MORE - Initiative

A program for refugees and displaced persons at the JKU.

The initiative aims to provide refugees and displaced persons with educational qualifications and support to pursue an academic degree.

Together with UNIKO, opens an external URL in a new window (Austrian University Conference), Univ. Prof. Dr. Johann Bacher initiated the MORE program at the JKU Linz during Winter Semester 2015/2016 to give refugees an opportunity to have an academic future. As Dean at the time, Prof. Bacher actively led the MORE team and managed the MORE program. Under the management of Sonja Falkner-Matzinger, BA MSc., the International Welcome Center and Student Ombuds Office has been managing the MORE-Initiative since September 2020 on behalf of the JKU Linz and anchoring the program at the JKU Linz

When the MORE-Initiative began, the program focused more on helping refugees learn German. Over time, however, the program has expanded to give refugees and displaced persons an opportunity to earn the required educational qualifications needed in order to enroll at the JKU Linz and pursue an academic degree. Refugees and displaced persons may actively take part in the MORE-Initiative regardless of whether or not they are seeking asylum or if the procedure is already complete.

In-person office hours:

Weekdays Office Hours
Monday

10.00 AM - 3.00 PM
ATTENTION! Different office hours:
November 18: CLOSED

Tuesday 08.30 AM - 11.00 AM
ATTENTION! Different office hours:
November 12: CLOSED
November 19: CLOSED
 
Wednesday 12.00 PM - 3.00 PM
Thursday

10.00 AM - 2.00 PM

 

Attention! The IWC will be closed from 23.12.2024 to 6.01.2025! During this time, there will also be no advisory services via telephone and e-mail! 
We will be back for you from 7.1.2025!


Make an appointment to learn more about MOREclassic by sending an e-mail to: more(at)jku.at
Make an appointment to learn more about Borealis-MORE-Scholarship by sending an e-mail to: borealis-more-stipendium(at)jku.at

MORE Contact

Borealis MORE Scholarship

Carina Kobler, BA BA MA

Location

Bank Building, Ground Floor
Entrance outside, opposite the Management Center

Phone

+43 732 2468 3050
Monday - Thursday: 9.00 AM - 3.00 PM

  • The MOREclassic application period for the 2025 Summer Semester The application period for MOREclassic for the summer semester opens on January 13, 2025, and ends on March 16, 2025.
     

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The two columns of JKU's MORE-Initiative

Prerequisites to be part of the MORE Initiative

  • Official status as a refugee or displaced person (ongoing or concluded procedure)

  • For students who have been offered admission to an academic degree program at the JKU Linz

    • Borealis-MORE-Scholarship: for degree-seeking students

    • MOREclassic: for degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students

  • Application to the MORE program has been approved (annual call for applications)

  • The Borealis MORE Scholarship: Other financial aid options (i.e. scholarship or study grant) are not available

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MOREclassic


 

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Borealis-MORE Scholarship


 

[Translate to Englisch:] Person mit Buch

What doestaking part in the MORE program mean?

Shabnam and Angelika, two participants in the MORE-Initiative, talk about their experience in the program:
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Would you like to help support the MORE program financially?

 

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JKU Support for Displaced Individuals from the Ukraine

We provide information and assistance to displaced individuals from Ukraine.
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