Welcome to the Master program in Network and System Administration ( master's - 2 years)

1. Welcome to the Master program in Network and System Administration (master's - 2 years)

2. Department of informatics Mari Helén Varøy E-mail: studieinfo@ifi.uio.no Phone: +47-22852410 Student reception, 4th floor at Ole Johan Dahl’s hus, Blinderen Campus (avalible: Monday and Tuesday)

3. HiOA Administration Håkon Erikson (On maternity leave until later this autumn) Programme coordinator- Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, HiOA E-mail: studie-tkd@hioa.no Rom PS633 Information-centre (1st Floor – Pilestredet 35): Drop-in service 8:00 – 15:00. Phone 22 45 33 32 Infosenter-tkd@hioa.no

4. ACRONYMS: UiO: University of Oslo/Universitetet i Oslo HiOA: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences/Høgskolen i Oslo and Akershus

5. Program structure: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/nsa-master/structure/ • There is normally a short thesis (30 credits), but from we will probably annonce some topics for long thesis (60 credits) as well.

6. Courses first semester • You will only take courses for this master programs at UiO. The first semester you will follow: • INF4017NSA, INF4018NSA, INF5012NSA, INF5013NSA.

7. Schedule • Can be found on HIOA page: https://student.hioa.no/en/master-network-system-administration

8. Semesterfee Everyone has to pay the semester fee to the University of Oslo. It means that you only pay the semester fee to UiO. The deadlines for paying the semester fee are: Fall semester: 1st of September Spring Semester: 1st of February Payment information, i.e. account number, new KID number and the total amount to be paid can be found in StudentWeb. You can pay in the same way as you usually pay invoices through your bank. If necessary, you can order an invoice in StudentWeb.

9. Registrationevery semester at bothinstitutionsonthestudentweb • You have to register every semester at both UiO and HiOA • When you have paid the semester fee (at UiO) and completed the semester registration, you have been registered as a student for the semester. In Norwegian: 'semesterregistrert'.

10. Registration for Courses at UIO Compulsory courses: As long as you are following the normal curriculum, you are automatically registered for compulsory courses . If you are attending other courses or are delayed in your course of study, you have to sign up personally for the exam by using your UiO-student web.

11. Registration for Courses at UIO 2: Optional courses You personally have to sign up for optional courses by using student web. Deadline for choosing optional courses at UiO: Deadline for choosing optional courses at UiO: Fall semester: 1st September Spring semester: 1st February If you want to withdraw from an exam, you also use your student web. The deadline are: UiO : two weeks before the exam. HiOA: Fall semester: 1st of November / Spring semester: 1st of April

12. Student loans and grants • Student loans and grants from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund: For those of you who are eligible, you have to send your application for loans and grants by choosing UiO at “lånekassens” web site lanekassen.no

13. Semester card / student number - 1 UiO: • Semester card • A UIO-semester card is available at your phone, A paper semester receipt can be ordered in Studentweb. http://www.uio.no/english/studies/registrations/card/. • Student number All students at the UiO have a UiO student number. You will also find your number in the StudentWeb.

14. Semester card/student number - 2HiOA: • Student card: You are entitled to have student cards both at UiO and HiOA. The student card issued by HiOA only works as an access card to the facilities at the university college. *To get discounts on e.g. public transport, you have to use the student card issued by the UiO. • Student number: All students at HiOA have a HiOA student number. You will also find your number in the StudentWeb.

15. Useful links • General information for new Master students at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences may be found here • Your Programme: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/nsa-master • The Department of Informatics: http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi • HiOA: https://student.hioa.no/en/master-network-system-administration • Courses : http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/ http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ • student welfare organization(SIO) sio.no • Student organizations http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/livet-rundt-studiene/organisasjoner/ • http://www.hioa.no/eng/Student • http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admin/

16. Getting around at HiOA Pilestredet 35

17. The building has 4 parts The «PI» part of the building Room-number: PI426 The 4th floor Common misunderstanding: Ground floor = 1st floor 1st floor = 2nd floor

18. Student.hioa.no • My Page for students

19. Student.hioa.no • Lectureschedules • Log on to e-mail, Fronter and StudentWeb • Book a groupstudyroom • Information regardingexamination, campus life, support and counselling etc.

20. To-do-list HiOA: • Activate your IT user account • Register for the semester at HiOA in Studentweb before September 1st. • Get a HiOA student ID-card. This is also your access card to HiOA. Card center: P35 – PI238 open Monday-friday 08.00-17.00 • Log on to Fronter from My Page • Make new friends.