Admission

If all requirements are fulfilled (see Study Programmes) the admission to the study programme can take place during the admission period (see Academic Calendar and Events).

Dates and notices

Admission period for winter semester 2025/26

1st September - 31st Oktober 2025

Important notice

  • All documents necessary for admission (see Study Programmes/Requirements) have to be submitted or uploaded as originals or as certified copies and have to be provided in PDF format.
  • Instead of a passport another form of ID can be used in combination with a certificate of citizenship.

Depending on the country of issue a legalisation of documents might be necessary, see list of legalisation in higher education (in German language). Please note that this might take some time!
Erasmus students are exempt from this.

Foreign-language certificates need to be accompanied by a certified translation in German or English.

Necessary steps

Diploma, Bachelor, Master programmes, PhD in Art

After successfully passing the entrance exam and before the beginning of the admission period for the following winter semester you receive an email containing an invitation for online admission. This is valid for three semesters.

Please save this email for later, especially in the case of delaying your studies, and then follow the steps as described.

For admission to the programme Art Education with a combination with a teaching subject at another university see Art Education Combination. The respective university informs on specific deadlines.

If you intend to continue the bachelor's degree you completed at the Angewandte with a master's degree of the same programme at the Angewandte please send the completed registration form, the signed declaration of consent, and a scan of your passport in colour to studien@uni-ak.ac.at (exception: Cross-Disciplinary Strategies).

Forms

for submission at the Office of Student Affairs


Scientific doctorate

Please send the application for admission to a doctorate (in German language) with all necessary attachments about previous studies scanned in colour (certified if necessary) as well as a scan of your passport to studien@uni-ak.ac.at at least 14 days before the end of the admission period.

Applications that are received later than that will only permit admission in the following semester given they get approved.

The doctoral thesis agreement ("Dissertationsvereinbarung", in German language) has to be signed by the doctoral candidate and the supervisor/s until the end of the second study semester the latest.

Forms

for submission at the Office of Student Affairs


Postgraduate programmes

Please send the completed registration form, the signed declaration of consent, attachments about previous studies scanned in colour (certified if necessary), and your passport to studien@uni-ak.ac.at.

Forms

for submission at the Office of Student Affairs


Erasmus Incoming

Please send the completed registration form, the signed declaration of consent, and a scan of your passport in colour to studien@uni-ak.ac.at.

Forms

for submission at the Office of Student Affairs


Non-degree programme

Please send the completed registration form, and a scan of your passport in colour to studien@uni-ak.ac.at.

Students of the MUK and the CEU are asked to send a scan of their study confirmation as well.

Form

for submission at the Office of Student Affairs


Co-registration

Please use the online registration for co-registered students to enrol for a co-registration.

Before enrolling for a co-registration, the studies at your home university have to be continued. Admission as a co-registered student is only valid for one semester and must be renewed each subsequent semester.

Processing

The processing time for admission applications can take several days.

After processing of the application, you receive an email from the Office of Student Affairs either to clarify any open questions or to forward payment details for the transfer of your tuition-/Student's Union fees and the request to register your details with Statistik Austria.

If necessary an application for a waiver/reduction of fees can be made before the payment, see Financial Issues.

Enquiries made before 14 days have elapsed only cause delay of processing. Please ensure that you indicated a correct email address and check your spam-folder before getting in touch.


Admission

After receiving the tuition-/Student's Union fees on the account of the university and after registration of the necessary details with Statistik Austria you will receive the login details for your student account. This is where you will find your study confirmation (student record sheet + continued semesters).

If after approximately 4 business days (banking transfer time) and after checking your spam folder you have not received confirmation about the successful admission to your degree, please get in touch with the Office of Student Affairs: studien@uni-ak.ac.at.

Without successfully completing admission (winter semester by the end of October, summer semester by the end of March) you are not eligible to attend courses or take exams during the respective term.


Information for starting your studies

Rights and responsibilities

We recommend taking a look at the curriculum of your study programme for orientation before starting the year, as well as informing yourself about the most important rights and responsibilities of students.

The respective curriculum can be found under each Study Programme.

Legal basics about study programmes are regulated by the Universities Act 2002 - "Rechte und Pflichten der Studierenden" in § 59 as well as in the Statute of the Angewandte (both in German language).

Curriculum

A curriculum governs study programmes and creates commitment for teachers and students. Curricula include study goals and contents as well as aspects of the study process and organisation. From a legal perspective a curriculum is a decree that is issued by the senate and determines the qualification profile, the content, and the structure of a degree programme as well as the exam regulations.


New students of bachelor's and diploma degree programmes have to obtain a minimum number of 16 ECTS credits within the first four semesters according to § 59a UG (in German language). Otherwise, admission to the respective degree programme expires and re-admission will only be possible after a blocking period of four semesters.


The current progress in your study programme can be found in your curriculum analysis which you can obtain on base Angewandte in its latest version.

The duration of studies - in diploma programmes: of the study segments - determines the tuition fee charges.

Regular students of a diploma programme can complete the 1st study segment by submitting an application to the Office of Student Affairs as soon as all required ECTS of the 1st study segment are fulfilled according to the respective curriculum.

The academic year

In the Academic Calendar you can find a list of important dates, deadlines, holidays and bank holidays.

Please especially note the date of the welcome for first year students that officially kicks-off the academic year for our new students.

Registration for courses

After successful admission you can and should register for courses via base Angewandte/Teaching. When registering please note which courses you should attend according to your curriculum. The specific course offer can be found on the base Angewandte by searching for study programme/curriculum subject/study subject.

Locations and work spaces

Where you find lecture halls, studios, departments, work spaces etc. but also other important types of support can be accessed under Facilities and Support.

An access card to locations at the Angewandte is handed out to regular students upon presentation of an identity card by the porter at Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2. Please return the card after having completed your studies.

Student ID

If desired after successful admission to a study programme a student ID can be collected from the Office for Student's and Academic Affairs. Please bring a valid ID document (e.g. passport) as well as a suitable ID picture (in colour, on photo paper, 3,5 x 4,5 cm).

In case of loss of the student ID you have to present a report of loss - this can be done online through fundamt.gv.at (in German language) - or a report of theft from the police to the Office of Student Affairs. Please make sure it includes specifically "student ID of the University of Applied Arts Vienna". For issuing the new student ID you again need to bring another valid ID as well as a suitable ID picture.

Recognition of exams

Upon request, but only within the first year of studies, courses completed can be recognised by the Dean of Studies.

Before commencing your studies, no information about potential recognition of credits can be provided.

Financial Issues

Information on financial issues such as tuition fees, tuition fee waivers, scholarships, discounts, etc.

Information and Contact

Info-Desk

Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 12pm
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm

closed during summer holidays
 

Student Affairs
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
A-1010 Vienna
T: +43-1-71133-2060

closed from 12th July until 10th August 2025
 
We recommend initial contact via email to studien@uni-ak.ac.at with a description of your issue as detailed as possible - that's the most useful way for everyone involved.
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