Students without Austrian secondary school leaving diploma are required to submit the following documents: 

1. Application for admission 
2. Proof of general university entrance qualification
3. If applicable proof of special university entrance qualification
4. If applicable examination certificates of relevant previous academic education 
5. Applicant's passport copy

A complete application for admission must be submitted by 1st September for the winter semester or by 1st February for the summer semester at the latest with the Studies and Examination Department of the Vienna University of Technology (= special admission period). Extensions of this period will not be granted. Citizens of EU and EEA countries are subject to the general admission period. (Exception: to study citizens from Switzerland the special permission period applies).
Applicants are, however, recommended to file applications for admission in a timely manner as processing may require a certain amount of time. 

Ad 1) The form Application for Admission to University Studies can be obtained from the Studies and Examination Department or downloaded from
http://www.tuwien.ac.at/dle/studienabteilung/formulare/.

Ad 2) General university entrance qualification must be proven by submission of a secondary school leaving diploma or completion of a course of studies comprising at least 3 years at a recognised institution of post-secondary education in Austria or abroad.

Ad 3) Special university entrance qualification must be proven by submission of a certificate confirming that the applicant is entitled to commence or continue the desired course of studies in the country where the secondary school leaving diploma (= proof of general university entrance qualification) was issued. A corresponding confirmation referring to the nearest related branch of studies must be provided in cases where the branch of studies applied for does not exist in the country where the secondary school leaving diploma was issued.
The confirmation must be issued by a technical university / faculty of the country where the secondary school leaving diploma was issued. It must be valid for the desired date of commencement of studies at the Vienna University of Technology

Proof of special university entrance qualification is not required in the following cases:

• Citizens of EU and EEA countries with a proof of general university entrance qualification (independent of the country of issue);
• The centre of the vital interests of the applicant or the person obliged to provide maintenance for the applicant (i.e. exclusively a parent or spouse) has continuously been in Austria throughout the 5 years directly preceding the application. The centre of vital interests must be proven by submission of a registration certificate. Additionally, an insurance certificate, a work certificate, a wage tax card or similar document must be provided; 
• The applicant or the person obliged to provide maintenance for the applicant enjoy diplomatic immunity in Austria (submission of the legitimisation card);
• The applicant is a refugee officially recognised in Austria pursuant to the Geneva Convention. 
• The applicant has applied for asylum in Austria and asylum proceedings are pending. In this case, a valid "asylum card" must be submitted; 
• The applicant submits a secondary school leaving diploma issued by an Austrian school abroad (e.g. St. Georgs Kolleg in Istanbul);
• The applicant is a foreign journalist accredited and having his or her main occupation in Austria. This provision also includes the spouses and children of foreign journalists (submission of the accreditation document); 
• The applicant has been granted a scholarship for the intended course of studies under provisions of a state treaty or, in the same amount, from those funds of an Austrian territorial authority that must, pursuant to the financial provisions of the relevant territorial authority, expressly be used for scholarships. 

Ad 4) Students wishing to continue studies commenced elsewhere at the Vienna University of Technology are required to provide a current list of the subjects and grades of all examinations taken in the course of studies previously commenced.

Admission to master programmes
Precondition for admission to Master Programme is a completed Bachelor Programme or an equivalent programme in addition to submission of a corresponding certificate issued from a university.
Attention is expressly called to the fact that processing of applications for admission to master programmes may require a longer period of time as a comment from the competent Dean must be obtained in individual cases.

Documents and certifications
Documents are certified to confirm the authenticity of the seals and signatures affixed.
Therefore, documents issued abroad must as a rule be certified by the Foreign Ministry of the country of issue as well as by the competent Austrian mission in the relevant country.
Documents issued in member countries of the Hague Convention must be certified using the apostille.
No special certification is required for documents issued in EU member countries or in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Norway, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland and other countries.
Submission of original documents is as a rule required. It is recommended, however, to submit certified copies as the Vienna University of Technology assumes no responsibility whatsoever for documents lost in the mail.
Authorised and completely certified German or English translations must be enclosed with documents issued in foreign languages.
No certification is required for authorised translations obtained in Austria.

Knowledge of the German language
Submission of a proof of knowledge of the German language is not required for the admission proceedings.
A proof of knowledge of the German language must, however, be provided by persons wishing to enrol as regular students of the Vienna University of Technology. Knowledge of the German language may be proven by submitting 

• a secondary school leaving diploma indicating German as a subject 
• certificate of the International Language Courses of the University of Vienna, course level: advanced 3)
• Austrian Language Diploma, German, intermediate level
• Academic Language Examination Diploma for the German language

Persons who are not able to provide any of the documents indicated above but speak German may take a language examination after admission (but prior to enrolment with the Vienna University of Technology). More detailed information will be provided in the respective admission notification.

Persons who do not speak German will after admission be temporarily enrolled as extraordinary students. There will be an opportunity, depending on availability of places, to register for one of the German language courses indicated below (allocation will take place on the occasion of enrolment with the Vienna University of Technology via the Studies and Examination Department):

• Study Preparation Course of the Universities of Vienna, Sechshauserstraße 33A, 1150 Vienna
• Österreichische Orient-Gesellschaft/Hammer-Purgstall, Dominikanerbastei 6/6, 1010 Vienna
• German Languages Courses of the University of Vienna, Universitätscampus - Altes AKH, Alserstraße 4, Hof 1.16, 1090 Vienna

Supplementary examinations
Supplementary examinations will be specified in the admission notification where examination certificates issued abroad are not equivalent to Austrian secondary school leaving diplomas as far as content and requirements are concerned. Applicants may attend the Study Preparation Course of the Universities of Vienna to prepare for the supplementary examinations required. 

Recognition of examinations 
Applications for recognition of examinations may only be filed with the Studies and Examination Department after admission to the Vienna University of Technology and registration as a regular student.
Examinations passed at recognised institutions of post-secondary education may be recognised to the extent that they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed by the applicable study plan. Final decisions in this respect will be taken by the competent Dean.
For more detailed information, please refer to the study plans of the Vienna University of Technology indicated under http://tuwis.tuwien.ac.at/

Study fees
Regular students with EU citizenship, citizenship of EEA countries, students from Switzerland and refugees under the provisions of the Geneva Convention don’t have to pay the tuition fee, if the intended study time was not exceeded for more than two semesters per stage of the degree programme.
Students who don’t meet these requirements have to pay the tuition fees of € 363,63 per semester (during the additional registration period € 399,70).
For more detailed information relating to study fees at the Vienna University of Technology please visit
http://www.tuwien.ac.at/aktuelles/news_detail/article/3614/

General information
The Austrian universities are not able to grant scholarships for foreign students.
Detailed information relating to the cost of living in Austria, study materials, accommodation and opportunities to finance studies can be obtained from the Association of Austrian Students at the Vienna University of Technology:
http://www.htu.tuwien.ac.at or tel.:+43-1-58801/49502. 

For information relating to residence permits please contact the competent Austrian mission.
Attention is once again called to the fact that students can enrol as regular or extraordinary students of the Vienna University of Technology only after receipt of the admission notification during the general admission period. The requirements stipulated for this purpose must be fulfilled personally.