STUDY

Welcome Days

FOR FRESHERS – WINTER SEMESTER 2023

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, degree-specific sessions, campus and library tours, and opportunitiesto meet people and mingle. There 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 2 or 3 October. From early December, you can assign this course credit in the section “Free electives” of your electronic examination book.

You can find more information here.

Studierende vor einem Laptop in der Aula

Programm on Campus

On 2 and 3 October, the following events will take place on campus:

  • Registration & Introdruction
  • PopUp-Store
  • Breakfast with Socializing
  • Information Stands
  • Degree-specific Sessions
  • Campus & Library Tours

The programme is identical on both days – it will be offered in German on 2 October and in English on 3 October.

Degree-specific information

On 2 and 3 October Programme Directors, teaching assistants and student union representatives will provide you with essential information about your programme. The programme is identical on both days – it will be offered in German on 2 October and in English on 3 October. Attend the session that matches your degree programme.

The attendance at the programm on October 2 or 3 is mandatory to ensure that you receive your first ECTS credit.

Interactive Lectures

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 September 18 – November 30 2023.

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 sessions will take place on 2 and 3 October 2023. The programme is identical on both days- it will be offered in German on 2 October and in English on 3 October. Attend the session that matches your degree programme.

2 & 3 October Lecture Hall A
Lecture Hall B  Lecture Hall C   Lecture Hall 1  Lecture Hall 2 Lecture Hall 3 Lecture Hall 4
11 a.m.
Teacher training programme in
secondary general education with a focus on the foundations
of educational science and
pedagogical-practical studies
11 a.m.:
BA Management Information
Systems
11.30 a.m.:
MA Information Management
12 noon
BA Business Administration

MA Business Administration

BA Business and Law

MA Business and Law

MA Business Law

BA German Studies

MA German Studies

MA German Studies in the Intercultural Context

German as a secondary
school subject

12 noon:
BA Technical Mathematics
Mathematics as a secondary school subject
12.45 noon:
MA Mathematics
BA Robotics and Artificial
Intelligence
BA Philosophy

MA Philosophy

MA International Management
1 p.m.
BA Educational Science

MA Adult & Vocational Education

MA Diversity Education in School and Society

MA Social Education and Social Inclusion

BA History

MA History

History, Social Studies and Political Education as a secondary school subject

1 p.m.:
BA Applied InformaticsInformatics as a secondary school subject
1:30 pm:
MA Informatics
BA Romance Studies

MA Romance Studies

French, Italian and Spanish as secondary school subjects

1 p.m.:
BA Information and Communications
Engineering
1.30 p.m.:
MA Information and
Communications Engineering
MA Game Studies and
Engineering
MA Management, Economics,
and Data Science
Exclusively on 3.10. via LIVE stream in Lecture Hall 4
2 p.m.
BA Media & Communications

MA Media, Communications & Culture

BA Geography

MA Geography and Regional Research: Regional Transformations

Geography & Economics as a secondary school subject

BA Slavonic Studies

Slovene as a secondary school subject

MA Cross-Border Studies

MA Visual Culture Ethics as a secondary school subject MA Science, Technology & Society Studies
3 p.m.
BA Psychology

MA Psychology

BA English and American Studies

MA English and American Studies

English as a secondary school subject

BA Applied Cultural Studies

MA Applied Cultural Analysis and Transcultural Studies

MA Media and Convergence
Management
MA Artificial Intelligence
& Cybersecurity
Movement and sports as a secondary school subject 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  September 18 – November 30 2023.

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

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 September 18 – November 30)

In this interactive video, you’ll get all the information you need on 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 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 October 2 and 3 key university services will be presented also 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)

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.

CONTACT

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.