Course registration for first semesters within the University Preparation Programme in winter semester 2024/2025
The course registration for the winter semester 2024/25 has been completed. The following content is just for information purposes.
For further information regarding the late course registration (= allocation of remaining places and NO place guarantee) please scroll down!
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In order to pre-register online and register in person for a course within the University Preparation Programme you need a valid admission letter from university stating that you need to take one or more supplementary exam(s) ("Ergänzungsprüfung/en") and your passport / legally valid photo-ID.
You may apply for admission at one of the six scientific universities:
- University of Vienna (Uni Wien)
- Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU)
- Vienna University of Technology (TU)
- Medical University Vienna (MedUni)
- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (VETMED).
When you receive the admission letter from university and you have to pass one or more supplementary examinations, you may register for the University Preparation Programme of the Vienna Universities.
Registration without an admission letter is not possible. First semester students have to be in Vienna to do the German placement test.
Update 14.8.2024: Due to the unexpectedly high number of students, places cannot be guaranteed. The affected students will be placed on a waiting list after pre-registration and the German placement test and will be informed about the further procedure.
You have never attended a course within the University Preparation Programme (at VWU, die Berater®, Österreichische Orient-Gesellschaft or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien)? The following registration procedures apply depending on your nationality (or residency status in Austria) and the supplementary examinations (“Ergänzungsprüfungen”) you need to pass according to your admission letter(s).
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a) Persons, irrespective of their nationality, who need to pass supplementary examinations ("Ergänzungsprüfungen") in subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, English, Geography, History, Mathematics or Physics, but not in German
You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung between August 5th and August 20th, 2024. Make sure you pre-register on time! After successfully pre-registering, you may register in person with a hard copy of your letter of admission and passport or another proof of identity at VWU (Sechshauser Straße 33A, 1150 Vienna) between August 12th and August 26th. VWU’s office hours can be found on our website http://www.vwu.at . If you receive your admission letter or visa D after August 19th, 2024, you may pre-register and register by September 4th at the latest. The course fee at the VWU is €595 for winter semester 2024/2025.
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b) Persons with the following citizenships: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, East Timor, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Yemen, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Chad, Tuvalu, Uganda and Zambia
Update 14.8.2024: Due to the unexpectedly high number of students, places cannot be guaranteed. The affected students will be placed on a waiting list after pre-registration and the German placement test and will be informed about the further procedure.
You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung between August 5th and August 20th, 2024. Make sure you pre-register on time! If your admission letter states that you need to pass the supplementary exam in German ("Ergänzungsprüfung aus Deutsch", "EPD"), you will receive an appointment for a German placement test within a few days the latest. The placement test will take place in person at VWU between August 12th and August 26th, 2024. Failure to keep the assigned appointment means we cannot guarantee you a course place.
After successfully pre-registering, you will receive further information on the course registration at VWU (Sechshauser Straße 33A, 1150 Vienna). If you receive your admission letter or visa D after August 19th, 2024, you may pre-register and register by September 4th at the latest. The course fee at the VWU is €595 for winter semester 2024/2025.
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c) Persons with the status of asylum seekers, recognized refugees (not “Vertriebene”) or subsidiary protected persons
Update 14.8.2024: Due to the unexpectedly high number of students, places cannot be guaranteed. The affected students will be placed on a waiting list after pre-registration and the German placement test and will be informed about the further procedure.
You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung between August 5th and August 20th, 2024. You need to upload a document of your asylum status in Austria in the field of proof of identity! Make sure you pre-register on time! After successfully pre-registering, you will receive an appointment for a German placement test within a few days the latest. The placement test will take place in person at VWU between August 12th and August 26th, 2024. If you fail to keep the appointment, you will have to either ask at die Berater® for remaining places between Aug 29 and Sep 4, 2024 (=no place guarantee)! The course fee there is € 1,493 (plus €27 for course materials) in winter semester 2024/2025. Available course places at VWU are allocated based on the results of the placement test (ranking according to the points achieved).
- If there are available course places at VWU and you attended the placement test, you will receive further information on course registration at VWU (Sechshauser Straße 33A, 1150 Vienna). If you receive your admission letter or visa D after August 19th, 2024, you may pre-register and register according to the above-mentioned criteria by September 4th, 2024. The course fee at VWU is €595 for winter semester 2024/2025.
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If there are no more available course places at VWU, you may only register at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien. The course fee there is € 1,493 (plus €27 for course materials) in winter semester 2024/2025. There will be a scholarship program in winter semester 2024/2025 for students who could not be offered a course place at VWU due to capacity constraints. The scholarship amounting to €898 (difference between the course fee at VWU and the course fee at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien) will be awarded to up to 100 students with the best placement results.
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d) Persons from Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldavia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Palestine, and Serbia (2)
Update 14.8.2024: Due to the unexpectedly high number of students, places cannot be guaranteed. The affected students will be placed on a waiting list after pre-registration and the German placement test and will be informed about the further procedure.
You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung between August 5th and August 20th, 2024. Make sure you pre-register on time! After successfully pre-registering, you will receive an appointment for a German placement test within a few days the latest. The placement test will take place in person at VWU between August 12th and August 26th, 2024. If you fail to keep the appointment, you will have to either ask at die Berater® for remaining places between Aug 29 and Sep 4, 2024 (=no place guarantee)!The course fee there is € 1,493 (plus €27 for course materials) in winter semester 2024/2025. Available course places at VWU are allocated based on the results of the placement test (ranking according to the points achieved).
- If there are available course places at VWU and you attended the placement test, you will receive further information on course registration at VWU (Sechshauser Straße 33A, 1150 Vienna). If you receive your admission letter or visa D after August 19th, 2024, you may pre-register and register according to the above-mentioned criteria by September 4th, 2024. The course fee at VWU is €595 for winter semester 2024/2025.
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If there are no more available course places at VWU, you may only register at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien. The course fee there is € 1,493 (plus €27 for course materials) in winter semester 2024/2025. There will be a scholarship program in winter semester 2024/2025 for students who could not be offered a course place at VWU due to capacity constraints. The scholarship amounting to €898 (difference between the course fee at VWU and the course fee at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien) will be awarded to up to 100 students with the best placement results.
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e) Persons who are required to pass a supplementary examination ("Ergänzungsprüfung") in German AND one or more supplementary examinations in other subjects, but do not belong to the previous groups (a-d)
Update 14.8.2024: Due to the unexpectedly high number of students, places cannot be guaranteed. The affected students will be placed on a waiting list after pre-registration and the German placement test and will be informed about the further procedure.
You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung between August 5th and August 20th, 2024. Make sure you pre-register on time! After successfully pre-registering, you will receive an appointment for a German placement test within a few days the latest. The placement test will take place in person at VWU between August 12th and August 26th, 2024. If you fail to keep the appointment, you will have to either ask at die Berater® for remaining places between Aug 29 and Sep 4, 2024 (=no place guarantee)!The course fee there is € 1,493 (plus €27 for course materials) in winter semester 2024/2025. Available course places at VWU are allocated based on the results of the placement test (ranking according to the points achieved).
- If there are available course places at VWU, you attended the placement test and achieved FG- or WF-level you will receive further information on course registration at VWU (Sechshauser Straße 33A, 1150 Vienna). If you receive your admission letter or visa D after August 19th, 2024, you may pre-register and register according to the above-mentioned criteria by September 4th, 2024. The course fee at VWU is €595 for winter semester 2024/2025.
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If there are no more available course places at VWU or your placement test result is below FG-level, you may only register at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien. The course fee there is € 1,493 (plus €27 for course materials) in winter semester 2024/2025.Persons who achieved FG- or WF-level in the placement test but cannot be offered a course place at VWU will attend a German course at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien in winter semester 2024/2025 (the course fee is €1,493 plus €27 for course materials). They may attend courses in the remaining subjects at VWU in a later semester.
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Note while completing the online pre-registration: If you have the status "Vetriebene/r", select "keiner" in the field for Asylum status.
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f) Persons who are required to pass the supplementary examination in German ("Ergänzungsprüfung aus Deutsch", "EPD") and do not belong to any of the groups above (a-e) and persons, for whom there are no free course places available at VWU
You must pre-register online at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien starting August 5th, 2024. Further information can be found on the website of the respective course provider (see below). Please note that there is limited capacity, which means you might not be able to register at the course provider of your choice, if they no longer have any available course places.
The course fee is €1,493 (plus €27 for course material fees) for winter semester 2024/2025. You need to register in person with a hard copy of your admission letter and your passport or other proof of identity between August 12th and 26th, 2024, at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien.
If you receive your admission letter or visa D after August 19th, 2024, you may pre-register and register according to the above-mentioned criteria till September 4th, 2024 the latest. Please note that there is limited capacity, so timely registration is recommended to secure your spot.
For more information, visit the respective course provider's website:
die Berater® German courses for VWU
Handelskai 388 (access via Wehlistraße 299)
Staircase 4, 6th floor
1020 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 532 45 45-2602
Appointments and information:
https://germanforstudents.com/en/
Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien
Alser Straße 4
Courtyard 1, entrance 1.16
1090 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 4277-241 01
Appointments and information:
https://sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/en/german-courses/german-courses-for-vwu
You may find updated information about registration modalities and opening hours on the website of the respective course provider. The course content is the same in all institutions, courses consist of 320 units.
1 this list contains the countries of the DAC-lists I and II, check https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/ for further information
2 this list contains the priority countries and regions of the Austrian Development Cooperation, check https://www.entwicklung.at/en/countries for further information
First registrations before or after the regular registration period (before August 12th or after September 4th 2024)
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Early registration (before August 12th 2024)
First registrations prior to August 12th are only possible for students, whose visa D expires on or before August 15th.
The earliest date for early registration is when admission opens at university for winter semester 2024/2025.
University of Vienna: July 11th
TU Wien: July 8th
WU Wien: July 10th
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences: June 18th
MedUni Vienna: July 8th
Vetmeduni: middle of August
First registrations prior to the start of admission are not possible.
For early registration make an appointment at the end of June with the respective course provider (see above for more information).
After registration you may complete your admission at university (visit your university's admission website for more information).
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Late registration (after September 4th 2024)
First registration after September 4th is only possible for students, who received their visa D or admission letter (the date on the admission letter counts) on or after August 30th.
With late registration after September 4th, there is no guarantee for a course place. Course places may only be allocated late, if there are any remaining course places and only in course levels, where there are still course places available.
If you received your visa D or your admission letter only after August 30th, contact the respective course provider (see above for more information). You will then receive information on whether there are still course places available and if so, how you may register for them.
With late registration, admission at university needs to be completed immediately, or until October 31st the very latest.
Free course places may be allocated until shortly before October 31st (=end of admission at university in winter semester 2024/2025).
Do you have any further questions? Here you may find answers to frequently asked questions!