PROGRAM
Monday, February 15th
Welcome
days
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
All-day
Move-in Day
You made it to Salzburg! That’s the first step in getting started.
If you decided to rent a room via OeAD-housing, pick up your keys
at their main office. In case you arrive outside their opening hours,
see if a buddy student is available to get it for you. Use the time to
purchase kitchenware, blanket, pillow and other living facilities at a
furtniture store, such as IKEA.
Kaigasse 28/3
Salzburg
Sign Contract with OeAD Housing
On Monday you have time to go to the OeAD Housing office in the
city center to sign your contract, if you have not done so already.
Please be aware that although the International Office at SUAS and
OeAD Housing closely collaborate in providing a dormitory room
for you during your exchange period, they are two separate organizations. For any questions you might have regarding your room,
you have to contact OeAD Housing.
Kaigasse 28/3
Salzburg
09:00 - 12:00
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Tuesday, February 16th
welcome
activities
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info sessio
city quiz
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
09:00 - 10:00
Welcome Activities
First time abroad? First time in Austria? Feeling a bit strange?
You are not alone. Meet all the other new incomings at Salzburg
University of Applied Sciences (SUAS) and get to know them in
person.
HS 017
10:00
Team-Introduction
HS 017
10:00 - 10:45
Expectations about your Exchange Semester
In small groups you’ll exchange your ideas about what to expect
from your semester here at SUAS. Why did you choose Salzburg
and SUAS as a study destination? What are your study goals?
How do you want to achieve them?
HS 017
10:45 - 10:50
Info and Group Arrangements
Important things to bring along for Wednesday, February 17th:
passport, Student Union fee (18.70 EUR) and welcome bag papers.
HS 017
10:50 - 11:00
Group Picture
Lobby
11:00 - 11:45
Brunch/Lunch
Our buddy students will join us for the brunch and they’ll gladly
help you with questions you might have about your studies or
everyday issues.
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PROGRAM
KUCHL & URSTEIN INCOMINGS
Tuesday, February 16th
TIME
ACTIVITY
11:45 - 13:00
Pictures for ID Cards
Your university ID card is your prerequiste for a lot of things:
printing, copying, scanning, washing in the halls of residence,
getting student discounts. You'll hear more on this in the IT intro.
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00
(onwards)
18:00
(onwards)
Wednesday , February 17th
LOCATION
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
SE 357
09:00 - 09:15
Tandem Learning
What is Tandem learning? Tandem learning is language learning
based on mutual language exchange. In a Tandem team you are
the teacher of your native language and the learner of the other
person's native language.
HS 017
German Placement Test
We encourage all non-German speaking incoming students to
participate in the specifically designed German language courses
offered by the International Office. To assess your current level,
you'll have to submit an online German placement test.
Meeting point
LB 251 + 52
09:15 - 10:55
HS 017
Campus Tour
Our buddy students will give you a walking tour around the Campus
of Urstein and show you where everything you need is located
(e.g. library, your classrooms, your department, IT helpdesk).
Meeting point
HS 017
Administrative Session
Teresa Rieger will familiarize you with the organizational aspects of
your exchange (e.g. examination regulations, opening hours, schedule, SUAS email). You will also fill in the form of the residence registration.Bring along all the documents in your welcome bags.
City Quiz
The city quiz is already a tradition of the Welcome Days, so to
speak. With the support of our buddy students you'll have the opportunity to experience the history, culture, food, monuments and
people of the city of Salzburg. Don't forget to bring along your
camera for pictures. Prepare a powerpoint presentation for the
other incomings and share your experiences on Thursday, Feb.18th.
Salzburg City
Centre
Get-together
After exploring the city of Salzburg you deserve to take a rest.
Enjoy the company of the buddy students and the other incomings.
We've reserved Hall 4 (under the name FH Salzburg / Salzburg
University of Applied Sciences) for you. Have fun!
Müllnerbräu
Our Sports Department will introduce the sports programme offered
by SUAS. You can find the respective brochures in your welcome bags.
During the spring term 2016 we'll offer various cultural activities, such
as hiking on the Untersberg or visiting the traditional Maibaum event.
Our student assistants, Teresa Grünwald and Ricarda Studeny, will be
more than happy to arrange and accompany you to these trips. Don't
miss them and save the date(s). They will give you all the details in this
time slot.
To make the most of your exchange semester we highly recommend
you to study German as a foreign language and the cultural aspects of
Austria. Therefore, the International Office offers a variety of German
courses at different levels. A course with a focus on culture, people and
society called ‘Understanding Austrian Culture and Society‘ rounds off
the courses offered by the International Office.
11:00 - 11:15
Welcome by the Rectorate and University Management
HS 017
Our Rector and our Managing Director will welcome you here at
SUAS on behalf of the whole university.
11:15 - 12:00
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IT Intro
How do I get my wireless connection to work? Is is possible to
upload money on my SUAS ID card? How can I print? These and
other questions will be addressed by our IT specialists.
HS 017
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PROGRAM
PROGRAM
KUCHL INCOMINGS
URSTEIN INCOMINGS
Wednesday, February 17th
Wednesday, February 17th
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
TIME
ACTIVITY
11:45
Transfer to Kuchl
All Kuchl incomings will go to Kuchl and have their learning agreement session there. Together with the buddy students you’ll take
the ‘S-Bahn’ train that departs at 12:10 pm. You need to purchase
your tickets beforehand as there is only one ticket vending machine.
HS 017
11:45 - 12:45
Lunch by yourselves
e.g. FAGO (our canteen at Campus Urstein)
12:45 - 14:15
Once you‘ll arrive in Kuchl you can stop by a grocery store to have
some lunch. The buddy students will show you where. Meeting
point for the following session in Kuchl is at 13:00 in E.17.
Kuchl
E.17
Preparation for Learning Agreements
This is the time to decide on the courses you want to take here
at SUAS. Your international coordinators will inform you about the
schedule and the courses which suit your interests.
Our coordinators are:
13:15 - 13:30
Kuchl campus tour / library intro
Angela Allnoch will introduce you to our ALEPH-system and show you
how you can search for books, articles, DVDs etc.
Kuchl
E.17
Julia Schwarzacher (MulitMediaArt, SE333)
Bianca Petscher (MultiMediaTechnology, LB 251)
Daniela Molzbichler (Social Work, LB 252).
13:30 - 16:15
Learning Agreement Session
This is the time to decide on the courses you want to take here at
SUAS. Ulrike Hofmann, your International Coordinator will provide
advice on your course choices. At the end of the session you willl
have an amended version of your initial learning agreement.
You may wish to bring along your laptop.
Kuchl
E.17
LOCATION
Meeting point
HS 17
KUCHL & URSTEIN INCOMINGS
18:00
(onwards)
Movie – “L’Auberge Espagnole”
This is THE must-see film if you study abroad. The movie is about
seven young people with different nationalities sharing one flat in
Barcelona. Their cross-cultural experiences and the typical behavior
of the students with different cultures are illustrated in a very
funny way.
HS 056
... and later that night ...
Evening
5
Student Wednesday – optional & individual organization
With your student ID cards you’ll get discounts at special bars and
restaurants in the city center of Salzburg (for participating shops
and stores check: www.studentenmittwoch.at)
Salzburg City
Center
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PROGRAM
Thursday , February 18th
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
08:45 - 10:45
Learning Agreement Session ONLY for Tourism and Business students
This is the time to decide on the courses you want to take here
at SUAS. Your international coordinators will inform you about the
schedule and the courses which suit your interests.
Our coordinators are:
HS 017
Anna Wegenkittl (Innovation & Management in Tourism, LB 251)
Ingrid Hovdar-Stojakovic (Business Management, LB 252)
10:15 - 10:45
Library Intro Urstein
Barbara Zuckerstätter will introduce you to our ALEPH-system and
show you how you can search for books, articles, DVDs etc.
HS 017
10:45 - 11:15
Info on AISE and IMTE
Two of your degree programmes are fully taught in English,
namely the bachelor and master programme in Innovation and
Management in Tourism and the master programme in Applied
Image and Signal Processing. The heads of the degree programmes
will provide an introduction.
HS 017
11:15 - 12:15
Presentations of City Quiz Results
It’s your turn now! What did you find out about Salzburg after exploring the city on Tuesday with your buddy students: where is the
‘Salzburger Zwergerlgarten’? Who invented the famous ‘Salzburger Mozartkugeln’? Share your answers with the other incoming
students and give each other a tour of the spots you’ve visited in
Salzburg (including pics).
HS 017
18:00
(onwards)
Dinner Invitation – Kirchenwirt
Meeting point
Lobby
followed by a performance
on traditional Austrian dance and music by the "Trachtenverein
D'Puachstoana"
... and later that night ...
Evening
Irish Bar Hopping - optional
You’ll soon find out that there are many Irish bars in Salzburg.
Get together with your buddy students and check out Shamrock,
O’Malleys, Dubliners etc.
Salzburg City
Center
Inhalt: MMag. Teresa Rieger, MPA
Layout: Ricarda Studeny
Design: Jaqueline Kirchner
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Fachhochschule Salzburg GmbH
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (SUAS)
International Office
Urstein Süd 1
5412 Puch/Salzburg | Austria, Europe
phone: +43-(0)50-2211-1033
fax: +43-(0)50-2211-1039
email: [email protected]
www.fh-salzbug.ac.at/en/international