International Exchange & Erasmus Students
Program of the Orientation Week Winter Semester 2018/19
Please note that for organizational reasons some introductory courses and foreign language placements are scheduled after the Orientation Week during the lecture period.
| Time |
Place | Event | Language |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Audimax | Official Reception University President Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, Central Student Advisory Service, StuPa & AStA |
German |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am |
Audimax | Viadrina Compass Gründungszentrum Viadrina / Career Center / Mentoring / Gender Equality Office of Viadrina / Transferstelle EUV / Viadrina PeerTutoring / Viadrina Family |
German |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
GD Foyer | Questions & Answers - Coffee & Cookies Central Student Advisory Service / Department of International Affairs / Welcome / Career Center / ZSFL / IT-services / Studentenwerk / AStA & StuPa / Gründungszentrum Viadrina / University Sport / Gender Equality Office of Viadrina, Viadrina Family & Mentoring / Language Centre |
German English |
| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | GD HS1 |
Introduction for international exchange & Erasmus students
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German English |
| 7:00 pm | in front of AM | Barhopping Go out with your fellow students to the best bars in Frankfurt (Oder). We will get to know Frankfurt by night together, enjoying a Mojito at Havana Bar or a beer at the cosy WG Bar. |
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| 11:00 pm | Stuck | Party The night should not end? Let's go dancing! Free admission for all students. |
| Time |
Place | Event | Language |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | GD HS7 |
Information for all degree-seeking students of the Bachelor International Business Administration
faculty and program structure, Viadrina PeerTutoring as a service for degree-seeking students |
English |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
AM 03 | Information about foreign language education Language Centre |
German English Spanish |
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm | GD HS1 |
Information Meeting with Departmental ECTS-Coordinator
Faculty of Law |
German English |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | in front of GD | Guided City Tour | German English |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | GD Foyer, Canteen |
Get-together for all degree-seeking, exchange and visiting students Welcome reception hosted by the university vice president and the mayor of Frankfurt (Oder). Afterwards there will be live music and free draught beer. |
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| 7:00 pm | Fforst Forststr. 3&4 |
Karaoke Party at Verbuendungshaus Fforst Let's have fun and sing together to our favourite songs! |
| Time | Place |
Event
|
Language |
| 9:15 am - 10:00 am |
Audimax | Financing living & studying Information by the Studentenwerk |
German |
| 10:15 am - 12:15 pm |
GD HS1 | Virtual Life at the Viadrina Introduction to the university's online systems (viaCampus/HIS, Wi-fi, e-mail, e-learning, Moodle) |
English |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
GD 03 | Sneak-Preview: The Writing Center's Co-Writing Space discovering services, materials, working spaces and meeting Peer Writing Tutors |
German |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
AM 113 | Information and counseling for students with a disability or chronic illness |
German English |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | AM 104 | Information on study groups Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Kompetenzzentrum Lernen & Lehre Digital (KL2D) |
German |
| 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Audimax | Semester abroad, traineeship, vocational preparation Department of International Affairs, Career Center |
German English |
| 1:45 pm- 3:30 pm (departure 2:00 pm) |
boat ramp at Frankfurter Holzmarkt |
AStA Boat trip This boat trip gives you a chance to get to know people, fellow students and of course your new university town while having a drink within a nice atmosphere. You can also ask questions or just have fun for 1 ½ hours by watching our beautiful region for instance the river "Oder" and by having a cold beer. If it is not enough then zieh-nach-frankfurt.de! |
German English |
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | HG, library | Guided tour: University Library Introduction to the library and its research systems |
English |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
in front of AM | ABSOLUT(E) City Rallye - familiarize yourself with Frankfurt (Oder) Get to know your new home town as well as your fellow students. Costs: € 2 |
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| 11:00 pm | Frosch Der Club Ziegelstr. 36 |
Welcome Party for all degree-seeking, exchange and visiting students at Frosch Der Club Let's dance till the morning comes! Free admission with student card, otherwise entrance is € 3. |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | GD HS2 | Introduction to the Writing Center Find out how the Writing Center can support you as an academic writer. |
German English |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | GD HS8 |
Information Meeting with Departmental ECTS-Coordinator
Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences |
German English |
| 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
AB | Foreign language placement tests for English / Spanish / French / Ukrainian Please notice that tests do start at different times. |
|
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
GD HS7 | Workshop Online Systems (WiFi, Moodle) |
English |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | GD HS2 |
Information Meeting with Departmental ECTS-Coordinator
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics |
German English |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Bergstr. 166 | Bowling at Frankfurter Hütte You will get to know a lot of student fellows while bowling within a nice atmoshpere. Team spirit is the key word! Let's have fun. Costs: € 3 |
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| 7:30 pm | GD HS2 | "Kleines Kino" presents the film "Zwei im falschem Film" produced by Laura Lackmann, Germany 2017, 107 min, tickets: € 3 |
German |
| Kleist Forum & Kleist Museum |
October 11-21, 2018 - Kleist-Festtage Frankfurt (Oder) theater and literature festival www.kleistfesttage.de tickets: € 5 - € 20 Last minute tickets for € 5, if you arrive 5 minutes before the performance starts! |
German | |
| 7:30 pm | Kleist Forum | Weisser Raum drama by Lars Werner www.kleistfesttage.de tickets: € 18 Last minute tickets for € 5, if you arrive 5 minutes before the performance starts! |
German |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | AB | Foreign language placement tests for English / Russian / Polish / Turkish Please notice that tests start at different times. |
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| 7:30 pm | Kleist Forum | Best of Poetry Slam www.kleistfesttage.de tickets: € 15 Last minute tickets for € 5, if you arrive 5 minutes before the performance starts! |
German |
| October, 12-14, excursion for degree-seeking students to Międzyzdroje (Polish Baltic Coast) |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 11:00 am | AB | Foreign language placement tests for German Please notice that tests start at different times. |
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| 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
AB | Advice on foreign language education by the Language Centre | |
| 1:00 pm- 2:00 pm |
HG Foyer | Viadrina Family – guided campus tour and advice Family Affairs Office for students with children or close relatives in need of care |
German English |
| 3:00 pm | CP | Guided tour: Collegium Polonicum including library
|
German Polish English |
| 7:30 pm | Kleist Forum | Tschüss Muddi - Zum Abschied sag ich f*** drauf! documentary theatre www.kleistfesttage.de tickets: € 5 Last minute tickets for € 5, if you arrive 5 minutes before the performance starts! |
German |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | AB | Advice on foreign language education by the Language Centre | |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | HG, biblioteka |
Polskojęzyczne zwiedzanie biblioteki | Polish |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
GD Foyer | Information Fair "How to finance your studies in Germany" Student representative unions and initiatives |
German English |
| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm | HG, library | Guided tour: University Library Introduction to the library and its research systems |
English |
| 5:00 pm | GD 102 | Case Study Night Viadrina Consulting Group |
German |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 10:00 am | Allocation of language courses, Language Centre Remaining places in the laguage courses will be allocated from 19th October 2018 until 2nd November 2018, 6:00 pm. |
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| 1:00 pm | Logenstr. 9-10 |
Last call for language courses at the viadrina sprachen gmbh Please register for language courses personally. |
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| 7:30 pm | GD HS2 | "Kleine Kino" presents the movie "Die Erfindung der Wahrheit ("Miss Sloane")" produced by John Madden, USA 2017, 130 min, tickets: € 3 |
German |
| 7:30 pm | Kleist Forum | Gruselkabinett - Kleist in Haiti performance with Mathieu Carrière and Leah Gordon www.kleistfesttage.de tickets: € 15 Last minute tickets for € 5 if you arrive 5 minutes before performance starts! |
German |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 9:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
AB | Foreign language placement tests for remaining courses for German / French / Spanish / Russian |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
AB | Foreign language placement tests for remaining courses for Turkish / English / Ukrainian / Polish |
| Time | Place | Event | Language |
| 11:30 am - 2:30 pm |
GD Foyer | Information Fair "How to finance your studies in Germany" Student representative unions and initiatives |
German English |
