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HES-SO Account

Your account gives you access to HES-SO IT resources. Your login and password are sent to your private email address. If you have not received this information, please write to informatique.master(at)hes-so.ch

The login consists of the first 8 characters of your first name, followed by a dot (.), then the first 8 characters of your last name.

You must change your password every 12 months. Instructions will be sent to you by e-mail. If you have any questions, please contact informatique.master(at)hes-so.ch

edu-ID Account

The edu-ID account, also known as SWITCH edu-ID, enables you to authenticate yourself to numerous digital services in the Swiss and international academic world. The digital services concerned figurent :

- IS-Academia, Moodle Cyberlearn, Moodle MSE, GAPS, HES-SO directory, etc.
- all SWITCH services
- anti-plagiarism Compilatio & Ouriginal (Urkund), connection to the swisscovery library network (SLSP)

The HES-SO provides e-learning platforms. For some modules, documents, exams, etc. can be submitted. It is also possible to take part in forums.

Cyberlean (Moodle)

Log in with your edu-ID login and password.

Moodle (for the Master in Engineering MSE)

Log in with your edu-ID login and password.

HES-SO Master provides students with an application to facilitate their academic life. It's called PocketHES and is available for both Android and Apple smartphones and tablets. With just a few clicks, you can access a wealth of information relevant to your studies on your smartphone, including your schedule, course materials, semester certificates, and your results. Developed in collaboration with HES-SO, this application aims to simplify student life.

For the duration of your studies (students) or contract (teachers), we provide you with an institutional Outlook email address: firstname.lastname@master.hes-so.ch

All HES-SO Master communications are sent to this address only. Please make sure to regularly check this email inbox.

Be sure to consistently delete unnecessary messages (1GB quota available). 

You can check your emails on the internet using webmail: https://outlook.office365.com

To log in:

- Username: Your HES-SO identifier* (prenom.nom@hes-so.ch)

- Password: Your HES-SO account password

*The HES-SO identifier consists of the first 8 characters of your first name, followed by a period (.), and then the first 8 characters of your last name, followed by @hes-so.ch. Example: xxxx.yyyy@hes-so.ch. 

 

We provide a student and teacher portal. To log in, you should use your edu-ID account.

The student⸱s portal allows you to download enrollment certificates each semester or report a change of address. Depending on your program, you can also enroll in courses, check (and export) your schedule, download your transcripts, or complete course evaluations.

The teacher⸱s portal allows you to generate attendance lists for courses and enter grades.

Connection to IS-Academia (ISA):

  1. Access IS-Academia: https://age.hes-so.ch
  2. Click on "Login"
  3. Enter your edu-ID login and edu-ID password, and check "Remember my choice for this session."
  4. Click the "Login" button

Office 365

Office 365 is free for the duration of your studies.

Microsoft Azure

What's more, a range of free Microsoft software is also available via Microsoft Azure.

Adobe Creative Cloud

HES-SO provides e-learning platforms where, for certain modules, you can upload documents, exams, and more. It is also possible to participate in forums.

For all HES-SO Master programmes, students must have a laptop computer.

You can benefit from preferential purchasing conditions thanks to the Poseidon project.

The HES-SO Master spaces have multiple printers for printing and scanning your documents.

Students have a quota of 1000 Black and White prints (pages) per year (non-refundable).

  • Price per copy/print:
    • Black and White: 10 cents (1 credit)
    • Color: 20 cents (2 credits)
  • 1 A3 Black and White print = 2 A4 Black and White prints
  • 1 A3 Color print = 6 A4 Black and White prints
  • 1 A4 Color print = 3 A4 Black and White prints

When your credit is fully utilized, you need to top it up using the device located in the lobby of Building A, Avenue de Provence 6.

After initiating a print job, you must place your HES-SO card on the printer's card reader to identify yourself and release the printed document.

Prints from a computer

To print documents from your computer, you must first install the drivers

Printing from a USB drive

You can print from the printer using a USB stick. You will find detailed instructions on the devices. Only the following formats are accepted: PDF, Txt, Tif, JPG.

If you encounter problems printing in PDF with USB keys on Canon printers, please follow this procedure.

Please note that this system only works for the use of printers provided in the Espaces HES-SO Master. For courses held at other HES-SO sites, please refer to the rules in force at these sites.

Co-modal and distance learning courses are taught using Microsoft Teams.

  •     User ID: HES-SO account (prenom.nom@hes-so.ch)
  •     Password: your HES-SO account password

Various technical aids for using Teams, as well as a "Tip & tricks: How to study remotely" animation, are available on Cyberlearn (Moodle).

You can use the VPN provided to browse in complete security or to access certain specific tools. However, you cannot use it when you are in the HES-SO Master areas.

To connect to the VPN, first connect your computer to the wifi then start your VPN and connect with your HES-SO account.

The eduroam wifi network is available on the HES-SO Master premises and in all the HES-SO universities, as well as in all universities in Switzerland and throughout the world.

You need to log in with your HES-SO account followed by @hes-so.ch.

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