Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt (AAU)

The University of Klagenfurt is in Klagenfurt, Austria. The German in Austria language center is located on campus.

Seventh place in the Austrian academic ranking provides an opportunity to judge the powerful potential of the University of Klagenfurt and justifies its popularity among students. UK graduates, presenting their diploma to the employer, can have no doubt about quick employment. The quality of teaching in the university gives you the opportunity to be in demand by all professionals who have left the walls of this institution.

Tutors and mentors in the Tutoring and Mentoring project support students throughout their studies, offering academic guidance and help with personal development. The service holds regular information sessions. International Peer Mentors assist international students during their first semester, helping them navigate the Campus system, choose courses, resolve academic questions and meet other students.

The Center for University Learning and Teaching supports digital teaching formats, Moodle, educational videos and online exams, and produces massive open online courses and lecture recordings. The university has offered online exams since February 2011, either in classrooms using a secure exam environment or at home with remote proctoring. During designated exam weeks, students have flexibility in choosing when to take their assessments. Through eSnacks, students learn about online exam procedures and requirements.

Before arrival, incoming exchange students receive access to a Moodle course and a recorded introductory session. Their first week of the semester is orientation week, beginning with a mandatory introductory session. Exams and assignments must be completed during the enrollment period: by the end of March for students attending only the winter semester, or by the end of October for those attending the summer semester, whether alone or in addition to winter.

Students in joint and double degree programs must earn at least 30 ECTS credits at a partner university if the full program totals up to 120 ECTS, or at least 60 ECTS if it exceeds 120 ECTS. Graduates of a joint degree program receive a single document issued jointly by the partner universities. For a double degree, the documents are valid only together and confer the right to hold one academic degree.

Each dissertation project in the Ada Lovelace program is developed and supervised by two researchers from different disciplines.

The bachelor's program in Social Sciences is taught in English and combines sociology, geography, psychology, political science, media studies, and science and technology studies.

The university offers double degree master's programs with international partners:

• MSc Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity with the University of Udine,
• Informatik with Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute or Politechnika Poznańska,
• Informationsmanagement with the University of Udine,
• Information and Communications Engineering & Electronic Engineering with the University of Udine,
• Information and Communications Engineering & Multimedia Systems with the University of Udine,
• Information and Communications Engineering with Tashkent University of Information Technologies,
• International Management with Excelia Business School,
• Germanistik im interkulturellen Kontext with the University of Udine,
• Wirtschaft und Recht with the University of Udine.

The university offers thematic doctoral programs with a three-year taught component:

• COINT — comparative literature, intermediality and transculturality,
• Health and Sustainability Communication and Management (HSCM),
• Information and Communications Engineering (ICE),
• Modeling-Analysis-Optimization of Discrete, Continuous, and Stochastic Systems (MAO),
• Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Business and Economics (MSOBE).

German in Austria offers intensive German courses, semester evening courses in German and other languages, and language and integration exams. Individual lessons are available in German, English, Italian, Spanish, Slovenian and Russian. Special courses include German for Tourism, Rhetoric Seminars and Business English.

Incoming exchange students can take an optional semester German course. It runs throughout the semester's teaching period, with two classes per week of three teaching units each. The course carries 9 ECTS and starts in October or March. Students are assigned to groups based on a language placement test before the course begins.

The university took first place worldwide in the COVID-19 Crisis Management category of the Global Student Satisfaction Awards, following its regional win for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

As part of the Bilateral Artificial Intelligence research consortium, the university studies logic-based artificial intelligence systems and their practical applications.

The Digital Age Research Center (D!ARC) coordinates the Humans in the Digital Age research area. The Ada Lovelace program selected six research projects through its calls in May 2023 and May 2024. Each project included one position for a researcher working toward a doctorate. The projects cover:

• Modeling the long-term effects of online recommendations,
• Developing a virtual reality game to build empathy and the ability to consider other people's perspectives,
• Using machine learning to correct movements in real time during exercise and therapy,
• Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in the Digital Age,
• Applying machine learning to electrical load management, from disaggregation to evaluating policy impacts,
• Transmitting holographic content and assessing its effect on the user experience.

Other research projects cover education, data protection, energy and multimedia:

• GenAI — studying how digital tools and artificial intelligence affect learning, well-being and equity in European classrooms,
• enCRYPTON — research on privacy-enhancing technologies that use homomorphic encryption,
• TESTBED2 — testing and evaluating information and communication technologies for smart grids,
• The ATHENA laboratory — researching adaptive streaming over HTTP and emerging network-based multimedia services.

• The German in Austria language center was founded in 1979 and celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2024,
• In 2023, the university established the Ada Lovelace program for interdisciplinary research in Humans in the Digital Age.

Students taking German in Austria courses can stay at a student residence in single-occupancy apartments with a private shower, toilet and kitchen. The residence does not have a 24-hour front desk or daily room cleaning. Final cleaning is included in the accommodation price.

Kitchens come with dishes, cutlery, cooking utensils and a kettle. Residents need to bring their own bed linens and towels. Free Wi-Fi, washing machines, one dryer, irons and ironing boards are available. Parking is free.

Residents can rent a bicycle at the residence for their stay and return it there when the course ends. As an alternative to the residence, students can stay at a guesthouse or hotel near the university.

The university offers around 250 sports courses each semester, including yoga, fencing and ball sports. Its university sports institute, USI, organizes seasonal camps:

• Winter — ski touring, rock climbing and cross-country skiing,
• Summer — tennis, surfing, kitesurfing and mountain biking.

• In January 2022, the university joined Young European Research Universities (YERUN), a network of young research universities in Europe,
• Thematic doctoral programs offer specialized research supervision and preparation for an international academic career,
• Incoming exchange students can take courses across all faculties.

The University of Klagenfurt is of medium size. At the same time, about 9,000 students study disciplines here (an indicator of 20% of foreigners at the University of Klagenfurt once again confirms the excellent reputation of the university). As for the teaching staff, its number is 373 specialists. Many of them have advanced degrees and are invited by the administration of the university to work on a contract from abroad. Partnerships with leading universities in the world allow the UK to offer its students interesting international exchange programs. Details are posted on social networks related to the University of Klagenfurt.

For self-study, the university offers students a scientific library with all the necessary resources. Hostels have comfortable living conditions and are provided for everyone.

Additional indicators of the prestige of this institution adds membership in organizations such as EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION and OPEN COURSEWARE CONSORTIUM.

An administrative fee of 25 euros applies if bicycle rental is added after an apartment has been booked for a language course. In that case, a bicycle is not guaranteed to be available on arrival.

Incoming exchange students pay separately for the optional semester German course, at a reduced rate. The course is outside the university’s regular course offering.

Smapse specialists support you at every stage of the admissions process.

The entire admission mechanism is described in detail on the official website of the school. It is necessary to carefully read the conditions for better preparation for admission to the university. Students study two semesters (of which the school year is built).

The University of Klagenfurt provides an opportunity to get a diploma for a fairly small price. The cost of educational services for applicants for a bachelor's degree will be $ 2,000 per year visiting the university. Graduate students must pay a slightly lower amount for the study of postgraduate education disciplines - $ 1,650 per year (in euros). The remote education option is very much in demand by the students of this educational institution. It is necessary to clarify in advance information about the exact cost of a particular direction on the University of Klagenfurt website.

Joint-Study is an exchange program for degree students at the University of Klagenfurt, mainly with universities outside the European Union. The agreements generally cover all AAU degree programs. Applicants need good or very good academic results. Bachelor’s students must have earned 60 ECTS before starting their semester abroad. The exchange lasts one semester. Extensions are possible at selected universities with approval from the AAU academic coordinator.

Joint-Study participants are exempt from tuition at both the partner university and the University of Klagenfurt. The ÖH student union contribution must be paid before departure. The International Office provides a scholarship and, for certain destinations, a one-time travel allowance. Funding is awarded competitively within the available budget. Meeting the formal requirements does not guarantee payment.

Monthly scholarship amounts and travel allowances vary by country:

• Australia — 420 euros per month and 690 euros for travel,
• The United States and Indonesia — 420 euros per month and 510 euros for travel,
• Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Thailand — 420 euros per month and 550 euros for travel,
• The Russian Federation — 260 euros per month and 320 euros for travel,
• Senegal — 260 euros per month and 800 euros for travel,
• Ukraine and Georgia — 260 euros per month and 550 euros for travel,
• India — 260 euros per month and 390 euros for travel,
• Chile, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Mexico — 260 euros per month and 610 euros for travel,
• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom — 300 euros per month, with no travel allowance provided.

Students spending their exchange at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia receive an additional 170 euros per month under the strategic partnership.

The scholarship is paid after the exchange ends and the required final documents have been submitted. Within one month of arrival, participants must submit an interim report in English listing registered courses totaling 12 ECTS per semester. Within one month of completing the exchange, they must provide a final report in English, a transcript showing 12 ECTS in courses related to their field of study, and an evaluation questionnaire. Confirmation of the stay is optional. Only courses related to the student's field of study count toward the scholarship requirements. Sports and language classes do not qualify.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision