Austrian Higher Education

General Information on Studying in Austria

Austrian Institutions

Austrian Summer Schools

The Bologna Process

The following pages have been designed to provide information on Austrian education, in particular higher education, as well as to give an overview on general aspects of living in this country for anyone who is planning on studying, teaching, or conducting research in Austria.

Study and Research in Austria…in a nutshell
Information leaflet (4 p.) prepared by the Austrian Exchange Service (OEAD).

Austria Welcomes You – A brief Guide to Educational Opportunities for International Students
Detailed Information brochure (100 pp.) for international students, who are interested in studying in Austria, published by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research in cooperation with the Austrian Exchange Service.

Higher Education in Austria 2009/10 (74 pp.)
Overview of study options as well as important addresses of all Austrian universities, universities of applied sciences, university colleges of teacher education and private universities.

Higher Education – The Austrian Higher Education System
Information Brochure (31 pp.) published by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research and the Austrian Exchange Service in February 2010.

The Ministry of Science and Research is the federal government agency responsible for higher education in Austria. This website serves as a good starting point if you are looking for in-depth information (e.g. full texts of federal laws establishing university programs).

Development of Education in Austria 2004 - 2007
This publication by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture consist of two parts. Part A describes the organisation and structure of the Austrian education and Part B focuses on the development of education between 2004 and 2007.

The Austrian Academic Portal contains a collection of links to all kinds of institutions in higher education, including research libraries and institutions, universities, universities of applied sciences etc.

The Austrian Exchange Service - Österreichischer Austauschdienst (OEAD) is the Austrian agency for international mobility and cooperation in education, science and research and a major clearinghouse for study-abroad information in Austria, both for incoming and outgoing students.

"Uni-Wegweiser" (Study Guide) another guide to Austrian universities, again in English; links to fields of study and respective curricula.

The Austria page of the HEAG (Higher Education Accessibility Guide) includes databases offering information on eligible benefits for disabled or chronically ill students. This information is designed to help students and teachers to make decisions about potential studies abroad.

Austrian Institutions of post-secondary education: A list of post-secondary institutions compiled by Margit Geyer (National Agency Lifelong Learning Austria, OEAD) and Heinz Kasparovsky (Federal Ministry for Science and Research, ENIC NARIC Austria). The brochure (66 pp.), published in May 2010, is also available for download at the OEAD-website.

Campus Austria (German language courses in Austria)

Vienna Summer University – A co-operation of the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle

The University of Vienna Sommerhochschule (SHS) offers an International Summer Program

Graz University Summer School (GUSS) – targeted at students following Master-Studies within Joint Degree programs

Management Center Innsbruck Summer Session offers a variety of management-focused courses in Innsbruck

Vienna International Summer University - at the Vienna University of Technology.

The Bologna Process is an instrument for the implementation of the European Higher Education Area.

The Federal Ministry of Science and Research describes the development of the Bologna process in detail: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/startseite/studierende/studieren_im_europaeischen
_hochschulraum/bologna_prozess/

Another useful link about the Bologna process by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs: http://www.kmk.org/wissenschaft-hochschule/internationale-hochschulangelegenheiten/bologna-prozess.html

General Information is available at the Official Bologna Website 2007-2010: http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/bologna/about/

The University of Vienna also provides information on the bologna process: http://www.univie.ac.at/studium/bologna-prozess/

The website of the European Commission offers detailed material on Higher Education in Europe including in depth information on the Bologna Process and other related topics: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc62_en.htm

The Bologna Declaration on the European space of higher education – An Explanation
Document (10 pp.) prepared by the Confederation of EU Rectors’ Conferences and the Association of European Universities (CRE).