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Revision as of 13:00, 4 January 2012
UNDER CONSTRUCTION !
Contents
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
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
- 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 get one. You will have many options. Have a look at the official federl list of companies: http://www.priminfo.ch/praemien/index.php?sprache=f 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