Welcome

… for all first-year students

Welcome to the University of Salzburg! Get to know your university and your department. Here you can find all events for the start of your studies at a glance. 

Monday, March 3rd, 10 AM

Welcome Day

We would like to welcome you to the official Welcome Day for first-semester students. Come to the Welcome Day at Unipark Nonntal (Erzabt Klotz-Straße 1) and get to know the university and other students. The event starts at 10 am (admission is possible from 9.30 am). No registration is necessary!

students

Monday, 3 March, from 1 pm

House and Campus Tours

Starting at 1 PM, house and campus tours will take place at various locations of the University of Salzburg. Get to know your faculty and your student representatives. No registration is necessary for this either. More information will be available soon.

Students at university

Guided tours will take place at the following university locations.  The meeting point for all tours is at 1 p.m. at Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt Klotz-Straße 1 (detailed information will be provided during the Welcome Day):

  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Rudolfskai 42
  • Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt Klotz-Straße 1
  • Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Hellbrunnerstraße 34
  • Faculty of Law and Economics, Churfürststraße 1- TechnoZ Itzling, Jakob-Haringer-Straße 2

Wednesday 5 March from 8 pm

Drinks

Meet & Greet: Bar evening for all first- year students

Get to know the city of Salzburg and network with other first- year students – even beyond your own studies: the bar evening for first-semester students offers you this opportunity. The first drink is on us, of course. So don’t miss out on this first student Wednesday of your degree programme!

  Link for registration

You can register for one of the following pubs:

  • Havana (Priesterhausgasse 14) – 8pm (1st free drink: 1 shot Kamikaze or non-alcoholic version)
  • PEPE (Steingasse 3) (1st free drink: beer, spritzer, soda lemon or holla soda)
  • O’Malleys (Rudolfskai 16) – 8pm (1st free drink: 0.33l Heineken, 0.5l Sommerspritzer or 0.5l Soda Zitron)
  • Shamrock (Rudolfskai 12) – 8pm (1st free drink: 0.33l Heineken, 0.5l Sommerspritzer or 0.5l Soda Zitron)
  • Roses (Rudolfskai 10) – 8pm (1st free drink: 0.33l Heineken, 0.5l Sommerspritzer or 0.5l Soda Zitro)
  • Monkeys (Imbergstraße 2A) – 8pm (1st free drink: beer, Spritzer, Soda Zitron or Holla Soda)
  • Watzmann Cultbar (Giselakai 17A) – 8pm (1 free shot with your first drink)

Welcome 

… at your department 

At the start of your studies, the faculty members of your department warmly welcome you. Here you will find all the events of the individual departments. 

  • Welcome to the Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences (DAS)
    Department of Geoinformatics
    Orientation and Introduction (856.110)
    Date: March 6, 2025, 1 PM
    Adress: Schillerstraße 30, Bauteil 15
    Room: Z_GIS-Meeting (SC30EG0.E07)

    Students’ Representation for Mathematics
    Student get-together
    Date: 04.03.2025, 5 pm
    Address: Research Lab, Department of Mathematics

  • Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences (GW)
    Department of Political Science
    Meet-and-Greet
    Date: March 5,2025, 1:15 PM
    Adress: Rudolfskai 42
    Room: HS381


    Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Social Sciences
    Meet-and-Greet for all first year students of the subjects “Ethics” and “Philosophy & Psychology” of the Teacher’s Training Study Program
    Date: 03/03/2025, 17:00
    Address: Franziskanergasse 1, Entrance Wallistrakt

  • Welcome to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

    Unipark Branch Library
    Library tour through the branch library
    Date: 03.03.2025, 14:00
    Address: Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt Klotz-Straße 1
    Room: Unipark Branch Library, 1st basement floor


    Department of Slavonic Studies 
    Welcome for First Year Students
    Date: 03/03/2025, 13:00
    Address: Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt Klotz-Straße 1 Room: 3.409
    After the welcome, there will be an opportunity to talk with the faculty and students of the Department of Slavonic Studies.

    Department of English and American Studies
    Information Session for First Year Students
    Date: 12/03/2025, 12:00-13:00
    Address: Unipark Nonntal, Erzabt Klotz-Straße 1 Room: 3.210

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