This is about you!
Welcome Days
FOR FRESHERS – SUMMER SEMESTER 2025
What can you expect?
ENJOY AN EASY START INTO EVERYDAY UNIVERSITY LIFE
The Welcome Days not only provide you with the most important information for starting your studies but also give you the opportunity to get to know the university, your fellow students, and your lecturers. During the Welcome Days, you will receive both individualized information about your chosen degree programme and general information that will make your student life easier.
The Welcome Days feature degree-specific sessions, campus and library tours, as well as opportunities to meet and connect with others. Additionally, you can get to know important university service points at the information stands in the main hall (Aula).
The Welcome Days count as a course – after your successful participation you will receive 1 ECTS credit!
HOW DO I SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE WELCOME DAYS?
- Watch the video clip “Introduction to the campus system“ at aau.at/en/welcome-days.
- Register for the course 000.100 Welcome Days at campus.aau.at (campus system). On Moodle, you will find important information about starting your studies, which you can review before the programme begins on campus. Please note that you cannot log in to Moodle with your account until you have been accepted onto the course “Welcome Days”. As long as the status remains “registered/angemeldet”, you won’t have access.
- Take part in the Welcome Days programme on the 4th of March 2025 on campus. Answer the questions on the stamp pass, which you will receive during the Opening & Introduction at 9 a.m. in lecture hall A (HS A). Collect the stamps for your stamp pass at the mandatory Opening & Introduction, the degree-specific session for your studies, and a campus tour OR a library tour. Submit the fully completed stamp pass at the stamp spot in the Oman Hall by 5 p.m. at the latest.
You can find more information on our website.
You can look forward to a diverse programme on campus on the 4th of March 2025. If you prefer, you can participate without completing any academic requirements and simply use the opportunity to meet your fellow students – in this case, however, no ECTS credit will be awarded. If you wish to earn 1 ECTS credit, the Welcome Days are considered a course. In this case, attendance, participation, and submission of a fully completed stamp pass are mandatory.
- Opening & Introduction (mandatory)
- Degree-specific sessions (mandatory)
- Campus & Library Tours (mandatory)
- Information stands
- Sport & Info Sessions
- Pop-up store
- Snacks with socializing
On the 4th of March 2025, programme directors, teaching assistants and student union representatives will provide you with essential information about your degree programme. The respective sessions will be offered in the language of instruction of the respective degree programme (German or English). Attend the session that matches your degree programme.
Participation is mandatory and must be confirmed with a stamp on your stamp pass.
Take part in a campus and library tour to get to know the university and campus better. To earn 1 ECTS credit, you should attend at least one guided tour – either a campus tour OR a library tour. Tours must be confirmed with a stamp on the stamp pass.
Participation is mandatory and must be confirmed with a stamp on the stamp pass.
If you wish to earn 1 ECTS credit, the Welcome Days are considered a course. In this case, attendance, participation, and submission of a fully completed stamp pass are mandatory. You must submit your fully completed stamp pass until 5 p.m. at the stamp spot in the Oman Hall – this is a prerequisite for earning your first ECTS credit.
After your successful participation, your first ECTS credit will appear in your transcript starting mid-April.
More information is available on this web page.
Degree-Specific Sessions
Programme directors, teaching assistants and student union representatives will provide you with essential information about your programme. The respective sessions will be offered on the 4th of March 2025 in the language of instruction of the respective degree programme (German or English). Attend the session that matches your degree programme.
| 4th of March | 11 a.m. |
12 noon | 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 3 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture Hall A |
Teacher training programme in secondary general education with a focus on the foundations of educational science and pedagogical-practical studies |
BSc Business Administration MSc Business Administration |
BA Educational Science MA Adult & Vocational EducationMA Diversity Education in School and SocietyMA Social Education and Social Inclusion |
BA Media & Communications
MA Media, Communications & Culture |
BSc Psychology
MSc Psychology |
| Lecture Hall B |
BA Liberal Arts – Understanding and Shaping the World of Tomorrow | BSc Business and Law
MSc Business and Law LLM Business Law |
BA History
MA History History, Social Studies and Political Education as a secondary school subject |
BA Geography
MA Geography and Regional Research: Regional Transformations Geography |
BA Worlds of English
MA Worlds of English English as a secondary school subject |
| Lecture Hall C |
BA German Studies
MA German Studies MA German Studies in the Intercultural Context German as a secondary school subject |
1 p.m.: BSc Applied Informatics Informatics as a secondary school subject 1.30 p.m.: MSc Informatics |
BA Applied Cultural Studies
MA Applied Cultural Analysis and Transcultural Studies |
||
| Lecture Hall 1 |
BA Slavonic Studies
Slovene as a secondary school subject MA Cross-Border Studies |
12 noon: BSc Technical Mathematics Mathematics as a secondary school subject 12.45 p.m.: Dipl-Ing. / DI Mathematics |
BA Romance Studies
MA Romance Studies French, Italian and Spanish as secondary school subjects |
MA Visual Culture | MSc Media and Convergence Management |
| Lecture Hall 2 |
MSc Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity | 1 p.m.: BSc Information and Communications Engineering 1.30 p.m.: Dipl-Ing. / DI Information and Communications Engineering |
BSc Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Lecture Hall 3 |
11 a.m.: BSc Management Information Systems 11.30 a.m.: MSc Information Management |
BA Philosophy
MA Philosophy |
MA / MSc Game Studies and Engineering | Ethics as a secondary school subject | Movement and sports as a secondary school subject |
| Lecture Hall 4 |
MA Creative Writing and Cultures of Writing | MSc International Management | MSc Management, Economics, and Data Science | MA Science, Technology & Society | BSc International Business and Economics |
Campus and library tours
Take part in a campus and library tour to get to know the university and campus better. To earn 1 ECTS credit, you should attend at least one guided tour – either a campus tour OR a library tour. Tours must be confirmed with a stamp on the stamp pass.
CAMPUS TOURS | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The campus tours are offered in collaboration with the Student Union (ÖH). They take place at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. You can pick up the voucher for the campus tour from 11 a.m. onwards at the main entrance of the University of Klagenfurt. Don’t forget to get your stamp afterwards! Meeting point: Main entrance of the University of Klagenfurt.LIBRARY TOURS | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
You will spend many hours in the library during your studies. Get to know the services and facilities now. The library tours take place at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. You can pick up the voucher for the library tours from 11 a.m. onwards at the entrance to the library (Aula). Meeting point: Entrance to the library (main hall). Don’t forget to get your stamp afterwards!
Information on Moodle
Welcome Information
Here you can get information about the University of Klagenfurt. We give you tips on how to plan your studies efficiently. We also provide the ultimate check list for freshers. You get infos about: AAU card, student union fee, registration for courses and campus system.
Legal Regulations
Here we inform you about terms, abbreviations and the culture of the University of Klagenfurt. Furthermore, we address the question of what studying really means and what a curriculum is. In addition, we offer information about the Universities Act, university statutes, rights and duties of students & teaching staff (e.g. What are the deadlines?).
ZID
At the University of Klagenfurt, you will be supported in learning, teaching and research by one of the best IT service providers. The Central IT Service (ZID) helps you to achieve your scientific and administrative goals with a comprehensive selection of user-oriented IT services.
Moodle
Moodle is our learning platform at the University of Klagenfurt and corresponds to a virtual course space. Here, for example, working materials and learning activities are provided by teaching staff for our students.
Library Tour
The University Library is the scientific information centre of the University of Klagenfurt and ensures the provision of literature and information carriers for study, research, teaching and further education. We show you how to use our books and databases for your studies and tell you where you can find which information.
Writing Centre
The Writing Centre at the University of Klagenfurt offers students writing courses, writing groups, writing advice, text coaching and writing workshops on academic writing, and also on job-related or creative writing.
Campus Tour
Our campus tour will take you to the most important places around the university as well as showing you the general facilities of the University of Klagenfurt that you need to study successfully.
Actively taking exams
In this interactive video, you’ll get all the information you need to help you to be an active taker of exams. We explain why this topic is important for you and for the university.
Video clips | Information stands
The video clips are available online throughout the whole semester and they are optional.
Here, you will get additional information about many of the university’s services:
English video clips:
- International Office
- Student union
- USI sports
- Introduction to the Campus system
All German video clips can be found here.
Topics: Introduction to the Campus System, Green Campus, Studying Sustainably, International Office (study trips abroad), Mentoring Programme BeFirst!, Student Union (ÖH), Student Counseling Service, USI sports, Scholarship Office, and Career Service. We recommend that you start with the clip “Introduction to the Campus System”.
On the 4th of March 2025, key university services will also be presented at information stands in the main hall (Aula).
Introduction to the campus system
What is meant by course feedback at the University of Klagenfurt?
Conducting student surveys. Why is it important?
International Office
USI Sports
Student Union (ÖH)
USEFUL SERVICE POINTS
OFFICE HOURS of the
ADMISSIONS AND EXAMINATIONS OFFICE
The Admissions and Examinations Office can be visited by appointment for personal enrolment.
Tuesday, Wednesday: 9 a.m – 12 noon
Thursday: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
It is not necessary to book an appointment!
You can reach the university’s Admissions and Examinations Office by telephone during the times listed below: +43 463 2700 9111.
Monday: 9 a.m. – 12 noon & 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 12 noon
Thursday: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
FEEDBACK
We would be pleased if you could give us feedback on the orientation course. You can find the feedback questionnaire for this course in your student portal.
