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“Zauberberge” – Magic Mountains, reached in 30 minutes from Wiener Neustadt Exchange Semester in Austria

Austria – experience, history, arts, sports and leisure CRITICAL DATES The University of Applied Sciences alpine world that runs right up to the Wiener Neustadt, Austria, provides an town outskirts. The magic mountains > Application deadline excellent cultural and learning experi- with their steep cliff faces, the meadows ence for students interested in studying and woods offer exciting discovery tours, Winter semester abroad in Europe. Located in the heart of enabling exchange students to fully enjoy EU countries: 15th June Europe, Austria is a country steeped in the area in all its stunning beauty – st history and tradition. The city of Wiener cycling or walking through it or taking Non EU & Overseas: 1 June Neustadt is only a 35-min train ride from part in our skiing event. the capital city Vienna, where students Spring semester can spend time exploring the many his- From Wiener Neustadt travellers can EU Countries: 15th Nov. torical sites that Austria has to offer. reach Vienna International Airport by car Non EU & Overseas: 1st Nov. in 40 minutes, Hungary in 20 minutes, Besides sight-seeing along the famous Budapest in 2.5 hours, the Czech Repub- Ringstraße or visiting the imperial lic in 80 minutes, Salzburg in 3 hours, > Academic year palaces, one can spend the day shop- Munich in 5 hours and Venice in 6 hours. ping, sipping coffee at an outdoor café or Wiener Neustadt is the perfect location Winter Semester: taking advantage of the endless theatrical for trips to important cities of the former Beginning of Sept. until Christmas and musical productions. Eastern European countries. The region is the gateway to the East: students can Wiener Neustadt is surrounded by a either choose buses or trains for very Summer Semester: breathtaking mountainous region, the so- unique and individual exploration tours Mid Feb. until Mid June called “Zauberberge”-Magic Mountains. during weekends. The entire region of the Rax, Schneeberg > Estimated Costs per month and Schneealpe mountains is a protected Come and get to know the Austrian way nature and water reserve – an intact of living and studying! Accommodation € 272 Food: € 300 Scripts & supplies: € 20

Recreational costs as well as medical insurance are on an individual basis.

An exchange semester consists of 4 – 5 months.

The Vienna Opera House on the famous Ringstraße Heiligenkreuz Cloister at the foot of the Großglockner mountain Armory, part of the town wall of Wiener Neustadt,t Snowboarding on the Rax Mountainbiking on Semmering Mountain

> Programme of Study > Accommodation > Student Life

Prior knowledge of the German language “WIHAST” – Student Accommodation The International Office tries to help is NOT required for participation. Viktor Kaplan-Strasse 11, you with both your social and academic 2700 Wiener Neustadt integration. The University offers a variety of business lecture courses taught in English and Contact: Ms. Bettina Schütz Together with our students – your “Bud- has built an international reputation for Phone: +43 (0) 2622 88408 90 dies” – we organise social events and the quality of its teaching. The degree [email protected] excursions for our guest students. Your programme “Business Consultancy study abroad in Austria starts with an International” has a modern business 2 students share 1 apartment fitted with: Orientation Week and ends with a Fare- administration studies curriculum and is 2 single bedrooms, kitchen, entrance area, well / Closing Event. During the exchange taught entirely in English. The International shower, WC, fully furnished, bedding on semester the International Office also Office issues a course catalogue for each request, electric stove, oven, refrigerator organises another 4 group events, such semester, providing course descriptions with freezer, internet, cable TV connection, as hiking or skiing trips to the nearby of all courses taught. Our regular students telephone connection in room. mountains or trips to its neighbouring are awarded a Bachelor degree after 3 countries (e. g. Hungary), attendance is years and a Master degree after a further The student accommodation “WIHAST” encouraged by means of financial sup- 2 years of intensive full-time study. is about 500m from the FHWN. It is oper- port by the university. Go on short trips to ated by a separate company which has no Vienna, Graz, Prague, Budapest, Venice The number of credits to be earned and the financial relationship to the FHWN. and other unique places of interest in selection of courses should be agreed upon the heart of Europe. Even Paris can be together with your home university. Your reached by night train. study/learning agreement in Austria will be > Meals equivalent to the courses you miss at your Make the most of this fantastic home university whilst studying in Austria. There is a restaurant on the university opportunity now! Attendance of lectures is compulsory. For campus, where warm meals at reduced more information please ask for the: rates are available every day. A number “Pre-Departure Handbook for Interna- of local restaurants are within easy walk- > Passports & Visas tional Students” and the Course Cata- ing distance. logue” for the relevant academic year. Please find the latest information [email protected] http://www.oead.ac.at > Transportation or contact the International Office.

> Services for Exchange There is a university bus which transfers Students students from the inner city and the train > Application and info station to the university campus – this The university provides various services service is free of charge. Vienna, Salz- Make a move and contact us now! for international exchange students. On burg and other important cities can easily We are glad to assist you with all your arrival students are welcomed at Vienna be reached by train. questions! airport and a transfer to Wiener Neustadt is arranged. There are reserved rooms in Train ticket to Vienna € 7.50, train ticket International Office the “FH Studenten Wohnhaus” (student to Salzburg € 38.50, train ticket to University of Applied Sciences accommodation) in close proximity to Budapest € 25.00, train ticket to Venice Wiener Neustadt, Austria the university campus. The semester € 30.00. Transportation between the begins with an intensive orientation week centre of Wiener Neustadt and the Johannes Gutenbergstraße 3 which includes optional intensive German university campus is free of charge. A - 2700 Wiener Neustadt language training, a focus on team build- Austria ing and a special excursion individually organised depending on the semester in > Study Material http://www.fhwn.ac.at question. Full-time International Student e-mail: [email protected] Liaison Officers are available for support Course material costs amount to approx. and advice. Intensive German language € 8.00 per month. There is a library phone: +43 2622 89 084 453 classes are provided at different levels, where you can borrow all study material fax: +43 2622 89 084 93 leading to various internationally-recog- you may need. nised German language certificates.