This year, the Christmas break starts on December 23, 2024 and ends on January 6, 2025.
Please note our opening hours during the break:

• Study Service Center

• Library

• Campus

We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a joyful New Year.

Bachelor’s students: Applications for a semester abroad:

• Pre-requisite: 36 ECTS (excluding Free electives) by the application deadline

• Joint application period for Europe and overseas

• Exchange spots and further information on our website

Master’s students: Applications for a semester abroad:

• Pre-requisite: enrolled in a master's program at WU Vienna with a successfully completed introductory event/assessment phase

• Joint application period for Europe and overseas

• Exchange spots including suitability for the master’s programs on our website

Application period exchange semester Bachelor & Master: December 2, 2024, 2:00pm – December 6, 2024, 2:00pm

If you have questions, the International Office will be happy to help.

The application process for a semseter abroad for bachelor’s students has changed:

• An “application sheet” instead of a motivation letter

• Choose three to seven partner universities with one application

• Joint application period for Europe and overseas at the beginning of December

• Second allocation round in January

Information on the new application processes can be found on our website. If you have questions, the International Offic will be happy to help.

The International Office offers group advisory meetings for students interested in an exchange semester.

• Several 30-minute Q&A sessions separate for bachelor's and master's students

• Bachelor’s students: December 2 & 3, 2024, 2:00–2:30pm

• Master’s students: December 3, 2024, 2:30–3:00pm

• Hybrid meetings via MS Teams and in the International Office

• No registration needed

For further information please visit our website.

ENGAGE.EU is a network of WU Vienna and some of its partner universities. Get to know the initiative on the website ENGAGE.EU, choose your online courses for the summer semester 2025 in the course catalog.

Application period online courses: November 25, 2024 – December 15, 2024

You can find information on the application, pre-requisites etc. on the respective partner university’s website – for general information please visit this website.

More information from the International Office:

IO website
IO opening hours
IO group advisory meetings and workshops
IO Instagram

Volunteer as a study, music or sports buddy in the 2025 summer semester. To learn more, please switch to the German version of this page.

Even if we might already be looking forward to the Christmas break, there’s still a lot to do to complete the year well.

To support you in finishing up the year with contentment, we have some wonderful workshops, talks and trainings for you: emotional clarity for good decision-making, a healthy way to deal with triggers, some practical skills to keep your energy levels in balance.

Here’s what we offer in December:

• Saying NO! – On Clarity & Boundaries (DE & EN) | SKILL SESSION | December 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

• Studying with Kid(s) (DE) | PEER GROUP | December 4, 02:00 – 04:00 pm

• Emotional Self-Management – How to Deal With My Triggers? (DE) |ONLINE TALK | December 5, 09:30 – 11:00 am

• Studying With Neurodiversity (DE) | PEER GROUP |December 9, 03:00 – 05:00 pm

• Ways to Recharge Your Batteries – Energy & Stress Management Basics (EN) | WORKSHOP | November 12, 01:00 – 03:00 pm

• Sticking With It: Finding Motivation & Making Progress | PEER GROUP | December 12, 03:00 – 05:00 pm

• Bachelor’s Thesis (DE) | PEER GROUP & WRITING WORKSHOP | December 18, 02:00 – 04:00 pm

• Studying With Chronic Illness (DE) | PEER GROUP |December 19, 12:00 – 02:00 pm

Sign up now for the topic that will support you most in December.

Then the "EU Careers"* event on December 18, organized by the WU ZBP Career Center, is perfect for you. Christian Adunka, WU Vienna's EU Careers Student Ambassador, and former trainees will share their experiences with various jobs and internships as well as general information on selection procedures, requirements, and opportunities. Find out how your dream of working for the EU can come true. Click here to register: WU ZBP Career Center - Detail

(*This event will be in German)

WU Library's eLearning program offers you information and tutorials on topics like literature research, reference management, databases, and citation.

• Here you can find tips on how to approach your writing project step by step – from brainstorming to narrowing down the topic or revising your thesis.

• Additionally, we’ve collected some methods and techniques for effectively reading scholarly texts.

• Do you use Google Scholar? Then take a look at our tips for searching with Google Scholar.

Still have questions? Feel free to visit us at the library information desk & search_bar or drop us an email at library@wu.ac.at.