Welcome to SSEES and congratulations on achieving your place at UCL! This page contains important information on enrolment and induction. Please take time to read it carefully.
Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). Below you will find key information about important things you need to do and know and details about induction activities that will be taking place across UCL.
To begin with, there are some helpful resources which we would like to direct your attention to such as the SSEES Student Handbook, module listings and other useful resources which are also available on our current student pages.
In the coming weeks, we will send you information on student support, module and syllabus information, and how to get involved - so do look out for this information!
Pre-arrival Information
There are some important resources to access prior to arriving at UCL and commencing your studies. We've put these together below for you to access.
- Download the UCL Go App
We suggest downloading the UCL Go App for your ongoing studies, so begin by downloading it here
- Checklists
Starting University is a significant life step and there can be too many things to remember sometimes. This helpful pre-arrival checklist can help you make sure you are making the most before and after you arrive at UCL. Click here to access the checklists.
- Pre-enrolment
Pre-enrolment is an important part of your first few steps to studying at UCL. If you haven't done so already please see the information on how to pre-enrol here.
International Students
Most of the information above applies to our International Students also however we know that there are also a number of unique aspects of the international student experience including vital information about study visas to navigating the new cultural environment in the United Kingdom. To help our international student community settle into UCL we suggest reading about all the important information and support available to you here.
Enrolment
The enrolment process confirms your arrival and registration at the university. It also allows you to collect your campus ID card which will allow you to identify yourself on campus grounds and access areas such as libraries. To ensure you enrol successfully you will need to make sure that you have followed the neccessary steps depending on your student status as a Home or International student. Once you are on campus please see this page which helpfully outlines what you need to do.
SSEES Induction Week Programme
Induction Week starts on Monday 26th September and contains a number of important scheduled sessions with members of staff and students on your programme and beyond. It is important that you are familiar with what is going on in the week and what you need to attend - depending on the programme of study you are registered on.
The below timetable shows the sessions being run for SSEES Students however UCL will be running sessions and activities across campus during induction week which include campus tours, wellbeing information and much much more. In order to access information on where and when to attend these you see what's happening at the UCL Welcome Festival pages here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/new-students/welcome-festival
Event | Start Time/Date | Where | Contact | Who is it for? |
Postgraduate Director's Welcome | Tuesday 26 September 2023 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Christopher Ingold Building, XLG2 Auditorium | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | All Postgraduate Students |
Programme Welcome PG History | 26 September 2023 11:30 - 13:00 PM | Taviton Street 14-16, Room 431 | ssees-history@ucl.ac.uk | All New Postgraduate History Students |
MA Russian Language Test | 26 September 2023 12:00 - 13:30 PM | Taviton Street 14-16, Rooms 347/503/536 and 519 | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | All Students Welcome |
Introduction to East European Languages Postgraduate | 26 September 2023 13:00 - 14:00 PM | Taviton Street 14-16, 230 Daryll Forde Sminar Room | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | Students on our MA, IMESS and MRes Programmes |
Languages and Culture Postgraduate Welcome | 26 September 2023 14:30 - 15:30 PM | Gordon Square (36-38) Room B03 | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | All Languages and Culture PG Students |
PhD Induction Meeting | 26 September 14:00 - 15:30 PM | Taviton Street 14-16 Daryll Forde Seminar Room | ssees-research@ucl.ac.uk | All New PhD Students |
Programme Meeting - Politics and Sociology | 26 September 15:30 - 16:30 PM | Taviton Street 14-16 Room 347 | ssees-ps@ucl.ac.uk | All New Postgraduate Politics and Sociology Students |
Programme Meeting - Economics and Business | 26 September 15:00 - 16:30 PM | Bedford Way (26) Room LG04 | ssees-eb@ucl.ac.uk | All New Postgraduate Economics and Business Students |
Programme Meeting IMESS | 26 September 15:30 - 17:00 | Christopher Ingold Building G21 Ramsay Lecture Theatre | ssees-imess@ucl.ac.uk | All New IMESS Students |
Programme Welcome MRes | 26 September 16:00 - 17:00 | Taviton Street 14, Archeaology Building, Room 412 | ssees-research@ucl.ac.uk | All New MRes Students |
Library Talk and Careers Talk for Postgraduates | 27 September 2023 11:00 - 12:00 PM | Click here to join the meeting | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | All Students Welcome |
Module Registration Surgery (Economics and Business) | Thursday 28 September 2023 10:00 - 12:00 PM | Taviton Street 14-17 Room 431 | ssees-eb@ucl.ac.uk | All Economics Students |
Module Registration Surgery (Languages and Culture) | 28 September 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Taviton (SSEES Building), Room 345 | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | All Languages and Culture Students |
Module Registration Surgery (IMESS) | 28 September 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Taviton (SSEES Building), Room 346 | ssees-imess@ucl.ac.uk | All IMESS Students |
Module Registration Surgery (Politics and Sociology) | 28 September 10:00 - 12:00 | IOE - Bedford Way (20) C3.15 | ssees-ps@ucl.ac.uk | All Politics and Sociology Students |
Module Registration Surgery (History, Politics and Economics) | 28 September 10:00 - 12:00 | Gordon Square (36-38), Room B03 | ssees-hpe@ucl.ac.uk | All Students Welcome |
Introduction to Academic Writing | 28 September 14:00 - 15:00 | Teams Meeting (Joining Link: Click here to join the meeting) | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | Any Students who want to enhance their academic writing skills |
Guide to student support and UCL Extenuating Circumstances Policies | 28 September 13:00 - 13:30 | Teams Meeting (Joining Link: Click here to join the meeting) | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | All Postgraduate Students who wish to know what support is available and how to seek help and support |
New UG and PG Students Library Session | Friday 29 September 14:00 - 14:45 PM | Online via Teams Click here to join the meeting | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | All Postgraduate Students |
SSEES Society Events
Your SSEES Student Society is hosting events during induction week - please follow them on Instagram at @sseessoc and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sseessociety.
How we contact you and how to contact us
The preferred and most effective form of communication with the office is via email. The contact email for all enquiries relating to your programme, module choices, etc. depends on the programme you are registered on.
SSEES will use primarily use email to contact you about various matters. When you register with ISD you will be allocated a UCL email address - this is the address which will be used to contact you. It is very important that you check your UCL email regularly during term time.
Once your email has been set up, please ensure that you have set up a standard signature that shows your name, student number, year of study and programme. This will speed responses to your queries up when you email the Programme Administrator or other departments at UCL.
When e-mailing please always include the following information in all emails to enable a prompt response:
Full Name I Student Number I Year of Study I Degree Programme
Please see the drop-down menu below to find out the contact details for your programme.
- Economics & Business
Sasha Aleksic
e-mail: ssees-eb@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8773
- Languages & Culture
Ben Chatterley
e-mail : ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8771
- Politics & Sociology
Angela Nnamchi
e-mail : ssees-ps@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8778
- History, Politics and Economics (HPE)
Alice Dove
email ssees-hpe@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8778
- History
e-mail : ssees-history@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8771
- Research
Svetlana Smirnova
e-mail : ssees-research@ucl.ac.uk Tel : 0207 679 8754
- IMESS
Svetlana Smirnova
e-mail : ssees-imess@ucl.ac.uk Tel : 0207 679 8775
If your enquiry relates to a departmental enquiry please contact ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk
Beside e-mail students can drop by and speak to one of the team at the Education and Student Support Office (ESSO). The office is located in Room 341 in the SSEES building (see here) on front desk is open during the following times in term-time:
10:00am until 16:00pm from Monday to Friday; however please note that as staff work alternately from home and in the office you may not always see staff in the ESSO office but will be able to contact them at all times via e-mail/phone during these opening hours.
Location
Located in the heart of the UCL Bloomsbury Campus, SSEES is situated at 16 Taviton Street close to London Euston Station, Euston Square and Warren Street Underground Stations. It is well served by TfL transport services. If you want to plan your route please see the TfL Journey Planner.
The SSEES building is located at:
16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
For correspondence, the address of the Department is:
School of Slavonic and East European Studies I University College London
Gower Street I London I WC1E 6BT
Telephone : +44(0)207 679 8700