Welcome Days for International Students

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We are happy to invite you to our Welcome Days for International Students from 25th to 28th of February 2025:
Get to know BOKU and your fellow students!

Further information and a draft programme will be availbe here after mid December.


Additionally we offer the online info sessions "First Steps at BOKU"  before the start of the semester. The exact dates will be available in January.

Programme Welcome Days Winter Semester 2024

Registration is required for some of the  events.

The links for registration can be found at the respective programme item.
Registration deadline for the city tour "Dicover Vienna" and the "tours: Institutes - Laboratories - Experimental Areas": 24th of September, 14:00 CET (resp. until the events are fully booked - first come, first serve).

A personal registration on site is required for the "Willkommens-Heuriger".

Attention: Participation is only possible if you have registered online and have received a registration confirmation by e-mail.

Information on personal data processing

Tuesday, 24th of September 2024

10:00 - 12:00

Official Welcome and Introduction

Bilingual
EH05, Exnerhaus, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82

  • Welcome speech by Vice Rector for Teaching, Continuing Education and Students Prof. Doris Damyanovic
  • Introduction to the BOKU-International Relations team (BOKU-IR) and the ERASMUS Departmental Coordinators
  • Presentation: Studying at BOKU
  • Introduction: Austrian Student Union (ÖH), Department for Inter-national Affairs, the Erasmus Student Network, Department for Foreign Students
  • Introduction: Institute for Development Research
  • Overview: further programme

BOKU-IR presentation for download

ÖH presentation for download

ESN presentation for download

14:00 - 15:30

Infosession "First Steps at BOKU"

Bilingual
EH05, Exnerhaus, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82

Practical Information about the enrolment and registration (forms, etc...)

Presentation for download

19:00 - 21:00

ESN BOKU Get Together

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) invites you:

Where?: Stadtpark (Parkring 1, 1010 Vienna), in front of the Golden Johann Strauss Statue.

Let us get to know each other while discovering one of the most beautiful parks of the city, bring some drinks and snacks and let the Erasmus fun kick in.

Attention: This is not an official BOKU event; BOKU does not assume any costs or responsibility.

21:30 -

ESN BOKU x Travelshack

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) invites you:

Where?: Travelshack,  Mariahilfer Gürtel 21, 1150 Wien

The bar with the best shots in town. Tuesday is the ERASMUS day in Vienna (hosted by Travelshack) so you shall expect to get to know local and international people from other Universities as well. Get yourselves ready, there is also a Karaoke room…

Attention: This is not an official BOKU event; BOKU does not assume any costs or responsibility.

Wednesday, 25th of September 2024

10:00 - 11:30     

BOKUonline and the University Library

Meeting point: EH05, Exnerhaus, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82

Introduction to BOKU-IT-Services (BOKUonline)
(10:00-11:30 English, 11:30-13:00 German)

Introduction to using the University Library (UB)
(10:00-11:00 German, 11:30-12:30 English)

11:30 - 13:00   

BOKUonline and the University Library

Meeting point: EH05, Exnerhaus, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82

Introduction to using the University Library (UB)
(10:00-11:00 German, 11:30-12:30 English)

Introduction to BOKU-IT-Services (BOKUonline)
(10:00-11:30 English, 11:30-13:00 German)

15:00 - 17:00

"Discover Vienna" City Tour

Registration required (registration until 24th of September, 14:00 CET or until all places are filled - first come, first serve)
5 groups (4x English, 1x German), max 25 persons per group

Vienna has a lot to offer! Official city guides will show you Vienna's 1. District - the historical city center - in order for you to get to know your new home. Enjoy immersing in our city's extraordinary atmosphere!

Attention: Participation is only possible if you have registered online and have received a registration confirmation by e-mail.

Thursday, 26th September 2024

09:00/09:20/
10:00  - 12:00

Tours: Institutes - Laboratories - Experimental Areas

Registration required  (registration until 24th of September, 14:00 CET or until all places are filled - first come, first serve)
In groups (max 30. persons per group)

Get to know BOKU´s different locations!
BOKU's researchers report about their research work and show you around the laboratories resp. fields.

  • Institute of Food Technology OR
  • Institute of Biotechnology OR
    (Start: 10:00)
     
  • Tour Experimental Farm (Groß-Enzersdorf) OR
    (Start: 09:00)
     
  • Tour Forest Garden "Knödlhütte“
    (Start: 09:20)

Attention: Participation is only possible if you have registered online and have received a registration confirmation by e-mail.
For the tours at the Experimental Farm and at the Forest Garden also make sure to bring a ticket for public transport!

17:00 - 21:30

BOKU Semester Opening Party

Gregor-Mendel-Haus, Gregor Mendelstr. 33

The new semester starts with a BANG! Join us in kicking off the new semester with a special party. On September 26, BOKU's grand Semester Opening will take place in the courtyard of the Gregor-Mendel-Haus. Get ready for an evening filled with music and culinary delights. We can't wait to celebrate with you!

Friday, 27th of September 2024

10:00 - 15:00

Campus Discovery Tour (Campus „Türkenschanze“)

Bilingual
Meeting place: EH05, Exnerhaus, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82


Would you like to get to know your new university?
We created a tour through the Campus Türkenschanze that will help you discover not only the most important places on campus, but also find some great views.

In small groups you will go from station to station, solve riddles, answer questions and get to know the nicest fellow students. There is also a prize to be won :-)

At 14:00 we will meet again in EH05 to choose the winners.

18:00 - 22:00

"Welcome Heuriger"

BOOKED OUT

Personal Registration required (first come, first serve):
    23.09., 10:00-12:00 at BOKU-IR, Peter Jordanstr. 82a
    24.09., 13:00-14:00, in front of EH05, Exnerhaus, Peter Jordanstr. 82
At the registration you have to pay a registration fee of € 3 (includes free buffet and 1 free drink)

When moving to a new city/ starting at a new university, it is important to make new friends.  In order for you to easily get to know each other, we invite you to our “Welcome Heuriger” for international students and their buddies. (A "Heuriger" is a typical Austrian wine tavern. We are going to have some Austrian food and wine there and will get to know each other.)

Attention: Participation is only possible with a personalised ticket at you receive at the registration.

23:00 -

ESN Party at Prater Dome

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) invites you:

The Travelshack is one of the most famous international bars in Vienna. In addition to darts and billiards, there are unusual drinks and a cozy atmosphere to experience.

Where? Prater Dome, Riesenradpl. 7, 1020 Vienna

The biggest Club of Austria. A collaboration of four universities is bringing to you this event. Three different stages, three different genres of music, lots of fun. DO NOT MISS OUT!!!
Registration conditions: Individuals can enter all night long but if you are an ESN BOKU card holder, you get a 40% discount. The tickets are limited so please buy yours in advance!!! (Available one week before the event, Keep yourselves updated.)
 

Attention: This is not an official BOKU event; BOKU does not assume any costs or responsibility.

Saturday, 28th of September 2024

13:00 -

Wine Hike to Kahlenberg by ESN BOKU

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) invites you:

Ready to hike to the top of Vienna and enjoy the sunset and the most beautiful view of the city with people from all over the world? We are hiking through the vineyards of the Viennese hills. Nothing better that enjoying the sunset with some wine, so be sure to bring some of it with you (or buy along the walk) because we will be chilling up there. No worries, there is a direct bus taking us back to the city every 30 minutes.

Meeting point: Tram stop D Nussdorf

Attention: This is not an official event organised by BOKU; BOKU does not assume any costs or responsibility associated with this event.

Sunday, 29th of September 2024

14:00 -

Discovering Danube Island

Let us do some sport activities on the island. ESN BOKU will have some sport material brought over and you shall feel free to bring your own drinks and snacks as well as sport equipment(balls, racquets, skateboards, etc..)

Meeting point: Tram station 31: Florisdorfer Brücke

Attention: This is not an official event organised by BOKU; BOKU does not assume any costs or responsibility associated with this event.

19:30 -

Tüwi Pub Quiz by ESN BOKU

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) invites you:

Where?: TÜWI Beisl, Nedergasse 27, 1190

Join us for an entertaining quiz in the Bar of BOKU University. Students will team up and try to win an award they would never ever imagine. You just need to answer the questions right and be on time.
P.S: There is a nice ping pong table at Tuwi Beisl.

Attention: This is not an official event organised by BOKU; BOKU does not assume any costs or responsibility associated with this event.