUV card (canteen card)

Get your inscription form from Suzanne. Bring the form with your picture to the 1st floor of Les Allières building (MP20-Media:CHUV.png).

• Campus card (student card)

Fill in the following form Student Campus Card form and sent it back to the service des immatriculations at UNIL.

IT access

• Printer

Connect to OKI MC560 (located in Suzanne's office). Look for the latest drivers on the web: http://www.oki.fr/support/printer-drivers/index.aspx

IP: 130.223.204.108

• Access to the servers

Rico can create you an account on the calculation servers

• Registration to the DGM mailing list

email carlo.rivolta@unil.ch and ask him to add you to the DGM mailing list

• Softwares available

Some softwares are under individual licence for which you will need to fill a form

• • For PCs: http://www.unil.ch/ci/page33723.html

• • For Macs: Connect to the following server afp://bigmac.unil.ch

• UNIL Internal Portal

http://www.unil.ch/interne

SIB affiliation

• As a member of the CBG, you are member of the SIB (http://www.isb-sib.ch/). You will have to fill in the registration form provided by Suzanne.

Special foreigners arriving in Switzerland

You will find here a guide for the students starting at the UNIL, which contains very useful information. Other basic information can be found at this page.

• Swiss residence permit

You will have to request it from the office of your town of residence. It usually turns out that the request is made by the DGM via Suzanne.

• Medical care insurances

It's mandatory to have a health insurance once you arrive in Switzerland. Have a look at the official federal list of insurances: Some aditional informations about the different systems can be found in this article from la fédération romande des consommateurs: http://www.frc.ch/pages.php?id=1140 You can compare them through a site like comparis.ch: http://fr.comparis.ch/krankenkassen/default.aspx?tid=googleAd-KK_fr&WT.srch=1&extclient=comparis

Have a look at this page to get more information about insurances which offer special rates for foreign students and reserachers. They offer a basic health insurance plan which can be taken out for maximum 6 years after your first arrival in Switzerland. http://www.unil.ch/sasc/page6254.html

General info

• Coffees

You can get nespresso capsules from Suzanne for CHF 5/box

• Supplies

all kinds of pens, notebooks.... in Suzanne's office

• Clothes locker

You can get your own locker for clothes (those green lockers in the corridor)

• Water duty

Mineral water is provided by the CHUV. Once a year it will be your duty to deliver it, check the calendar.

• Google calendar

we share a google calendar where all kind of infos are written (vacations, conference, lab meeting...)

• DGM meetings/CBG meetings/journal clubs

DGM meeting occurs every wednesday at 12:15, Spengler room

Internal lab meetings are thursdays , 9:30 room 105

Journal clubs are on a less regular base... check calendar

• Opportunity to buy a laptop