Study Abroad Programs in Vienna, Austria

Imagine studying Business, Economics, and International Relations in one of the world's most liveable cities with one of teh top study abroad providers. It's true! Vienna is consistently ranked among the top (#1 in 2018!) for liveability and IES Abroad has earned GoAbroad.com's Top Study Abroad Provider two years in a row. On this program, you'll be able to craft your own academic experience by choosing from courses in Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Political Science, as well as elective courses in the Humanities, Arts and more. You can also compliment what you're learning in the classroom with a part-time, hands-on internship. Explore Vienna and neighboring areas through field trips and events built into this program.

Spend your semester in three European capitals and analyze Europe’s complex challenges around war, peace, and democracy. Examine the war in Ukraine, mass migration, refugee crises, and the rise of far-right nationalism and populism. From your base in Vienna, explore Austria’s role in international mediation, Hungary’s democratic backsliding, and Serbia’s post-conflict transformation. Engage with policymakers, academics, and civil society actors across the region. MONEY MATTERS SIT has given an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in recent years and is committed to ensuring you have the information necessary to apply for such funding. Our program costs include academics, excursions, accommodations, airport transfers, and health insurance. Meal arrangements vary by program. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information.

Sign up for this low-cost, non-profit study abroad program and enroll directly in courses at the University of Vienna. They play an important role in the internationalization of Austria’s tertiary sector, with the University’s active pursuit to globalize their educational system. Enroll directly in courses specializing in the German language and culture as well as other fields. In your free time, enjoy a broad range of leisure and cultural activities. Museums, theaters, and other institutions in Vienna offer discounts to students—mostly those under 27 years old. This program is open to all students from around the globe and awards credit transferable to your home university upon successful completion. At Non-Profit Study Abroad (NPSA), we help you enroll directly at an international university. We also provide a range of resources, from finding affordable housing to making the most of your study abroad experience. Please feel free to contact us for more information about how we can help you.

Experience the perfect blend of Art and Science in three of the most important countries for the subjects. Learn about the fundamentals of studio art and explore all the sciences (biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, geography, mathematics, physics, etc.) and their interdependence. For STEM, you will be able to engage with the class content through project-based activities and career exploration modules that will be carried out at different industrial sites, universities, and cities including Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Vienna, and Amsterdam. Interact with a variety of scientific experts and complete laboratory activities out in the field. The itinerary will also include many opportunities to meet artists and learn about a variety of art mediums in conjunction with the basic principles and elements of visual art. The ART 140 course is ideal for studying abroad because different mediums can be selected in response to the work viewed in museums and the experience of the landscape. In lieu of slide presentations and longer projects in the classrooms, you will meet for half-day class periods followed by visits to cultural institutions.

The Summer University “Green.Building.Solutions.” (GBS, 7 ECTS) specializes in first-hand ecological knowledge and engineering expertise transferred by Austria’s leading experts in architecture, design, and construction. The program deals with the ecological, economic, technical, and social aspects of green building and construction. Participants deepen their knowledge of passive house planning, sustainable urban development, new energy technologies, innovative architecture, and ecological design. The program includes excursions to Vienna’s best-practice buildings and projects in sustainable construction and social, sports, and cultural events. Over 30 different experts and lecturers contribute! A group design project aims to incorporate the knowledge gained into an actual building project in Vienna, which is presented at the end of the course before the grand farewell. Accommodation in a passive house guesthouse of OeAD student housing for the entire duration of the summer program is included. This allows you to experience living in a passive house on your own. After the program, you can stay one extra week free of charge.

The Arbitration Spring Program - Arbitration Rules in Practice is an intensive five-day program on international commercial arbitration from an institutional perspective, specifically devised for participants with firsthand experience in the area of international arbitration. It addresses young practitioners (in particular junior associates) working in the field of dispute resolution as well as PhD and diploma students specializing in arbitration. The course mirrors the structure of an (administered) arbitration and discusses salient issues of international arbitration, in particular practical problems that might be encountered frequently. Throughout the course, the focus lies on institutional arbitration proceedings. The course will take place in Vienna and will consist of a taught module and participation in the Vienna Arbitration Days, the leading arbitration conference in Austria (registration fee included).