AUSTRIA The New Definition of World Ranking German Education by: When we say Austria… When we say Austria… When we say Austria… When we say Austria… When we say Austria… When we say Austria… Accommodation Maybe biggest challenge in Austria is finding an accommodation. Especially for international students. Due to high demand and lack of government hostels: too many foreign students, only few rooms. However accommodation is the last thing to worry about for our students, since CESS is a housing provider as well. Accommodation Centre for European Student Services (CESS) operates in 9 hostel buildings in Austria and holds around 700 rooms which makes CESS the biggest fully private hostel and foreign student service provider in Austria. Centre for European Student Services (CESS) and its sister company Housing Vienna (HV) serves more than 2,000 international students from more than 40 countries with experience since 2002. Austria by Numbers 1. The geographical and historical center point of Europe (WWI, WWII). 2. Vienna is awarded as “the most livable city in the world” (Forbes, Mercer Rankings) 3. 4th safest and peaceful country in the world (GPI Ranking) 4. 13th richest country in the World. 5. One of the highest employment rate in the world (Top 15) 6. Mostly known as art and culture capital of the world (esp for Classical Music) 7. Birth place of German higher education AUSTRIA: Birth Place of German Higher Education 1. Where was the first German university in the world established? (UniWien) 2. Where is the first German Technical University in the world? (TU Wien) 3. Where is the first German Medical University in the world? (MediU Wien) 4. Who designed Volkswagen, Porsche and first Mercedes Kompressor? UNIQUE SELLING POINTS of AUSTRIA USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 1. Education is FREE or very affordable in the world established Academic tuition: FREE or 1,490 Euro per year (depending on country status) Language tuition : 930 or 2300 Euro per year. (Only 1st year) TUITION FEES IN AUSTRIA • Tuition fee for ALL UNIVERSITIES and ALL PROGRAMS at ANY LEVEL is € 1,490/year • This pricing is valid for almost all universities and all programs. (Except some fine art programs) • GERMAN LANGUAGE fees are € 930 for ‘FREE’ status countries, and € 2,360 for other countries. COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE for 100% SCHOLARSHIP EU Member Countries, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Maldives, Mauritania, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé And Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 2. Top 100-300-500 Universities in World rankings. 40% of Austrian universities are world ranking (top 500) Great research opportunities and educational facilities USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 3. Living cost is cheaper than UK, USA, CAN… If student is iving in hostel TOTAL LIVING COST: 650 – 980 Euro / month Student will have to stay in hostel first year, due to the contract requirement during visa application, unless he can find another option with 1 year contract Expenses may go LOWER if student moves to a sharing private room in an low-cost apartment. MONTHLY BASIC LIVING COST: Hostel € 365-495 Health Insurance € 55 Transportation € 15-30 Food and others € 215-400 TOTAL: € 650-980 * Cheaper hostels are generally full house. Students who wants cheaper hostels should apply much earlier. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 4. Work & Study: Students have part-time work permit during their study. Students can work up to 20 hours per week. Including their German language preparation year. * It is hard to find work without German proficiency. Therefore do NOT encourage students that they can find job as soon as they come. It generally takes 10 months till a student gets a good part-time job. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 5. Guaranteed Working Visa upon graduation. Students do NOT have to go back up on graduation, can stay in Austria, work or open business. 6. PR (permanent residence) in 5 years and citizenship options following years. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 7. Almost GUARANTEED VISA approval rate. Austria has one of the highest student visa approval ratio in the World. we had ‘0’ visa rejection case in 2016 8. 95% of OUR students get accepted by universities, , With our ‘pre-application screening process’, we evaluate students and let them know if they are eligible or not BEFORE they spend time and money. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 9. Students get ‘SCHENGEN VISA’ and let them experience all Europe. 1 Visa = 1 Continent. Students can travel across ~30 countries without visa. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 10. Bachelor + Master Combo Once a student graduates from bachelor, he/she can continue master in the same faculty automatically. 11. ENGLISH MASTER programs available (more than 160 programs to chose) Despite almost all bachelor programs are in German medium, we have over 160 fully English master programs available, if you have IELTS 6.5 to 7.5. USP (Unique Selling Points) of Austria 12. No AGE discrimintation. For example: a 39 years old can apply for bachelor 13. ’Study Gap’ is not a problem. For example: a man who 14. Weak applicants can re-apply graduated from bachelor 25 their level. years ago can apply master For example: an academically weak master applicant can apply bachelor again and ‘guaranteed’ proceed to master after a few semester bachelor course. Or; an academically weak PhD applicant can apply to master again safely. Can seek for PhD position during his German preperation or master. UNIVERSITY & VISA REQUIREMENTS of AUSTRIA UNIVERSITY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS for AUSTRIA 1. The proof that student can study the same course (that he/she is applying in Austria) in the country that he/she graduated. (= OFFER LETTER FROM A LOCAL UNIVERSITY) Example: Indian student graduated from high school in UAE. He wants to study Electrical Engineering in Austria. So he must provide an offer letter from a UAE university (public or private) showing that he can study “Electrical Engineering” in UAE (not another course, only the same course) For some universities, it is possible to apply with ‘eligibility letter’ or some other means. 2. TRANSCRIPTS of Latest School For university transcripts, credit hours needed for each course. Marks Sheet or any other documents canNOT replace transcript. If student has no transcript, then student has to provide ‘diploma suppliment’ or ‘syllabus’ to show the credit hours. 3. GRADUATION CERTIFICATE from the latest school 4. 1st page of PASSPORT 5. IF there is a national university entry exam in student’s ‘latest graduated country’, then we also need the exam results. ALL DOCUMENTS HAS TO BE ORIGINAL / CERTIFIED TRUE COPY AND ALL MUST BE LEGALIZED via “Apostille” or Austrian Consulate. (If document is certified true copy, Apostille or Consulate seals and ministry seals must be original) Some universities may request full original copies. NOTE: These are general rules. Some countries may require additional documents. For example Chinese students also need APS certificate that they can get it from Austrian Embassy. On the other hand, some countries (such as Nepal and Afghanistan) do not need legalization. VISA REQUIREMENTS for AUSTRIA These are the general requirements for Austrian student visa applications: Offer Letter from an Austrian university (we arrange it) 1 Year Valid Accommodation Contract (we arrange it) Money in a LOCAL BANK (in His/Her Own Account) € 6,500 + 1 year rent, if student 23 years old or YOUNGER € 10,000 + 1 year rent if student 24 years of or OLDER Convincing proof that deposited money in the bank belongs to student (not borrowed) and his/her a sponsor can send at least € 650 per month: Uncle with a good income or a company can be sponsor/guarantor. Generally they request bank statement of last 3 months and maybe some assets. Clean criminal record from local authorities WHO ARE OUR TARGET STUDENTS? Target Market: Type I We have 2 type of applicants. First type of target students are the ones who; Want to study in a top ranking prestigious university Have NO German and NO English profeciency Have low budget (~USD 10,000 for all inclusive living, tuition, etc…) Also want work permit during study Also want a ‘guaranteed working visa’ AFTER graduation. Also want to migrate to a very well developed country after graduation. For these requirements AUSTRIA is the BEST CHOICE for these students. Target Market: Type II Second type of students are the ones who wanted to go to Germany but failed due to academic or financial reasons. Below, you can see why Austria is EASIER, CHEAPER and BETTER than Germany. AUSTRIA vs GERMANY AUSTRIA GERMANY Local offer letter to apply FLEXIBLE! Offer/admission letter German requirement NO NEED! YES (TestDAF / Geothe…) Academic University Acceptance Letter Real, GUARANTEED, CONDITIONAL, short term, have from Europe Valid up to 2 years. to apply AGAIN after German. University Acceptance Rate 95% SUCCESS! (via CESS) MUCH LOWER! German Preparation Cost 930 or 2,300 Euro / Year 6,000 – 12,000 Euro / Year Cost Living Cost Same (€ 600 – 950 / Month) Same (€ 600 – 950 / Month) Financial Statement for Visa Normal account in homeland BLOCK ACCOUNT in Germany Visa Visa Success Rate 95+% SUCCESS! (via CESS) VERY DIFFICULT and lower. Work & Study YES YES Guaranteed Working Visa YES YES Advantages after Graduation Top Ranking Universities YES YES Permanent Residence and YES YES Citizenship Options PRICING and OVERALL OPERATIONS PRICING and OVERALL OPERATIONS CESS charges € 1,000 Euro for A to Z full, comprehensive and exclusive service.