COMPUTERS FOR NEW UNDERGRADUATES 2020
Tämä sivu suomeksi: https://it.cs.helsinki.fi/fi/fuksilaitteet/
You may have the loan of a laptop computer if you fulfil the following criteria:
- You have been admitted to one of the BSc programmes at the faculty in the main admissions for 2020 or through the open channel or you have been admitted to the Bachelor’s Programme in Science. You are a first-time student at the faculty. Students who have postponed their studies to autumn 2020 for a good reason, may also have a laptop.
- Please register on the page https://matlu-fuksilaite.helsinki.fi/ by 30 September, 2020, to be eligible for the loan of a laptop.
- You have started studying in a BSc programme and you have registered for at least one course in your programme.
- You have completed the course DIGI-A Student´s Digital Skills: Orientation (2 cr) https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/students-digital-skills. You must pass the online course exam by Sunday, 16 August, 2020, in order to receive a computer at the first distribution event on 24-26 August, 2020. The following opportunity to receive a computer is 10 September, 2020, at the earliest, after the following exam period for the course has ended on 6 September, 2020. The digital skills course must be completed on 18 October at the latest. If you complete it later, you will not be able to receive an undergraduate computer.
The computer must be fetched by 30 October, 2020, or agree on a time and date when you will fetch it by that time. After that, all reservations will expire and any computers left will be reassigned for other purposes, and will not be available for new undergrhaduates any more.
TERMS
The computers on loan are the property of the University of Helsinki and will be lent for personal use only. Recipients may not transfer or hand it over to anyone else. The markings and identifying information on the device may not be removed or covered up. The device must be returned if the student transfers to an education programme that does not belong to the Faculty of Science at the University of Helsinki, drops out of university education, or the student graduates as MSc. However, the device must be returned after 5 years at the latest, i.e. at the end of autumn term 2025. Broken laptops must also be returned.
In practice, the loan of a laptop is contingent on dedicated studying from the start of your first study period, since it is required that you complete at least 30 credits during your first academic year in order to keep using the laptop.
The student is responsible for the device and is bound to repay the University of Helsinki for losing the device.
Since you may be liable to compensate for any damage to the computer, you may want to check with your insurance company wether the third-party insurance policy on your home insurance will cover university property lent to you.
Please contact https://helpdesk.it.helsinki.fi/ if you need help.
The devices may be remotely manageable. For remote management, the university maintenance rules will be followed. The maintenance team may lock the device or empty it in e.g. cases of theft. Students are obliged to keep their borrowed laptops in good condition. This includes allowing the installation of operating system and software updates that are automatically offered to the device. Blocking the remote management systems that may have been installed on the computer is forbidden unless you have permission from the faculty.
Year 2020 undergraduate laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad T490
4-core processor, 8-thread Intel Core i5-8265U, 1.6-3.9 GHz
16 GB main memory
internal flash disc (NVMe-SSD) 512 GB
1920×1080 px 14” screen
weight c. 1.5 kg
The computer will be pre-installed according to the selection of the BSc programme as follows:
Cubbli 20 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS based Linux):
Bachelors Programme in Science
Bachelors programme in physical sciences
Bachelors programme in computer science
Microsoft Windows 10 Home:
Bachelors programme in geosciences
Bachelors programme in chemistry
Bachelors programme in geography
Bachelors programme in mathematical sciences
Bachelors programme in teacher in mathematics, physics, and chemistry
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF DAMAGE OR THEFT
The student may be obliged to compensate for any damage to university property. University property means any kind of property, including intellectual property. A police report must be made if a crime is involved, e.g. theft. Please attach a copy of your police report. If the device is returned to the user, please also report that.
The general rules for compensation for damaged devices are:
If the damage could not have been prevented in any way, it is deemed an accident and there is no liability to compensate.
If preventing the damage would have required significantly more care than could normally be expected in the situation, it is accorded slight negligence and you are not liable for compensations.
If the damage could have been avoided with normal, everyday carefulness, it is accorded negligence and the user is required to compensate for it. The compensation consists of either the cost of repairs, or if the device is beyond repair, its depreciation value including VAT before the damage. When calculating the depreciation value, it is assumed that the device has a lifespan of five years. The compensation may be made more equitable for various reasons.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE DEVICES
Most of the devices are distributed according to tutoring groups in order to avoid a rush, in the entrance hall of Physicum (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2)) as follows:
Monday 24 August, 2020, at 10.00-14.00,
Tuesday 25 August, 2020, at 10.00-14.00 and
Wednesday 26 August, 2020, at 10.00-14.00.
Late distribution in the entrance hall of Physicum
Thursday 10 September, 2020, at 10-11 and 15-16, and
Friday 11 September, 2020, at 10-11 and 15-16.
If none of the times above are suitable for you, please contact the person coordinating the distribution of undergraduate devices [Pekka.Niklander@helsinki.fi].
When receiving a computer, students will sign a lending contract vowing to commit to following the lending terms. In any cases for compensation, the supply price including VAT for a laptop device will be applied. You can check your status through the reservation system: https://matlu-fuksilaite.helsinki.fi/
For more detailed instructions on returning the laptop computer, please contact the university’s helpdesk https://helpdesk.it.helsinki.fi/
The University of Helsinki will ensure the further use of the devices either on campus or via their collaborative partners. The computers may not be bought for your own.
