About
A club that only works if people show up for it.
IACH is a non-profit, volunteer-run association for the international community of Softwarepark Hagenberg — students, researchers, founders and employees — and for the people of Hagenberg who want to be part of it.
Where we started
International graduates leave, or don't stay long, in Upper Austria. International employees often don't feel at home. Upper Austria still lacks a well-established culture of welcoming and integration, and most bachelor's programmes still run mainly in German.
None of that is fixed by an institution on anybody's behalf. It's fixed by a community that actually exists, meets regularly, and is fun enough that people keep coming back.
What came before
IACH continues the work of the International Graduates Club Linz (IGCL), which ran from 2008 to 2022. IGCL led to the founding of Come2UA, and the association SKILL — led by former ISI student A. H. Taha — also grew out of it.
This club takes those fourteen years of experience and points them at Hagenberg specifically. The look of this site is inherited from IGCL on purpose: it is the same idea, in a new place.
What we're for
Community
Build a real community among international students, graduates and employees in Softwarepark Hagenberg — and between them and everyone else here.
Integration
Connect that community to the businesses, institutions and residents of Hagenberg and Upper Austria, so that "home" is a word that starts to apply.
Attracting people
Help make the case for Hagenberg abroad. Our members are the most credible ambassadors this place has, in their own countries and universities.
Representation
Where something is going wrong for internationals in Hagenberg, be a forum that works out proposals and takes them to the people who can act.
The space
We have a lounge and a room in the IT-Center, Softwarepark Hagenberg, open around the clock. It isn't only for events: drop in to work, study, meet colleagues or relax. No single institution is at the centre of it — everyone is part of it.
- Until 17:00
- Networking zone, café, meetings
- 17:30 – 19:30
- Events
- From 19:30
- Informal networking, board game nights
These times reflect current intent and will follow demand and the capacity of the lounge.
Who we work with
- Verein SKILL — Linz — mutual membership and events
- Come2UA — bizup
- FH OÖ International Office — Hagenberg
- Softwarepark Hagenberg
We aim for mutual membership and mutual access to events with the organisations working in this field, so that one membership goes as far as possible.
Who runs it
The board
A Romanian and an Austrian, which is roughly the point.
- Endre Szasz-Revai — President, from Romania
- Max Zösmayr — Co-President, from Austria
Registered as a non-profit association, ZVR 1215188448. The full legal details are on the Impressum.