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

• If you attended an AN, AV or EV course at VWU in winter semester 2025, you were at least 70 percent present during the entire course, you reach the course level FG or WF after a maximum of two semester courses 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 Jan 16, 2026 with registration and payment information (the course fee at VWU for summer semester 2026 is 612 €). Please also check your spam folder for this e-mail! Register via e-mail for your course at VWU in summer semester 2026 between Jan 19 and Jan 23, 2026. After Jan 23, 2026 we cannot guarantee any course places!

• If you attended an FF1 course at VWU in winter 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 Jan 16, 2026 with registration and payment information (the course fee at VWU for summer semester 2026 is 612 €). Please also check your spam folder for this e-mail! Course registration:
  • If you do not take an oral supplementary exam in January 2026 and do not finish the Preparation Program: Registration is possible via email from January 19 to January 23, 2026. After January 23rd, 2026, course registration will likely no longer be possible!
  • If you are scheduled to take one or more oral supplementary examinations and plan to finish the Preparation Program in January 2026: Register by email between January 26 and January 30, 2026: As soon as you receive a negative grade on a oral supplementary examination, you must register immediately. Course registration will likely no longer be possible after January 30, 2026!

• If you were enrolled in an advanced course (FG, WF, or FF2) in winter 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 summer semester 2026, e-mail your request to vwu@vwu.at with a relevant subject, text and a copy of your student record sheet (“Studienblatt”) for winter semester 2025 from January 16 to January 21, 2026 at the latest. VWU office will then send you detailed instructions, including your personal payment reference. Course registration:
  • If you do not take an oral supplementary exam in January 2026 and do not finish the Preparation Program: Registration is possible via email from January 19 to January 23, 2026. After January 23rd, 2026, course registration will likely no longer be possible!
  • If you are scheduled to take one or more oral supplementary examinations and plan to finish the Preparation Program in January 2026: Register by email between January 26 and January 30, 2026: As soon as you receive a negative grade on a oral supplementary examination, you must register immediately. Course registration will likely no longer be possible after January 30, 2026!

• If you attended your last course directly at VWU but were not registered for any VWU courses in the winter semester 2025, attended courses within the preparatory program for less than four semesters in total, and would like to attend a course at VWU in the summer semester of 2026, please communicate this by email (with the appropriate subject and text and your current period of study confirmation (“Studienzeitbestätigung”) as an attachment to vwu@vwu.at) between January 16 and January 21, 2026 at the latest, so that VWU can send you detailed registration instructions, including your personal payment reference, if necessary. You can obtain a current period of study confirmation from your university. Course registration:
  • If you do not take an oral supplementary exam in January 2026 and do not finish the Preparation Program: Registration is possible via email from January 19 to January 23, 2026. After January 23rd, 2026, course registration will likely no longer be possible!
  • If you are scheduled to take one or more oral supplementary examinations and plan to finish the Preparation Program in January 2026: Register by email between January 26 and January 30, 2026: As soon as you receive a negative grade on a oral supplementary examination, you must register immediately. Course registration will likely no longer be possible after January 30, 2026!

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 an AN, AV or EV course at die Berater®, at Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien or at ZIB Training in winter 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 January 20-23, 2026 (you cannot chose the date of the test and there is no alternative date!). All students who took the onSET transfer placement test (“Übertritts-Einstufungstest“) between January 20-23, 2026 will be informed where (VWU or one of its cooperation partners: die Berater®, Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien or ZIB Training) and how to register for summer semester 2026 via email on January 30, 2026:

  • Students who achieve the best results will be offered a combined course consisting of subject-specific courses and a German course at VWU in summer semester 2026 (the course fee at VWU for summer semester 2026 is 612 €).
  • Students who do not achieve one of the top results stay (or may register) at die Berater®, Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien or ZIB Training in summer semester 2026 (the course level achieved in the exam at the end of the semester ("Auftstiegsprüfung") counts).

   

• If you are attending/attended an FG or WF course at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien in winter semester 2026, you will receive an e-mail from VWU office on January 15, 2026 with registration and payment information (the course fee at VWU for summer semester 2026 is 612 €), please also check your spam folder! Course registration:
  • If you do not take an oral supplementary exam in January 2026 and do not finish the Preparation Program: Registration is possible via email from January 19 to January 23, 2026. After January 23rd, 2026, course registration will likely no longer be possible!
  • If you are scheduled to take one or more oral supplementary examinations  and you plan to finish the Preparation Program in January 2026: Register by email between January 26 and January 30, 2026: As soon as you receive a negative grade on a oral supplementary examination, you must register immediately. Course registration will likely no longer be possible after January 30, 2026!

• If you did not attend an AN, AV or EV course at die Berater® or Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien in winter semester 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 (www.germanforvienna.at/).
  • For further information concerning the registration for continuing students at the cooperations partners please see c) (below)

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 summer semester 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. Registration for continuing students at the cooperations partners is open:

• die Berater®: December 9 - December 19, 2025 and January 22 - February 4, 2026
• Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien: January 8 - January 15, 2026 and January 22 - February 4, 2026
• ZIB Training: December 9 - December 19, 2025 and January 22 - February 4, 2026

The course fee at the cooperation partners in summer semester 2026 is 1,800 € (plus € 40,00 fee for course materials). After February 4, 2026 a course place cannot be guaranteed! You can 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 www.germanforvienna.at/ (ZIB Training).

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 university in summer semester 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 (In this case, a refund of your course fee is also not possible). 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 summer semester 2026: Jan 26, Jan 27 and Feb 04, 2026 at the VWU office during opening hours (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 four 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 winter semester 2025 (or a current confirmation of the study period (“Studienzeitbestätigung”), if you did not attend a course in winter 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.