Course registration for first semester-students within the University Preparation Programme in the summer semester 2025

To pre-register online and to register for a course at 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 / residence card.

First of all you have to apply for admission at the university at which you would like to study!

You may apply for admission at one of these six Viennese scientific universities:

University of Vienna (Uni Wien)
Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
Vienna University of Technology (TU)
Medical University of Vienna (MedUni)
University of Natural Resources and 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 courses at 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.

Please note that for capacity reasons the date of your correctly completed pre-registration (only valid with all required documents) may be crucial. If you do not appear for your assigned placement test, you will lose your entitlement to a place in the course.

You have never attended a course within the University Preparation Programme (at the 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).

You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung
• between December 9^th and December 12^th, 2024 (if you already have your admission letter from the university and you can be in Vienna on Jan. 7th, 2025 at the latest) or
• Jan. 8th to Jan. 20th, 2025 (in all other cases)

Special note for group a):
• You can only register in person for your course at the VWU between 13 and 24 January 2025 if you have successfully pre-registered online.

The course fee at the VWU for the summer semester 2025 is € 612.

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You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung
• between December 9th and December 12th, 2024 (if you already have your admission letter from the university and you can be in Vienna on Jan. 7th, 2025 at the latest) or
• Jan. 8th to Jan. 20th, 2025 (in all other cases)

Placement tests at the VWU (you CANNOT choose the date!):
• Jan 8th to Jan 10th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in December and possibly from Jan 20th, 2025)
• Jan 20th to Jan 24th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in January)

Information about the course place and the further procedure for registration:
• 31 January 2025 in the afternoon by e-mail (some students may receive their course place assignments earlier). Enquiries from students who have not yet been assigned their course place will be answered as of 3 February 2025.

The course fee at the VWU for the summer semester 2025 is € 612.

You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung
• between December 9th and December 12th, 2024 (if you already have your admission letter from the university and you can be in Vienna on Jan. 7th, 2025 at the latest) or
• Jan. 8th to Jan. 20th, 2025 (in all other cases)

Placement tests at the VWU (you CANNOT choose the date!):
• Jan 8th to Jan 10th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in December and possibly from Jan 20th, 2025)
• Jan 20th to Jan 24th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in January)

Information about the course place and the further procedure for registration:
• 31 January 2025 in the afternoon by e-mail (some students may receive their course place assignments earlier). Enquiries from students who have not yet been assigned their course place will be answered as of 3 February 2025.

Special information for group c):
• If you have the status of a displaced person, you do not belong to group c. In this case select the option ‘none/displaced person’ (‘keiner/Vertriebene’) in the ‘Asylum status’ field when pre-registering.
• If not all students can be accepted at the VWU due to capacity reasons the places will be allocated based on the results of the placement tests. Students who cannot be accepted at the VWU can register with one of the VWU’s cooperation partners, die Berater® or the Language Centre of the University of Vienna. The course fee there will be € 1,535 plus a fee for course materials. The VWU may award scholarships to this group of students (= compensation payment in the amount of the difference between the course fee at the VWU and the course fee at the cooperation partners). These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the number of points achieved in the placement tests. The exact number of these scholarships will be determined by the VWU commission.

The course fee at VWU for the summer semester 2025 is € 612.

You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung
• between December 9th and December 12th, 2024 (if you already have your admission letter from the university and you can be in Vienna on Jan. 7th, 2025 at the latest) or
• Jan. 8th to Jan. 20th, 2025 (in all other cases)

Placement tests at the VWU (you CANNOT choose the date!):
• Jan 8th to Jan 10th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in December and possibly from Jan 20th, 2025)
• Jan 20th to Jan 24th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in January)

Information about the course place and the further procedure for registration:
• 31 January 2025 in the afternoon by e-mail (some students may receive their course place assignments earlier). Enquiries from students who have not yet been assigned their course place will be answered as of 3 February 2025.

Special information for group d):
• If not all students can be accepted at the VWU due to capacity reasons the places will be allocated based on the results of the placement tests. Students who cannot be accepted at the VWU can register with one of the VWU’s cooperation partners, die Berater® or the Language Centre of the University of Vienna. The course fee there will be € 1,535 plus a fee for course materials. The VWU may award scholarships to this group of students (= compensation payment in the amount of the difference between the course fee at the VWU and the course fee at the cooperation partners). These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the number of points achieved in the placement tests. The exact number of these scholarships will be determined by the VWU commission.

The course fee at VWU for the summer semester 2025 is € 612.

You must pre-register online at https://anmeldung.vwu.at/vorregistrierung
• between December 9th and December 12th, 2024 (if you already have your admission letter from the university and you can be in Vienna on Jan. 7th, 2025 at the latest) or
• Jan. 8th to Jan. 20th, 2025 (in all other cases)

Placement tests at the VWU (you CANNOT choose the date!):
• Jan 8th to Jan 10th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in December and possibly from Jan 20th, 2025)
• Jan 20th to Jan 24th, 2025 (for online pre-registrations in January)

Information about the course place:
• 31 January 2025 in the afternoon by e-mail (some students may receive their course place assignments earlier). Enquiries from students who have not yet been assigned their course place will be answered as of 3 February 2025.

Special information for group e):

• If not all students can be accepted at the VWU due to capacity reasons the places will be allocated based on the results of the placement tests. Students who cannot be accepted at the VWU can register with one of the VWU’s cooperation partners, die Berater® or the Language Centre of the University of Vienna. The course fee there will be € 1,535 plus a fee for course materials.

You must pre-register online at die Berater® or at the Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien. Registration starts on January 7th, 2025. 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 in the summer semester 2025 will be € 1,535 (plus a fee for course materials). You need to register in person with a hard copy of your admission letter and your passport or other proof of identity between January 13^th and 24^th, 2025 at die Berater® or the Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien. Please note that there is limited capacity, it is therefore possible that no more course places are available.

For more information visit the respective course provider's website:

die Berater® German courses for the VWU
Handelskai 388 (access via Wehlistraße 299)
Staircase 4, 5^th floor
1020 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 532 45 45-2571
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 current information about registration modalities and opening hours and updates on the website of the respective course provider. The course content is the same in all institutions, courses consist of 320 units.

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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-time registrations before or after the regular registration period (before January 13th or after January 24th 2025)

First-time registrations prior to January 13^th, 2025 are only possible for students whose visa D expires on or before January 16^th, 2025.
The earliest date for early registration is when admission opens at your university for the summer semester 2025.

University of Vienna: January 7^th, 2025
Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien): January 7^th, 2025
Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien): January 8^th, 2025
BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna: January 7^th, 2025
Medical University of Vienna: January 7^th, 2025
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna: January 31^st, 2025 (early registration is therefore not possible)

First-time registrations prior to the start of admission are not possible.

For early registration make an appointment as of mid-December 2024 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).

First-time registration after January 24^th, 2025 is only possible for students who received their visa D or admission letter (the date on the admission letter counts) on or after January 20^th, 2025 (or, in case of the Vienna University of Technology, on or after January 17^th, 2025).

With late registration after January 24^th, 2025 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 course places are still available.

If you received your visa D or your admission letter after January 20^th, 2025, 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 March 31^st, 2025 at the very latest.

Free course places may be allocated until shortly before March 31^st (= end of admission at the universities in the summer semester 2025).

Do you have any further questions about the University Preparation Programme? Here you may find answers to frequently asked questions!