Welcome Events for PhD students and supervisors

Get introduced

The VISESS-wide Welcome & Intro events aim to introduce new, current and prospective VISESS students and supervisors to the doctoral school and its activities. Get to know the doctoral school, learn about the PhD programme and school activities, get introduced to the VISESS Seminar series and connect with other PhD students and supervisors over snacks and drinks. The VISESS-wide Welcome & Intro events take place each semester complementary to the university-wide PhD Orientation Week, which takes place every year in the winter semester.

VISESS-wide Welcome & Intro Event

The next Welcome Event will take place in October 2025.

Programme:

  • Welcome
    (VISESS Director)
  • Introduction to the Doctoral Programme, Key Milestones, School Activities, Support Structures
    (VISESS Team)
  • Introduction to the VISESS Seminar Series and Big Picture Talk Series
    (VISESS Seminar Team)
  • Get-Together with snacks and drinks

Pre-register here. If you have registered for the VISESS Seminar series via u:find for the respective semester, no further registration is required.

We look forward to seeing you there!

University-wide PhD Orientation Week

Save the Date:
29.09.2025 - 1.10.2025

The aim of the university-wide PhD Orientation Week is to help new doctoral candidates to orientate themselves at the University of Vienna. They take place at the beginning of each winter semester. At this event new PhD students will receive important information concerning the doctorate, make first contacts with established researchers and peers, and get to know the University of Vienna.

Inform yourself about the next PhD Orientation Week here.