
Hello, everybody!
Welcome to the website of Innsbruck Goes International, the organisation of an psychology exchange.
To all IGI Guests, Hosts & IGI Enthusiasts,
the international restrictions to slow down the distribution of COVID-19 challenge the whole world. Because of the uncertain time of the lock-down here in Austria we sadly decided to call off the event this May 15th to 21st 2020.
For us – the IGI Team – this decision was really hard not only because we like to organize the event but also because we would love to spend this wonderful week with every single one of you.
We are now looking forward to IGI week 2021!
We wish you just the best & stay healthy!
Your Innsbruck goes International-Team
Idea
We are a group of students from the Department of Psychology in Innsbruck who are organizing an Exchange Week.
Our idea is to invite psychology students from different countries. In total there will be around 30 international guests who will be staying with other psychology students in Innsbruck.
Based on our experience, we will offer you a program wich will contain different activities such as guest lectures, city tours, hiking trips or other day trips. The social and interactive aspects of our program are the welcome dinner, the personal exchange with local students, the development of a social network, and further great activities.
Concept
The international exchange week of psychology at the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck will take place from May 15th to May 21st, 2020 for the 13th time. Within this project psychology students from different universities will be invited to Innsbruck to get to know the Tyrolean culture, the city of Innsbruck and our academic life. The aim is to create an intercultural, social and professional exchange between psychology students. The exchange program is organized by students of the University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the Council of Psychology. In the past aprox. 30 students from several universities took part in this project and this year we would like to invite the same number of students to come to Innsbruck. Our international guests will be hosted free of charge by psychology students, who will also be invited to take part in the programme. The participation fee for each student is 95 euros.
It is very important to us to enable students without the financial means to enjoy this week-long trip to Innsbruck, too.
Innsbruck
Innsbruck, also known as the capital of the Alps, is located directly at the foot of the mountains. With its 30.000 students, who come here from all over Europe and make a fifth of the town’s population, Innsbruck is a young city shaped by university, mountain sports, art, and nightlife. Discover the unique combination of a historic old town, modern architecture, mountains, and nature. The city and its mountains invite you to an unforgettable stay and offer endless activities such as rock climbing, hiking, rafting, workshops, a first-hand experience of the Tyrolean culture, and much more.
The thriving student life can be found everywhere around town: Next to the various faculties, which are spread over the whole city, Innsbruck has many student initiatives, locations for performing arts, pubs, and clubs. Many of these are located in the legendary ‚Bögen‘, a railroad viaduct where each arch is occupied by a club, a bar, or a gallery. Directly in the heart of the city, reached by foot in only five minutes, there is a cable car that takes you up to the top of the Nordkette – to 2250m.
Innsbruck is waiting for you!
Team

Kathi
Age: 24
Studies: Master’s degree program (3th Term)
„I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list” – Susan Sonntag

Monia
Age: 23
Studies: Master’s degree program (1st Term)
„If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway.’“ – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

David
Age: 24
Studies: Master’s degree program (3rd Term)
“I’m glad we’re having a rehearsal dinner. I rarely practice my meals before I eat.” – Chandler Bing

Minou
Age: 20
Studies: Bachelor’s degree program (1st Term)
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai

Pia
Age: 24
Studies: Master’s degree program (1st Term)
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” – Dalai Lama

Marie
Age: 23
Studies: Master’s degree program (1st Term)
“Did you just fall? No, I was just checking if gravity still works.”

Lara
Age: 21
Studies: Bachelor’s degree program (4th Term)
“Study tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport.Get on a plane. Never return.”

Katharina
Age: 25
Studies: Master’s degree program (6th Term)
“It’ll all be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”

Paula
Age: 24
Studies: Master’s degree program (1st Term)
“You might think I’m small but I have a whole universe in my mind” – Yoko Ono

Fee
Age: 22
Studies: Bachelor’s degree program (4th Term)
“Once a year go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama

Josi
Age: 23
Studies: Master’s degree program (1st Term)
“When nothing goes right, go left.”

Christin
Age: 23
Studies: Masters’s degree program (1st Term)
“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling” – Margaret Lee Runbeck

Stefano
Age: 24
Studies: Master’s degree program (3rd Term)
“Saying it ain’t fair, over and over again while you stand in front of a wrecking ball is kinda senseless, I think.”
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Program of 2019
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7:30 pm — 11:00 pm
Welcome Dinner [Uni, tba]
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10:00 am — 4:00 pm
Lectures [Uni, lecture hall]
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6:30 pm — 2:00 am
Running Dinner – You are going to eat 3 differten courses at 3 different places [Maria-Theresien-Straße, Rathausgalerien]
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11:00 am — 2:00 pm
Quality white sausage Breakfast from a local butcher [Spielraum, Franz-Fischer-Straße 12]
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2:30 pm — 6:00 pm
City Rallye [University]
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9:00 am — 4:00 pm
Action Day – Climbing high rope course [Bus station near SoWi]
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7:30 pm — 4:00 am
Pub Quiz [Café Weli,Bögen]
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9:45 am — 3:00 pm
Hiking [Hungerburg – viewing platform]in case of bad weather–> check facebook
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7:00 pm — 10:00 pm
Psychlogy meets Cinema [Uni, Hörsaal]
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10:45 am — 4:00 pm
Psychology and Beyond – Workshops [SOWI, Main entrance]
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10:00 pm — 4:00 am
Exchange Party [PMK, on the dancefloor]
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11:45 am — 2:00 pm
Hangover Brunch [Mehrzweckraum, Uni]]
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5:25 pm — 2:00 am
Farewell Dinner [Train station, Innsbruck]
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Departure
Lectures of 2019
Well-being of Children in the long-term aftermath of a Traumatic Event: A Cross-Cultural Comparison (India/Europe)
by Dr. Silvia Exenberger-Vanham
Dr. Exenberger-Vanham is a clinical and health psychologist working at the department of psychotraumatology and traumatherapy at the Medical University of Innsbruck. She is researching on resilience and trauma with a special focus on culture sensitivity.
Being Human. Bridging the Gap between the Sciences of Body and Mind (exact title to be announced)
by Dr. Gerhard Medicus
Medicus is an evolutionary thinking psychiatrist and human ethologist, who is teaching at the Leopold-Franzens University and Medical University Innsbruck. Since the 90s he was researching and living among several aboriginal peoples in Oceania and Africa. His lecture textbook: Being Human – Bridging the Gap between the Sciences of Body and Mind.
Psycho-Social Support and Psychological First Aid: Support during and after severe Incidents and Disasters
by Michael Lindenthal
Mr. Lindenthal is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Innsbruck. He is researching and working on several projects on crisis intervention and psychological first aid together with Barbara Juen and the Austrian Red Cross.
Mission Order: Emergency!
by Raimund Alber
Mr. Alber is a clinical psychologist from Tyrol, working for Doctors Without Borders since 2015. He participated in several missions in Jordan, Bangladesh, South Sudan and Cameroon.
Workshops 2019
11:00 – 13:00
Music and Emotion
by Hannah Strauß
Thanatopsychology
by Daniel Spitzenstätter
Improvisation theather
by Lilian Tseng
14:00 – 16:00
Environmental Psychology
by Max Specht
Five-phases dance
by Lucia Winkelmann
Improvisation theater
by Lilian Tseng
Take part!
Become a guest
We invite all foreign psychology students to be our guest & spend a fabulous week in Innsbruck with us! So if we have sparked your interest to be a part of Innsbruck Goes International , apply to our exchange program by filling in this guest participation form. Afterwards we will send you an Email with all related information.
Become a host
We are also looking for ambitious psychology students in Innsbruck who are passionate about introducing our guests to the culture & student life of Innsbruck and are willing to host one (or more) guests during the period of the exchange week. Of course you are also invited to take part in all the activities of our program.
FAQs
What is included in the 95€?
What is not included in the 95€?
How much money do I have to bring?
You have to bring enough money for food, nightlife in Innsbruck, and public transfer.
How can I pay the 95€?
After you applied, you can transfer the money to a bank account we send you via mail. You also have the possibility to send us the money via PayPal. Please note that this option requests an extra fee of 3.15 Euro (total: 98.15 Euro):
If I pay via PayPal, why do I have to pay 98.15€?
Because the services of PayPal requires a fee of 3.15€
Refund Policy
Where will I stay in Innsbruck?
When will I know where exactly I will be staying?
What happens after I’ve got the contact information of my host?
What clothes do I need to bring to Innsbruck?
What do I have to bring besides clothes?
What is important to know before coming to Innsbruck?
Warsaw Goes International
We would love you to check out our polish friends program Warsaw Goes International as well. Please visit their website at https://warsawgoesinternational.strony.psych.uw.edu.pl/
© 2019 IGI
Contact: innsbruckgoesinternational@uibk.ac.at