STUDY
Welcome Days
FOR FRESHERS – SUMMER SEMESTER 2024
What can you expect?
ENJOY AN EASY START INTO EVERYDAY UNIVERSITY LIFE
The Welcome Days provide you with all you need to know about starting your degree programme. We will show you how to manage your studies in an efficient and focused manner, while also enjoying your time as a student. The Welcome Days are an opportunity for us to give you individually tailored information about your chosen degree programme, as well as general information that will simplify your daily life as a student.
The Welcome Days will offer interactive lectures on Moodle, degree-specific sessions, campus and library tours, and opportunities to meet people and mingle. There will also be information stands in the Aula area providing information about key service facilities at the university.
The Welcome Days count as a course and you will receive 1 ECTS credit for participating. To receive this ECTS credit, you need to go through all of the interactive lectures on the Moodle learning platform and attend the event on campus on 4 March. From middle of May, you can assign this course credit in the section “Open electives” (Freie Wahlfächer) of your electronic examination book. To ensure you receive the ECTS for your participation, we kindly request all students to sign their names on the attendance list at the Welcome Day (at the Registration from 9 a.m, lecture hall A). Your signature is mandatory in order to complete the course.
You can find more information here.
Programm on Campus
On 4 March, the following events will take place on campus:
- Registration & Introduction
- PopUp store
- Breakfast with Socializing
- Information Stands
- Degree-specific Sessions
- Campus & Library Tours
The respective sessions will be offered on 4 March 2024 in the language of instruction of the respective degree programme (German or English).
On 4 March Programme Directors, teaching assistants and student union representatives will provide you with essential information about your programme. The respective sessions will be offered on 4 March 2024 in the language of instruction of the respective degree programme (German or English). Attend the session that matches your degree programme.
The attendance at the programm is mandatory to ensure that you receive your first ECTS credit.
Click on the Moodle icon to access the Moodle learning platform. Here you will find all of the mandatory interactive lectures.
These lectures are available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024.
In order to receive your first ECTS credit you need to complete the eight interactive lectures.
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 4 March 2024 in the language of instruction of the respective degree programme (German or English). Attend the session that matches your degree programme.
| 4 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 |
BA Business Administration MA Business Administration |
BA Educational Science MA Adult & Vocational Education MA Diversity Education in School and SocietyMA Social Education and Social Inclusion |
BA Media & Communications
MA Media, Communications & Culture |
BA Psychology
MA Psychology |
| Lecture Hall B |
BA Business and Law
MA Business and Law MA 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 English and American Studies
MA English and American Studies 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.: BA Applied Informatics Informatics as a secondary school subject 1.30 p.m.: MA Informatics |
BA Slavonic Studies
Slovene as a secondary school subject MA Cross-Border Studies |
BA Applied Cultural Studies
MA Applied Cultural Analysis and Transcultural Studies |
|
| Lecture Hall 1 |
12 noon: BA Technical Mathematics Mathematics as a secondary school subject 12.45 p.m.: MA Mathematics |
BA Romance Studies
MA Romance Studies French, Italian and Spanish as secondary school subjects |
MA Visual Culture | MA Media and Convergence Management | |
| Lecture Hall 2 |
BA Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | 1 p.m.: BA Information and Communications Engineering 1.30 p.m.: MA Information and Communications Engineering |
MA Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity | ||
| Lecture Hall 3 |
11 a.m.: BA Management Information Systems 11.30 a.m.: MA Information Management |
BA Philosophy
MA Philosophy |
MA Game Studies and Engineering | Ethics as a secondary school subject | Movement and sports as a secondary school subject |
| Lecture Hall 4 |
MA Science, Technology & Society | BA International Business and Economics |
Interactive Lectures
On the Moodle learning platform you will find the eight interactive lectures. They are mandatory and available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024.
Register for the course LV 000.100 Welcome Days at campus.aau.at (Campus System)
Click on the Moodle icon to access the Moodle learning platform. Here you will find the seven mandatory interactive lectures.
Welcome Information
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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 where you can find which information.
Writing Centre
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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
(available online from 15 February to 30 April 2024)
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, Student Counseling Service, USI sports, Scholarship Office, and Career Service. We recommend that you start with the clip “Introduction to the Campus System”.
On 4 March key university services will also be presented at information stands in the Aula area.
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
ADMISSIONS AND EXAMINATIONS OFFICE
The Admissions and Examinations Office can be visited by appointment for personal enrolment and for important matters that cannot be postponed.
To make an appointment, please contact the Admissions and Examinations Office by telephone. The telephone numbers are listed on the website of the Admissions and Examinations Office. You can also submit various applications online using the student portal.
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.
