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The University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria

Website: http://www.uibk.ac.at/index-en.html

Institution Profile

The University of Innsbruck (or Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck in German) has been a university in Austria since 1669. The University is situated in the heart of the Alps and is western Austria’s largest institution of higher education and research, and serves as the home University for Tyrol, Vorarlberg, South Tyrol and Liechtenstein. Due to its geographical situation, its research and study programmes place emphasis on the social, ecological and economic issues of the alpine region.

The University of Innsbruck has about 22,000 students, of which 6,000 are international students from 100 countries from all over the world.

Academics

Academic Calendar

Semester 1: October to February
Semester 2: February to July

Medium of Instruction for Classes

German, with limited English courses available

Students are encouraged to take a combination of classes in both German and English.
The Business School has 4 Masters courses taught completely in English.
The Political Science Department has some English modules at the undergraduate level.
More Masters classes will be in English as compared to the undergraduate level but some of them may still be taught in German.

Faculties/Schools

SEP Application

Restrictions for Exchange Students

Undergraduate restrictions

Only third year NUS students are able to take courses at the Masters’ level. However, given the small class sizes, the university must be informed in advance.

Please note however that courses in the following Faculties/Schools are NOT available to Study Abroad and Exchange students:

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Innsbruck has hardly any Engineering programmes at the undergraduate level. Engineering is mostly at the Master’s level.

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.

NUS Application Deadline

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines.

After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university. An online application to the partner university is needed. Details on University of Innsbruck’s application procedure can be found in the International Student Guide link.

Accommodation

Housing Options

The University of Innsbruck does not have its own Halls of Residence. However, there are student residences available to students. The Austrian Exchange Service (OEAD) can help students source for accommodation if applications are received along with a deposit payment. The Housing Office is located at Innrain 36, A-6020 Innsbruck.

Please refer to the Other Links section for the relevant links to university accommodation.

Visa & Insurance

Consular/Visa Regulations

Exchange students who will be going for exchange for up to 6 months will have to apply for Visa D.

If the studying period is more than 6 months then students will have to apply for a study/residence permit. (Processing could take several weeks.)

You can apply for visas at the local Austrian Embassy. However, as it is a commercial office, processing will be done at Jakarta. Students are urged to apply several months in advance as this can be a time-consuming process.

Health/Medical Insurance

Students can purchase the “Freiwillige Selbstversicherung für Studenten” (a voluntary insurance for students) from the “Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse” (TGKK, Klara-Pölt-Weg 2), the local public health insurance carrier. The TGKK policy generally covers medical treatment by doctors and medical institutions who have contracts with the TGKK. Confirmation of registration as a resident of Innsbruck and as a student of Innsbruck University are necessary for the application.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.

Cost of Living

Estimated Monthly Living Expenses