First Steps In Your Studies
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Feb 2, 2024 Studies, Admission, First Steps, Students Alle wichtigen Infos zu unserern Bachelorstudien und zum Aufnahmeverfahren.
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Prospective
Prospective Students
Questions? Visit us our info events!
BeSt³
Every year in March at BeSt³ education fair, we offer tailored advice for prospective students and information about our bachelor programs.
Studieninfo
Our Studieninfo event takes place every year at the beginning of the summer term. We will advise you personally and answer all your questions about our bachelor programs, the admission process, and the placement test. Join us!
HTU Open House
TU Wien Students’ Council HTU offers advice for all study programs at their open house. You can directly ask students from higher semesters about studying at TU Wien Informatics, get tips and tricks and learn about various activities at TU Wien.
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Find more videos about our bachelor programs on our YouTube Channel.
Bachelor
Bachelor Programs
Admission: The first step on the way to a bachelor degree is the TU Wien admission procedure, which includes an entrance exam.
Procedure
Since access to all TU Wien bachelor programs is restricted, you need to participate in the admission procedure organized by our university. The TU Wien Admission Procedure pages describe the process in detail.
Admission
Upon successful completion of the admission procedure, you need to apply for actual admission to our university (i.e. the formal start of your studies at TU Wien), which is also a prerequisite for all further steps.
Admission takes place directly in your Online Application in TISS.
Language
Should your native language not be German, you need to prove your proficiency. Please see the TU Wien Language Requirements page for all the details.
Preparation:
New beginnings are hard good!
PROLOG
To help you get started, we offer the PROLOG, which takes place before the official start of each winter semester.
PROLOG is aimed at first-year students of our Informatics, Computer Engineering, and Business Informatics bachelor programs. This event aims to facilitate a smooth and successful entry into your studies. Therefore, we recommend you participate in any case, even if you already have prior informatics knowledge.
Info and Courses: Your studies consist of a variety of courses for which you must register in order to attend.
Beginners’ Day & Beginners’ Welcome
Our Beginners’ Day (each winter semester) and Beginners’ Welcome (each summer semester), respectively provides an introduction to informatics as a field of study and as a field of work, as well as an orientation to learning, organizing, and managing your studies.
Beginners’ Day and Beginners’ Welcome also mark the start of the course “Orientation in Informatics and Business Informatics”.
Course Registration
Course registration starts in September (winter term) and March (summer term), respectively. To register in time, please log in to TISS with your student account. Please also note that course registration has strict deadlines. Check your courses in TISS and make sure you register before their individual deadlines end.
Master
Master Programs
Admission: The first step in your master program is your admission to TU Wien.
Requirements
Admission to our master programs requires a bachelor degree received from a university of applied sciences or through another equivalent study at a recognized post-secondary educational institution in Austria or abroad.
The TU Wien Admission pages describe everything in detail.
Language
Should your native language not be English, you need to prove your proficiency. Please see the TU Wien Language Requirements page for all the details.
Info Event: Join us and get started!
Masters’ Welcome
Our Masters’ Welcome info event takes place at the beginning of each term. It provides an overview of our master programs and helps you get started. The event is aimed primarily at newcomers and especially at those who have not completed a bachelor program at TU Wien.
Doctoral
Doctoral School
Entry: The first step towards your doctoral degree is to find a supervisor for your thesis.
Supervisor
Our Research Focus and Professors pages are good starting points to familiarize yourself with our faculty and research areas.
Admission
Admission to our doctoral program requires successful completion of a relevant master’s degree program. If you hold a relevant master from TU Wien, you can enroll for a doctoral study right away. For the others, the TU Wien Admission pages describe everything in detail.
Please also note that additional admission requirements may apply if you want to pursue your doctorate as part of one of our doctoral colleges.
Language
All our doctoral courses are held in English, including those taught by our internationally renowned guest professors. Therefore we expect that you are fluent in English.
Info Event: Join us and get started!
Doctorals’ Welcome
Our Doctorals’ Welcome info event takes place at the beginning of each term. It provides an overview of our doctoral program programs and helps you get started. This event targets all doctoral students of our faculty, and especially the newcomers. Our Bachelor with Honor students and our master students who consider pursuing a PhD are welcome as well.
Help and Advice
More questions?
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Study Services
Our Study Services team will be happy to help you with administrative matters such as credit transfers, transitional provisions, scholarships, and graduation. On their contact page you’ll also find the office hours of the deans of studies.
Study Abroad
Studying abroad may be one of the most beneficial (and adventurous!) experiences in your student life. Learn more on our International Student Exchange and Erasmus page.
Student Council
The student council offers a wide range of consulting services:
COVID-19 Measures
The TU Wien Corona website provides current information, rules of conduct, and recommendations for action relating to the coronavirus. Further information on the subject is published on the TU Wien coLAB Wiki.
Please help to minimize the risk of infection!
Links
We put together a small list of useful links so that you do not miss any important announcements and news.