Arrive, Discover, Study: Incoming Students Start the Summer Semester 2025

With the start of the summer semester 2025 UAS Technikum Wien welcomes 67 new Incoming students from all over the world including Argentina, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Spain, etc.. Together with their colleagues, who have already been studying in Vienna for the winter semester, they started their exchange semester at the beginning of February. At the same time 72 students have also left UAS Technikum Wien to complete a study semester or traineeship abroad. The top destinations for this semester are Germany, South Korea and the US.

Welcome to Vienna: Start of the Exchange Semester

To give them a great start in their new environment in Vienna and at UAS Technikum Wien, the International Office hosts an Orientation Week during which Incoming students are able to gather information concerning their daily life not only as students at their host-institution UAS Technikum Wien but also as new residents to the city of Vienna.

Cultural Exchange and First Experiences

Curious and eager for a new adventure, the participants engage in discussions surrounding Austrian culture, living in the country’s capital and studying at UAS Technikum Wien. During their first week, they attend workshops on local customs and intercultural competence by Nicolai Sawczynski. Another highlight marks the tour through Vienna by Eugene Quinn where our newcomers are able to get a good impression of the place they will call home for the next few months.

Together Through the Semester: Support and Networking

Incoming students moreover benefit from having a buddy by their side – a regular student from UAS Technikum Wien who offers guidance in the first weeks in the new semester and helps navigate their new living situation. Assistance is also provided by the members of the Erasmus+ Student Network (ESN) who support our Incoming students in various ways, for example with the organization of an international dinner (see pictures). These programs make intercultural exchange not only possible for our international guests but also give our resident students the opportunity to meet like-minded people from all over the world and to sharpen their understanding of a globalized world.

By the way, it is not only personally but also academically worthwhile to participate as a buddy or with ESN, because active work as a buddy for an incoming student and/or in an international student network (e.g. Erasmus Student Network) for at least 1 semester is rewarded with 2 ECTS for the new internationalization module (BA) in the Bachelor´s degree in accordance with the degree programme.

We wish our Incoming students of the summer term 2025 all the best for their studies with us and their exchange semester in Vienna!

Further Links:

Buddy Program – UAS Technikum Wien

International Skills Module – UAS Technikum Wien

Erasmus+ Student Network (ESN) – UAS Technikum Wien