Your First Week at the JKU.

Welcome Week is an opportunity to get to know your university before starting your studies, meet classmates and fellow students as well as learn everything you need to know for a successful start to your university experience.

Welcome Week is an opportunity for newly enrolled students to learn more about the JKU during the first week of the semester! You can sign up for a JKU campus tour and various activities as well as an academic advising appointment. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Welcome Week

Dates

October 6th to 10th, 2025

Where

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz

JKU MED Campus
Krankenhausstraße 5
4020 Linz

This was the JKU Welcome Week 2024!

One week full of action, sports, fun, party, service and advice for our newly enrolled students! Will you join us next year? 

Self-Guided JKU Campus Tour

A drone catch net, edible hedges, a floating café, and much more at the JKU - and at any time! If you have time to take a walk, grab your smartphone to visit the spots on the map and use the QR codes for info. You'll find a lot of interesting information about your university. Click here for the map and start a self-guided tour:

Wohnen

Student Housing at the JKU Campus

Your home away from home. Student dorms or shared flats - learn more about student housing options here.
Campus

Recreation at the JKU Campus

Cafés, the university cafeteria, beach volleyball courts, fitness studio, shopping - everything you need on a daily basis, plus recreational activities on campus.
Beachvolleyball Platz Linz

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