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Hallo,

ich habe mir überlegt mich für ein Studium zu inskribieren, ich habe 2 Optionen, eine davon is Japanologie. Hab schon viel recherchiert, dass das Studium recht aufwendig ist, ABER, was genau damit gemeint ist? ich bin ü30, hab schon einmal an einer FH studiert und das Studium wirklich nur wegen psychischer Belastung nicht geschafft. Damals ging es um 40 Stunden an der Uni mit absoluter Anwesenheitspflicht plus einen ca. 15 Stunden Job, es war mir zu viel.
Schaffe ich dieses Studium, mit ca. 20-25 Stunden Neben-Job? Wenn das Studium deswegen ein Jahr länger dauert, ist mir auch wurscht, Hauptsache, dass ich im Endeffekt einen Abschluss habe und meine Miete währenddesen zahlen kann.

Vielen Dank im Voraus

This is my first semester as a master's student here and I took the 2025W fourth sitting of a particular exam instead of the 2026SS first sitting. It's still showing up on my transcript as 5 credits gained, it's still showing up in the right area, under the class I took. Is this gonna be a problem is or it fine? I have no idea how I picked the wrong exam. The exam had the same questions, because I checked with my friend in the same class after I got my results back. Has anyone else done this? Was it an issue?

Hello!

I am a student at Comenius uni in Slovakia, and wanted to take a few math courses and I saw that there is a newly launched English program that offers the courses I want. I wanted to do 3-4 courses in total, and when I contacted the SSC they said I had to complete STEOP as this was a mandatory requirement for almost all courses. Does anybody know if there is a workaround, or any way I can register for a couple courses without having to complete STEOP?

Thanks

Hello,

I want to hear from people that are currently enrolled in this program as well as from people that are taking entrance exam this year, which book are/were you using to prepare?

Are questions from last year exam available on the internet?

The university only provided us with the lecture topics that will be covered on the exam, but they didn't specify any particular textbook to study from. I've heard that people who took last year's exam used several different books, such as Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL 2 and the Pearson Higher Level textbook by Ibrahim Wazir and Tim Garry, among others.

Im using Pearson's, and I'm worried that there might be questions on the exam covering topics that aren't included in that textbook.

About exam itself, I heard there will be around 13 questions, you will have 2 hours and its multiple choice. You either get full marks or no marks at all.

Also, anyone who's going to take an exam and want to connect feel free to text me.

Thanks in advance.

I received a rejection for the Bachelor Mathematical Foundations of Data Science, as I failed to hand in required English certificate before the deadline. Surprisingly, they still gave me a slip for the July entrance exam.

Two questions:

1. Should I take the exam?

2. If I pass the exam and get a valid English certificate later, will they reconsider my application through appeal?

I’m confused why they rejected me this early while admission processes last a long time. Anyone had similar experience? Thanks for any tips.

Hallo zusammen! Ich plane, in zwei Jahren für ein Studium nach Wien zu ziehen. Da ich Sprachen liebe, interessiere ich mich sehr für den Bereich der Sprachwissenschaften, insbesondere für Germanistik oder Linguistik. Ich würde mich riesig über Erfahrungsberichte von aktuellen Studierenden freuen. Außerdem bin ich dankbar für jeden Tipp: Worauf sollte ich jetzt schon achten? Oder ist es sinnvoll, mit der genauen Planung noch zu warten, da der Umzug erst in zwei Jahren ansteht? Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe!

Hi everyone! I am planning to move to Vienna in two years to study. Since I love languages, I am really interested in linguistics, especially German studies or general linguistics. I would love to hear some firsthand experiences from current students. I am also grateful for any advice: What should I pay attention to right now? Or does it make more sense to wait with the detailed planning since the move is still two years away? Thanks a lot for your help!
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Hallo! Ich weiß, dass man 2 Stunden für Aufnahmetest hat und er besteht aus 3 Teile (25% Fachteil, 25% Logik und 50% Textverständnis). Gibt es vielleicht konkrete Informationen, wie viele Fragen jeder Teil hat und wie viele Texte es im Teil B (Textverständnis) gibt? Ich wäre für die Erfahrungen anderer Teilnehmerinnen sehr dankbar

Hallo!! Ich habe mich für diesjähriges Aufnahmeprüfung angemeldet, und weil ich keine früheren Prüfungen online finden kann, weiß ich nicht, wie ich den Schwierigkeitsgrad der Prüfung richtig einschätzen soll. Können mir aktuelle Studierende helfen? Wie detailliert ist die Prüfung?

Hi, I'm planning on doing a master in vienna, and I wanna ask if curriculum/course description has to he translated by sworn translater or that a normal one is enough, since it has too many pages.

Hi everyone,

I am a student applying for the Mathematical Foundations of data science programme this year,

when i applied for the course the required percentage for the VFS global competency check was 60%, but a few days back when i checked it then changed to 85%, i do not meet requirements for 85%,

but this wasnt apparent during the initial application process and ive already booked a hotel and flights,

is there anything i can do?

Hi, ich wollte fragen, ob es grundsätzlich machbar ist, neben einem Geschichte-Bachelor einen weiteren Bachelor, vorzugsweise aus den Geisteswissenschaften oder Sozialwissenschaften, zu studieren.

Mich würde insbesondere interessieren, ob jemand bereits persönlich Erfahrung damit gesammelt hat und wie sich das Ganze auf die Dauer des Studiums auswirkt.

Hi, ich befinde mich im Bachelor Bwl und
wollte fragen ob wer heute die Prüfung geschrieben hat am Oskar-Morgensternplatz. Wie wars und welche 2 großen Textbeispiele sind gekommen? Brutto/Nettonethode + Optionen? Würde die Prüfung gern Ende Sommerferien schreiben und freue mich natürlich auch über Tipps zur Vorbereitung. Falls ihr welche habt die euch sehr geholfen haben.

Zusätzlich würde ich mich freuen falls jemand von euch vielleicht Seiten empfehlen kann auf denen man sich mit anderen StudienkollegInnen austauschen kann.
Danke Lg 🥰

Hi everyone,

I am an international applicant from India for the Bachelor's programme in Mathematical Foundations of Data Science at the University of Vienna.

My application was recently closed because I did not complete the VFS Global competence check. Unfortunately, I genuinely did not know that this was a required step before the application could be processed. I had already submitted my apostilled Class 12 documents, English proficiency certificate, subject list, paid the application fee, and even received an invitation/admit card for the aptitude test.

Because the University informed the Austrian Embassy that I did not fulfill the admission requirements, my Schengen visa application for the aptitude test was also refused.

I have now contacted the University of Vienna and requested an opportunity to complete the competence check and continue my application.

My question is:

Has anyone experienced a similar situation where the University of Vienna allowed a missing requirement to be submitted later or reopened an application after a misunderstanding? How flexible are they in cases like this?

I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with the admissions office or the VFS competence check process.

Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I’m an international student applying for a bachelor’s degree. I received my admission letter and I’d like to know how long it usually takes to get a residence permit approved — and if anyone has tips on speeding up the process?

Hii, ich beginne im Herbst voraussichtlich an der Uni Wien Psychologie zu studieren. Soweit ich weiß, muss man ja die STEOP schaffen um mit anderen Kursen weiter zu machen. Jedoch hat die STEOP bei mir nur 16 ECTS. Gibt es eine Möglichkeit doch etwas parallel im 1. Semester zu beginnen? Oder muss man da wirklich warten?

Hi, I want to apply for the master program in Education. The program is taught in german but I only have an A2 level certificate and hope to learn german through VWU. Should I write my letter of motivation in English or German?

Hi guys, I want to ask if anyone has gone through the appeal process (Beschwerde) against a University of Vienna Master admissions rejection (regardless of successful or not)? I filed mine on 12 June and received confirmation the same day. They also said it can take up to 4 months, but I'm an international student trying to plan my visa timeline and would love to hear from anyone who has been through this, how long did it actually take to get a result in your experience? Is there a "typical" timeline, or does it really go for 4 months? Any experience would be very helpful, thank you!