Department of Political and Social Sciences

All employees need an FU account in order to work /e.g. for access to centrally managed computers, email, Webex, administrative IT systems and use of the telephone). This account is not only used for authentification, but also provides authorization as an employee, granting further rights in some systems. 

New employees usually receive an email 1-2 days after signing their contract with a link to activate their account online. If this has not happened by the time you start to work, please contact your relevant department office. 

Employees who are also FU students need an employee account in addition to their student account, as the two accounts have different permissions. 

Once you have created your account and email address, please inform your relevant administrative office so that your account can be activated for the various institute resources. 

The my.FU-Portal is the central digital point of contact for FU employees. It provides

• access to the eISA portal > Self-service for employees to view personal data stored in the personnel system, retrieve pay slips, income tax certificates, social security certificates and housing allowance certificates 
• access to the service portal and its ticket system for reporting IT malfunctions 
• access to licensed software 
• access to webmail (as an alternative to the Outlook desktop app)
• access to the Blackboard learning platform 
• access to Webex 
• access to your personal library card 

and more.

A wireless network (WLAN) is available across almost the entire campus of Freie Universität Berlin. 

FU members and members of institutions participating in Eduroam can log into the FU campus network and use the internet via the "eduroam" procedure. The account data of the respective computer center is required for this. 

Conversely, FU members at the other participating academic institutions can also use the internet from their own mobile devices using the FU account details. 

Information on WLAN access for all operating systems can be found here. 

When you set up your FU account, you will receive a personal phone number and a PIN to log in to the phone at your workplace. You can find the phone number and all settings options (e.g. call forwarding and call waiting) in your my.FU portal under "Phone settings". 

For calls from your home office or if you do not have a phone at your workplace, use the Cisco Jabber softphone. Instructions for setting it up can be found here. 

Further information on all telephony services for FU employees can also be found here. 

After starting work, you must collect your electronic office key (transponder) either from your relevant secretariat or, after making an appointment, from the departmental administration office of the Department of Political and Social Sciences: 

Department of Political and Social Sciences 
Key issues 
Ihnestr. 21, 14195 Berlin
Room210
Email: schluessel@polsoz.fu-berlin.de
Homepage: https://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/verwaltung/schluessel/index.html

Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

The locking authorizations on the transponders can be changed at any time if necessary after consultation with your supervisor and the responsible secretariat. 

Important: 

• The transponders must be updated at the latest after 7 days at the so-called master reader on the ground floor of Garystr. 55 (to the right of the entrance door to the stairwell) in order to continue to be able to open doors. 
• The transponders only lock from Monday to Friday during normal working hours (7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.), but not at night, on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays!
• Only professors and security officers can apply for unlimited round-the-clock access. 
• If academic or other staff members need to be at the institute outside the above-mentioned hours for work-related reasons, e.g., if they are holding block seminars, workshops, or meetings on weekends, they can submit a special form to apply for temporary “access authorization outside building opening hours.” The application must be digitally countersigned by the applicant and their supervisor and sent as an email attachment to the department's key department.
• If you lose your locking transponder, please contact your responsible secretariat or the department administration immediately to have your transponder blocked.

Further information and forms for key matters can be found here.

Every FU employee has access to a personal drive labeled H:// and, if applicable, to the group drive for their respective work area labeled I://. 

Both drives are set up as standard on the desktop computers in the offices. If this is not the case, please contact your secretary. 

If you need to access the drive from another computer (laptop) or from home, you will find step-by-step instructions (in German only) on the IT FAQ page of the Department of Political and Social Sciences. 

If you need help, please reach out to your responsible office manager.

As an employee of Freie Universität Berlin, you can use the central, campus and deparmental libraries. You can find catalog listings via the Primo portal. 

To use physical media (registration in Primo required!), you can download your library card from the my.FU portal (Unfortunately, this does not apply to student employees. Please use your student library account to borrow items.).