Dear students,

The autumn semester 2020 is in full swing - online. We have all made enormous efforts to get back into attendance mode as quickly as possible, the teaching we were allowed to enjoy at the beginning of the spring semester 2020, was then abruptly and brutally interrupted by the pandemic. We wanted to tackle the autumn semester together in attendance mode, greeting our new students with open arms and personally. It was not possible. Earlier than many other institutions, we, the university management, together with all the deans of the faculties, had to decide to start the autumn semester in hybrid mode. With owls, recalculated capacity limits of the lecture and seminar halls and with protection concepts of all kinds, we tried to make the autumn semester as non-virtual as possible. The start worked - also thanks to all your efforts. I would like to thank you all for this.

Sunday opening times for students during the exam revision period

The library will have special opening times: Sunday, 13 and 20 December as well as 10 and 17 January – from 9am to 5pm. University of Lucerne and PH students can gain access via the night entrance, and with a valid CampusCard. More Info (in German, pdf)

Workstations for students during the exam revision period

Looking for a quiet space to read and study? From 21 December 2020 till 22 January 2021 the following rooms will be reserved for students on the basement floor of the Uni/PH-building: Hörsaal 11, Hörsaal 12, Hörsaal 13 and Hörsaal 14. The Tutorial is available for group work.

General Mock Exams

The Taskforce Teaching Center offers general mock exams for students to learn the procedure of certain exam settings and answer all non-content related questions. Please refer to www.unilu.ch/go-hybrid for dates.

Results of the Diversity Survey

The Office of Equal Opportunity, in cooperation with the Office for Quality Management, conducted a survey among all students and employees in the spring semester 2020 on the topics of discrimination, sexual harassment and diversity. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (ICFG) at the University of Bern was commissioned to evaluate the data obtained. A summary of the results of this evaluation is available here.

Tution fees

The bill for the spring semester will be sent by email in mid-January 2020. If you have any questions regarding the bill please don't hesitate to contact us: studiendiensteremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

Career Services

In the autumn semester 2020, the planned career events had to be postponed due to Corona, because not all events can be held online effectively. However, we recommend that you consult the Career Services’ website for the latest news. It is also always worth visiting our job portal. You will find new job advertisements and internship positions posted there on a regular basis. If you have any questions or suggestions or need further information, please feel free to contact us at any time: careerservicesremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

Application deadlines for student exchange

If you are interested in taking part in an exchange, please take a look at the website of the International Relations Office (IRO) and contact the mobility coordinator within your home faculty in good time.
SEMP-Programme (exchange within Europe): 1 March 2021 for the autumn semester of 2021 and the spring semester of 2022
Partnership-Programme (exchange outside of Europe): 1 March 2021 for the autumn semester 2021
CH-Unimobil-Programme (exchange within Switzerland): 15 April 2021 for the autumn semester 2021

Opening times for the building, library and cafeteria – Accessability of the Student Administration Office, IT Services and Infodesk

Lockers: Key return

Have you been renting a locker for one semester? Please return your locker key by Friday, 29 January 2021 (at the latest) to the Infodesk. Please note: your locker must be fully emptied; please leave the door open and close the lock.
Costs and further information

‘cogito’ magazine: a focus on sport

Not much longer to wait - the sixth issue of cogito - The Knowledge Magazine of the University of Lucerne will soon be ready for you to browse through. This time, the focus is on: Sport - why access to sport is not the same for everyone. And: how do you combine top-class sport and career? The printed version will once again be available free of charge within the University/PH building. In the web version (www.unilu.ch/magazin), you can look forward to an interview with sociology graduate Joëlle Ziegler, who, as Head of HR at a health insurance company has some tips for you.

Save the Date: Summer holiday week 2021

From 19 to 23 July 2021, the Office of Equal Opportunity will again be organising a supervised holiday week for kindergarten and school children of employees and students of our university. More information on the programme and registration will follow around mid-March 2021. Interested parents can already register via e-mail (chancengleichheitremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch) with the Office of Equal Opportunity and will be informed as soon as there is any further news.

(Winter) sports during the semester break

After a short Christmas break, university sports will reopen its doors on 4 January 2021. You can find the current sports programme with an extensive offer of winter sports, from cross-country skiing to telemark skiing on the HSCL website.

Gym and fitness room: Please register!

From 4 January 2021 the weights and fitness room will again be available to all students free of charge. In addition to your individual training sessions, you have the unique opportunity to receive free advice and guidance from our qualified training instructors. Due to the current situation, please observe the rules of conduct and our protection concept. Online registration is mandatory for each time slot.

Prevention of Sexual Harassment: confidants

The three Lucerne universities offer a joint service for persons affected by sexual harassment. Any form of sexual harassment at a place of work or study is unacceptable and will result in appropriate measures and sanctions. Anyone affected can expect to receive quick and competent support from one of the four designated persons of trust.
More information

horizonte – Chaplaincy for students

Valerio Ciriello SJ, Lorenzo Scornaienchi and Wilfried Dettling are gladly available if you feel like having a personal conversation. You will find information on events of the chaplaincy on our website, our Facebook page and on Instagram.

For the whole of Switzerland: one library - SLSP

As of 7 December, the Lucerne Cantonal Library (ZHB) and all Central Swiss IDS libraries have joined forces with a total of 470 Swiss libraries to form the new, nationwide library network SLSP. The search portal, user card, fees, loan periods and catalogue rules of all participating libraries are now the same. All users must re-register for the system.

Further information on SLSP: https://www.zhbluzern.ch/slsp

Convenient access to ZHB e-resources from home

Students of the University of Lucerne can now access the e-resources of the ZHB Lucerne from home, or whilst out and about, using the VPN FortiClient - as an alternative to the EZ proxy. Simply install the client or app, log in with the StudNet login and access the e-resources. Information and instructions can be found on the ZHB website.

Semester Info in German or English

Distribution of the Semester Info is done in either German or English.
German version

If necessary, you can change your language within UniPortal (German or English). The language you opt for will then apply to all of the bilingual communication that is sent out by the University of Lucerne.

The Semester Info provides you with official announcements and information from the Executive Board of the university at the beginning and end of each semester. The faculties will contact you directly with information about lectures and your course of study.