Reception booklet of AIESEC Vienna WU, AIESEC in Austria

1. 1
in austria
Reception Booklet
LC Vienna WU

2. Welcome to LC
Vienna WU
2
Dear Intern,
congratulations for being matched as an EP of LC Vienna WU.
Soon your journey to live in the world’s most qualitative city
is going to start, and we hope you are as excited as we are
to welcome you into our lovely LC.
To make everything as smooth as possible for you, we prepared
this reception booklet for you. In here, we put everything that
we think you might need and is useful for your stay with us.
If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to
contact us! I hope you enjoy reading this, see you soon
On behalf on LC Vienna WU,
Sarah Bonta, VP ICX GCDP 13/14

3. 3
Table of Content
AIESEC in Austria 4
Your Local Committee - WU 5
How do we work? 6
A Rough Guide to Vienna 8
Transportation 11
Accommodation 14
Money 16
Phone 18
Some last bits 19
And now 21

4. AIESEC

5. in

6. Austria

7. was

8. established

9. in

10. 1952,

11. just

12. 4

13. years

14.
after

15. AIESEC

16. was

17. founded,

18. with

19. the

20. first

21. LC

22. being

23. Lc

24.
Vienna

25. WU

26. (

27. yup,

28. that’s

29. our

30. LC)

31. !
Currently

32. we

33. have

34. 2

35. LCs

36. in

37. Vienna:

38. LC

39. Vienna

40. WU

41.
(

42. University

43. of

44. Business

45. and

46. Economics)

47. and

48. LC

49. Vienna

50. UV

51.
(

52. Main

53. University).

54. Both

55. of

56. them

57. have

58. around

59. 110

60.
members,

61. while

62. the

63. rest

64. of

65. the

66. LCs

67. have

68. between

69. 20

70. -

71.
50,

72. making

73. it

74. around

75. 400

76. active

77. AIESECers

78. in

79. Austria.
4
in austria
FACTS
existing since 1952
6 LCs ( 2 x Vienna, Linz, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck) ) and 1 IG ( Klagenfurt)
a national member committee ( based in Vienna)

80. Your Local Committee:
So, where can you find us?
Located

81. at

82. university,

83. we

84. have

85. our

86. office

87. in

88. the

89.
Student

90. Centre

91. (SC).

92. It’s

93. above

94. the

95. OEH

96. on

97. the

98. first

99.
floor

100. -

101. the

102. OEH

103. is

104. the

105. biggest

106. student

107. organisation

108.
present

109. at

110. the

111. university,

112. representing

113. the

114. student

115. body

116.
and

117. their

118. interests.

119.
5
vienna WU
Address:
Wirtschaftsuniversitaet

120. Wien
Welthandelsplatz

121. 1
1020

122. Wien

123.
Phone:
0043

124. 1

125. 313

126. 364

127. 873

128. Transport:
U2

129. to

130. Krieau

131. How do we work? And what does that mean
for you?
At

132. LC

133. Vienna

134. WU,

135. the

136. team

137. who

138. is

139. designing

140. your

141.
experience

142. is

143. the

144. Quality

145. Team.

146. For

147. example,

148. every

149. week

150.
we

151. have

152. a

153. special

154. event

155. for

156. our

157. interns,

158. to

159. get

160. together

161.
and

162. have

163. some

164. fun.

165. You

166. are

167. warmly

168. invited

169. to

170. join

171. us!
To

172. really

173. take

174. care

175. of

176. you

177. and

178. make

179. sure

180. you

181. have

182. the

183.
best

184. possible

185. experience,

186. we

187. established

188. a

189. buddy

190. system

191.
and

192. by

193. now,

194. you

195. should

196. know

197. the

198. name

199. of

200. your

201. buddy

202. at

203.
least.If

204. this

205. is

206. not

207. the

208. case,

209. please

210. contact

211. us

212.
immediately

213. so

214. you’ll

215. be

216. matched

217. with

218. your

219. buddy.

220. Your

221.
buddy

222. is

223. your

224. main

225. contact

226. person

227. with

228. the

229. LC

230. before

231.
your

232. arrival

233. and

234. help

235. you

236. out

237. in

238. your

239. first

240. few

241. days

242. in

243.
Vienna

244. so

245. you

246. don’t

247. get

248. lost.

249. For

250. any

251. questions

252. please

253.
get

254. in

255. contact

256. with

257. your

258. buddy,

259. they

260. will

261. be

262. more

263. than

264.
happy

265. to

266. help

267. you

268. and

269. cannot

270. wait

271. to

272. get

273. to

274. know

275. you.

276.
Not

277. only

278. your

279. buddies

280. are

281. excited,

282. but

283. also

284. the

285. entire

286. LC.

287.
Every

288. week,

289. we

290. have

291. our

292. Local

293. Committee

294. Meeting,

295.
meaning

296. we

297. get

298. together

299. and

300. discuss

301. important

302. issues,

303.
give

304. updates

305. and

306. just

307. have

308. fun.

309. We

310. would

311. love

312. for

313. you

314. to

315.
join

316. us,

317. since

318. you

319. are

320. now

321. part

322. of

323. our

324. LC.

325. It’s

326. an

327.
6

328. excellent

329. opportunity

330. to

331. get

332. to

333. know

334. people

335. in

336. Vienna,

337.
make

338. a

339. bunch

340. of

341. wonderful

342. friends

343. and

344. start

345. making

346. the

347.
best

348. out

349. of

350. your

351. time

352. in

353. Vienna.

354. There’ll

355. be

356. a

357. Facebook

358.
Event

359. each

360. week,

361. and

362. we

363. will

364. make

365. sure

366. to

367. invite

368. you

369.
but

370. just

371. to

372. make

373. sure

374. your

375. buddy

376. will

377. also

378. make

379. sure

380.
that

381. you

382. know

383. when

384. it

385. is

386. happening.
If

387. you

388. have

389. any

390. more

391. questions,

392. feel

393. free

394. to

395. approach

396.
your

397. buddy

398. and

399. he

400. will

401. help

402. you

403. answer

404. all

405. of

406. them!

407.
We

408. cannot

409. wait

410. till

411. you

412. arrive

413. in

414. Vienna,

415. and

416. we

417. finally

418.
get

419. to

420. know

421. you

422. :)

423.
7

424. A rough guide to
Vienna

425. is

426. the

427. capital

428. and

429. largest

430. city

431. of

432. Austria,

433. and

434. one

435.
of

436. the

437. nine

438. states

439. of

440. Austria.

441. Vienna

442. is

443. Austria's

444.
primary

445. city,

446. with

447. a

448. population

449. of

450. about

451. 1.731

452. million

453.
(2.4

454. million

455. within

456. the

457. metropolitan

458. area,

459. more

460. than

461.
20%

462. of

463. Austria's

464. population),

465. and

466. is

467. by

468. far

469. the

470. largest

471.
city

472. in

473. Austria,

474. as

475. well

476. as

477. its

478. cultural,

479. economic,

480. and

481.
political

482. centre.

483. It

484. is

485. the

486. 9th-largest

487. city

488. by

489. population

490.
within

491. city

492. limits

493. in

494. the

495. European

496. Union.

497. Vienna

498. is

499. host

500.
to

501. many

502. major

503. international

504. organizations,

505. including

506.
the

507. United

508. Nations

509. and

510. OPEC.

511. The

512. city

513. lies

514. in

515. the

516. east

517. of

518.
Austria

519. and

520. is

521. close

522. to

523. the

524. borders

525. of

526. the

527. Czech

528.
Republic,

529. Slovakia,

530. and

531. Hungary.

532. Along

533. with

534. nearby

535.
Bratislava,

536. Vienna

537. forms

538. a

539. metropolitan

540. region

541. with

542.
3

543. million

544. inhabitants.

545. In

546. 2001,

547. the

548. city

549. centre

550. was

551.
designated

552. a

553. UNESCO

554. World

555. Heritage

556. Site.
Apart

557. from

558. being

559. regarded

560. as

561. the

562. City

563. of

564. Music

565. because

566.
of

567. its

568. musical

569. legacy,

570. Vienna

571. is

572. also

573. said

574. to

575. be

576. The

577. City

578.
of

579. Dreams

580. because

581. it

582. was

583. home

584. to

585. the

586. world's

587. first

588.
8
vienna

589. psycho-analyst

590. -

591. Sigmund

592. Freud.

593. The

594. city's

595. roots

596. lie

597. in

598.
early

599. Celtic

600. and

601. Roman

602. settlements

603. that

604. transformed

605.
into

606. a

607. Medieval

608. and

609. Baroque

610. city,

611. the

612. capital

613. of

614. the

615.
Austro-Hungarian

616. Empire.

617. It

618. is

619. well

620. known

621. for

622. playing

623. an

624.
essential

625. role

626. as

627. a

628. leading

629. European

630. Music

631. Centre,

632. from

633.
the

634. great

635. age

636. of

637. Viennese

638. Classicism

639. through

640. the

641. early

642.
part

643. of

644. the

645. 20th

646. century.

647. The

648. Historic

649. centre

650. of

651. Vienna

652.
is

653. rich

654. in

655. architectural

656. ensembles,

657. including

658. Baroque

659.
castles

660. and

661. gardens,

662. as

663. well

664. as

665. the

666. late-19th-century

667.
Ringstrasse

668. lined

669. with

670. grand

671. buildings,

672. monuments

673. and

674.
parks.
Each

675. year

676. since

677. 2005,

678. Vienna

679. has

680. been

681. the

682. world's

683. number

684.
one

685. destination

686. for

687. international

688. congresses

689. and

690.
conventions.Vienna

691. attracts

692. about

693. five

694. million

695. tourists

696.
a

697. year.
To

698. really

699. make

700. the

701. most

702. out

703. of

704. your

705. time

706. in

707. Vienna

708. we

709.
also

710. recommend

711. you

712. to

713. buy

714. a

715. guide

716. book.
9

717. Some

718. famous

719. sights

720. include:
The

721. imperial

722. palace

723. -

724. Hofburg

725.
Spanish

726. Riding

727. School
Anker

728. Clock
St.

729. Stephen’s

730. Cathedral
Secession
Otto

731. Wagner’s

732. stadtbahn

733. Pavilions

734.
Vienna

735. Museum

736. Karlsplatz
The

737. Viennese

738. Heurige
The

739. Gloriette
Schoenbrunn

740. Zoo
Schoenbrunn

741. Palace
St.

742. Charles

743. Church
vienna

744. State

745. Opera
Belvedere
Museumsquartier
National

746. Theater
The

747. Prater
The

748. Danube

749. Tower
and

750. many,

751. many

752. parks,

753. traditional

754. Viennese

755. coffee

756.
houses

757. and

758. beautiful

759. houses

760. lining

761. the

762. streets.

763. To

764. find

765.
out

766. more

767. please

768. visit:

769. http://www.wien.info/en/
sightseeing
10

770. in Vienna :
Public

771. transportation

772. is

773. provided

774. by

775. Wiener

776. Linien.

777. There

778.
are

779. buses,

780. trams

781. and

782. an

783. underground

784. system

785. (

786. see

787. map

788.
below)

789. -

790. which

791. makes

792. it

793. pretty

794. easy,

795. quick

796. and

797.
convenient

798. to

799. get

800. from

801. one

802. place

803. to

804. another.

805.
11
transportation

806. There

807. is

808. a

809. range

810. of

811. tickets

812. you

813. can

814. buy,

815. depending

816. on

817.
how

818. long

819. you

820. want

821. to

822. stay

823. in

824. Vienna,

825. but

826. if

827. you

828. stay

829. at

830.
least

831. a

832. year,

833. the

834. cheapest

835. option

836. is

837. to

838. get

839. the

840.
‘Jahreskarte’

841. (‘Yearly

842. card’)

843. which

844. is

845. €365,

846. do

847. exactly

848.
€1

849. per

850. day

851. to

852. travel

853. as

854. much

855. as

856. you

857. want

858. and

859. need.

860.
If

861. you

862. don’t

863. stay

864. that

865. long,

866. it’s

867. best

868. to

869. get

870. a

871. monthly

872.
card

873. each

874. month

875. for

876. €45,

877. which

878. gives

879. you

880. unlimited

881.
travel

882. for

883. a

884. month.

885. Of

886. course,

887. there

888. is

889. also

890. weekly,

891. daily

892.
and

893. single

894. tickets,

895. however

896. they

897. are

898. a

899. lot

900. more

901.
expensive.

902. Again,

903. ask

904. your

905. buddy

906. to

907. help

908. you

909. get

910. one

911.
which

912. is

913. best

914. for

915. you.

916.
It

917. is

918. of

919. course

920. possible

921. to

922. travel

923. by

924. taxi,

925. however,

926. this

927.
is

928. very

929. expensive

930. in

931. Vienna

932. or

933. by

934. bike,

935. which

936. is

937. quite

938. a

939.
popular

940. choice

941. here

942. if

943. your

944. destinations

945. are

946. not

947. too

948. far

949.
apart.
After

950. a

951. night

952. out,

953. it

954. really

955. depends

956. on

957. your

958. budget.

959.
From

960. Sunday

961. to

962. Thursday

963. night,

964. there

965. are

966. night

967. busses

968.
running

969. to

970. every

971. destination,

972. however

973. it

974. might

975. take

976. you

977.
a

978. while

979. to

980. get

981. home.

982. Some

983. people

984. rather

985. take

986. a

987. taxi

988.
then,

989. but

990. it

991. depends

992. if

993. you

994. want

995. to

996. pay

997. for

998. it.

999.
From

1000. Friday

1001. night

1002. to

1003. Saturday

1004. night

1005. the

1006. underground

1007. is

1008.
running

1009. all

1010. night,

1011. so

1012. there

1013. shouldn’t

1014. be

1015. a

1016. problem

1017. for

1018.
you

1019. getting

1020. home.
12

1021. in Austria:
Are

1022. you

1023. also

1024. planning

1025. to

1026. travel

1027. in

1028. Austria?

1029. The

1030. national

1031.
rail

1032. network

1033. is

1034. called

1035. ‘OEBB’,

1036. which

1037. is

1038. the

1039. abbreviation

1040.
for

1041. Oesterreichische

1042. Bundesbahn,

1043. Austrian

1044. National

1045. Rail.

1046.
All

1047. cities

1048. and

1049. places

1050. of

1051. interest

1052. in

1053. Austria

1054. are

1055. served,

1056.
and

1057. especially

1058. from

1059. Vienna

1060. you

1061. can

1062. get

1063. non-stop

1064. services

1065.
to

1066. all

1067. major

1068. cities.

1069.
The

1070. tickets

1071. can

1072. be

1073. quite

1074. expensive,

1075. however,

1076. to

1077. help

1078. this

1079.
problem,

1080. we

1081. advise

1082. you

1083. to

1084. get

1085. the

1086. OEBB

1087. RailCard

1088. 26,

1089. a

1090.
special

1091. discount

1092. card

1093. for

1094. €20

1095. which

1096. gives

1097. you

1098. 50%

1099.
discount

1100. on

1101. all

1102. journeys.

1103. All

1104. you

1105. need

1106. is

1107. a

1108. passport

1109.
picture,

1110. and

1111. the

1112. €20.

1113. If

1114. you

1115. want

1116. one,

1117. just

1118. ask

1119. your

1120.
buddy

1121. to

1122. help

1123. you

1124. out

1125. a

1126. little!
13

1127. Accommodation

1128. will

1129. be

1130. provided

1131. and

1132. paid

1133. for

1134. by

1135. the

1136. NGO

1137.
you

1138. are

1139. working

1140. for,

1141. or

1142. by

1143. the

1144. project

1145. you

1146. are

1147. taking

1148.
part

1149. in.

1150. Depending

1151. on

1152. your

1153. project

1154. or

1155. work,

1156. you

1157. will

1158. stay

1159.
in

1160. a

1161. hostel,

1162. an

1163. apartment,

1164. in

1165. a

1166. student

1167. dormitory

1168. or

1169.
with

1170. a

1171. host

1172. family.
You

1173. will

1174. have

1175. to

1176. pay

1177. for

1178. your

1179. own

1180. accommodation,

1181.
however

1182. we

1183. will

1184. help

1185. you

1186. find

1187. it.

1188. FOr

1189. this,

1190. it

1191. is

1192. very

1193.
important

1194. that

1195. you

1196. provide

1197. us

1198. with

1199. exactly

1200. what

1201. you

1202.
want.

1203. However,

1204. to

1205. set

1206. the

1207. right

1208. expectations,

1209. it

1210. is

1211. very

1212.
expensive

1213. to

1214. live

1215. in

1216. Vienna,

1217. and

1218. therefore

1219. we

1220. decided

1221. to

1222.
set

1223. a

1224. minimum

1225. amount

1226. of

1227. money

1228. you

1229. have

1230. to

1231. spend

1232. on

1233.
accommodation

1234. each

1235. month

1236. depending

1237. on

1238. where

1239. you

1240.
want

1241. to

1242. stay.

1243. So,

1244. for

1245. a

1246. student

1247. dormitory,

1248. we

1249. need

1250. at

1251.
least

1252. €250

1253. -

1254. 300,

1255. for

1256. a

1257. shared

1258. flat

1259. €350

1260. -

1261. 450

1262. and

1263. if

1264.
14
accommodation
GCDP
GIP

1265. you

1266. want

1267. our

1268. own

1269. flat,

1270. you’ll

1271. need

1272. to

1273. pay

1274. €550

1275. -

1276. 650.

1277.
These

1278. prices

1279. are

1280. all

1281. per

1282. month,

1283. so

1284. please

1285. communicate

1286. to

1287.
your

1288. buddy

1289. what

1290. it

1291. is

1292. you

1293. are

1294. looking

1295. for

1296. with

1297. the

1298.
salary

1299. you’ll

1300. receive.
Also

1301. be

1302. aware

1303. that

1304. both

1305. you

1306. and

1307. your

1308. buddy

1309. will

1310. be

1311.
looking

1312. for

1313. flats,

1314. therefore

1315. here

1316. are

1317. some

1318. links

1319. that

1320.
might

1321. help

1322. you:
For

1323. dorms:
http://www.studium.at/studentenheime/wien

1324. (in

1325.
German)
For

1326. flats/

1327. shared

1328. flats:
http://www.bazar.at/wien-wohnungen-anzeigen,dir,1,cId,
14,fc,9,loc,9,tp,0,at,0

1329. (in

1330. German)
http://derstandard.at/Immobilien

1331. (in

1332. German)

1333.
In

1334. the

1335. end,

1336. your

1337. buddy

1338. should

1339. present

1340. you

1341. with

1342. 2

1343. -

1344. 4

1345.
places

1346. of

1347. living

1348. you

1349. can

1350. choose

1351. from

1352. ,

1353. depending

1354. on

1355. your

1356.
requirements.

1357. Please

1358. provide

1359. him

1360. with

1361. an

1362. answer

1363. as

1364. soon

1365.
as

1366. possible

1367. so

1368. we

1369. can

1370. make