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Title: Admission with a Degree from another national or international University
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Admission with a Degree from another national or international University

Source: https://www.tuwien.at/en/studies/admission/admission-to-a-doctoral-programme/inter-national-masters-degree Parent: https://www.tuwien.at/en/studies/admission/admission-to-a-doctoral-programme/pre-registration

For admission with a master's degree from another national or international post-secondary educational institution (university, university of applied sciences, etc.) an application with the Admission Office is necessary, as the equivalence to the relevant master's programme offered at TU Wien has to be evaluated by the respective dean of studies.

Certain master's or diploma programmes from Austrian universities of applied science are equivalent based on ordinances issued by the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research and allow for direct admission without prior evaluation of equivalence. When there is no complete equivalence, the ordinance stipulates that the doctoral programme will be extended by 1 or 2 semesters to match with a university master's programme.

Necessary documents

Please submit the following documents via post or in person at the Admission Office:

duly signed application form
supply a valid email-address in the respective field of the application form
document of completion of Bachelor's and Master's/Diploma degree (officially legalised copy with official translation)
diploma supplement, transcript of records, index with ECTS and contact hours (officially legalised copy with official translation)
Summary of the Master's/Diploma thesis (abstract)
Research Proposal/Exposé
Confirmation of supervision by a professor of TU Wien
passport copy
for non-EU/EEA citizens with Austrian addresses: confirmation of registration ("Meldebestätigung")

Applications sent in electronically will not be considered.

Please note that because of repeated customs payment demands, mail sent via express shipment companies from a non-EU/EEA country may not be accepted by the admission office!Please also refrain from giving our e-mail address to the courier services as we have no use for shipment updates.

NOTE!\ Documents issued in countries other than Austria are subject to legalisation regulations. All documents that are not originally issued in German or English must also be officially translated and remain inseparably attached to the original document. Always have translations carried out after any (diplomatic) certification. This is because domestic certification marks (stamps, seals, etc.) must also be translated if they are not in German or English.

For administrative reasons a maximum of 2 applications for admission per person are allowed!

When shall I submit my documents?

Personal enrolment with a letter of admission is possible until December 10th (winter semester) or until June 10th (summer semester).\ A complete overview of the admission periods can be found in the Academic Calender. \ \ Therefore, please send the documents in good time!\ Due to the high number of applications, processing may take 10-12 weeks. Please understand that the Admissions Office cannot provide any information (neither by phone nor by email) about the processing status of your application before this processing time has expired.

In order to obtain admission for the semester applied for we recommend submitting complete applications within the following periods:

winter semester:
EU/EEA citizens: begin of February until end of July
non-EU/EEA citizens: January 16th until July 15th
summer semester:
EU/EEA citizens: begin of August until end of January
non-EU/EEA citizens: July 16th until January 15th

If missing documents are not submitted within this date, the application can only be assessed for the following semester, without exception.

Processing the Application

Verification of the submitted documents by the Admission Office

After receiving your application, the Admission Office is verifying the existence and authenticity of the documents. If there are any formal irregularities in the documents the Admission Office will inform you by post or e-mail.

If missing documents, translations etc. are not sent within the set deadlines, the application will be rejected and admission at TU Wien is not possible. Therefore, follow the instructions of the Admission Office carefully!

Verification of the academic background by the Dean of Academic Affairs

Once the documents are complete and have been reviewed by the Admission Office, the application will be forwarded to the relevant Dean of Academic Affairs for review of the academic background.

If the Dean of Academic Affairs requires further information or documents from you, they will contact you by e-mail.

If the completed studies largely corresponds to the relevant master's programme at TU Wien, admission to the doctoral programme may be granted. If differences in subject matter are identified, admission will be granted with conditions (= additional courses from the master's programme), which must be completed as supplementary examinations during the doctoral programme.

If the identified differences in subject matter amount to more than 30 ECTS credits, admission is unfortunately not possible.

Prescribed supplementary examinations like German must be passed prior to admission as degree student and can be completed at the University Preparation Programme ("Vorstudienlehrgang der Wiener Universitäten - VWU"). Therefore, you will get enrolled as non-degree-student. You have to pay the course fee.

NOTE! \ Applicants, who have to pass the supplementary examination German, have to watch additionally the deadlines for course-registration to the University Preparation Programme! Read the relevant information on the Homepage of the University Preparation Programme very carefully!

Issuance of the Admission Letter

After completion of the evaluation by the respective Dean of Academic Affairs and when the equivalence has been determined, the letter of admission will be issued and sent via post mail. You will also be notified by post mail if the admission is not possible.

Read all received documents from TU Wien very carefully! They contain all necessary information!

Admission letter received, what now?

Visa requirements (non-EU/EEA citizens only)

Should you be subject to visa requirements, you can apply for residence authorisation with the Austrian diplomatic authorities (embassy, consulate) in your country of origin, exhibiting your admission letter.

NOTE! \ The Admission Office cannot provide you with any information or or assistance in visa requirements. Newly-admitted international degree-seeking students should visit the website of the International Welcome and Engagement Center (IWEC) for information about the visa application process and advising services.

Pre-registration

The pre-registration is independent of the application for admission, but must be completed at the latest before the personal enrolment at the university. At the end of the process, an appointment for the first-time admission must be booked (this only applies to the winter semester).

Personal Enrolment

After completion of the pre-registration you have to come to the Admission Office in person.\ Please ensure to bring the following documents with you:

your admission letter,
your admission code (from the pre-registration),
for students of the preparatory programme: confirmation of registration and payment from the VWU,
your valid passport and
your valid residence permit (non-EU-citizens only!) if available.

If you have never been admitted to a degree programme at another Austrian university, you will receive an eight-digit student ID number and your student ID card (TUcard) when you enrol in person at the Admissions Office.

Admission Office

For general inquiries, please use our Contact form.\ Specific inquiries regarding TU account logins can be found in the JIRA online portal.

Front office hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday\ 9:30 to 12:00

Wednesday\ 13:30 to 16:00

Availability by telephone

Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 12:00 and \ Monday to Thursday from 13:00 to 16:00

Phone number: +43 1 58801 41188

Please note: For data protection reasons, no information on personal data can be given over the phone.

Address of the Admission Office

Karlsplatz 13\ Stiege 1, EG\ 1040 Wien

Quickinfo

Application form for Admission to a Doctoral Programme

Frequently Asked Questions

Admission Period Academic Year 2025/26

Winter semester 2025/26:

7 July to 10 December 2025

Sommer semester 2026:

7 January to 10 June 2026