Course Registration for continuing students within the University Preparation Programme in winter semester 2025/2026

• If you attended a FF1 course at VWU in summer semester 2025, were registered within the University Preparation Programme for a maximum of three semesters and have not yet passed all supplementary examinations ("Ergänzungsprüfungen") stated in your admission letter(s), you will receive an e-mail from the VWU office (vwu@vwu.at) in the afternoon of July 1, 2025 with registration and payment information (the course fee at VWU for winter semester 2025/2026 will be published by the end of May. Please also check your spam folder for this e-mail! Register via e-mail for your course at VWU in winter semester 2025/2026 between July 2-11, 2025. After July 11, 2025 we cannot guarantee any course places!
• If you were enrolled in an advanced course (FG, WF, or FF2) in summer semester 2025, have not yet been registered within the University Preparation Programme for a total of four semesters, and would like to register for a course at VWU in winter semester 2025/2026, e-mail your request to vwu@vwu.at with a relevant subject, text and a copy of your student record sheet (“Studienblatt”) for summer semester 2025 by July 1, 2025 the latest. VWU office will then send you detailed instructions, including your personal payment reference. Register via e-mail for your couse at the VWU in winter semester 2025/2026 between July 2-11, 2025. After July 11, 2025 we cannot guarantee any course places!
• If you did not attend a course in summer semester 2025 and therefore cannot provide a student record sheet (“Studienblatt”), please contact your university’s admissions office for a period of study confirmation (“Studienzeitbestätigung”).

After registering for the University Preparation Programme (VWU), you will automatically be enrolled for a continuation of your studies at the university where you completed your admission in the first semester. If you changed your university since then you will be enrolled for a continuation of your studies at the last university where you enrolled as a non-degree programme student (“außerordentliche/r Student/in”). If you have admission letters from different universities and have passed all the supplementary examination(s) needed for one university, you must enroll at the other university as a first-semester student. This does not happen automatically! The same applies if you want to change your univeristy in winter semester 2025/2026. The earliest you can pay the student union fee (“ÖH Beitrag”) is a week after completing your registration within the University Preparation Programme (VWU). For more information on the student union fee ("ÖH Beitrag") see the website of your university. You must pay the student union fee by the start of the course. Failure to pay results in incomplete admission, meaning you cannot attend courses within the University Preparation Programme and will likely be fully deregistered. Please also note that attending a course within the University Preparation Programme is limited to four semesters. A fifth semester will only be granted in exceptional cases by the head of VWU (more information on this subject matter is available below).

• If you are attending/attended an AN, AV or EV course at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien in summer semester 2025, achieved FG- or WF-level in the exam at the end of the semester ("Auftstiegsprüfung"), have been registered within the University Preparation Programme for a maximum of three semesters and have not yet passed all supplementary examinations ("Ergänzungsprüfungen") stated in your admission letter(s), VWU will invite you to an onSET transfer placement test (“Übertritts-Einstufungstest“) between July 2 -4, 2025 (you cannot chose the date of the test and there is no alternative date!). Students who achieve the best results will be offered a combined course consisting of subject-specific courses and a German course at VWU in winter semester 2025/2026 (the course fee at VWU for winter semester 2025/2026 will be published by the end of May). Students who do not achieve one of the top results may register at die Berater®, Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien or ZIB Training in winter semester 2025/2026 (the course level achieved in the exam at the end of the semester ("Auftstiegsprüfung") counts). The course fee at the VWU cooperation partners will be published by the end of May. Students who took the onSET transfer placement test (“Übertritts-Einstufungstest“) between July 2 -4, 2025 will be informed where and how to register for winter semester 2025/2026 via email by August 29, 2025 the latest.

  If you did not attend an AN, AV or EV course at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien in summer semester of 2025 but in an earlier semester, register at die Berater® (https://germanforstudents.com/en), Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien (https://sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/en/german-courses/german-courses-for-vwu) or ZIB Training. Registration deadlines may be found on the cooperation partners' websites. The course fee at the VWU cooperation partners will be published by the end of May.

   

• If you are attending/atteded an FG or WF course at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien in summer semester 2025, you will receive an e-mail from VWU office on June 20, 2025 with registration and payment information (the course fee at VWU for winter semester 2025/2026 will be published by the end of May, please also check your spam folder!). Register for your course at VWU in winter semester 2025/2026 by e-mail between June 23 and July 11, 2025. After July 11,2025 we cannot guarantee any course places!

After registering for the University Preparation Programme (VWU), you will automatically be enrolled for a continuation of your studies at the university where you completed your admission in the first semester. If you changed your university since then you will be enrolled for a continuation of your studies at the last university where you enrolled as a non-degree programme student (“außerordentliche/r Student/in”). If you have admission letters from different universities and have passed all the supplementary examination(s) needed for one university, you must enroll at the other university as a first-semester student. This does not happen automatically! The same applies if you want to change your university in winter semester 2025/2026. The earliest you can pay the student union fee (“ÖH Beitrag”) is a week after completing your registration within the University Preparation Programme (VWU). For more information on the student union fee ("ÖH Beitrag") see the website of your university. You must pay the student union fee by the start of the course. Failure to pay results in incomplete admission, meaning you cannot attend courses within the University Preparation Programme and will likely be fully deregistered. Please also note that attending a course within the University Preparation Programme is limited to four semesters. A fifth semester will only be granted in exceptional cases by the head of VWU (more information on this subject matter is available below).

If you have been registered within the University Preparation Programme for a maximum of three semesters and have not yet passed the supplementary examination ("Ergänzungsprüfung") in German, you may register for your course in winter semester 2025/2026 at one of our three cooperation partners. Please check the respective egistration deadlines on the course providers' websites. Our three cooperation partners are:

• die Berater®
• Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien
• ZIB Training

The course fee at the VWU cooperation partners will be published by the end of May. After the respective deadlines, a course place cannot be guaranteed! You amy find further information on registration modalities on the respective course provider's website (https://germanforstudents.com/en (die Berater®),  https://sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/en/german-courses/german-courses-for-vwu (Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien) and the website of ZIB Training (published soon).

After registering at die Berater®, Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien or ZIB Training you will automatically be enrolled for a continuation of your studies at the university where you completed your admission in the first semester you were registeres within the University Preparation Programme. If you changed your university since then, you will be enrolled for a continuation of your studies at the last university where you enrolled as a non-degree programme student (“außerordentliche/r Student/in”). If you want to change your univeristy in winter semester 2025/2026, you have to enrol as a first-semester student at the new university. This does not happen automatically! The earliest you may pay the student union fee (“ÖH Beitrag”) is a week after completing your registration with die Berater®, Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien or ZIB Training. For more information on the student union fee ("ÖH Beitrag") see the website of your university. You must pay the student union fee by the start of the course. Failure to pay results in incomplete admission, meaning you cannot attend courses within the University Preparation Programme and will likely be fully deregistered. Please also note that attending a course within the University Preparation Programme is limited to four semesters. A fifth semester will only be granted in exceptional cases by the head of VWU (more information on this subject matter is available below).

Application period for winter semester 2025/2026: June 23 - July 2, 2025 at VWU office (no appointment necessary). In case of any questions or uncertainties please contact us via e-mail (vwu@vwu.at) before submitting your application.

You have to apply in person at VWU office. You will require the following documents in hardcopy:

• Confirmation of all courses attended at the cooperation partner (containing your course level and result)
• Student ID (and passport, if necessary)
• Admission letter from your university
• Student record sheet (“Studienblatt”) for summer semester 2025 (or a current confirmation of the study period (“Studienzeitbestätigung”), if you did not attend a course in summer semester 2025)
• Completed form (available in front of the office)
• Provide a confirmation of the reasons why you were unable to complete the VWU.
  • Confirmations must be submitted in German or English!
  • Valid reasons include those that prevented you from attending the University Preparation Programme for an extended period, such as illness, visa issues, pregnancy, etc.
  • Invalid reasons include work commitments, having not yet passed all your supplementary examinations, or changing your field of studies.
• Only in case of applying for a 6^th semester: an additional written request (a letter addressed to the VWU Commission explaining why you need a 6^th semester and have not yet completed the University Preparation Programme) is required.