Arqus Joint Master’s Programme European Studies:

information for your studies at the University of Graz

Admission to studies
The admission process is coordinated by Leipzig University. As a Joint Programme student, you will be
enrolled at all universities. In order to start the enrollment process, you will be asked to register and to
complete your personal data in the Mobility-Online system. After verification of your documents by
Leipzig University and the completion of the admission process, the JP team will issue the admission
certificate and the visa letter (if applicable). You will receive an email once the document(s) has/have
been uploaded to the Mobility-Online system.
Most of you have already started or completed the registration process in Mobility Online. We would like to
ask those of you who have not started yet to please register for Mobility Online according to the instructions
you received by email.
There is no specific deadline until when you must complete the admission procedure in Mobility Online,
however the enrolment process should be finalized by the time of course registration (early September).

Enrollment for studies

The next step after receiving the admission letter is to enroll at the University of Graz in your respective
Master’s programme. Mobility Online will guide you through this process.
From mid-July at the earliest you will get an email with instructions. You will first have to download, sign and
upload the so called “Stammdatenblatt” (personal data sheet). As a next step you will receive the payment
information for the tuition and/or student union fee by email. After having paid the fee, you will receive a pin
code to activate your personal UNIGRAZonline (UGO) account.
Please note that course registration can only be done after enrollment.

Please come to our office in order to finalize your enrollment process when you arrive in Graz.
Please bring the originally signed data sheet (Stammdatenblatt), the originally signed application form as well
as the hard copies of your admission documents.

Visa and Residence Permit (if applicable)

Please start the application for residence permit as soon as you receive your admission letter and Visa
invitation letter. In case of questions, please contact the relevant Austrian embassy or the Welcome Center at
the University of Graz (welcome@uni-graz.at).
More information can also be found on our orientation website.

Note: Joint Programme students apply for a residence permit “student with mobility”
Joint Programme students are eligible for a residence permit 'student with mobility' for 2 years due to the
student-researcher directive of the European Union. You have to hand in an additional letter (Visa invitation
letter) from the Joint Programme team that provides additional information about your study programme.
This will allow you to get the permit for 2 years instead of 12 months.
Note: you do not need to prove the financial means for 2 years, only for 12 months.
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Health insurance
All EU/EAA students need to bring their European health insurance card to Austria as it will be valid during
their stay in Graz. Please check the expiration date before leaving for Graz.

All non-EU/EAA students are required by law to register for the Austrian health insurance upon arrival.
Assistance and further information will be provided during the Orientation sessions and can be found at:
Health and vaccinations - Orientation (uni-graz.at)

Accommodation
If you are still looking for accommodation in Graz you can find relevant information here:
Accommodation - Orientation (uni-graz.at)

Course registration:
You will have the opportunity to discuss your course selection with the academic coordinator of your Master’s
programme before the programme starts.
For contacts, please check the relevant programme website: Programmes - Joint Programmes (jointdegree.eu)
You will also find information about your academic coordinator in Mobility Online.

Online course registration will start early September. In case of a late arrival, please contact the academic
coordinator and register personally with the lecturers of the individual courses.
Courses will start October 2, 2023.
If you want to check the course offer, you can do that here: https://online.uni-graz.at
For more information, please check the document “Course search without login”.

German courses:
You have the possibility to register for a German intensive course in September before the start of the
semester and/or for German courses offered during the semester.

With “treffpunkt sprachen”, the University of Graz has its own language center for students, staff and external
participants. In most cases, the completed ECTS can be recognised as a free elective in your Master's
programme.
Information and registration: September 2023 - treffpunkt sprachen - Centre for Language, Plurilingualism and
Didactics (uni-graz.at)
Registration deadline for the intensive course: Friday, July 28, 2023

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Orientation sessions
The Joint Programme team together with the Welcome Center will offer four Orientation & Welcome sessions
for Joint Programme students:

Orientation 1 (online): We will offer 2 sessions with the same topic due to different time zones:
• September 7, 4pm (CET)

• September 8, 10am (CET)

Topics: General information (planning your arrival & to dos immediately after arrival) & course registration

Link: https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/61568566812?pwd=TXQzb2p6UEMzc056Z0pMbTdWbko2dz09

Meeting-ID: 615 6856 6812

Code: 869282

Orientation 2 (on-site): We will offer 2 sessions with the same topic due to different arrival dates
• September 19, 2pm (CET)

• September 27, 2pm (CET)

Topics: Welcome, How to organize your studies, Mobility semester, Services & Contacts, Arrival in Graz,
practical information
Room: HS 01.15 – main building – 1st floor
https://campusplan.uni-graz.at/0001010248

In our virtual orientation guide, new international students can find information about setting up your
studies as well as a lot of practical guidance.

Contact points for further questions

Joint Programme Team

Universitätsplatz 3, ground floor, 8010 Graz
jointdegrees@uni-graz.at

Regular office hours:

Monday - Friday from 9.30 am - 12 noon, Wednesday additionally from 1 - 3 pm, as well as on appointment
Office hours during course-free times:
Monday - Thursday from 10 am - 12 noon, as well as on appointment

Welcome Center
Universitätsplatz 3, 1st floor, 8010 Graz
welcome@uni-graz.at

Office hours for personal questions: Monday - Friday from 10 am - 12 noon, as well as on appointment
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