WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
(SGH)
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International Centre
ORIENTATION WEEK
Fall Semester 2015/2016
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Marta Sent-Pawłowska
Incoming Students Officer
Renata Grala
Assistant
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WHERE AND WHEN CAN YOU FIND US?
Building A, room 17
ul. Rakowiecka 24
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Wednesdays 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Fridays – no office hours
incoming@sgh.waw.pl
msent@sgh.waw.pl
rg56401@student.sgh.waw.pl
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WHAT DO WE DO?
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Serve as an information point
Supervise the entire application & recruitment process
Handle on-campus housing
Organize Orientation Week
Provide counseling and assistance on administrative matters
Assist in course registration
Serve as liaison with Dean’s Offices and other school’s
departments
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UPON ARRIVAL
EACH EXCHANGE STUDENT NEEDS TO:
1. Sign the arrival list
2. Pick up a student ID card
3. Finalize on-line course registraion
4. Submit a final version of the Learning Agreement
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Bachelor students – 2 hard copies to the International Centre
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Master students – scans via e-mail at incoming@sgh.waw.pl
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Course enrollment
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Course Enrollment Dates:
Bachelor students
Master students
• from Sept 29, 10.00am
• until Sept 24,
(Tue)
• to Oct 2, 11.59pm (Fri)
11:59pm (Thur)
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COURSE ENROLMENT
What if registration for courses is not possible through
the Virtual Dean’s Office (VDO):
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How to proceed the paper registration?
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Check the course schedule for overlaps
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E-mail a lecturer/visit the first class to collect lecturer’s signature on
the Request-to-the-Dean form
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Obtain an aproval of your academic coordinator (not required for IB
courses, courses conducted with companies)
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Submit the form to the International Centre by Monday, October 12
Requests submited after the deadline
will not be considered!
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Registration for a foreign language course
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Check the course schedule for overlaps
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Fill out Request-to-the-Dean form
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Visit the Centre of Foreign Languages - CNJO (room 203, building G)
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Have the document signed by SGH language instructor
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Submit the form to the International Centre by Monday, October 12
Requests submited after the deadline
will not be considered!
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Warsaw, ........................
(DATE)
Warsaw, ........................
(DATE)
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(NAME & SURNAME)
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(NAME & SURNAME)
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(STUDENT ID NUMBER)
(STUDENT ID NUMBER)
Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska, PhD
Vice Dean of Master Studies
Piotr Maszczyk, PhD
Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies
I hereby declare that I would like to conduct the following adjustments to my course
declaration in the Virtual Dean’s Office:
Course code
(10 digits)
Course title
Group
number
DELETE*
ADD*
Lecturer’s signature
Specify the reason:
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I hereby declare that I would like to conduct the following adjustments to my course
declaration in the Virtual Dean’s Office:
Course code
(10 digits)
Course title
Group
number
DELETE*
ADD*
Lecturer’s signature
Specify the reason:
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(STUDENT’S SIGNATURE)
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(STUDENT’S SIGNATURE)
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FREE-MOVER STUDENTS
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Finalize course enrolment
Submit the Learning Agreement (LA)
Once LA is duly signed, SGH will calculate the
payment amount
Pay the tuition fee
Submit payment confirmation to the
International Centre
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REQUIREMENTS TO FULFILL
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC TERM:
Register the date of arrival at the International Centre
Certificate of arrival – if required by your home university
The earliest official arrival date: 23.09.2015
Learning Agreement
Erasmus+ students – the form applicable for the Erasmus+
programme provided by your home university only
NON-Erasmus+ students - either SGH Learning Agrement form
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or the one provided by home institutions
Learning Agreement
submission deadline
(International Office)
Thursday, October 22
Study programme abroad cannot be changed afterwards
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EXAMS
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examination period: January 19 - 31, 2016
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exam re-sits: February 6 - 12, 2016
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detailed examination schedule will be available
10 days before examination period
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early („zero-term”) exams need to be arranged
individually and directly with lecturers at the begining of
the semester.
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REQUIREMENTS
TO FULFIL AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC TERM:
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Sign the deprature list at SGH International Centre
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Certificate of departure - if required by your home university
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Certificate of attendance - if required by your home university
MAXIMUM DURTION OF THE FALL 2015 SEMESTER:
23.09.2015 – 31.01.2016 (4 months 8 days)
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TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS
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A certificate reflecting your outcomes mailed directly to
your home university in March, 2016
Students must clarify inconsistencies referring to their
grades if such appear on the Virtual Dean’s Office no
later than 1 month after the end of the exam period
 If grades are inconsistent, please, notify lecturers/SGH
International Office or the Dean’s Office in due time mistakes do happen!
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IT HELPDESK
PROBLEMS WITH PASSWORD TO THE VDO:
https://akson.sgh.waw.pl/konto-en/haslo
or
 IT HELPDESK location: BUILDING G, ROOM 56
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Office hours : Mon – Fri, 8:00am – 6:00pm
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TO USE COMPUTERS IN BUILDING G - use the same login
and password as for the VDO
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://administracja.sgh.waw.pl/en/icc/inte
rnational_exchange/incoming_students/P
ages/default.aspx
EXCHANGE STUDENT SECTION
 FREE-MOVERS SECTION
 CEMS STUDENTS SECTION
 PRACTICAL MATTERS SECTION
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THANK YOU!
Questions?
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