Semester Booklet Winter Term 15/16
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Servus & Welcome to Vienna! We, the EBN-Team (Erasmus Buddy Network), warmly welcome you to Austria s beautiful capital city. As part of the students union called ÖH WU we have been supporting exchange students for over 25 years. This year we have again prepared a varied spare time program full of trips, events and parties to offer you an extensive impression of the life in and around Vienna. To give you a general overview we are providing this booklet about all our planned activities. Of course you will be informed about deadlines, etc in our newsletter. If you need any more information, feel free to contact us in person at our office (MO - THUR 11am - 1pm; Student Center), via mail (international@oeh-wu.at) or on Facebook (fb.com/ebnwu) We wish you all the best for your stay in Vienna! 2 Jasmin Baier Head of Departement
Werner Neuwirth President ÖH WU We, the WU s Student Association (ÖH WU), welcome you to Vienna and at Vienna University of Economics and Business short WU. The ÖH WU is the students lobby at WU, representing your interests in discussions and conflicts with professors, assistant professors, the administration and the government. The primary aim of the ÖH WU is to help you during your studies at WU. We offer brochures, consulting services and of course always an open ear in case of uprising problems. On the following pages the Department of International Affairs (Erasmus Buddy Network) put together a calendar with trips and events they have planned for the upcoming term. The Department is your primary source of information and consultation! Check out their website (ebnwu.com) for further information. We wish you good luck with your studies and a lot of fun in Vienna! 3
4 EBN Friends Card The EBN Friends Card is the tool for a perfect start into your exchange semester in Vienna. As an EBN Friends Card Member you ll get a lot of discounts and advantages, such as a free HoT sim card with a cheap phone plan or a reduction of 20 for each of our trips. All benefits of the EBN Friends Card are listed on the next page. To get one of these great cards you just need to visit us in our office (WU Campus / Building SC) during our opening hours. There we ll create your personal card for only 5.
HoT cell phone plan 1000 min or messages (flexible) 3 GB of data = 9,90 per month (no contract!) get a half-year contract with a 20 discount Strike Bowling Austrian cuisine reduced or free entry at all of our parties 10% off your stay at the Wombat's Hostel Vienna (breakfast included) escape games running sushi up to 40% discount on Accor hotel bookings reduced prices on our trips visit our homepage for further information www.ebnwu.com & more 5
Weekly Parties with cocktails from 0,50 During your exchange you obviously don t just want to study hard all the time. That s why we are organizing two parties every week at which you can party even harder. Each club offers drinks at student friendly prices, a great mix Erasmus Party Night every Monday at Ride Club of music and a great opportunity to meet new people and your friends. Check out the following pages for more information. Free entrance with your EBN Card - Free welcome-drink (Mon) till 11pm! longdrinks: 7pm - 8pm 0,50 8pm - 9pm 1,50 9pm - 10pm 2,50 from 10pm 3,50 U6 U6 Währinger Strasse Loco Ride Club Nussdorfer Strasse other specials: beer 2,50 spritzer 2,00 shot 2,00 6
Erasmus Karaoke Night every Wednesday at Loco Club Free entrance with your EBN Card - Happy hour from 7pm - 10pm longdrinks: 7pm - 8pm 0,50 8pm - 9pm 1,90 9pm - 10pm 2,90 from 10pm 3,90 other specials: beer 2,50 spritzer 2,00 shot 1,50 5 shots 5,00 7
Oktoberfest Party Train 8 September 30 th - October 2 nd
Everybody has to visit the Oktoberfest once! But just a few have the oppertunity to visit it like we do: We'll rent a whole train with sleeping waggons and a disco waggon for ourselves. Then we'll head to Munich overnight having an all-you-can-drink party in our disco waggon. Arrived in Munich, we've got reserved VIP seats at the Oktoberfest and in the evening we'll ride back to Vienna overnight partying again in our disco waggon... Included: Ride to Munich and back in sleeping waggons Two all-you-can-drink parties in a special disco waggon on the train Reserved seats including 2l of beer and half a chicken at the Oktoberfest for just 160 (with EBN Card / 180 without) 9
Ski trip Zell am See 10 for only 295 with EBN and ÖBB Card 4 days of fun with 100% snow guarantee December 5 th - 8 th
Included in the price: train-trip (with ÖBB-Card) shuttle-service to the hotel three-day ski pass for Zell am See and Kaprun three nights in a 3*** hotel breakfast and all-you-can-eat dinner buffet wellness area in the hotel theme parties every evening with open bar Optional: cheap ski- and snowboard-equipment rental beginner-courses for ski and snowboard... You don t have the time to go skiing for four days? You are just not the skiing-type and only want to relax in the beautiful wellness area and enjoy our theme parties?! No problem! Visit us in our office and we ll create your personal offer. For more information about the trip and its optional features visit our homepage ebnwu.com 11
Semester Planner September October November 1 TUE 1 THUR Oktoberfest 1 SUN 2 WED Erasmus Karaoke Night (EKN) 2 FRI 2 MO EPN 3 THUR 3 SAT 3 TUE 4 FRI Welcome Dinner 4 SUN 4 WED Red Wine Tasting / EKN 5 SAT 5 MO EPN 5 THUR Dancing Course 6 SUN 6 TUE 6 FRI 7 MO Erasmus Party Night (EPN) 7 WED EKN 7 SAT 8 TUE 8 THUR 8 SUN 9 WED Welcome Heuriger / EKN 9 FRI 9 MO EPN 10 THUR Registration Day 10 SAT Budapest 10 TUE International Dinner 11 FRI 11 SUN 11 WED EKN 12 SAT Biking Tour Neusiedler See 12 MO EPN 12 THUR 13 SUN 13 TUE 13 FRI Cracow 14 MO EPN 14 WED EKN 14 SAT 15 TUE 15 THUR Dancing Course 15 SUN 16 WED EKN 16 FRI 16 MO Sweet Wine Tasting / EPN 17 THUR 17 SAT Salzburg 17 TUE 18 FRI 18 SUN 18 WED EKN 19 SAT 19 MO EPN 19 THUR Dancing Course 20 SUN 20 TUE White Wine Tasting 20 FRI 21 MO EPN 21 WED EKN 21 SAT 22 TUE 22 THUR Dancing Course 22 SUN 23 WED EKN 23 FRI 23 MO EPN 24 THUR 24 SAT Mauthausen 24 TUE 25 FRI 25 SUN 25 WED EKN 26 SAT Welcome Party 26 MO EPN 26 THUR Dancing Course 27 SUN 27 TUE 27 FRI 28 MO Adventure Park / EPN 28 WED EKN 28 SAT 29 TUE 29 THUR 29 SUN 30 WED EKN 30 FRI Berlin & Prague 30 MO EPN 31 SAT 12
December January 1 TUE Lasertag 1 FRI 2 WED EKN 2 SAT 3 THUR Dancing Course 3 SUN 4 FRI 4 MO EPN 5 SAT 5 TUE 6 SUN Ski Trip Zell 6 WED EKN 7 MO EPN 7 THUR 8 TUE 8 FRI 9 WED EKN 9 SAT WU Ball 2016 10 THUR Dancing Course 10 SUN 11 FRI 11 MO EPN 12 SAT 12 TUE 13 SUN 13 WED EKN 14 MO EPN 14 THUR 15 TUE Night Sledding 15 FRI 16 WED EKN 16 SAT 17 THUR Dancing Course 17 SUN 18 FRI 18 MO EPN 19 SAT 19 TUE 20 SUN 20 WED EKN 21 MO EPN 21 THUR 22 TUE 22 FRI 23 WED EKN 23 SAT 24 THUR 24 SUN 25 FRI 25 MO EPN 26 SAT 26 TUE 27 SUN Christmas holidays 27 WED EKN 28 MO EPN 28 THUR 29 TUE 29 FRI 30 WED EKN 30 SAT 31 THUR 31 SUN Trips Events Weekly Parties 13
Jasmin Caio Alex Flavia Roman 14 Pinar Gregor Julia Kathrin Lamija
Martin Laura Stacy Stefan Yves Laura Mathias Robert Lisa Esther 15
Trips Salzburg The birthplace of Wolfang Amadeus Mozart is the crown jewel of alpine cities. The city center is full of baroque style buildings and its scenic alpine backdrop is breathtaking. For this reason the city got an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Come with us and see this amazing typical Austrian city at the Salzach River. Included: bus ride entry to the fortress dinner Tour through Red Bull Hangar 7 amazing booklet so you can experience the other sights by yourself 55 with EBN Card ( 75 without) x October 17 th 16
x October 9 th - 11 th Budapest This trip has everything you can ask for: A great city tour, optional program during the day and time to party in the city s exciting clubs! After two great nights of partying we will then rest and relax in one of Budapet s many spas. Use the chance to become part of a big Erasmus group and spend an awesome time with us. Included: transportation to Budapest and back 2 nights in a hostel in the city center sightseeing-tour dinners club entrance fee pub crawl spa Optional: museum 135 with EBN Card ( 155 without) 17
Berlin & Prague With this trip you are killing two birds with one stone! After an active day & night in Prague we go further north to Germany s Capital Berlin - the second largest city in the European Union offers culture, history and definitely lots of fun! Included: bus ride three nights with breakfast in hostels Guided Tour through topography of Terror city tours in Berlin & Prague Three Dinners Optional Pub Crawls & Museums 199 with EBN Card ( 219 without) x October 29 th - November 1 st 18
Cracow Cracow and its surrounding area are packed with culture and history. That s also the reason why its beautiful Historic Center got classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Come and visit this magnificent Polish city with us, which had to experience a lot of setbacks in history. x November 12 th - 15 th Included: bus ride three nights with breakfast in a hostel in Cracow three dinners in typical Polish restaurants Tyskie brewery & city tour guided tour through the former extermination camp Auschwitz Visit of the salt mine/cave in Wieliczka 140 with EBN Card ( 160 without) 19
Events Find more Information about our events on our homepage and our Facebook page. You can sign up and pay for all events at our office. Welcome Dinner September 4 th Melker Stiftskeller, Schottengasse 3 Biking at Neusiedler See September 12 th 35 Adventure Park September 28 th 15 Welcome Party September 26 th at Wombat s Lounge Bar 20 All prices stated are for EBN Card holders. For prices without EBN Card check out our homepage!
Wine Tastings White Wine Tasting October 20 th Red Wine Tasting November 4 th Sweet Wine Tasting November 16 th 12 each Laser Tag December 1 We reserve the whole arena just for us! Special Prices at the bar (f.ex. beer for 2) 20 Dancing Courses Thursdays From October 15 th until December 17 th Eight Lessons at famous dancing school Dorner 45 21
Mauthausen Memorial October 24 th 40 International Dinner November 10 th 22 Night Sledding December 15 th 30 WU Ball January 9 th Become prince and princess for one night - Join one of the most famous traditions in Austria and go to the WU university s ball at the Hofburg palace. As the ÖH WU organizes this unique event you can buy tickets for it at our office.
Our office We try to provide you with the best possible help-desk service at our office located directly at the WU Campus. You can find us in the Student Center building on the ground floor. Just enter the ÖH WU and ask for our EBN office (room no. SC.0.749) at the front desk. During our office hours you can sign up for each of our events or just get information and answers to any issues that might arise during your stay in Vienna. Our office hours are Mon - Thu 11am - 1pm Messe Prater U Krieau U We are really looking forward to seeing you! 23
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" The world is a book. Who hasn't been traveling, has just seen one page! " Augustinus of Thagaste 6 th century
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