@RequestMapping(value = "/init", method = RequestMethod.GET)
	public String init(ModelMap model) {

		if (studentSystem == null) {
			model.addAttribute("message",
					"Error filling in data. studentSystem == null");
		} else {
			int john = studentSystem.addStudent("John McClane");
			int jane = studentSystem.addStudent("Jane Fonda");
			int inf5750 = studentSystem.addCourse("INF5750",
					"Open Source Development");
			int inf5761 = studentSystem.addCourse("INF5761",
					"Health management information systems");

			int master = studentSystem.addDegree("Master");
			int bachelor = studentSystem.addDegree("Bachelor");
			int phd = studentSystem.addDegree("PhD");

			studentSystem.addAttendantToCourse(inf5750, john);
			studentSystem.addAttendantToCourse(inf5750, jane);
			studentSystem.addAttendantToCourse(inf5761, john);
			studentSystem.addAttendantToCourse(inf5761, jane);

			studentSystem.addRequiredCourseToDegree(master, inf5761);

			model.addAttribute("message", "Filled in data OK");
		}

		model.addAttribute("message", "Filling in data");

		populateModel(model);
		return "index";

	}