C

Conditional semester credit [Polish warunkowe zaliczenie semestru, colloq. "warunek"] – is a situation when a student has failed one or two subjects in a year/semester and they have successfully applied for having the semester credited even though they have not fulfilled all the requirements. The student is obliged to retake the failed courses in the following semesters. The conditional semester credit can only be given for two courses in a year. The student is charged 600 zl for each retaken course, paid in the semester he/she will be retaking the course. In case a student failed more than two courses, they are obliged to apply for a repetition of a semester/year.

Course [Polish przedmiot] – is a set of classes carried out by one or two lecturers during one semester on a given topic.

Course coordinator [Polish koordynator przedmiotu] – is a lecturer who administers and records final course grades given based on course components.

Course credit [Polish zaliczenie przedmiotu]– is a grade and a number of ECTS points a student gets when fulfilling course requirements.

D

Dean [Polish Dziekan] – is the head of a faculty - usually Vice Deans will also be called `Deans`. See who the Dean of our Faculty is.

Diploma exam, defense (of the Thesis) [Polish egzamin dyplomowy, obrona pracy] – is an exam finishing your studies you take after you submit your BA/MA thesis.
In short:

• you attend your BA/MA seminars
• you keep working on your Thesis
• together with your Supervisor you decide on the title and the deadline to finish it
• when your Thesis is finished you upload it to APD system
• system checks it for possible plagiarism
• if there are no problems the system will inform you
• then you print your Thesis from the APD system and add two appendices
• you frame it in soft-covers and bound it (Copy Room at our Faculty will do it for you)
• you put a CD (containing Thesis in PDF) inside your printed Thesis and sign it with a marker
• get supervisor signatures
• submit complete Thesis to the Student Service Centre asap
• good luck!

Diploma seminar [Polish seminarium dyplomowe] – is a course you take to prepare your BA/MA thesis.

Diploma supplement [Polish suplement do dyplomu] – is a document you get along with you BA/MA diploma, it lists all the courses, grades and ECTS points you have obtained during your studies.

Diploma thesis [Polish praca dyplomowa] is a dissertation you need to complete - to take diploma exam - to obtain your BA/MA degree.

E

Electronic clearance slip [Polish elektroniczna karta obiegowa] - since academic year 2017/2018 it`s an electronic checklist you need to fulfil (done online on USOSweb - by the student and several UL employees) in order to be able to take final diploma exam.

Examination  session  [Polish sesja egzaminacyjna] – is a time at the end of every semester when exams are held, it is divided into general examination session (usually two weeks) and make-up examination session (usually one week).

Extension of the deadline for submitting the diploma thesis [Polish przedłużenie terminu złozenia pracy dyplomowej] – is an extra time a student can get after their final semester to complete their BA/MA thesis. The time cannot be longer than 1 month - but ONLY in exceptional and well-documented cases (ie. long-term illness or child-birth).

F

First–cycle studies, also called Bachelor`s studies [Polish studia pierwszego stopnia, licencjackie] – first degree, three year studies.

G

Grade [Polish ocena] – is a mark you are awarded by a lecturer or examiner for your course performance or exam, the following grades are used in the Polish academic system:

•                 5 - very good
•                 4,5 (4+) – more than good
•                 4 – good
•                 3,5 (3+) – more than satisfactory
•                 3 – satisfactory
•                 2 – unsatisfactory (fail)

I

International Students Office (ISO), [Polish Biuro Współpracy z Zagranicą, BWZ] - it is an office (on Matejki 21/23, inside the dorm) that you first meet during your admission, it also takes care of Mobility and Erasmus+ incoming students, as well as with issues of students of our Faculty who want to participate in the exchanges.

M

Make-up examination session [Polish sesja poprawkowa] – is a period after the general examinations session when students who failed their exams in the first attempt can get a second chance to pass them. It takes place after the general examination session at the end of winter semester and in September after the end of summer semester.

R

Rector [Polish Rektor] – is the head of the University. See who the Rector of the University of Lodz is.

Rules of study [Polish Regulamin studiów] – is a set of rules that all the students have to follow

S

Second-cycle studies, also called Master`s Studies [Polish studia drugiego stopnia, magisterskie] – second degree, two year studies.

Student Service Centre, also called (incorrectly) a Dean’s Office, [Polish Centrum Obsługi Studenta, old Dziekanat] – is a link between the authorities of the Faculty and the students, you deal with all your administrative student’s issues there. If you aren`t sure about something, ask your questions there.

Student card, also called Student ID card [Polish legitymacja studencka] – is your student identification card, you need to show up at the Students’ office after completing every semester to get an extension and a new hologram.

Student number, also called student card number, register number, [Polish number albumu] – is a 6-digit number of your Student card, you will be asked to state this number every time when dealing with administrative issues or submitting an application.

Supplement/diploma supplement [Polish suplement dyplomu] – is a document you get along with your BA/MA diploma, it lists all the courses, grades and ECTS points you have obtained during your studies.

T

Thesis supervisor [Polish promotor pracy] – is an academic teacher carrying out your diploma seminar and supervising your BA/MA thesis, this person will also be present at your diploma exam.

Y

Year Reperesentative [Polish starosta roku] - is a student chosen by other students in the given year who represents their year when communicating with the units of the Faculty or University. 

Year Tutor [Polish opiekun roku] - is an academic teacher who is responsible for assigned to a group/year of students.

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przygotowane przez Centrum Rozwoju Wydziału / made by Faculty Development Centre 

The only available free WIFI network at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology is „Eduroam”.

Eduroam enables users to access Wifi network in any institution in the world which participates in the project. In a typical situation, a laptop/tablet/phone user can access the network without the need to configure. Settings used at your home university/institution allow your device to access Eduroam anywhere it is available.

Access details for students of the University of Lodz are the same as for USOSweb after activating the Active Directory account (ID in a form of name.surname@unilodz.eu  or name.surname@edu.uni.lodz.pl). Both full time students and Erasmus Plus/Mobility Direct students can activate the accounts.

To see how to configure Eduroam on various operating systems check screenshots in „Konfiguracja Eduroam – manualna” section. Equally you can use Eduroam WiFi profile installer from https://cat.eduroam.org/ (be sure to choose Uniwersytet Łódzki).

Connecting to Eduroam means you accept these regulations: http://www.eduroam.pl/Dokumenty/eduroam_users_v2_18_10_2013.pdf

Remember – you are responsible under court of law for every illegal action you take via Eduroam WiFi connection!

If you need help or assistance please contact:

• e-mail: eduroam@uni.lodz.pl
• phone: +48 42 635 5996

Students who still have not activated Active Directory account, are advised to do it as it is obligatory for full time students starting in academic year 2017/2018. Here is the instuction how to activate the Active Directory account.

Source: https://www.eduroam.org/about/connect-yourself/

Where can I use eduroam?

Whether you’re moving across campus or spending time studying or working at another research and education institution, eduroam gives you seamless internet connectivity.
More than 6,000 eduroam hotspots are available at universities, research centres, academies, many schools, and other research and education institutions in more than 70 territories around the world. As eduroam grows, more and more hotspots are appearing in additional places such as libraries, museums and public spaces such as railway stations and coffee shops.

What does it cost?

Thanks to global agreement, the eduroam Wi-Fi roaming service is free-of-charge to users.

How does it work?

With eduroam installed on your laptop, mobile phone or other device there’s no need to request special accounts or borrow other people’s IDs – just activate your device and you should be online.

eduroam’s secure and privacy-preserving technology means that there is no need to enter usernames and passwords through insecure web browser forms. Your device will identify a valid eduroam access point and log-in automatically. Your password is never shared with any of the access points.

Your password for your online identity is provided to you by your ‘home’ institution – where you are enrolled in study or are employed.

Wherever you see ‘eduroam’ appear in your list of Wi-Fi networks, you can get online.

Interactive map of Eduroam institutions.

If you are going to be a full-time student here, please come to room D4.

Please take a ticket from the Dispenser at the Faculty before visiting.

Student Service Centre (room D4)

If you are an Erasmus / Mobility Direct student coming to Lodz you can come to room D7
Please take a ticket from the Dispenser at the Faculty before visiting. Student Service Centre (room D7)

Things to do there:

• Erasmus and Mobility Direct students pick up their Student Card here
• We give you the list of courses so that you can arrange your timetable
• You leave here Changes to Learning Agreement if there are any (a Changes to LA sheet is available at our office)
• We help you with any communication obstacles of any nature that you may have with your teachers

We also try to help you if you face legal troubles like getting a ticket on a bus or a tram (but we strongly recommend you to avoid them!)