Target Audience

The program targets students who are interested in deepening their knowledge and skills in the areas of building performance, sustainable design, design computing, and rapid prototyping. The program has a strong interdisciplinary character and is open to candidates from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, such as architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science.

International students are encouraged to apply. Students’ exposure to colleagues with different professional and cultural backgrounds is an essential ingredient of graduate studies.

Admission Requirements

The program is open to graduates with degrees from one of the following accredited national or international degree-granting programs (Bachelor, Master, Diploma) architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, and cognitive sciences. Furthermore, candidates with degrees from universities of applied sciences with commensurate qualification may be accepted.

Other prerequisites are proficiency in English and familiarity with basic computing tools.
International students are advised to contact the program coordinator as early as possible to ensure timely completion of the admission process.

Tuition

• Free for EU students
• 363 € per semester for non-EU students

Admission Closing Date

The official closing date for admissions is October 31 and there is a period of grace until the end of November. You should apply as soon as possible because all the processes take time. Classes start on the first Monday of October so if you arrive later (november) it is possible that there are no more free places for you. There is also the possibility to start in the summer semester, we do not recommend doing so.

Offical Vienna University of Technology admission information

You can download current application form (which includes the admission information) on our Links/Contacts page.

Application process

Detailed information on the application process can be found here