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VÄLKOMMEN!
Information and registration

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Inglehart-Welzel Cultural Map of the World

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Information- Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Administrative information concerning
your studies.
10:00-11:00 Registration, Computer account, Access
Card
11:00-12:00 Academic information about your study
programme from the programme director
12:00-13:00 Lunch at Hyllan, Osquldas väg 6

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KTH
• 13 000 students
• 3000 employees
• 10 Schools
• 51 master programmes
• 12 Engineering programmes (five years)

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CSC (School of Computer Science and
Communication)
• 1500 students
• 300 employees
• Five master programmes
• Two Engineering programmes

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Master programmes at CSC
• Computer Science
• Human Computer Interaction
• Machine Learning
• Media Technology
• Media Management

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Master co-ordinator
• Patrik Gärdenäs
• Available between 13-15 Mo-Th
• Lindstedtsvägen3, fourth floor (Main building, E-house)
• E-mail: csc-master@kth.se

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Where to go:
• Programme director: All academic matter related to the
programme (which track to choose, suggestion for
elective courses etc.)
• Master co-ordinator: All administrative matter related to
your programme (admittance to a course, certificates
etc.)
• Information Center: accommodation, health care etc.

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Computers
• You have access to computers 24/7 at KTH
• Your Computer support is ”DELFI” . A lot of useful
information from this page,
http://www.kth.se/en/csc/it-support-csc/
DELFI is located at Lindstedtsvägen 3, fourth floor, open
between 9:00-16:30
• Wireless network cover the campus (eduroam)
• Two password, one for KTH (personal menu) and one for
the computers at CSC.
• Change password first time you login.

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The Academic Year
• The academic year is divided into two semesters, each
divided into two study periods.
• Autumn semester (period 1,2) begins September 2 and
ends January 18.
• Spring semester (period 3,4) begins January 20 and ends
June 5.
• Exam periods:
Late October
Mid January
Mid March
Late May/early June
• Re-exams from the last period’s exams a few days before
each exam period

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Rules regarding the master
programme
• 120 credits
• Compulsory, conditonally elective and elective courses
• You can only choose courses for maximum 127,5 credits
• If you start an elective course and find that this is not
what you expected you can drop it within three weeks.
After three weeks you must complete the course.

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Services to be found in tab
”Courses” and in tab ”Programme”

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Academic overview

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Registrations: page for semester and course
registration

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Academic overview

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Examination: registration and cancellation

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Settings: found under your name in the personal
menu

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And now…
• Access Card and Code
• User account
• Contact info/Insurance waiver
• Declaration
• Students’ rights and responsibilities

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Entrance card
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Computer account
ÅÅÅÅ-MM-DD
Alberto Lorente Leal 870423-8792
You have got a e s c UNIX computer account.
This is your username and password:
Login: a lb 1 1
Pass'Jord: wB4FM+564976fq
Change your password at first
opportunity!( Use the command 'kpass1 d')
Your email will be handled by the
KTH (not CSC) email system.
See
v l.kth.se/student/support/i tsc/epost
for more information
You have signed an agreement for use of
computer, network and system facilities.
Make sure you have read the rules
carefully and understand them.

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• E2 - Machine Learning – Josephine Sullivan
• E35 - Media Management – Christer Lie
• E36 – Human Computer Interaction – Ann Lantz
• D34 - Computer Science – Örjan Ekenberg
• D35 - Media Technology – Haibo Li
Programme information