Carinthia University of Applied Sciences FACT SHEET Name of the Fachhochschule Kärnten / Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Institution Erasmus ID A SPITTAL01 Organization ID E10200778 Address Fachhochschule Kärnten International Relations Office Europastraße 4 9524 Villach Austria Website https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/en for Incoming Exchange students https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/international/incoming-exchange- students International Mgr. Mgr. Aleksandra Jama, MSc. Relations Office Head of International Relations Office Contact s Phone: +43 (0)5 90500-7040 Email: [email protected] Alexandra Maurer, MA International Coordinator for Incoming Exchange Students Phone: +43 (0)5 90500-7042 Email: [email protected] Elisa Reithofer, BA International Coordinator for Outgoing Exchange Students Phone: +43 (0)5 90500-7043 Email: [email protected] Monika Auinger, MSc. International Coordinator for KA107 Projects Phone: +43 (0) 5 90500-7041 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] Coordinators All the coordinators are listed here: https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/international/international-relations-office Last Update: October 2020 Nomination Nomination emails should be sent by the home university to Procedure [email protected] and should include the following information: • Student's name • Date of birth • Nationality • Field of study • Study Level (Bachelor or Master) • Exchange period requested • E-mail address The deadline for fall semester: 30 June The deadline for spring semester: 30 November Home institution needs to nominate the student for an exchange semester at CUAS! Being nominated, the students are asked to complete the Online Application! The application will only be processed with fully completed documents. Application Students that have been nominated will receive an email from CUAS with Procedure detailed information about the online application. More information: https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/international/incoming-exchange- students Study in German or There are seven master degree programs at CUAS which are taught English completely in English: • Communication Engineering • Electrical Energy & Mobility Systems • Health Care IT • Integrated Systems and Circuits Design • International Business Management • Spatial Information Management • Systems Design For further information and the catalogues, please refer to the program and course description. Moreover The School of Management offers an English taught Bachelor Degree Program: • Intercultural Management Academic calendar The academic year consists of two semesters. A semester represents half a year's study time (30 ECTS). Most recent information is available online: https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/fachhochschule/akademischer-kalender Study program Civil Engineering & Architecture Engineering and IT Health Sciences & Social Work Management Last Update: October 2020 Campus CUAS has five modern campuses in four cities: Villach, Klagenfurt, Information Feldkirchen, Spittal an der Drau, all located in Carinthia. All campuses are centrally located and are easy to reach by road or rail. German Language All students interested in learning German are asked to choose this course Course when completing the Learning Agreement. The German language course will be organized in Villach and will be free of charge for the incoming students. Austrian National All incoming students are obliged to pay Austrian National Student´s Union Union of Students fee (EUR 20.20 in the academic year 2020/21) which is a compulsory fee for Fee all students in Austria. Grading System Grading system is presented under the link: https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/international/international-relations- office Additional In order to show students the beauty of Austria - our culture, cuisine and information landscape - monthly trips, for example to Vienna or Salzburg are organized. More events are listed under the link: https://www.fh-kaernten.at/en/en/cuas/students-life Welcome day At the beginning of each semester Welcome Days for all international students take place. During the event lots of practical information about living and studying in Austria is given. Last but not least, it is the perfect opportunity to meet the other incoming students! Accommodation CUAS International Relations Office offers Incoming Exchange Students information support regarding accommodation. For CUAS sites Villach, Klagenfurt and Spittal rooms are available in student dormitories. If there is no accommodation available, we will help you to get in touch with potential landlords. Last Update: October 2020 .