INTERNATIONAL

Joint-Study

The Joint-Study programme is an exchange programme with universities abroad most of which are outside the European Union. The bilateral agreements apply as a rule to all subjects taught at the University of Klagenfurt (AAU) and are not restricted to individual degree programmes or faculties.

Students apply for a joint study grant and a place at the host university at the same time. These places have a value of between EUR 5,000 and EUR 25,000, depending on the host university.

Application deadlines:

Study period – winter semester: 15th November
Study period – summer semester: 15th June

Partner universities

Criteria & process

Application criteria

Students must be enrolled as degree students at the University of Klagenfurt in order to apply for the Joint-Study mobility programme. Another requirement is good to very good academic performance.

At the start of the semester abroad, bachelor students must have completed 60 ECTS credits.

Application procedure

Online application via student portal (Campus portal)
‘My applications’ > ‘File a new application’ > Applications related to mobility programmes > Joint-Study
Enter personal details, length of study period, bank details, partner university (first and second choice)
Upload the following documents:
- - Upload the following documents:
  - CV in English, with your signature
  - Motivation letter (in English and Affidavit with your signatur) – please check the Guideline Motivation Letter
  - Transcript of Records

The application documents need to be uploaded in the campus system by the application deadline.

Duration and extension of study period

For students, the duration of the study period abroad is one semester. This can only be extended at a small number of universities and only following consultation with the coordinator at the University of Klagenfurt.

Selection process

After they have received the applications, the coordinators select the applicants based on subject-related criteria (academic progress and success/grade point average, content and quality of the letter of motivation and other (study) relevant skills (e.g. language skills of the host country). Students will be informed of the results of the selection process by email.

Nomination

After nomination by the academic coordinator and confirmation of the study place by the partner university, it is recommended that students apply for preliminary recognition of examinations before the start of the stay abroad and have the application confirmed by the study programme director.

In further course the International Office nominates students at the respective partner university, which will then contact the students directly regarding the documents required for registration.

Programme terms

Tuition fees waived at the partner universities and at the University of Klagenfurt (however, the student union fee “ÖH-Beitrag” must be paid BEFORE students go abroad)
International Office Joint-Study grant and, if applicable, a one-off travel allowance (please consult the table below).

Payment arrangements

The Joint-Study grant will be transferred to the account details provided following submission of the final documents required.

During Joint-Study period abroad and after

Within a month of arriving at the partner university, students must submit an interim report (in English) to the International Office. The report must list the courses that students have registered for (12 ECTS credits per semester). Within a month of completing their study period abroad students need to upload following documents in the campus portal:

Final written report about their study period (in English) (See report guidelines at the end of the page).
Certificate of successful course completion for courses related to students’ degree corresponding to 12 ECTS credits (Transcript of Records)
Please note that only courses related to your degree will be considered for the Joint-Study scholarship. Sport and foreign language courses (e.g. an Italian course at an Australian partner university) will not be taken into account.

TOEFL® – Test of English as a Foreign Language

TOEFL details with dates and locations can be found here: www.toefl.org

Important: Fulfilling all of the application criteria does not entitle a student to receive financial support. Funding is awarded on a competitive basis and according to the funds available.

Note: exchange students (Bachelor’s and Master’s) at universities in the English-speaking world (Australia, Ireland, Canada, USA) are usually only permitted to attend Bachelor’s degree courses.

Joint-Study grants offered by the University of Klagenfurt

Country	Monthly grant	Travel subsidy
Australia	EUR 420.00	EUR 690.00
USA	EUR 420.00	EUR 510.00
Japan	EUR 420.00	EUR 550.00
South Korea	EUR 420.00	EUR 550.00
China & Hong Kong	EUR 420.00	EUR 550.00
Russian Federation	EUR 260.00	EUR 320.00
Senegal	EUR 260.00	EUR 800.00
Ukraine	EUR 260.00	EUR 550.00
India	EUR 260.00	EUR 390.00
Chile, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Mexico	EUR 260.00	EUR 610.00
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, United Kingdom	EUR 300.00*	—
Georgia	EUR 260.00	EUR 550.00
Indonesia	EUR 420.00	EUR 510.00

For all other non-European countries please consult the grant rates of the Austrian Grant Authority Office (Stipendienstelle).

* Top-up for mobilities at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia (strategic partnership): EUR 170,-/month

Grant last updated: November 2023

Students receiving financial aid can apply for a Joint-Study grant, in addition to the grant of the Austrian Grant Authority Office (Stipendienstelle).