University of Innsbruck or the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck has been a university in Austria since 1669. It is currently the largest education facility in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol and third largest in Austria according to student population, behind the University of Vienna and the University of Graz. Since 2004 the University has 15 faculties. They are the following: Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Biology , Faculty of Catholic Theology , Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy , Faculty of Civil Engineering , Faculty of Economics and Statistics , Faculty of Education , Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences , Faculty of Humanities 1 , Faculty of Humanities 2 (Language and Literature) , Faculty of Law , Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics , Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science , Innsbruck University School of Management , School of Political Science and Sociology.
How to apply
The admission period for the winter semester starts in early July and ends in late October. The application deadline for the winter semester for non-EEA nationals is September 1. The admission period for the summer semester starts in early February and ends in late March. The application deadline for the winter semester for non-EEA nationals is February 1.
There are different admission policies depending on the student’s citizenship and the country of issue of his/her secondary school leaving certificate/university diploma. International students fall under the category – Group 3, which includes Austrians and other EEA nationals holding a non-EEA school leaving certificate/university diploma, other nationalities, and stateless applicants.
These applicants should submit an Application for Submission which can be downloaded from the official website of the University. It should be submitted during the Admission Period, either in the winter or the summer semester of the school year. Additionally, applicants need to submit authenticated translations of the documents (the secondary school leaving certificate or university degree diploma), admission statement to the University, their curriculum vitae and evidence of their proficiency in German. The University of Innsbruck offers German classes for non-German native speakers.
Erasmus students follow a different admission procedure. Firstly, they should contact the relevant Erasmus Coordinator at their university to find out whether an Erasmus agreement exists in their subject area. After filling out the online application, students need to send a printed version of it along with the Erasmus certificate and the curriculum vitae to:
Innsbruck University
International Relations Office
Erika Mangeng
Erasmus Office
Herzog-Friedrich-Str. 3
A-6020 Innsbruck
Austria
This should be done by 31st of July (winter semester) or 31st of December (summer semester).
Student Exchanges and Scholarships
The University of Innsbruck encourages the mobility of researchers, teachers and students through its various networks and through its own exchange programmes.
It is open to national and international competition at all levels and has a global network covering 300 partner institutions. University of Innsbruck is part of the Erasmus mobility programme.
For further information students can contact the International Relations Office.
Central Address:
Universität Innsbruck
Christoph-Probst-Platz
Innrain 52
A – 6020 Innsbruck/Austria
Official website