bachelors | Talk to me about Austria

This is the follow up post to a recent one we did about doing a study abroad in Austria.

Throughout this post we are going to talk about why you might want to decide to study in Austria?

First of all, Austria is right in the middle of Europe, from here you can easily access and travel to other countries in Europe without being too far away. Also, Vienna is the center of Europe because it is – well, in the center of Europe ;). Sandwiched between Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary (with which we were once unified), Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Lichtenstein, Austria is located pretty much in the dead center of Europe, forming a bridge between east and west.

Geographically, Austria is furthermore dominated by the Alps in its southeast and center, and the River Danube – 10% of which lies within the nation’s borders – on which the capital city Vienna was built.

Quality of life in Austria is generally high In fact, in Mercer’s 2012 Quality of Living Survey, Vienna was named the city with the world’s best quality of life (http://www.mercer.com/press-releases/quality-of-living-report-2012)!! Vienna is home to over a quarter of Austria’s population, and is known as one of Europe’s great cultural capitals. For fans of architecture, music and art, this is not to be missed.

Universities in Austria

Universities in Austria are highly international! More than 15% of the total tertiary enrolment in the country is made up of international students, rising up to more than 20% if only advanced research programs are considered.

Austria’s leading university, Universität Wien, sits at 160 in the 2012/13 QS World Rankings, and is joined by Technische Universität Wien (274), Universität Innsbruck (276), Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (373), Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (451-500), Paris Lodron University Salzburg (551-600) and Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (601+).

But especially when you are thinking of getting a degree in any kind of Business Area or Economics, and at the same time are thinking about Europe, you will almost automatically come across the so-called WU, or Wirtschaftsuniversitaet of Vienna. The ‘WU’ is THE Vienna University of Business and Economics and it is not only the largest one in Austria but THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY FOCUSING ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS IN EUROPE and it is also one of the BEST (http://www.wu.ac.at/)!!!

With that being said, there are also many other very attractive universities in Vienna and you will find that studying in Austria (including the day-to-day living costs) is actually much cheaper than when you would, for instance, think about studying in London or Paris.

If you do now to decide to do your whole Bachelor’s or Master’s in Vienna, the following links provide you with great information about the most important things like, a list of all the Austrian Universities (by rank), required travel documents and how to obtain your student visa, housing in Austria (specifically Vienna), local transportation, what to expect when getting to Austria as a student, student life in Vienna, and much more.

http://www.4icu.org/at/

http://www.central.edu/abroad/parents/supportDocs/ViennaStudentSurvivalGuide.pdf

http://www.austria.info/us/plan-your-trip/driving-regulations-in-austria-1084578.html

http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/about/publications/publ_pdfs/factsfigures.pdf

http://www.uniko.ac.at/index.php?lang=EN