{"id":38,"date":"2017-02-11T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpethzprd.ethz.ch\/insaz\/?post_type=kbe_knowledgebase&#038;p=38"},"modified":"2022-10-04T20:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:23:40","slug":"important-links","status":"publish","type":"kbe_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/insaz\/knowledgebase\/important-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>New students to Z\u00fcrich<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stadt-zuerich.ch\/prd\/de\/index\/bevoelkerungsamt\/kontakt-oeffnungszeiten\/kontakte-und-oeffnungszeiten-pma.html\"><b>Kreisburos in Zurich<\/b><\/a>: Address (with map) and Telephone numbers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbb.ch\/en\/home.html\"><b>SBB <\/b><\/a>to check out tram and bus connectivity and schedule.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vvz.ethz.ch\/\"><b>VVZ<\/b><\/a> ETH&#8217;s online course catalog.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/\"><b>Google Maps <\/b><\/a>detailed bus\/tram\/car routes for Zurich.<\/p>\n<h5>ETH Z\u00fcrich<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.ethz.ch\/\"><b>People Search<\/b><\/a> search all registered students and staff of ETH.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mystudies.ethz.ch\/\"><b>MyStudies <\/b><\/a>Online portal to manage your student account, register for courses and exams.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/n.ethz.ch\/\"><b>IT Services<\/b><\/a> email setup, remote login (VPN), online storage, student homepage etc.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.ethz.ch\/en\/\"><b>ETH Library<\/b><\/a> (one time registration at the main library in ETH HG required)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/idesnx.ethz.ch\/\"> <b>ETH IT Shop (IDES)<\/b><\/a> many software products are given cheap or free for ETH students<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sprachenzentrum.uzh.ch\/index.php\"> <b>Sprachen Zentrum<\/b><\/a> Language center for ETH\/UNI (for German and other language courses)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethz.ch\/en\/studies\/international-immigration-housing.html\"><strong>Immigration guidelines, residency, healthcare etc.<\/strong><\/a> for International students<br \/>\n<b>Banking for International Students<\/b> &#8211; Must Read!<br \/>\n<b>ETH &#8211; VPP <\/b>to take printouts from ETH rooms using ETH computers, personal laptops.<br \/>\n<b>SMS<\/b> get facility to send 10 SMS per day (even international ones)<\/p>\n<h5>News and Entertainment<\/h5>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/\">Swiss news <\/a><\/b>in English.<br \/>\nFew <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idesitv.com\/\"><b>Indian channels <\/b><\/a>available live.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iptv.ethz.ch\/channels\/tv\"> <b>IPTV<\/b><\/a> by ETH<\/p>\n<h5>Housing<\/h5>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marktplatz.uzh.ch\/index.cgi\">Marktplatz<\/a>:<\/b> search for rentals (in German)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.woko.ch\/en\/default.asp\"><b>WOKO<\/b><\/a>: Organization to help students with single room accommodation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New students to Z\u00fcrich Kreisburos in Zurich: Address (with map) and Telephone numbers. SBB to check out tram and bus connectivity and schedule. VVZ ETH&#8217;s online course catalog. 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