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Information for Graduands

Dear Graduand,

Soon, you will complete your challenging and educational studies. We from the Central Services wish you all the best for your final steps towards your degree and would like to provide you with some important information about the end of your studies at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons. Please read the following information carefully, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the administration responsible for your study program.

On behalf of all of us from the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons Central Services, we wish you great success and all the best for the future!

Best regards

Your Administration Team

Graduation Ceremony

The Graduation Ceremony will take place at the «Forum im Ried» in Landquart. The respective ceremonies will be held as follows:

Saturday, 28 September (morning)

  • Tourism (German class)
  • Tourism (Englis class) 
  • Master (Tourism and Change)

We kindly ask you to save the date. All information about the registration process will be communicated by the end of August.

Change of address

After receiving your Bachelor Diploma, you will be removed from the list of active students in our administrative system. We would like to keep in touch with you, please inform us if you have any changes in your home or e-mail address by sending an e-mail to: info@fhgr.ch 

Download your study confirmation for tax purposes

With regard to the submission of the current tax return, please do not forget to download the study confirmation for the last semester. The download area with the relevant documents will be available to you until End of August. A fee of CHF 30.00 per document will be charged for the issuance of any documents after September.

Confirmation of exmatriculation

In addition to Youri diploma, you will receive a confirmation of exmatriculation (Exmatrikulationsbescheinigung) which shows statistical data about your studies. This is an important document and must be submitted in case you enroll at another Swiss university at any time in the future. A fee of CHF 30.00 per document will be charged for the issuance of any documents after September. 

Documents subject to fees (WebShop)

A fee of CHF 30.00 per document will be charged for the issuance of any documents after September.

FHGR-email adress | user account

About one month after your graduation (end of October), you will lose access to your User-Account for the EPD systems (incl. Moodle). The data on your account will be deleted by the end of February at the latest.

Your FHGR email account and email address will be deleted from the server by the end of February at the latest as well. Please make sure to transfer your data to another medium in good time.

Any future email communication will be sent to the e-mail address you submitted at the beginning of your studies with your application. Please inform us if your private email address has changed.

Cash-Card (Legi-Card)

The remaining balance on your Cash-Card has to be transferred back to your bank account. This is possible at all charging stations.

Lockers

We kindly ask you to empty your locker by Friday, 4 August 2023 at the latest. After this date, our staff will empty the lockers and dispose of any content. Please register in advance with the responsible administration, what day you will empty your locker.

Library

Your library card will remain valid even after the end of your time as a student and you can continue to use the services of the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons library. The library card can also be used at all other NEBIS libraries (www.nebis.ch). Should you not wish to use these services any longer, please return your card to the library desk. The library team will be happy to help if you have any questions (bibliothek@fhgr.ch).

 

Outstanding fees

Please note that any outstanding fees must be paid in full by the end of this current semester. The University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons reserves the right to refuse awarding the diploma until due fees have been paid.

Alumni Association University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons «strongly connected – strengthened through connections»

What is a successful professional life without valuable contacts? As a current graduate, you automatically become an FHGR Alumni Premium Member. This is free for one year. From the second year onwards, you can choose between free basic membership and paid premium membership. 

As a basic member, you benefit from 

  • discounted executive education courses (5%)  
  • selected free webinars. 
  • regular information by e-mail 

In addition, you can also take advantage of individual Premium Membership offers for a fee.

You can become a Premium Member for an annual fee of CHF 75. With this amount you

  • support the alumni work and 
  • can take part in various events free of charge 
  • continue your specialist training
  • benefit from a 10% discount on all CAS, DAS, MAS and EMBA programmes at the UAS Grisons. 
  • are automatically a member of the Swiss UAS umbrella organisation, which campaigns for your interests and those of the Swiss universities of applied sciences.

Membership is valid from January to December. You will receive further information on how to register after the graduation ceremony.

Further information can be found at fhgr.ch/alumni (German website).