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Amount of the tuition fee/Students’ Union fee
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Amount of the tuition fee/Students’ Union fee

Source: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/tuition-fee/amount-tuition-fee/ Parent: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission-procedure/

There is a tuition fee and a Students’ Union fee at the University of Vienna. The amount of the tuition fee depends on your citizenship, duration of studies and on whether you are enrolled in a degree programme or non-degree programme. The amount of the Students' Union fee is directly determined by the Austrian Students' Union. All students in Austria pay the Students' Union fee each semester to re-enrol in their degree programme and continue their studies.

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Citizenship EU/EEA/CH

To continue your studies, you pay the tuition fee and Students' Union fee each semester within the payment period. Citizens of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland are exempt from paying the tuition fee for a specified time period. This means: You only have to pay the Students' Union fee during the stipulated degree programme duration plus two tolerance semesters

Your fee is calculated automatically. You can see the amount of the prescribed fee in u:space at Financial Matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee. You can check how many semesters of the tuition-free period you have left in u:space > Studies > Study overview.

Amount EU/EEA/CH

Examples stipulated degree programme duration

Citizenship non-EU/EEA

To continue your studies, you pay the tuition fee and the Students' Union fee each semester within the payment period. Your fee is calculated automatically. You can see the amount of the prescribed fee in u:space at Financial Matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee.

Citizens of Non-EU/EEA countries pay the tuition fee from the first semester. The duration of studies is not relevant for the amount the tuition fee. However, there are exemptions. Therefore, it may be the case that you pay the same tuition fee as EU/EEA citizens or only the Students' Union fee.

Amount non-EU/EEA

Exemptions for non-EU/EEA citizens

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The tuition fee is remitted for students with citizenship from one of the following countries during the full duration of their studies. You only pay the Students' Union fee.

Submit your application for equal status if you are enrolled in a degree programme and either

After your application was approved, the same rules as for students with citizenship from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland apply to you.

Keep the deadlines for your application for equal status in mind! - Exemption 3: citizenship from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with admission to the degree programme before summer semester 2021

Students with this citizenship pay the same tuition fee as students with citizenship from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland if you

If the degree programme is interrupted for one or more semesters, the same rules as for students with non-EU/EEA citizenship apply from the time of resumption of studies. - Exemption 4: Ukrainian citizens

The University of Vienna automatically remits the tuition fee for summer semester 2026 for degree and non-degree students with Ukrainian citizenship. You only have to pay the Students' Union fee.

Non-degree programme

To continue your studies, you pay the tuition fee each semester within the payment period. The amount of the tuition fee does not depend on your citizenship. You can see the amount of the prescribed fee in u:space at Financial Matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee.

Please note: a non-degree programme does not lead to a graduation with an academic degree.

You are in Austria with a residence permit? Please contact the MA 35 if examinations from a non-degree programme can be recognised for your residence permit. Supplementary examinations from the VWU are recognised.

Amount non-degree

Reasons for admission to a non-degree programme

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You have to complete supplementary examinations in the VWU? As long as you attend courses at the VWU you can be admitted to a non-degree programme. During your time at the VWU you only pay the Students’ Union fee at the University of Vienna. - Further reasons for non-degree programmes

FAQ

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Check u:space > Studies > Study overview to see which degree programmes you are admitted to. As soon as you pay the tuition fee/Students' Union fee at the University of Vienna all degree programmes are continued. It does not matter if you actively study them or not. The tuition fee is prescribed if you exceed the stipulated degree programme duration plus tolerance semesters. If a degree programme that you (currently) do not want to continue is in your study overview, you can close it. The amount of the tuition fee will then be calculated anew. - I have equal status. Why is the tuition fee prescribed for me?

If you have equal status with EU/EEA citizens you are exempt from the tuition fee as long as

Detailed information about equal status with EU/EEA citizens - Will my Erasmus+ semester be counted for the tuition-free period for EU/EEA citizens?

Semesters during which you are abroad with a mobility programme are counted in the same way as semesters you spend at the University of Vienna. You do not receive any additional tolerance semesters.

As you pay the Students' Union fee during the Erasmus+ semester, you stay admitted at the University of Vienna. You therefore are also able to take examinations from courses at the University of Vienna that took place during your semester abroad (e.g. at a later examination date).

If you have to pay the tuition fee, you can apply for remission of the tuition fee during your semester abroad. This is only possible during the semester in which your stay abroad takes place, not in retrospect. - I have dual citizenship. Which tuition fee do I have to pay?

You can only enter one citizenship in u:space. You have one citizenship from an EU/EAA country or Switzerland and another from a non-EU/EEA country? Enter the citizenship that is more beneficial for you.

If your citizenship has changed, please message us for a change of personal data. - I study at two public universities in Austria. Where do I have to pay the tuition fee/Students' Union fee?

You can choose where you pay. The fee will be forwarded to all universities you are admitted to via the Austrian Federal Computer Center ("Bundesrechenzentrum"). If you choose to pay at another university: Do not forget to re-enrol on your degree programme at the University of Vienna.

Please note: If a higher fee is prescribed at one university, it is best to pay there directly. If you pay at the university where only the Students' Union fee is prescribed, you have to separately pay the remaining difference at the other university.

For example: \ You only pay the Students' Union fee at another university. At the University of Vienna you have already exceeded the stipulated degree programme duration + tolerance semesters. A few days after paying at the other university you can verify in u:space > Financial Matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee if the Students' Union fee has already arrived. Then you pay the prescribed tuition fee at the University of Vienna. You only have to pay the tuition fee, the Students' Union fee is forwarded by the other university. - I am studying a degree programme and a continuing education or training programme at the Postgraduate Center. How much do I have to pay?

If you only have to pay the Students' Union fee, you pay it with the programme fee for the Postgraduate Center. You do not have to take any further steps.

If you also have to pay the tuition gee, you have to pay it within the payment period. Detailed information about the payment options is available in u:space > Financial Matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee.

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