For many students, entering university marks the beginning of a new phase in their lives. New international students also face the challenges of a new country. For this reason, the Welcome Buddy Programme has been introduced, which connects new international students with senior students in order to facilitate their start in Graz and at TU Graz!
WELCOME CENTER
Phone: +43 316 873 - 4920 or 6427
welcomecenter @tugraz.at
www.tugraz.at/go/welcome-center
The Welcome Center of TU Graz supports international students before their arrival, during their stay and up to their departure.
Contact the Welcome Center for questions on:
NOTE: If you come to Graz within the framework of an exchange programme, you receive information by the exchange coordinators at the International Office - Welcome Center.
The International Welcome Days for new students in English language Master and Doctoral programmes take place on September 18 and 19, 2024.
Further information: International Welcome Days
The Welcome Buddy Programme matches new international students with senior students for a smooth start in Graz.
Register now as a mentee in the summer semester 2024!
ATTENTION: Exchange students can sign up for the ESN Buddy Programme.
We already have enough buddies for the summer semester 2024 - registration for the winter semester 2024/25 starts in July 2024.
You want to receive 2 ECTS for your commitment and have an advantage when applying for a study abroad programme? Then you additionally need to:
Buddies and mentees are assigned to buddy groups, with each buddy assigned 1-2 mentees. Thus, in the end, there should be maximum of 3 buddies and 6 mentees in a group.
Allocation to the buddy groups takes place between mid and end of August for the upcoming winter semester, and from mid to end of January for the upcoming summer semester.
Registration after the deadline is also further possible (winter semester: until 30 November / summer semester: until 30 April); from then on, allocation of new buddies/mentees is usually to existing buddy groups.