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Welcome to Vienna 2013 Summer Semester Welcome to Vienna 2013 Summer Semester CEMS Club Vienna is happy to have you! WELCOME TO VIENNA GUIDE WELCOME TO VIENNA TABLE OF CONTENT Table of content .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Welcome to Vienna .................................................................................................................................................... 2 WU Specific Information ........................................................................................................................................... 3 How to reach the university (WU)? ..................................................................................................................... 3 Campus Map ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Book and Copy Shops near the WU .................................................................................................................... 4 Restaurants near WU ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Bars near WU .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 CEMS Office ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 CEMS Club Vienna Office ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Other WU Service Centres ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Important WU Features / Links ............................................................................................................................ 8 WU Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................................................ 9 CEMS Club Vienna Specific Information .............................................................................................................. 10 CEMS Club Vienna Board ................................................................................................................................... 10 CEMSational Events this semester ..................................................................................................................... 10 CEMS Locations .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Vienna Specific Information ................................................................................................................................... 13 Metro Plan & Ticket information ....................................................................................................................... 13 Coffee houses ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 Sights of Vienna ................................................................................................................................................... 16 Possible weekend trips ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Summer Section ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 Donauinselfest (Danube Island Festival) 2013 ................................................................................................. 19 Strandbar Herrmann ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Tel Aviv Beach ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Sports ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 CEMS Sports Groups ............................................................................................................................................ 20 USI University Sports Courses ............................................................................................................................ 20 Gyms & Fitness ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 1/20 WELCOME TO VIENNA GUIDE WELCOME TO VIENNA Dear CEMSies, The CEMS Club Vienna sends a warm welcome to all of you coming to WU Wien in our beautiful city of Vienna this semester. As the local networking platform between corporate partners, CEMS Alumni and CEMS students we combine the academic program with corporate partners and social networking events. Highlight events of every semester include corporate events such as CEMSational Drinks with or company visits and social events like the Welcome Week, our traditional Running Dinner and various cultural events in the beautiful city of Vienna. To make the first days around Vienna a little easier, we put together this Welcome Guide for you, where you will find the most important information about the WU and its surroundings, CCV specific information (Locations and CEMSational Events that are already planned), and information on Vienna (public transportation system, sights, possible weekend-trips, traditional Viennese coffee houses). If you want to engage actively in the CCV, please come and join our first meeting of the semester on March 06, 6.00 pm in the CEMS Club Office (UZA 1, 1st floor, Core B, Institute of Change Management). Further meetings will be announced short-termed. We are convinced that your semester in Vienna will be a blast and are looking very much forward to meeting you all soon. Yours truly, CEMS Club Vienna Check our website: www.cems.at E-Mail us: [email protected] oin us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CEMS-Club-Vienna/343561228451 Join us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/118338251928367081115/posts 2/20 WELCOME TO VIENNA GUIDE WU SPECIFIC INFORMATION How to reach the university (WU)? There are three possible ways to reach WU (main building) 1) The subway lines U4 (green) and U6 (brown) stop at ‘Spittelau’. Leave the station by the exit marked ‘Wirtschaftsuniversität’. 2) The tramway line D stops right in front of the main WU building at ‘Liechtenwerder Platz’. The tramway lines 37 and 38 pass nearby, both stop at ‘Nussdorfer Straße’ (a 5 minute walk from WU). 3) The bus lines 35A and 37A stops in front of the side entrance to WU at ‘Spittelau’. Bus (35A + 37A) Tram Subway (Line D) (U4 + U6) Click the following link to find the Vienna public transport plans: http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal/ep/channelView.do/pageTypeId/9082/channelId/-32766 3/20 WELCOME TO VIENNA GUIDE Campus Map The WU is divided in several buildings (UZA 1, UZA 2, UZA3, UZA 4, Library and Kolpinghaus. The UZA 1 is the main building where the majority of the seminars and classes take place. This building is divided in 4 blocks (A, B, C and D and 5 floors). Example: SR 5.48 (D) The SR stands for ‘seminar room’ – it is located in the 5th floor, section D. The number after the dot, i.e. 48 represents the number of the seminar room on that particular floor. UZA 2 UZA 4 (PC lab) (mainly language courses) UZA 1 (Main building) UZA 1 (Main entrance) Library Kolpinghaus UZA 3 Book and Copy Shops near the WU There are a few copy shops and book shops near the university: The ‘Kopierkeller’ and ‘Facultas’ (below the stairs) are the copy shops that are in walking distance. At Facultas, you can also get office materials for your classes. The ‘Facultas’ (opposite of the WU main entrance) and ‘Management Book Store (MBS)’ have the majority of the books and scripts you will need for your classes. Facultas Kopierkeller (Book Store) (Copy Store) Facultas Management (Copy Shop) Book Store 4/20 WELCOME TO VIENNA GUIDE Restaurants near WU Aldente: Italian restaurant nearby the university (next to The Roast) Augasse 21, 1090 Vienna (www.aldente.at) Blaustern: Coffee place and restaurant near the university Döblinger Gürtel 2, 1090 Vienna (www.blaustern.at) Neunerbräu: Restaurant near the university with student prices, daily changing lunch menu Liechtenwerderplatz 2, 1090 Vienna (www.neunerbraeu.at) Selbstverständlich: Restaurant near the university with student prices, daily changing lunch menu Augasse 25, 1090 Vienna (www.selbstverstaendlich.at) The Roast: Coffee and Bagel place (but also regular meals), daily changing lunch menu Augasse 21, 1090 Vienna (www.the-roast.com) In addition to these restaurants, you will find a range of kebap and noodle stands on the way to the subway and tram stations. Neunerbräu Blaustern Aldente Selbst- The Roast verständlich (SV) Bars near WU Neunerbräu: Restaurant near the university with student prices, daily changing lunch menu Liechtenwerderplatz 2, 1090 Vienna (www.neunerbraeu.at) Shiraz: A bar very often used
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