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Academic Year 2020/21
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
Incoming Exchange Students
2020/21
EXCHANGE
STUDENT
GUIDE
AT
ANGEWANDTE
Effective: 24.09.2020
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CONTENTS
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 3
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE | STUDENTS’ UNION | CAMPUS | DEPARTMENTS 4-7
ONLINE SERVICE | IT-HELP | WIFI | DATABASES 8-9
COURSES | LEARNING AGREEMENT | RECOGNITION | GRADING 10 - 11
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS | LEARNING GERMAN 12
ENROLLMENT AT ANGEWANDTE PLUS FORMS ATTACHED 13 - 14
ENTRANCE | RESIDENCE IN VIENNA & AUSTRIA PLUS FORMS ATTACHED 15 - 16
ADRESSES OF MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION SERVICES VIENNA
GETTING AROUND BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT | BIKE (BUYING, RENTING AND 17 - 18
REPAIRING) | E-SCOOTER | (SHARED) CAR | TAXI | PLANE
ACCOMMODATION | WORKING | MOBILE PHONES 19 - 20
HEALTH INSURANCE | (MENTAL HEALTH) SUPPORT BY ANGEWANDTE | 21 - 22
(BARRIER-FREE) EMERGENCIES AND EMERGENCY NUMBERS | WORKING
GROUP ON EQUAL TREATMENT ISSUES
(FUN) FACTS ABOUT AUSTRIA | HISTORY ABOUT ANGEWANDTE 23 - 24
SEMESTER EVENTS | ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK | SHOW YOUR OWN 25 - 28
WORK | CULTURAL LIFE (FESTIVALS, CINEMAS, LIBRARIES, LISTS OF CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS) | UNIVERSITY SPORTS | STUDENT UNIONS’ ACTIVITIES |
THINGS TO DO IN “NATURE”
GREEN ANGEWANDTE (SUSTAINABILITY) 29
ART SUPPLIES IN AND AROUND VIENNA 30 - 31
CORONA TRAFFIC LIGHT 32 - 34
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ACADEMIC
CALENDAR
WINTER SEMESTER 2020
Welcome Day 30.09.2020
Teaching Period 01.10.2020 – 31.01.2021
Academic Semester 01.10.2020 – 28.02.2021
Admission | Registration for studies 07.09.2020 – 30.10.2020
HOLIDAYS
Christmas 21.12.2020 – 06.01.2021
Semester Holidays 01.02.2020 – 28.02.2020
STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
National Holiday 26.10.2020
All Saints‘ Day 01.11.2020
All Souls‘ Day 02.11.2020
Immaculate Conception 08.12.2020
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INT. OFFICE | DEPARTMENTS |
CAMPUS | STUDENTS` UNION
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
CONTACT TEAM
W: dieangewandte.at/incomings_en Behrens, Astrid Anna | Head
M: international.office@uni-ak.ac.at T: 0043-1-71133-3170
Merklein, Veronika | Exchange Coordinator Grössing-Schima, Doris | Exchange Coordinator
Incoming Students | Exchange-Grants Outgoing Students | Deputy Head
M: veronika.merklein@uni-ak.ac.at T: 0043-1-71133-3171
T: 0043-1-71133-3173 Eder, Sabine | Back Office
ADDRESS: Georg-Coch-Platz 2 | Entrance: T: 0043-1-71133-3172
Rosenbursenstrasse 3, Room 010 | A -1010 Vienna
OPENING HOURS: No opening hours until further
notice
HUFAK – ANGEWANDTE STUDENTS‘ UNION
DEP. FOR INT. STUDENTS – OKPF, ground floor M: office@hufak.net
TEAM: Gabriela Urrutia Reyes | Ayşe-Gül Yüceil T: 0043-1-7113- 2270
M: international@hufak.net Opening hours: Mo – Fr, 10am – 1pm
OFFICE HOURS: Thu 1– 3pm facebook.com/hufakpage
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INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE
Head of Dept.: Bollinger, Klaus
M: architecture@uni-ak.ac.at
Contact: Peternell, Sabine
M: sabine.peternell@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2331
facebook.com/IoA.InstituteofArchitectureVienna
youtube.com/IoAAngewandteVienna
STUDIO 1_MORENO GRINDA – OKPS, 2. floor STUDIO 2_LYNN – OKPS, 2. floor
Prof: Moreno Díaz, Christina & Grinda García, Efrén Prof: Lynn, Greg
W: dieangewandte.at/arch1 W: dieangewandte.at/arch2
M: studio1@uni-ak.ac.at M: studio.lynn@uni-ak.ac.at
Contact: Sabine Hochrieser Contact: Trinkbauer, Astrid
M: architecturaldesignstudio1@uni-ak.ac.at M: astrid.trinkbauer@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2310 T: 0043-1-71133-2330
facebook.com/StudioLynn
twitter.com/studiolynn
STUDIO 3_RASHID – OKPS, 2. floor
Prof: Rashid, Hani
W: dieangewandte.at/arch3
M: studio.rashid@uni-ak.ac.at
Contact: Tenpenny, Andrea
M: andrea.tenpenny@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2330
facebook.com/StudioHaniRashid
twitter.com/Angewandte_Hani
INSTITUTE OF ART SCIENCES AND ART EDUCATION
Head of Dept.: Putz-Plecko, Barbara
Contact: Müllner, Doris
M: doris.muellner@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2737
DEX - DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT KKP - ART AND COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
FOR ART EDUCATION – VZA7, 2. floor – VZA7, 2. floor
Prof: Kaltenbrunner, Christoph Prof: Putz-Plecko, Barbara
M: dae@uni-ak.ac.at W: dieangewandte.at/kkp_en
Contact: Müllner, Doris Contact: Müller, Frank
M: doris.muellner@uni-ak.ac.at M: frank.mueller@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2737 T: 0043-1-71133-2752
facebook.com/groups/UnifaK.DAE/
twitter.com/UnifaK_DAE
youtube.com/user/UnifaKDAE
INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SOCIETY
Head of Dept.: Stadler, Eva Maria
Contact: Patsch, Rosemarie
M: rosemarie.patsch@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-3541
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY STRATEGIES – HIZO, 4. floor SOCIAL DESIGN – VZA7, 4. floor
Prof: Böhler, Christine Prof: Felderer, Brigitte
W: dieangewandte.at/dept/cds_en W: dieangewandte.at/dept/socialdesign_en
Contact: Nejo, Andrea Contact: Wiltschegg, Stefan
M: cds@uni-ak.ac.at M: socialdesign@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2471 T: 0043-1-71133- 3561
facebook.com/SocialDesignArtsAsUrbanInnovation
instagram.com/social_design_studio_vienna/
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INSTITUTE OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
Coordinaton: Krist, Gabriela – SALZ, 4. floor
W: dieangewandte.at/konservierung_en
M: kons-rest@uni-ak.ac.at
Contact: Haupt, Marion
M: marion.haupt@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-4810
STUDIES IN ART AND CULTURE
Coordinator: Praher, Barbara – VZA7, 4. floor
W: dieangewandte.at/kunstundkulturwissenschaften_en
M: barbara.praher@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2707
INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
Head of Dept.: Kartak, Oliver
Contact: Höchsmann, Roxana
M: institut.design@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2442
facebook.com/instituteofdesignvienna/
APPLIED PHOTOGRAPHY AND TIME-BASED MEDIA FASHION – OKPS, 4. floor
– OKPS, 4. floor Prof: Meier, Lucie
Prof: Ziegelböck, Maria W: dieangewandte.at/mode_en
W: dieangewandte.at/angewandte_fotografie_en Contact: Bockenauer-Preinfalk, Petra
M: applied-photography@uni-ak.ac.at M: mode@uni-ak.ac.at
Contact: Viehauser, Anna Elisabeth T: 0043-1-71133-2461
M: anneliese.viehauser@uni-ak.ac.at facebook.com/modeklasse
T: 0043-1-71133-2301 instagram.com/modeklasse
facebook.com/applied.photography.vienna
instagram.com/applied.photography
GRAPHIC DESIGN – OKPF, top floor GRAPHICS AND ADVERTISING – OKPF, 2. floor
Prof: Kartak, Oliver Prof: Spaetgens, Matthias
W: dieangewandte.at/grafikdesign_en W: dieangewandte.at/grafikwerbung_en
M: grafikdesign@uni-ak.ac.at Contact: Hausmann, Manuela
Contact: Wenger, Monika M: grafik.werbung@uni-ak.ac.at
M: monika.wenger@uni-ak.ac.at T: 0043-1-71133-2451
T: 0043-1-71133-2441 facebook.com/klassefuerideen
facebook.com/KlasseKartak instagram.com/klassefuerideen
instagram.com/klassekartak twitter.com/klassefuerideen
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 1 (ID 1) – OKPS, ground floor INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 2 (ID 2) – OKPS, ground floor
Prof: Diez, Stefan Prof: Jain, Anab
W: dieangewandte.at/id1_en W: dieangewandte.at/id2_en
M: id1@uni-ak.ac.at M: id2@uni-ak.ac.at
Contact: Bruckmann, Marcus Contact: Windisch, Elisabeth
M: marcus.bruckmann@uni-ak.ac.at M: elisabeth.windisch@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2410 T: 0043-1-71133-2420
instagram.com/angewandte_id/ twitter.com/D_I_Studio
INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS & MEDIA ART
Head of Dept.: Widrich, Virgil
Contact: Wurm-Kukla, Susanne
M: institut_bmk@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2640
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ART & SCIENCE – SALZ, 2. floor DIGITAL ARTS – HIZO, 3. floor
Prof: Widrich, Virgil Prof: Schnell, Ruth
W: dieangewandte.at/artscience_en W: dieangewandte.at/digitalekunst_en
Contact: Fischbach, Gerda Contact: Wurm-Kukla, Susanne
M: artscience@uni-ak.ac.at M: digitalekunst@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2250 T: 0043-1-71133-2640
facebook.com/ArtscienceVienna
GRAPHICS AND PRINTMAKING – VZA7, 3. floor PAINTING – OKPS, 6. floor
Prof: Svenungsson, Jan Prof: Bohl, Henning
W: dieangewandte.at/grafik_en W: dieangewandte.at/malerei_en
Contact: Regner, Karin M: klassemalerei@uni-ak.ac.at
M: grafik@uni-ak.ac.at Contact: Geisler, Diana
T: 0043-1-71133-6201 M: diana.geisler@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2613
PAINTING AND ANIMATED FILM – OKPF, 2. floor PHOTOGRAPHY – OKPS, 3. floor
Prof: Eisler, Judith Prof: Rothemann, Gabriele
W: dieangewandte.at/manta_en W: dieangewandte.at/fotografie_en
Contact: Küfferle, Lisa M: sekretariat.fotografie@uni-ak.ac.at
M: malerei.animationsfilm@uni-ak.ac.at Contact: Tonninger, Christina
T: 0043-1-71133-4630 M: christina.tonninger@uni-ak.ac.at
facebook.com/ArtscienceVienna T: 0043-1-71133-2661
SCULPTURE AND SPACE – PAU, 2. floor SITE SPECIFIC ART – PAU, 2. floor
Prof: Schabus, Hans Prof: Petritsch, Paul
W: dieangewandte.at/skulpturundraum_en W: dieangewandte.at/ortsbezogenekunst_en
Contact: Schachner, Jutta Contact: Stepanek, Maria
M: skulpturundraum@uni-ak.ac.at M: ortsbezogenekunst@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2400 T: 0043-1-71133-2431
instagram.com/skulptur_und_raum instagram.com/ortsbezogene
STAGE AND FILM DESIGN – OKPS, 5. floor TRANSARTS – VZA7, 2. floor
Prof: Kleber, Bernhard Team: Tandon, Nita (chairman 20120/21) |
W: dieangewandte.at/buehnefilm_en Hilge, Stephan | Pfeffer, Roman
M: sekretariat.buehne@uni-ak.ac.at W: dieangewandte.at/dept/transarts_en
Contact: Noichl, Johanna Contact: Flora Peyrer-Heimstätt
M: johanna.noichl@uni-ak.ac.at M: transarts@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2523 T: 0043-1-71133-2716
instagram.com/skulptur_und_raum instagram.com/skulptur_und_raum
TRANSMEDIA ART – OKPH, 1. floor
Prof: Kowanz, Brigitte
W: dieangewandte.at/transmedialekunst_en
Contact: Janata, Nicole
M: transmedialekunst@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2530
facebook.com/groups/klassekowanz
instagram.com/transmedialekunst
INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE ARTS (only in German)
Head of Dept.: Schmatz, Ferdinand
Contact: Hamdi, Samira
M: sprachkunst@uni-ak.ac.at
T: 0043-1-71133-2243
Prof: Schmatz, Ferdinand | Steinbruch, Gerhild Contact: Konrath, Sabine
– SALZ, 6. floor M: sabine.konrath@uni-ak.ac.at
W: dieangewandte.at/sprachkunst_en T: 0043-1-71133-2243
M: sprachkunst@uni-ak.ac.at facebook.com/sprachkunstwien
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ONLINE SERVICES
Please make sure to enroll at Angewandte asap to use our
online services which is needed to register for your
courses.
ONLINE SERVICE (service.uni-ak.ac.at)
Via Online Service - Login link is on top of the university-website - you can find
payment data for the transfer of the tuition fee/student union fee
curriculum analysis to check your study progress
received credits
user administration (automatic onward transfer of e-mails, web/email alias, change
your password)
Your account data (e.g. s9999999) and your password - is handed out with all the other
admission documents by the Office of Student and Academic Affairs.
LOGIN PASSWORD
Initially, the Login password is handed over by the Office of Student and Academic Affairs in
the course of the admission to a study programme. Please login, reset your password and
check the e-mail-adress for automatic forwarding as soon as possible:
service.uni-ak.ac.at/4DCGI/user
WIFI AT ANGEWANDTE | IT-HELP
eduroam: Login with "s[Matriculation Number]@student.uni-ak.ac.at" | works at many
universities internationally
WEBMAIL
e-mail accounts are available via webmail.uni-ak.ac.at
IT (ZID) SERVICES: zid.uni-ak.ac.at
If you have IT-problems you can get assistance from the helpline of the central computing
service:
Central Computing Services (ZID) | Postgasse 6 / 1. floor, 1010 | T: +43-1-71133-2107 |
E: helpdesk@uni-ak.ac.at
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BASE ANGEWANDTE
By regularly involving students and teachers of the university, the base Angewandte was
created in order to provide useful online tools and facilities.
>> base.uni-ak.ac.at (Log in with your password and your student ID number and e-mail
address)
REGISTRATION FOR COURSES
(dieangewandte.at/en/studies/study_information/examsrecognitions)
Information about registration for courses is provided in the course description. Due to the
coronavirus safety precautions necessary at present, it is not possible to attend a course
(base.uni-ak.ac.at/courses) without prior online registration. If „Online registration“ is
enabled, click the button [+] register on top of the course description page. You receive a
confirmation by e-mail as soon as the teacher approved your registration. Registration to
courses enables you to have access to the ownCloud course folder and allow you to integrate
course dates into your personal calendar. Changes done by teachers will automatically appear
in your calendar. Furthermore, you will receive all information emails that teachers send to the
group of course participants.
SUBSCRIBE TO COURSES
Subscribing to a course is not the same as registrating for a course! As soon as you have
subscribed to a you are able to integrate course dates into your personal Angewandte
calendar. Changes done by teachers will automatically appear in your calendar. Furthermore,
you will receive all information e-mails that teachers send to the group of subscribers.
Subscribing to courses is anonymous.
CALENDAR
The base Angewandte calendar contains dates of courses you subscribed or registered for, and
will help you to organize your timetable.
OWNCLOUD
Access & share your files from any device, on your terms. Have access to the OwnCloud folder
of each course, you are registered for. We will put all the information sheets receive on an
ownCloud-link so you will always have access to the information digitally.
CLIENT | APP
Install the client | app on your device and always have access to your synchronized files.
HELP
Important helpful information is provided in the help-section of the base Angewandte.
Contact – base Angewandte support: base-support@uni-ak.ac.at
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COURSES |
LEARNING
AGREEMENT |
RECOGNITION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Being accepted for a special study programme at the Angewandte means that you are
automatically eligible to participate in the main artistic course of that programme.
In most of the curricula, the main artistic course is called Zentrales künstlerisches Fach
(ZKF). You can attend one main artistic course per semester which you are expected to
participate. If you do not want to participate, please, let your professor know in the first
meeting of the semester.
You have to do your main artistic course in your department but you can essentially visit
electives in any other department given there is a spot.
We do not have a statutory programme per level | per semester | per year.
There are no separate courses for exchange students. As all other students at the
Angewandte, you can choose your courses individually. Most of the departments offer
recommendations for exchange students, though. Therefore: Be at the kick-off meeting of
your department at the beginning of the semester.
COURSE-SELECTION
SEARCH AND CHOOSE COURSES
To search and choose your courses, you do not have to log in.
Go to our BASE website (base.uni-ak.ac.at), choose semester -> choose your
programme out of all study programmes -> choose the subject group out of curriculum
subjects.To choose courses outside of your programme: Similar procedure as above
but you have to
watch out for
„co-registration“
possible (-> all
study
programmes)
Detailed course
information
(examination modalities, curriculum allocation, ECTS, etc.) is provided in the description of
each course. Please note: diploma study programmes are divided into 1. section (equivalent
to BA-level) and 2. section (equivalent to MA-level).
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Be aware that course descriptions are available in English only if teaching staff provided
English texts. Note: Not all courses can be held in English.
REGISTRATION OF COURSES
It is unfortunately not possible to register for courses online prior to your personal
registration at the Angewandte (-> see enrollment at Angewandte).
You will receive your login from the Student Office when your registration process is
finalized. This will allow you, to register for courses.
Due to the coronavirus safety precautions necessary at present, it is not possible to attend
a course (base.uni-ak.ac.at/courses) without prior online registration.
ABBREVIATIONS IN THE CURRICULUM
KE: Künstlerischer Einzelunterricht = PS: Proseminar = designed as a support for
Individual, one-to-one student support creating artistic and/or scientific works
EX: Exkursion = Excursion/field trip VO: Vorlesung = Lecture
KO: Konversatorium = Tutorial UE: Übung = Practice
PA: Projektarbeit = Project work WSP: Workshop = Workshop
PV: Privatissimum = PhD-thesis preparation, VU: Vorlesung und Übung = Combination of
lecture with private character lecture and practice
SE: Seminar = Seminar
RECOGNITION - How to get your TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS at Angewandte
Contact your professors/teachers, let them know that you need your grades (ideally) before
returning home. Ask them, to send your grades to the Student Office – if possible before
semester end. Look up in the online-service if you got all your grades:
service.uni-ak.ac.at/ (you all received your login-codes at the beginning of the semester from
the Student Office). If your grades are complete – send an e-mail to the Student Office
(studien@uni-ak.ac.at). Let our colleagues at the Student Office know if you need the
transcript sent by e-mail and/or by post.
AUSTRIAN GRADING SCHEME important for your recognition at your home university:
dieangewandte.at/en/studies/study_information/examsrecognitions
LEARNING AGREEMENT (For Erasmus+ students)
Your Learning Agreement will be always signed by our Head of the International Office
Astrid Anna Behrens.
Your signed Learning Agreement does not automatically mean you have a spot in the
chosen course. You do have to offically register for it.
Please make sure to reach the obligatory ECTS-points of your university. In most countries it
is 30 ECTS-points per semester but it may differ.
Eventually the transcript of records is the most important document to reach your goal of
ECTS-points. You will receive it by the Student Office at the end of your stay.
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LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENTS |
LEARNING
GERMAN
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
We do not request a language certificate.
Nevertheless, we strongly recommend at basic knowledge of German, as the general
teaching language at our university is German at the Angewandte. For applications in
Graphics and Advertising, knowledge in German on B1-B2-level is obligatory.
We expect a profound knowledge of English (B2) from all students because in most
departments, English is commonly used as a working language.
Theory classes are hard to follow without a substantial knowledge of German.
We strongly recommend attending a German course before and during the exchange
in Vienna. Erasmus+ students anyways will be registered for the Online Language
Support (OLS) by their home university.
A free German course is offered by the Students‘ Union of the Angewandte (hufak)
during the semester. Please note: As this course is not part of any curricula and is held
by an external institute, you will not be able to receive any credits (ECTS) for your
Transcript of Records but your home university may recognize the certifcate for ECTS.
Please ask at your home institution.
Currently, there are four study programmes offered in English, all of which require
knowledge of English on a scientific level (min. C1).
You may learn German also outside of our university, e.g. at the Sprachenzentrum
(sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/en/) of the University of Vienna or options for free may be a
language tandem or so-called Sprachcafés: vienna4free.net/wien-tipps/sprachen-lernen/
Free and reasonable priced German classes also offered by Innes Institute Vienna
(innesvienna.net) with which our Students’ Union also works together.
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ENROLLMENT
3 STEPS TO BECOME A STUDENT AT THE
ANGEWANDTE Admission for EXCHANGE STUDENTS
ENROLLMENT ONLY ONLINE DURING COVID 19!
Deutsch: dieangewandte.at/zulassung-online
English: dieangewandte.at/admission-online
Due to the coronavirus safety precautions necessary at present, it is not possible to attend a
course (base.uni-ak.ac.at/courses) without prior online registration.
1 UPLOAD
of the necessary documents via base Angewandte | ownCloud - as PDF
documents, scanned from the original
passport or appropriate identification document including nationality
registration form filled in electronically (works with Acrobat Reader or similar) and
signed and scanned
declaration of consent, signed and scanned
confirmation of exchange
Important Notes
The document names must correspond with the template!
(The template documents have been completed as examples of what is required)
We recommend preparing the documents in a folder on your local drive and when
finished to upload them all at once. When uploading repeatedly, only the final version
of a document will be taken into account.
When accessing the site again, any documents uploaded earlier will no longer be
visible.
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While handling the requirements of step 1, please do not contact us by email!
Explanations or further documents (to be named Lastname_Firstname_opt_xxxx, see
template) may be uploaded together with the other documents.
Please note
The admission application will only be processed when documents 1-5 have been uploaded in
their entirety!
2 EMAIL CONTACT
Once the documents 1-5 have been uploaded completely, the office of Student and Academic
Affairs will contact the applicant by email within the next 10 work days, either to clarify any
issues or to forward the payment details required for transferring the student union fee.
ATTENTION
Enquiries during these 10 work days are pointless and will only delay application
processing!
Please ensure prior to actively contacting us that you put your correct email address
into the registration form and that there are no messages in your spam folder.
3 ADMISSION AND STUDENT ACCOUNT
Once the study fee / student union fee has been received in the university‘s bank account
(bank payment processing can take up to four work days) you will receive the login data for the
student account, where you can also access your study document „Studienblatt“ and study
confirmation „Studienbestätigung“.
Should you not receive confirmation of successful admission for studies after 4 days have
lapsed since you made payment, please contact the office of Student and Academic Affairs at:
studien@uni-ak.ac.at.
Please note
Without successfully completed admission (winter semester by the end of October, summer
semester by the end of March) you cannot participate in courses or exams of the appropriate
semester!
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ENTRANCE TO
AND RESIDENCE
IN AUSTRIA
REGISTRATION IN AUSTRIA (For EU-citizens: more than 3 months of stay)
When you are staying in Austria for longer than 3 months you additionally have to apply for a
Confirmation of Registration (Anmeldebescheinigung) at the authority in charge of residence,
Immigration Authority (MA 35) wien.gv.at/kontakte/ma35/index.html).
NATIONALS OF EU/EEA COUNTRIES AND SWITZERLAND
oead.at/en/to-austria/entry-and-residence/eueeaswitzerland/
NATIONALS OF THIRD COUNTRIES
oead.at/en/to-austria/entry-and-residence/third-countries
bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entry-and-residence-in-austria/entry-and-visa
RESIDENCE REGISTRATION IN VIENNA
UPON ARRIVAL
Within 3 working days of your arrival in Austria, you have to do your Residence Registration!
You can register at any of the Registration Service Centres (Meldeamt) in one of the Vienna
District Offices (Magistratisches Bezirksamt) - see list enclosed. During COVID-19 you can
register yourself only by appointment (wien.gv.at/meldetermin/internet/Startseite.aspx) or
by email.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Passport or European ID-card
Registration form (This form has to be signed both by the landlord/landlady and by you!
Meldezettel) - The form you are going to receive at the Welcome day or in the
International Office as well as all Registration Service Centres.
wien.gv.at/english/living-working/registration
BEFORE LEAVING
You are required to cancel your registration within 3 working days before you leave.
You can deregister at any of the Registration Service Centres (Meldeamt) in one of the Vienna
District Offices (Magistratisches Bezirksamt). If you forget to deregister, it might cost you up
to € 700! See wien.gv.at/amtshelfer/dokumente/verwaltung/meldeservice/abmeldung.html
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MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION SERVICE VIENNA
Opening Hours: Mo I Tue I Wed I Fr: 8am - 1pm¸ Thu: 8am - 5:30pm
Locations: Residence-Registration Offices are located at the Municipial District
Offices (Magistratische Bezirksämter) in Vienna. Find the information below or on:
wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/stellen.html. By the way, you can register at any of them.
ADDRESS TELEPHONE: 0043-1… E-MAIL
1., Wipplingerstraße 8 4000 – 01550 m@mba01.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Kundenservicecenter
2., Karmelitergasse 9 4000 - 02551 to -02555 m@mba02.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Zimmer 15-17
3., Karl-Borromäus-Platz 3 4000 – 03551 m@mba03.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Service-Center Landstraße
5., Rechte Wienzeile 105 4000 – 05551 m@mba04.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Servicezentrum Wienzeile
7., Hermanngasse 24-26 4000 - 4000 - 07551 m@mba06.wien.gv.at
1. Stock, Zimmer 102
9., Alserbachstraße 41 4000 – 09551 m@mba09.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Zimmer E.09 und E.10
10., Laxenburger Straße 43-45 4000 - 10551 or - 10552 m@mba10.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Zimmer 1-4
11., Enkplatz 2 4000 – 11552 m@mba11.wien.gv.at
linke Hofeinfahrt, Zimmer 1-4
12., Schönbrunner Straße 259 4000 -12551, -12552, -12555 or -12556 m@mba12.wien.gv.at
2. Stock, Zimmer 208 und 209
13., Dommayergasse 12 4000 - 13551 to - 13566 m@mba13.wien.gv.at
3. Stiege, 3. Stock, Zimmer 301-306
15., Gasgasse 8-10 4000 – 15551 m@mba15.wien.gv.at
Bezirksamt-Neu, Erdgeschoss
16., Richard-Wagner-Platz 19 4000 - 16551, -16552, -16561 or -16562 m@mba16.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Informationszentrum Ottakring
17., Elterleinplatz 14 4000 - 17551, -17552 or -17554 m@mba17.wien.gv.at
2. Stock, Zimmer 210
18., Martinstraße 100 4000 - 18552 & - 18553 m@mba18.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Zimmer 2
19., Pfarrwiesengasse 23C 4000 – 19551 m@mba19.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, links
20., Brigittaplatz 10 4000 - 20551 to -20553 m@mba20.wien.gv.at
1. Stock, Zimmer 106-109
21., Am Spitz 1 4000 – 21551 m@mba21.wien.gv.at
1. Stock, Top 108-110
22., Schrödingerplatz 1 4000 – 22551 m@mba22.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Service Zentrum Donaustadt
23., Perchtoldsdorfer Straße 2 4000 – 23551 m@mba23.wien.gv.at
Erdgeschoss, Service-Center Liesing
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GETTING
AROUND
Please update yourself regarding the COVID-19
precautions while travelling: reopen.europa.eu/en
You have to wear a face mask in public transport.
VIENNESE STUDENT SEMESTER
TICKET (Wiener Linien)
75€ (online price) with principal residence status
(Hauptwohnsitz) in Vienna per semester up to the semester during which the user
turns 26 years of age. Note: When you fill in your registration form (Meldezettel), you
have to „pretend“ you are a main resident here in Vienna to receive 75€-ticket. You will
receive precise information on our Welcome Day!
shop.wienerlinien.at/index.php/product/172/show/0/0/0/0
Student Semester Ticket is valid on all public transport in Vienna (Zone 100) and for
the period of one semester (Winter semester: September 1st - January 31st, Summer
semester: February 1st - June 30th)
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Passport copy
Confirmation of Principal Residence Status in Vienna (Meldezettel)
Confirmation of Enrollment (Inskriptionsbestätigung) from our Office of Student
Affairs for the respective semester
Are you older than 26 years of age?
Don’t despair, you have the possibility to purchase a regular yearly ticket (dog or a bicycle are
free of charge): One-time booking on the 4th business day at the start of the validity period or
monthly booking in 12 installments on the 4th business day of each month. You can cancel the
ticket at any time. shop.wienerlinien.at/abo_online.php/application/product/241
GOING BY (E-)BIKE OR E-SCOOTER
Going by bicycle is common and bike lanes are okay established in Vienna. You may
find your new second hand bike here: willhaben.at. In spring time watch out for bike
flea markets. If you are in need to DIY-repair your bike or look for a cheap bike:
fahrrad.wuk.at, bikekitchen.net or flickerei.blogsport.at. Are you in need of a transport
bike: graetzlrad.wien/bike/3rad
CITY BIKE STATIONS (Bike Sharing)
Citybike Wien is an innovative and environment-friendly public transport. Bikes can be hired at
over 120 bike stations across Vienna. They can be returned at any empty bikebox at any
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station. Available around the clock, the whole year. The first hour is always for free:
citybikewien.at
E-SCOOTER SHARING SYSTEMS
E-scooters in Vienna are still pretty new in the cityscape but common meanwhile. You may
borrow one of the following providers: Lime, Bird and Tier maybe the most common ones but
there up to ten providers here which also change. Please take care regarding your safety.
GOING BY CAR | TAXI
If you plan to come to Vienna by car, please make sure you find a spot to stay. You may buy
yourself a ticket for park & ride garages (3,60€ per day, see websites for monthly rates):
wien.info/en/travel-info/to-and-around/park-ride. In most of the districts in Vienna are short-
term parking zones which can become quite pricey (1h=€ 2,20). If you only stop for less than
15min it is for free. You can buy tickets in kiosks (Trafik) or easily book these tickets via mobile
app: handyparken.at. Districts in which parking is still for free are the 13th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd.
CAR SHARING & CABS
You can register for car sharing in Vienna at Share Now: share-now.com (around 0,35€/min).
The usual way to order a taxi in Vienna (which is safe) is to stop it on the street side or to call
+43 1 31100 or +43 1 40100. The private run services Uber and Bolt are also available via
Mobile App.
GOING BY TRAIN | BUS
If you come and go by train or want to get to know more about Austria please check out the
Austrian Federal Train Service (Österreichische Bundesbahn): oebb.at (or the westbahn.at)
The Österreichische Bundesbahn also have interesting offers like the
Einfach-raus-ticket (2-5 people for € 34): oebb.at/de/tickets-kundenkarten/schueler-
gruppen/einfach-raus-ticket.html
Sparschiene-ticket (cheap national and cross-border ticket to be booked at least 3 days
in advance): oebb.at/de/tickets-kundenkarten/oesterreich-europa/sparschiene.html
Little hint: If you do cross-border trips you may also check the given websites of the country
you travel to. The same ticket might be cheaper there.
The Vienna International Busterminal sits in Erdberg from where you have a connection with
the metro (U3) into town. Bustickets you may purchase via flixbus.at or vib-wien.at
GOING BY PLANE
Getting to Vienna or going by plane you find heaps of offers and comparing websites online.
But to get in town, the easiest is to take the S7 (schnellbahn-wien.at/web/flughafen_wien-
schwechat.html) from the Viennese airport which is located in Vienna-Schwechat. The City
Airport Train is a bit faster but a bit pricey (cityairporttrain.com). There are also cheap
connections via bus (approx. 1h) from or to the nearby airport in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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ACCOMMODATION |
WORKING |
MOBILE PHONES
The main buildings of our university are located in the 1st district (”Innere Stadt”| Inner City)
in Vienna. The 2nd district (“Leopoldstadt”) and 3rd district (“Landstrasse”) are nearby as well.
As long as the accommodation is close to a metro-station, every other district is fine as well
and the university is within easy reach. We have no on-site accommodation. Public transport
in Vienna is reliable and very well established. Also, going by bicycle and bicycle lanes are
very common.
STUDENT RESIDENCIES | DORMITORIES
housing.oead.at: The OeAD-Housing Office provides places in student halls of residence and
small flats for recipients of OeAD grants, Erasmus students, in general (exchange) students and
visiting professors. Please read the conditions and the FAQs carefully and apply online as soon
as possible (registration fee: ca. € 35, deposit: ca. € 950). You have to take the room for a
whole semester and won’t be able to cancel it earlier.
studium.at/studentenheime/wien, home4students.at, stuwo.at, wihast.at, dormy.at
APARTMENTS | SHARED FLATS
The advantage of choosing to rent or share a flat with other students is that you usually don’t
have to pay commission fees plus it is really common for student here in Vienna. It is
recommendable to be in Vienna while looking for a room but video interview may work, too.
Sometimes we are receiving offers from our students/staff who have a room/apartment for
rent; which we then forward to you. In general, rooms cost minimum € 350 per month.
Regarding the monthly living costs, you may find orientation here:
studyinaustria.at/en/living/living-costs
Please be careful of fake adverts online – therefore never transfer money (deposit/rent)
before you have seen the room in person or have received the key.
General Information: studieren.at/wohnen only in German
MAINLY PRIVATE HOSTS cheaper, websites mostly in German
schwarzesbrett.oeh.ac.at online notice board provided by the Austrian Student Union (ÖH)
jobwohnen.at, wg-gesucht.de German housing portal with a specific section for Vienna
willhaben.at general website for apartments and more (only in German)
flohmarkt.at/suche/mietwohnung-wien/studenten-wohnung, bazar.at, immowelt.at
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MAINLY COMMERCIAL HOSTS more expensive, short-term, faster
thestudenthotel.com/vienna, erasmusu.com available in several languages,
housinganywhere.com, the-fizz.com, nestpick.com, spotahome.com, de-at.roomlala.com
WORKING IN AUSTRIA
First at all, you have to make sure if you have a valid work permit. Due to the Schengen
Agreement you won’t have any troubles as a EU-citizens to look for a job here in Vienna.
Watch out - you might also find job offers through the Angewandte itself, otherwise see
jobwohnen.at, unijobs.at/Studentenjobs, karriere.at/jobs/studentenjob, studentjob.at
WORK PERMIT FOR NATIONALS OF THRID COUNTRIES
Students who are nationals of third countries and who are in possession of a residence permit
are in principle permitted gainful employment during their studies in Austria. The provisions of
the Act Governing Employment of Foreign Nationals have to be observed. In principle students
who are nationals of third countries need a work permit for gainful employment. The
successful course of studies may not be compromised by the job.
Students get a work permit for employment for up to 10 hours weekly if they are studying in
Bachelor degree programmes, students in Master degree programmes are allowed to work
with work permit up to 20 hours weekly. Full time employment is possible for the periods
during which no lectures take place. The work permit has to be applied for at the employment
service (Arbeitsmarktservice - AMS) by the employer at least 6 weeks before the beginning of
the employment and is only valid for a specific job with the specific employer. Please note:
Work permit is also necessary for minimum income work („geringfügige Beschäftigung“).
MOBILE PHONES | AUSTRIAN SIM-CARD
The companies change really fast, so this list might not be updated. A selection of mobile
phone companies incl. Prepaid-SIM-cards offers you are going to find here: tarife.at/telefon-
internet/handytarife. Bob and Yesss! are for example pretty common.
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INSURANCE | MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT |
EMERGENCIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
In general, contact your homebased insurance agency about health coverage abroad.
EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD (European students)
The European Health Insurance Card is recognised in most of the European countries.
It is up to each member state to decide how to organise the distribution of the
European Health Insurance Card on its own territory.
You can only make use of the European Health Insurance Card if you go to a healthcare
provider covered by the health insurance scheme provided for by law in the host state.
If you go to a private doctor or establishment, you will not be able to use your
European Health Insurance Card.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A HEALTH INSURANCE
The Student Health Insurance Basic is an all-risk student health insurance: feelsafe.at
Care Austria Health Insurance (care-concept.de/krankenversicherung/care_austria) is
tailored to meet the special needs of foreign nationals in Austria.
Austrian Public Health Insurance: Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (ÖGK) for self-
health insurance for students (Selbstversicherung für Studierende). Note: You can only
cancel the insurance at any time past a six months-insurance period:
gesundheitskasse.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.837818&portal=oegkwportal&vie
wmode=content
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT (short-term support)
Going abroad can be a troubling situation. Therefore, our university offers short-term support
regarding problems, conflicts and crises related to work and personal issues, conflicts in your
study environment and/or work restrictions, uncertainties and anxiety - also with regard to the
design of your future, stressful mental states and addiction problems.
Consultation with Dr. Susanne Jalka in German and English
Consultation time Wednesdays, 1:30-2.30pm
Where Consultation room, 2nd floor | Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Appointment Wednesdays, 1-1.30pm | mobile: +43 699 19 441 313
jalka@konfliktkultur.at | after agreement by telephone
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Short-term therapy with Alexander Parte in German, English and French
Consultation time Thursdays, 11am-noon
Where Consultation room, 2nd floor | Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Appointment Thursday 10-10:15am | mobile: +43 664 56 50 310
ap@alexanderparte.com | after agreement by telephone
We also offer consultation by the Working Group on Equal Treatment Issues. It is responsible
for matters of equal opportunity between men* and women*, irrespective of ethnicity,
religion or belief, age or sexual orientation: Get in touch with eva.hinterbuchinger@uni-
ak.ac.at (Tue-Thu: 10am- 12pm)
EMERGENCIES | FINDING A DOCTOR
Emergencies are serious situations. Emergencies are: Political or social unrest, arrest, natural
disaster, passing away, serious injury by accident | disaster, victims of serious violent crime,
severe disease, assault | mistreatment, raid | robbery. Please NEVER hesitate to call the
following emergency numbers or visit a nearby emergency room. If you just in need to find a
doctor in Vienna: docfinder.at or need some medical advice, please call the health number
1450. Updates regarding COVID-19, you find here: sozialministerium.at
Facility Phone Service hours
Fire brigade (Feuerwehr) 122 24 hrs a day
Police (Polizei) 133 24 hrs a day
Ambulance service (Rettung) 144 24 hrs a day
“Health number” (call for medical advice and 1450 24 hrs a day
COVID-19 symptoms, “Gesundheitsnummer”)
European emergency number 112 24 hrs a day
(Europäische Notfallsnummer) (works without
credit on the
mobile phone)
Expert assistance in case of poisoning +43 1 406 43 43 24 hrs a day
(Vergiftungszentrale)
Psychiatric counselling in emergencies +43 1 313 30 24 hrs a day
(Sozialpsychiatrischer Notdienst)
Note: To seek help here you have to be sober.
Support and counselling for people in acute +43 1 406 95 95 Mon–Fri:
crises (Kriseninterventionszentrum) - kriseninterventionszentrum.at 10 am–5 pm
Interpreters can be arranged for counselling
sessions.
Psychological Counseling Centers for students +43 1 402 30 91 by arrangement
(Psychologische Studierendenberatung) +43 664 88 34 21 64
studierendenberatung.at
Women’s emergency helpline (Frauennotruf) +43 1 717 19 24 hrs a day
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FACTS ABOUT AUSTRIA |
ANGEWANDTE
(FUN) FACTS ABOUT
AUSTRIA
Have a look into these lists: factretriever.com/austria-facts | thefactfile.org/austria-
facts/
A promotional video about Vienna: youtube.com/watch?v=FY4f_i2ON4I
Food facts about Austria: youtube.com/watch?v=Fe5q-tnLk14
HISTORY AND EDUCATIONAL ASSIGNMENT
FROM THE IMPERIAL ROYAL ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL TO THE "ANGEWANDTE" OF TODAY
by Patrick Werkner, Former Head of Collection and Archive
In the heart of Vienna, the capital of the Danube monarchy, the predecessor institution of the
current University of Applied Arts, the Imperial Royal Arts and Crafts School, was founded in
1867. It was closely affiliated with the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry
(today the MAK), the first Arts and Crafts museum on the European continent. It was
established in 1863 following the example of the South Kensington Museum in London, now
the Victoria & Albert Museum, and was to serve as a collection of models for artists,
industrialists, and the general public. At the time, early-industrialised England played a pioneer
role in supporting a reformed Arts and Crafts movement in order to prevent its decline in the
"Machine Age". In the spirit of Historicism, the aim was to make it possible, also in Vienna, to
study the great styles of the past by example of Arts and Crafts objects in the museum and to
set up a place of advanced education for designers and craftsmen with the Arts and Crafts
School in Vienna. It should train artists and teachers in equal measure to serve the demands of
the "art industry".
Heinrich von Ferstel, the architect of the museum building, was commissioned with the design
for a separate building for the school. In 1877, the main building of our university, still in use to
the day, was festively opened at its prominent location on the Ringstraße. In contrast to the
Academy of Fine Arts, female students were allowed to study there from the very beginning.
Gustav Klimt was but one of the numerous graduates from this era.
Along with the artistic development towards nature observation and free design, a break with
work on the basis of historical precedents also took place at the Arts and Crafts School around
the end of the nineteenth century. In 1899, Felician von Myrbach, a member of the newly-
formed Viennese artists society Secession, was appointed as the director of the school, which
was liberated from the administration of the museum in the following year. In Myrbach’s term
as director, there were numerous reforms and teacher appointments that made the Arts and
Crafts School into one of the birthplaces of Austrian Jugendstil and founded its reputation as an
institution committed to the modern. As a member of the curatorial board, Otto Wagner played
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a significant role in the implementation of the reforms. The teaching staff at that time reads like
a Who’s-Who of the today highly regarded "Vienna around 1900" with names such as Kolo
Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Alfred Roller - who began his highly influential term as director in 1909
- and students with the like of Oskar Kokoschka.
The end of the monarchy also meant the end of the "Imperial Royal" Arts and Crafts School,
although Roller’s long term in office (until 1934) ensured the continuity of the high standard of
artistic quality. Franz Cizek realised an educational reform programme with his highly regarded
youth art courses. From Cizek’s course for theories of ornamental form emerged "Viennese
Kinetism", which only recently has (again) attained its international art historical recognition,
where female artists - such as Erika Giovanna Klien - set the tone for the first time. Architects
like Josef Frank, Oskar Strnad, and Oswald Haerdtl continued the tradition of "Wiener
Raumkunst" (Viennese Spatial Art) and transformed it. Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, graduate of
the Arts and Crafts School, went on to invent the first serially-produced so-called "Frankfurt
Kitchen", which had a sustainable effect in social housing.
During the National Socialist regime, the Vienna Arts and Crafts School was under the direct
supervision of the "Reichskammer der bildenden Künste" (Reich Chamber of Visual Arts),
numerous teachers and students were banned from studies, threatened and persecuted, the
teaching activities brought into line. The graphics class, in particular, under the direction of Paul
Kirnig, delivered visual propaganda for the purposes of the "Third Reich", which contributed to
the Arts and Crafts School’s elevation to the "Reichshochschule für angewandte Kunst in Wien"
(Reich College of Applied Arts in Vienna).
After 1945, the now "College of Applied Arts" had a difficult start under the direction of
Maximilian Fellerer. Its orientation along the lines of an art academy was also reflected in the
name "Academy of Applied Arts" (between 1948 and 1971, thereafter "College" again). The
broadened scope of the educational programme, the increasing number of students, and an
extension to the school along the Vienna Canal following the plans of Karl Schwanzer (1965)
were signs of expansion in a new age of economic upswing.
Between 1979 and 1995 the "Angewandte" transformed into a progressive institution under the
direction of Oswald Oberhuber and Rudolf Burger, who (briefly) guided the academy from 1995
to 1999. Amongst the teachers in the fields of architecture, design, fine art, and theory in these
decades were personalities such as Friedrich Achleitner, Christian Ludwig Attersee, Carl Auböck,
Wander Bertoni, Joseph Beuys (as guest lecturer), Rudolf Burger, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac,
Tino Erben, Adolf Frohner, Peter Gorsen, Hans Hollein, Wilhelm Holzbauer, Alfred Hrdlicka,
Wolfgang Hutter, Karl Lagerfeld, Maria Lassnig, Bernhard Leitner, Walter Lürzer, Axel Manthey,
Paolo Piva, Wolf D. Prix, Christian Reder, Jil Sander, Sigbert Schenk, Kurt Schwarz, Johannes
Spalt, Mario Terzic, Peter Weibel, Manfred Wagner - to name but a few.
Rector Gerald Bast has been guiding the University of Applied Arts Vienna since 2000 - one year
after a new legislative regulation transformed Austrian art colleges into universities. Gerald
Bast’s ambitious plan for an art university with flourishing content and a growing number of
students keeps stride with this age of globalisation, a fact reflected by new study programmes
and changing professorships.
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SEMESTER EVENTS |
CULTURAL LIFE |
SPORTS
Due to COVID-19 precautions a lot of the following proposals and
events may not happen or happen the way as described.
Please keep yourself updated.
SEMESTER EVENTS
WELCOME-DAY 30.09. Postgasse 6 | Warm Welcome | Mandatory | No lunch
11am – 1pm 1010 Vienna | 2. Getting to know get-together possible
floor each other | this time.
Overview about
Angewandte
TOUR THROUGH 30.09. Start: Oskar- Guided tour Free of choice |
ANGEWANDTE‘S 12:30 – 1pm Kokoschka-Platz 2 through different no sign-up
MAIN | 1010 Vienna | buildings, your
BUILDINGS Main entrance departments and
workshops
ANGEWANDTE TBA Vordere Get to know the Free of choice |
LIBRARY TOUR Zollamtsstrasse 7 structure of our sign up at the Welcome
| 5. floor | 1030 library and how to day or
Vienna | Entrance lend media veronika.merklein@uni-
of library ak.ac.at
SHADES - 01.10. Start: Central Get to know Free of choice | sign up
CITY TOUR 4 – 6pm Station Vienna Vienna through with
the eyes of a veronika.merklein@uni-
refugee ak.ac.at until 25.09.20
UNIVERSITY SPORTS | STUDENT UNION’S ACTIVITIES
Throughout Vienna you find thousands of offers for sportive possibilities. For students we
recommend the cheap sport courses with and for students at the USI –
(Universitätssportinstitut Wien). Find all information about course programme and registration
details at: usi.at/en/
Some courses (e.g. swimming courses) fill up fast, so you might not get into every course.
Please also have a look on our student union’s website because each semester they do offer
cheap or free activities and sportive possibilities (e.g. Yoga sessions): hufak.net/activities.
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ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK
The „Angewandte“ does not have an own Erasmus Student Network but the University of
Vienna has. So please also check in with the events (esnuniwien.com/events) they offer to also
get to know other exchange students. Also open for International students.
The big semester kick-off event of ESN Uni Wien is the welcome week at the beginning of each
semester with activities to get to know Vienna and your fellow exchange students like
university tour, welcome dinner, speedfriending, pub quizzes, city tour, phototour challenge
and our big welcome party and typical Vienna events like Schnitzel eating, beer or wine tasting,
expeditions to Lainzer Tiergarten, Zentralfriedhof or Wilhelminenberg.
SHOWING YOUR OWN WORK
You might have the opportunity to show your work. Please talk to your department and fellow
students for opportunities.
What’s more, for all performers / filmmakers out there, you have a possibility to show work
outside of the Angewandte at Raw Matters. It is a stage for „unfinished“ work and try-outs
with food and an artist fee. The atmosphere is really welcoming without judgement. See
upcoming deadlines and events: rawmatters.at
HOW TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT EVENTS?
Most of the Viennese art and cultural scene receive invitations and going-ons through social
media but there also official websites and newsletters (e.g. falter.at, esel.at, diestadtspionin.at
(for women), goodnight.at, events.at, 1000things.at/vienna). We believe you won‘t get bored
of the going-ons in Vienna and at the Angewandte. Here you find a useful booklet of the
variety of FREE cultural events: wien.gv.at/kultur/abteilung/pdf/kultur-zum-nulltarif.pdf.
For our LGBTQIA-students and allies we recommend this link: wien.info/en/vienna-for/gay-
lesbian. Never hesitate to ask for student tickets!
Don’t miss out on visiting loads of coffee houses and experience its special tradition as well as
a visit to a „Heuriger“ with the typical „Wiener Lied“ (events.at/c/wien/wienerlied). If you
want to go for a weekend brunch, please make sure to book a table. Here you find a good
overview about reatings of Viennese breakfasts and brunches: diefruehstueckerinnen.at.
CULTURE FESTIVALS
Find more festivals here: visitingvienna.com/activities/events-in-vienna. Also have a look at
our beautiful Christmas markets (recommendable are the one at „Am Hof“, at Karlsplatz or the
one in front of the castle Schönbrunn): visitingvienna.com/entertainment/christmas-in-vienna
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LISTS OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN VIENNA
Museums in Vienna: wien.gv.at/ma53/museen
Galleries in Vienna: wien-kunst.at/galerien
Off-spaces in Vienna: independentspaceindex.at
Literature in Vienna: wien.gv.at/kultur/literatur
Theatres in Vienna: wien.gv.at/kultur/buehne/theater
Dance and Performance in Vienna: wien.gv.at/kultur/buehne/tanz
Architecture and Design in Vienna: wien.info/de/sightseeing/architektur-design
Wiener Vorlesungen: The Vienna lectures are a contemporary event format of the City
of Vienna, which enables contact with strong voices of science with free admission:
vorlesungen.wien.gv.at
INDEPENDENT CINEMA
To find out about the coolest independent cinemas in Vienna, please have a look here:
goodnight.at/magazin/kultur/442-die-schoensten-independent-kinos-in-wien. Mostly the films
are played in Original language with subtitles. Burgkino (burgkino.at) and Haydnkino
(haydnkino.at) show films in English language and the Breitenseer Lichtspiele (bsl-wien.at) is
the oldest cinema in town with very special programme (e.g. silent film with live-music).
LIBRARIES
If you like to read we would like to recommend the following big libraries. If you look for
something more specific there are also heaps of little well-assorted libraries (e.g. the Sigmund
Freud-library for Psychology). If you are in need of rare books, please look into the Central
Directory of Antiquarian Books: zvab.com. And support our local book shops.
ANGEWANDTE Vordere dieangewandte.at/bibliothek Media about art, architecture,
LIBRARY Zollamtsstrasse 7 design
| 1030 | 5. floor
MAIN LIBRARY Urban-Loritz- buechereien.wien.gv.at A lot of foreign language |
Platz 2a | 1070 Literature you can lend and
return books of any of the
„Büchereien Wien“
AUSTRIAN Josefsplatz 1 | onb.ac.at Famous architecture of the early
NATIONAL 1010 18. century | Austrian literature
LIBRARY | attached to other museums
VIENNA Universitaetsring bibliothek.univie.ac.at/en Big library of the biggest
UNIVERSITY 1 | 1010 Wien university in Vienna
LIBRARY
LIBRARY OF THE Building LC | wu.ac.at/en/library Architecture by Zaha Hadid |
UNIVERSITY OF Welthandelsplatz Long opening hours
ECONOMICS AND 1 | 1020
BUSINESS
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THINGS TO DO IN „NATURE“
WALKING | CYCLING | WEEKEND TRIPS
Besides the offered walking tours you also find free walking tours here:
wien.info/de/sightseeing/touren-guides/gratis-touren. WienzuFuss offers walking cafés:
wienzufuss.at/geh-cafe and has an app for your mobile device for walking tours by yourself:
wienzufuss.at/app. Here you can plan your trips by bike in Vienna
(fahrradwien.at/routenplaner) and within Austria (eurovelo.at/en). For weekend trips, you are
pretty fast in Bratislava, Prague or Budapest or on the Semmering, the closest mountain to
Vienna, for walking tours and skiing.
VIENNA WOODS | LAINZER TIERGARTEN | STEINHOFGRÜNDE
Please have a look around the vineyards and the Kahlenberg as well as the big Vienna woods.
In autumn you can drink Austrian young wine named „Sturm“ which can make you quite
drunk. ;)
In the Lainzer Tiergarten (lainzer-tiergarten.at) you can either have a good hike, walk or just
have a stroll around with friends or see the Hermesvilla. The Steinhofgründe are a special spot
in Vienna (stadtbekannt.at/spaziergaenge/ein-stueck-stadtgeschichte-die-steinhofgruende),
you do sports, hang around in the sun or visit the Art Nouveau church of Otto Wagner. You
also have free entrance in the dark history of Nazi Austria (gedenkstaettesteinhof.at).
INDOOR BATHING
Vienna has a great water quality (even the water from the tap is indeed mountain water), so
swimming in the Danube in summertime can be real fun. Later in summer we would
recommend the “Neue Donau” as the water is still the freshest. Please watch out because at
some spots you might meet strange people. Ask locals for recommendations. When it is too
cold for outdoor swimming, have some fun in indoor swimming pools. Some of them even
have really special architecture: theculturetrip.com/europe/austria/articles/10-of-viennas-
best-indoor-swimming-pools. In the cold season Austria also offers you really good spa
experiences, especially in Styria where we have thermal water deposits. One of the most
stunning (but also pricey) spas is the Rogner Therme Blumau designed by Friedensreich
Hundertwasser (blumau.com).
VIENNESE CENTRAL CEMETERY
Vienna is known for its preference to morbidity, so you must go to one of European’s biggest
cemeteries: The Viennese Central Cemetery with its Art Nouveau church, with all its graves of
honours, with is Jewish history, with all the animals
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Central_Cemetery). It even has its own song by Wolfgang
Ambros, Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof: youtube.com/watch?v=AoFnQ6hlG1w. Especially on
November 1st, on All Hallows it is a very special Austrian tradition to visit your ancestors, so
the cemeteries are basically packed with people.
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