Dear Students

The start of the spring semester is coming closer and you certainly have some questions with regard to your studies. In this Infomail you will receive all the important information for planning and organising your studies at the Faculty of Economics and Management (WF). The first section of this Infomail is aimed specifically at our new students. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and I look forward to seeing you soon in our courses.

This issue also contains important information for students in the higher semesters. Please read them carefully.

At this point in time, the decision as to what form the spring semester 2022 will be conducted is still open. The university management will decide on this on 31 January. You will find further details in the "Courses" section.

I wish you all good health and a successful start to the new semester!

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

Introduction to studies – for students of Economics & Management and exchange students WF

Students who embark on a study programme obviously have lots of questions. With that in mind, we organise an induction event for new bachelor and master students of Economics and Management. You will receive information on the schedule and organisation of your studies and it is your opportunity to get to know your fellow students, the university and us!

For bachelor students (event in German) and master & exchange students (event in English): Friday 18 February 2022 | 09.15 to approx. 15.15 h

The university management will decide on the teaching mode at the end of January. If the introductory event is not held on site, it will take place in a shortened version online via Zoom. Detailed information will be sent to new students and exchange students in a separate email at the beginning of February.

Attendance is mandatory for new students on the BA course in Economics & Management and for students on the MA who are new to the University of Lucerne. For PPE/minor subject students: please note that the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will be organising a separate event for you.

Communication via e-mail

When you enrol for your study programme you are given a studmail account. Electronic mail from the university goes to your studmail address only. The log-in information you will need to access the UniPortal and OLAT also goes to your studmail address.

Please check your e-mail regularly to make sure you have all information in good time.

Mode of courses in spring semester 2022

The management of the University of Lucerne will decide on 31 January whether the spring semester 2022 will be held in face-to-face mode, hybrid mode or digital mode due to the development of the pandemic situation. The University of Lucerne will provide information on this in a separate mail to all students. Further information and the complete protection concept can be found at https://www.unilu.ch/safecorona/

Registering for courses via OLAT

Before attending your chosen courses, you must register via the e-learning platform OLAT. Only students who have registered for the courses will receive information from lecturers by e-mail and access to course materials.

It is within the responsibility of the students to check, whether courses are eligible for crediting to study programmes. Use the ‟Course of Study” search function in the Course Catalogue to see which courses are eligible for credit. If a course is not eligible, students may not complete any course work or earn any ECTS points in the study programme. In case of questions, please contact our academic student advisors.

For tutorial groups, a separate OLAT registration is usually required. Places per group are limited and will be assigned on a “first come, first served” basis.

OLAT registration is open from 7 February to 4 March 2022. Exceptions are communicated in the course catalogue. Please use exclusively your @stud.unilu.ch mail address for registration. Guide to Registering for Courses via OLAT

Courses by new visiting professors

Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. mult. Christian Homburg is Professor of Marketing and Director of the Institute for Market-Oriented Management at the University of Mannheim. With 38 publications in the three most important marketing journals and numerous reference books, he is one of the leading German management professors. He has received several awards from the American Marketing Association (AMA) for his scientific work. As a visiting professor at the WF of the University of Lucerne, he will teach the following course in the upcoming spring semester:
B2B Marketing Management (BA & MA, in English)

Hon. Prof. Dr. Matthias Benz is an economics editor at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, where he mainly deals with questions of the economy, economic aspects of the Corona pandemic, tourism, retail trade, food industry and agriculture. He is also a private lecturer at the University of Zurich and offers the following course as a visiting professor in spring semester 2022:
Applied Economic Policy (BA & MA, in German).

Dr. Thomas Moser is a deputy member of the Swiss National Bank’s Governing Board and is responsible for the operational management of the divisions Money Market and Foreign Exchange Trading, Asset Management, Operational Banking and IT divisions, as well as for Financial Market Analysis and the Singapore branch. As a visiting professor at the WF, he teaches the following course in spring semester 2022 together with Dr. Marcel R. Savioz:
Introduction to Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (MA, in English).

Please use the search function "Course of Study" in the course catalogue to check whether and in which area the courses are creditable in your study programme.

Courses before the start of the semester

In the spring semester 2022, individual courses will also be offered before the start of the semester:

Causal Machine Learning - Strittmatter
Mon-Fri 14-18.2.2022, 10.15-16.00 each day
The course is creditable in the Master's programme in Economics and Management in the specialisation Applied Data Science, in the optional compulsory and the optional subjects (MA only).

L’Oreal Brandstorm Challenge - Brandes
The beginning of the Challenge is before the semester starts (Tue 1, 8 and 15.2.2022, each 10.15-12.00 h), the other dates are during the semester from 22.2.-29.3. each Tue at 8.15-10.00 h.
The course is creditable in the study programme Economics and Management in the optional compulsory and the optional subjects (BA 6th semester & MA) and in the Master's specialisation Market-oriented Management.

(Early) registration at other faculties

If you, as student of Economics & Management, attend courses at other faculties (e.g. within the optional subjects), please inform yourselb about their registration conditions!

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (KSF)
OLAT registration as well as UniPortal registration (!) begins two weeks before the start of the semester and ends on the Friday of the second week of the semester. Further information

Faculty of Theology (TF)
The optional compulsory course Business Ethics of Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kirchschläger is offered by the TF. Thus, the registration conditions of the Faculty of Theology apply. At the TF there is a compulsory registration via UniPortal at the beginning of the semester (period: 14 February - 4 March 2022). Registration for OLAT will be done for you based on the UniPortal registration (by the persons in charge of the TF). Lectures with oral or written examinations require a second UniPortal registration towards the end of the semester.

Department of Health Sciences and Medicine (GWM)
In particular, Master's students specialising in Health Economics and Management can attend courses at this department. Course materials are not made available via OLAT, but via moodle. Unless otherwise communicated in the course, binding registration via UniPortal will take place from 18 May to 1 June 2022. Further information

Faculty of Law (RF)
The documents are made available on OLAT, enrolment takes place at the beginning of the semester. The UniPortal registration is the binding exam registration, it takes place from 7 – 19 April 2022. Further information

Single course attendance at other universities

Credit for single courses taken at other Swiss universities must be clarified in advance with the Student Advisory Service (studienberatung-wfremove-this.@remove-this.unilu.ch). In general, credits can be awarded for optional compulsory subjects, optional subjects and specialisations; compulsory courses must be completed at the University of Lucerne (exceptions are only possible in justified cases with an application to the Student Advisory Service). You can find out about the registration requirements for single course attendance by contacting the relevant university.

Compulsory registration for examinations and courses

Only students who register via the UniPortal between 7 and 21 April 2022 may attend examinations and earn credits of the Faculty of Management & Economics. 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.

There may be courses for which early UniPortal registration is necessary. Please consider the lecturers' notes / notes on OLAT and on the course catalogue.

The latest information about e.g. examination dates is published on the website under Examinations or in the course catalogue. Further information about registration will be provided by e-mail prior to the registration period.

Deadline for bachelor’s and master’s theses WF

The spring semester 2022 deadline for submitting your bachelor’s or master’s thesis is 12 May 2022. You can find out more about other deadlines on the website under Exams. The Guidelines for completing bachelor’s and master's theses details what needs to be submitted by the deadline.

Publication and inspection of examination grades

You may view the grades obtained in fall semester 2021 from Thursday 10 February 2022 via the UniPortal. You will find instructions online in the Instructions for viewing academic achievements and grades.

The examination grades inspection will take place on 17/18 February 2022. Registration is mandatory. Further information

Note: Applications for extensions to examination duration KSF

If you are a student whose mother tongue is not German and you attend courses at the KSF in optional compulsory or optional subjects, applications for an extension to allotted examination times must be made by 31 March (for the spring semester). Further information

Topics for term papers

The following chairs publish lists of topics for term papers at the beginning of the semester:

• Chair of Digital Marketing (Prof. Dr. Reto Hofstetter)
• Chair of Marketing & Strategy (Prof. Dr. Leif Brandes)
• Centre for Human Resource Management (Prof. Dr. Bruno Staffelbach)

The professors of economics as well as external lecturers can be contacted directly to discuss individual topics.

Graduation ceremony of the WF on 11 March 2022

For WF students who will graduate at the end of the fall semester 2021, the WF graduation ceremony will take place on Friday 11 March 2022 at 16:00. You will receive the invitation after you have passed your exams (shortly after the grades have been announced).

Information Event Master in Economics and Management

At the information evening, you will learn everything important about the "Master of Arts in Economics and Management".

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 │18.15 to 19.45 h│University of Lucerne / online
More Information & registration

Important information and documents on our website

• Answers to FAQs
• Timetables and model curricula, information on examinations and all related rules, forms and information sheets
• Semester dates

Contact Dean’s Office

Contact details and current opening hours can be found here: Dean's Office - University of Lucerne (unilu.ch)

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

New study level and title for students graduating

The Student Services would like to inform that the new study level (e.g. "Master" after completion of the BA degree) and the title (e.g. "BA" after completion of the BA degree) for students graduating by the end of fall semester 2021 will only be visible on the UniPortal on 9 March 2022.