News from the Welcome Centre 07.2026

Dear international academics,

We hope you are all doing well and staying cool during the heatwave.

We have gathered some exciting offers and event invitations for the coming weeks that we would like to share with you.

Warm regards,

Your Welcome Centre Team

P.S.: For those who are new to Passau or do not know us yet: We at the Welcome Centre are your first point of contact for all non-academic questions about life on campus and in Passau. If you need support, feel free to reach out to us. We are happy to help you and your family settle in and feel at home.

The Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS) warmly invites you to the next Networking Event for researchers: the PICAIS Coffee Talk on 7 July from 16:00 - 18:00. You will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with the PICAIS fellows in a relaxed atmosphere.

The PICAIS fellows on site are:

• Dr. Sérgio Barbosa: University of Graz, Austria
  Host: Dr. Arthur Oliveira Bueno (Chair of Political Science with a focus on Comparative Government)
• Dr. Tali Hadasa Blank: Tel Hai College, Israel
  Host: Prof. Dr. Suleika Bort (Chair of International Management and Social Entrepreneurship)
• Dr. Tariq Daradkeh: Yarmouk University, Jordan
  Host: Prof. Dr. Hermann de Meer (Chair of Computer Networks and Computer Communications)
• Prof. Dr. Camilo Peña-Ramírez: Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile
• Host: Dr. Stefan Mang (CENTOURIS - Applied Solutions)

More information on our fellows and events is available under picais.uni-passau.de/en/

We would like to invite you to join us on a trip which will take us to the Pflasterspektakel Linz. The international street performance festival is one of the largest and most diverse ones in Europe. For three days, artists from all over the world transform the city into a large open stage featuring music, acrobatics, theatre, comedy, and many other performances. You can already find an overview of the artists here.

Before joining the festival, we would like have lunch together in a restaurant in Linz. For those who want to join us from Passau, we will take the train at 11:40 from Passau Main Station (Hauptbahnhof) and travel to Linz together. The train ride takes about 1,5 hours. We kindly ask you to book your ticket in advance, for example online via the Austrian railway company ÖBB. ÖBB offers day-tickets (including all regional public transport), for example the Freizeit-Ticket OÖ for two adults and two children (under the age of 15) or the "Einfach-Raus Ticket" for two to five persons. As we are travelling to Austria, the Deutschlandticket (Germanyticket) is not valid for the trip.

The festival entrance is for free. However, as the interaction with the audience is essential to street performing and the artists receive no general salary, it is essential showing appreciation not only by applause but also by rewarding artists with a little money. Having coins with you is therefore recommended.

If you want to participate, please register for the event by sending an email to researchmobility@uni-passau.de. Please also mention if you are joining our lunch so that we can make a reservation.

Date: Friday, 24 July

Time: 11:30 on Platform 5 at Passau Main Station (Hauptbahnhof). We are taking train R50 with direction Linz, departure at 11:40. Please check the notice boards at the Main Station (Hauptbahnhof) for any changes.

Photo Pflasterspektakel Linz (Copyright: Hermann Erber)

For July, there is a special get-together for doctoral candidates: On 6 July at 16:30, there will be a dragon boat tour to the Mostbauer (cider garden)! Of couse, you are also welcome to join directly at the location by bike or other means of transportation.

Since the dragon boat can only carry 11–21 people and a guide is also needed, there will be a mandatory registration process this time and a small fee of max. 10€ per person. First come, first serve! The more participants, the cheaper the price!

To register, please sign up for the university sports course listed below. If the boat is full, you will be placed on the waiting list. If you are unable to participate after all, please let us know as soon as possible so others can take your spot. All the information is listed below.

In case of bad weather, the alternate date is 16 July. If necessary, you will be informed about changes in time.

Dragon Boat Tour to Mostbauer
Monday, 6 July 2026, meeting point 16:30 at Bootshaus, Ingling
Important: The group will row back together at about 20:30.
Mandatory registration for the sports course here (choose “Stammtisch”, group price, payment later)
Estimated Fee: max. 10€/person, to be paid in cash at the event

Please additionally register in Stud.IP.

For individual participation without joining the dragon boat team, please register here.

V.i.S.d.P.: Universität Passau, Innstraße 41, 94032 Passau
Welcome Centre, Tel.:0851/509 -1169
Contact for any queries: researchmobility@uni-passau.de