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:
Attention! The IWC will be closed from 23.12.2024 to 06.01.2025! During this time, there will also be no advisory services via telephone and e-mail!
We will be back for you from 07.01.2025!
| Weekdays | Office Hours |
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| Monday | 10.00 AM - 3.00 PM |
| Tuesday | 08.30 AM - 11.00 AM |
| Wednesday | 12.00 PM - 3.00 PM ATTENTION different opening hours: January 8: 12.00 PM - 2.00 PM |
| Thursday | 10.00 AM - 2.00 PM |
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
Program Director
MORE Council
Univ. Prof. Dr. Johann Bacher
Assist Prof. Almina Bešić
Assoz. Prof. Dr. Nicole Kronberger, opens in new window
Dr. Falko Schnicke
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber
Borealis MORE Scholarship
MOREclassic
Location
Bank Building, Ground Floor
Entrance outside, opposite the Management Center
Phone
+43 732 2468 3050
Monday - Thursday: 9.00 AM - 3.00 PM
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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.
See Call
The two columns of JKU's MORE-Initiative
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MOREclassic For refugees and displaced persons who are degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking students at the JKU.
MOREclassic Website -
Borealis-MORE Scholarship For refugees and displaced persons who are degree-seeking students at the JKU.
Borealis-MORE Scholarship Website
Prerequisites to be part of the MORE Initiative
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What doestaking part in the MORE program mean?
Shabnam and Angelika, two participants in the MORE-Initiative, talk about their experience in the program:
JKU Support for Displaced Individuals from the Ukraine
We provide information and assistance to displaced individuals from Ukraine.
