Dear Students

We are in the middle of the fall semester and examination time is already on the horizon. As a first sign of this, exam registration starts tomorrow, Thursday. As we have already informed you, the examinations at the Faculty of Economic and Management (WF) are principally held in attendance mode. Please find further information on the exams and other important notes below. To ensure that everything runs smoothly for you, we recommend that you read them carefully.

I wish you continued exciting insights and encounters at our university as well as a good preparation time and much success with your examinations.

Warm regards
Prof. Dr. Christoph A. Schaltegger
Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management

Compulsory registration for examinations and courses from 4 November!

Only students who register via the UniPortal between 4 and 18 November 2021 may attend examinations and earn credits of the Faculty of Economics and Management. This regulation applies to all courses of the WF (unless otherwise stated in the course!).

Students must also register via the UniPortal for courses which do not finish with a written examination.

Please note that the examination registrations are binding. Cancellations will not be accepted after 18 November!

!!!  The registration period is open from 00.00 on 4 November 2021 to 24.00 on 18 November 2021  !!!

Exact examination dates and times are published in the Course Catalogue and in the examination schedule. Please check our Examination Page to consult the examination schedule, UniPortal registration instructions for exams and courses, date of publication of grades and other infos.

Examination mode and location

In general, the examinations take place in attendance mode, the 3G principle (vaccinated, tested or recovered) applies. Persons with already submitted medical evidence due to Covid-19 (official certificate) will be contacted individually after the registration deadline in order to guarantee an appropriate examination procedure.

Due to the Winter Universiade, the examinations in December will be held at external venues. Information will be sent out in due time.

Applications for extended examination times (for Bachelor students only)

Please note that applications for extended examination times (for Bachelor students whose mother tongue is not German) must also be submitted during the examination registration period using this online form. Late applications will not be considered. An approved application does not apply to the entire study duration: a new application must be resubmitted each semester.

This section applies only to those on the Economics and Management course.

Registering the completion of your degree

Are you planning to complete your degree this semester? If so, please fill out this form, by 18 November 2021 at the latest. This is used for planning purposes only and is not binding.

You will receive an invitation to the graduation ceremony and be able to reserve your place once you have successfully completed your degree. The graduation ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday, 11 March 2022.

Deadline for the bachelor’s and master’s thesis

The fall semester 2021 deadline for submitting your bachelor’s and master’s thesis is Thursday 9 December 2021. You can find out more about other deadlines on the website under Examinations. The Guidelines for completing bachelor’s and master’s theses details what needs to be submitted by the deadline.

Registering for a master’s degree

Students already enrolled on the BA in Economics and Management course at the University of Lucerne do not have to actively register for the master’s degree. You will be automatically enrolled onto the master’s degree if you do not deregister after receiving your examination results and successfully completing your bachelor’s degree. The Dean’s Office will contact you about the module options available to you (optional compulsory or specialisation).

If you would like to study for a master’s degree in a different field, please contact the student services at studiendiensteremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch.

Course offer before the start of the spring semester 2022

Causal Machine Learning - Strittmatter

Mon-Thu 14.-17.2.2022 each 9.15-16.00
Fri 18.2.2022 / 9.15 - 11.00 a.m.
Final exam: Fri 18.2.2022 / 14.15-16.00

The course can be credited within the Master in Economics and Management in the specialization Applied Data Science as well as in the optional compulsory and the optional subjects (MA only). Further information on the course will be available in the course catalogue from December.

Integration Seminar Law and Economics (in German)

As part of the Law Master Plus "Economics & Management", we are offering the block course "Environment, Business and Human Rights" in spring semester 2022 together with the Faculty of Law. The course is open to Master Plus students as well as students of the WF in the optional subjects (Master) or optional compulsory subjects (Bachelor).

Binding registration via UniPortal is possible from now until Wednesday, 15 December 2021. The kick-off event will take place on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 16.15 – 17.00, the seminar on Thursday/Friday, 19/20 May 2022 (in Engelberg). Further information

Contact

Contact details and current opening hours can be found here: Dean's Office.

For questions around studies: studienberatung-wfremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch
For questions about examinations and credit transfer: wf-pruefungenremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch
For general questions about the faculty: wfremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch

Research like the pros - tips for economics & management students (in German)

The Economics Department of the Lucerne ZHB offers tips for researching economics & management literature. An online series with seven research tips. Ten minutes per tip followed by an open end for questions. Every Wednesday at noon at 12:15 p.m., 20 October to 1 November 2021. Further information