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Wer willst du morgen sein? Unter diesem Motto läuft der Welcome Day bereits seit vergangenem Jahr. Fotos: Uni Graz/Tzivanopoulos

Der Welcome Day zog Massen an: Mehr als 1000 StudienanfängerInnen waren gekommen, um ihre Universität näher kennenzulernen

Der 26. September 2019 wird der Universität Graz lange in Erinnerung bleiben. Es ist jener Tag, an dem die Universität die Pforten ihrer neuen Bibliothek erstmals für die Öffentlichkeit öffnete. Und es ist jener Tag, an dem der Welcome Day wieder einen BesucherInnenrekord aufstellte: Mehr als 1100 StudienanfängerInnen waren gekommen, um ihre künftige Universität näher kennenzulernen. Insgesamt wurden 1.900 Workshopplätze vergeben, davon alleine 300 zum Thema Studienbeginn.

Alles auf einen Blick
Serviceeinrichtungen der Universität präsentierten am Welcome Day ihr Angebot rund um den Studierendenalltag. Und das gesammelt an einem Ort, in der Aula. Spezial-Touren führten die Studierenden über den Campus und in Workshops konnten sie gezielt Hintergrundinfos zu verschiedenen Themen bekommen. Das Studieninfoservice der Universität Graz, 4 students, ist übrigens das ganze Jahr über für die Studierenden erreichbar und steht mit Rat und Tat zur Seite. Nähere Infos unter http://studieren.uni-graz.at

Konstantin Tzivanopoulos

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