Service for Students

Here you will find some basic information for students. If you have specific questions about a degree programme or a course, we invite you to browse through the pages for education at Z_GIS. There you will also find contact details for contact persons. If you have any other questions, please contact .

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Starting your studies – how to enroll

If you are interested in our Department of Geoinformatics and would like to enrol, you need to contact the Department of Studies at the University of Salzburg (Kapitelgasse 4 – 6, 5020 Salzburg). There, all first-time registrations for a degree programme (no matter which degree programme) or further registrations are handled.

If you follow this link, you will find further explanations and instructions as well as the possibility to contact them. Furthermore, necessary documents you need to bring with you in order to enrol at the university will be explained to you. In addition, you will receive a student ID card specially issued to you during your studies. This will be important to complete exams or to borrow books from the respective subject libraries. Important dates and deadlines.

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About Lectures

If you have registered for your study in the Department of studies, you can log in to PlusOnline with your login informations. There you can register for the courses during your studies. This is possible only via the PlusOnline portal under the name “My courses”, “My studies” or “Course directory”. Select your current semester and a list will appear in which you can choose from the specified lectures (VO), seminars (SE), proseminars(PS), exercises(UE), etc. that you want / need to visit. With a click on the lecture name, you will find more detailed information such as in which language the course will be held in and the time and room number in which the course will take place. The ECTS points that you can achieve can also be viewed. You will gain ECTS when you finish the lectures with a positive grade. Please note the maximum number of students who can register for the course, especially for seminars, proseminars and exercises. There are also deadlines for registration, which you should pay attention to. Not every course can be offered every semester.

Generally, it is possible at any time to deregister yourself from a course, especially when it is a “VO” but this does not count for exercises and seminars. Please note the deadline within you can still unsubscribe yourself.

The team of the Department of studies will be happy to explain all this information to you again. So do not hesitate to contact them if you have any further questions.

Scholarships

Of course, Paris Lodron University also offers the opportunity to gain experience abroad and to complete part of your studies abroad. Scholarships are available for this purpose. Subsidies such as travel costs or board can be claimed here. For more information, please see the link.

Exams

For exams that you have to complete within your studies, you can register via Plus Online with your access data. For each exam you have a choice of 3 dates, from which you can select one and register. You can still deregister 48 hours before an exam (This may vary, so you should check via PLUS Online to be sure). If you do not show up for an examination without having deregistered, you will be blocked from taking the next examination. Please make sure that you register or deregister for an examination in good time.

If you have registered for an examination, you can find more information about the examination in the window that appears (written/oral, room and time, max. possible registrations, etc.).

Library

The Department of Geoinformatics has a library in Itzling. You are welcome to borrow specialist literature there for the courses or for exam preparation. For the address, opening hours and a detailed map, please see the dedicated page.

Student representation

The student representation office is an important contact person for you if you have any questions or need advice regarding your studies. (exams, time management, courses, etc.) Feel free to contact them by phone or e-mail.

Jobs & internships

If you want to make a career in the field of geoinformatics or are interested in an internship, you are welcome to take a look at the Z_GIS job board. There you will find current job offers as well as the possibility of an internship in the field of geoinformatics.

Uni Services

The University of Salzburg offer various additional services such as libraries of the different faculties, canteens & cafés, print centers as well as the mentioned Student representation team and much more.

Summary of course types

VO (Lecture) – A lecture-style course with no compulsory attendance (not assessed as part of the course)
VU (Lecture with exercise) – A course that combines theoretical concepts with practical sessions (not assessed as part of the course and with no compulsory attendance).
UE (Exercise) – A course in which course content is applied in practice and explored in greater depth (includes an assessment and compulsory attendance).
UV (Exercise with lecture) – A course that combines the teaching of theoretical knowledge with practical application, with the seminar component predominating (includes an assessment and compulsory attendance).
KO (Colloquium) – A course for academic exchange, discussion of research topics and supervision of academic work such as Bachelor’s, Master’s or dissertation projects (includes an examination and attendance is compulsory).
IP (Interdisciplinary Project) – A course in which methods and approaches from several disciplines are combined to jointly address the theoretical and practical aspects of a topic (includes an internal examination and compulsory attendance)
PS (Proseminar) – An introductory, research-oriented course designed to teach fundamental academic working methods, in which students actively participate in theoretical and practical tasks (includes an assessment and attendance is compulsory).
SE (Seminar) – An advanced course designed to provide an in-depth academic exploration of a topic through active student participation, discussions, and presentations (with an integrated exam and mandatory attendance).

Further details can also be found in your curriculum.

Administration Z-GIS

Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg

Techno-Z, Bauteil 15, 3.OG

Telephone: 0662 8044-7510