Here you will learn more about our Welcome Week events for newly enrolled students during the first week of the semester! Sign up for a campus tour, activities, fun, a student party as well as an academic advising appointment. We look forward to seeing you soon!

After checking in at the Kepler Hall, you will pick up your JKU ‘swag bag’ and then get ready to explore the campus! Use your voucher to get your swag bag (you will receive the voucher via e-mail once you have been admitted to the university).

The JKU Somnium observation platform, the Science Park, the floating café at the by the university pond, dining halls, libraries... Join our guides and your fellow students on a tour of the JKU campus! At the end of the tour, enjoy a welcome drink together in front of the new JKU Learning Center

You can also take a campus tour that focuses more on your major - law, social sciences, business & economic sciences, engineering, computer sciences, or natural sciences. This is an ideal way to get to know your future fellow classmates

The dates are full but there is a possibility to take part on short notice, see the program.

Our JKU "Study Buddies" Luca & JKU social media manager Gregor will take you on a virtual tour of campus, showing you their favorite spots and what they think are the most important places for students on campus to know about. During the tour, they will also give away cool items from the JKU Merchandise Shop and a brunch box from the Teichwerk! 

Action, Fun & Partying

Games, sports & fun are also part of starting your studies! Try out classes offered by the University Sports Institute (USI) or join in on the fun and practice your team spirit playing a beach volleyball tournament, soccer, bubble-ball, or beer pong at the Raiffeisen OÖ-Freizeitarea.

Join in the fun at the Circus of Knowledge as 'Science Busters' Martin Puntigam and Martin Moder perform their program "Corona Spezial" on Tuesday, October 5, at 6 PM.

Learn more about the University Orchestra by listening in during a rehearsal session (string instrument rehearsals on Mondays and wind instrument rehearsals on Wednesdays) at the Pfarrsaal Hl.Geist, Schumpeterstraße 3, 4040 Linz.

Also, mark the start of your studies by enjoying your first student party of the year!

Scavenger Hunt under the motto "Sustainability at the JKU"

Discover just how committed your university is to sustainability and get to know the campus from a new and different perspective! There is also a grand prize waiting just for you: We will raffle off a large, sustainable JKU merchandise package!

JKU Services

Are you interested in working while studying, do you need help with the application process, or do you need information about grants and scholarships? Are you a student who needs childcare? Are things a bit tough at the moment in your studies or in your personal life and you would like to talk to someone you can trust?

We offer many different services on campus to help you during your studies, ranging from making friends to managing your time more efficiently. Welcome Week is an opportunity to learn more about these services and talk with representatives directly.

Chill Out

Between classes, you can relax on lounge chairs located next to the university pond. Enjoy music and entertainment or browse the university library's book flea market.