Austria – Country Presentation Łazarski University Multinational Day 13 April 2016

Where is Austria?

Political Map The Republic of Austria is made of nine states. One of them – Vienna – serves as the capital city of the entire country.

Did you know…? Austria is the heaviest country per square kilometer in Europe. One square kilometer landmass weighs an impressive 112 billion tons. Altogether Austria has a notable weight of billion tons. Biggest love handles: the Alps.

Key Facts about Austria Population: 8,699 million Area: 83,858 sq km Official language: German, minority languages: Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak and Romani Political system: federal representative republic Currency: Euro Austrian flag and coat of arms

Did you know…? In 1955 Austria declared its permantent neutrality. Although not a member of NATO Austria does participate in various international military activities. Apart from that it is also a member state of the EU, Council of Europe, UN, OECD and OSCE.

Austrians in history Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( ) Source: all photographs from Wikipedia

Austrians in history Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) ( )

Austrians in history Sigmund Freud ( )

Austrians in history Gustav Klimt ( )

Austrians in history Gustav Klimt ( )

Austrians today Elfriede Jelinek

Austrians today Christoph Waltz Did you know…? Christoph Waltz has already won two Oscars for his supporting roles in Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained.

Austrians today Sebastian Kurz Did you know…? Mr Kurz became the youngest Minister of Foreign Affairs in Austrian history – he was only 27 when he entered the office.

Why Austria? Youtube - Urlaub in Österreich

Why Austria? Amazing nature Great history Rich culture Delicious cuisine Did you know…? The oldest zoological garden in the world is the “Tiergarten Schönbrunn” in Vienna, founded in 1752 by Emperor Franz Stephan. It is located in the middle of the imperial summer residence of the Habsburgs, near the Schönbrunn Palace.

STUDYING IN AUSTRIA BASIC FACTS

Reasons for choosing Austria Over 300,000 students each year Rich educational offer Research possibilities Scholarship offers University of Vienna

Institutions of Higher Education Universities ( – Research Universities – Universities of Arts Universities of Applied Sciences ( Colleges of Teacher Education ( Private Universities (

Structure of study programmes Most universities and universities of applied sciences offer the following:  Bachelor’s programs: 6-8 semesters  Master’s programs: 2-4 semesters  Doctoral/PhD programs: at least 6 semesters Moreover, the following is also an option:  Diploma programs: 8-10 semesters  Doctoral programs: 4 semesters.

Admission deadlines For the winter semester, your complete admission application must be received by the university by 5 th September, for the summer semester the deadline is 5 th February. Final deadlines may depend on the university you choose to apply for More information:

Special requirements Entry exams have been introduced for the particularly popular courses:  Architecture and city planning  Biology and biochemistry  IT  Pharmaceutics  Economics The exams take place only once a year (usually before the winter term).

Selected scholarships APPEAR (Caucasus and Balkan Sea Region) Franz Werfel Scholarship for young university teachers of German literature, Ernst Mach Grant (PhD and post-doc programmes) Richard Plaschka Scholarship for university teachers of history, CEEPUS (university networks with Central and Eastern European countries), Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria More information:  Grants & Scholarshipswww.eoad.at

Useful links - all the information about studying in Austria on one website (in German) Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (in German and English) scholarship browser (in German and English) Austrian Students' Union (in German) Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (in German and English)

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