About University of Vienna

The University of Vienna was founded in 1365. Home to more than 94,000 students – 28,000 international students among them – it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and the largest research institution in Austria. In October 2022, the University of Vienna congratulated Nobel Prize winner Anton Zeilinger, Austrian quantum physicist and Emeritus Professor at the university. Renowned particularly for its Humanities work, the university lays claim to nine Nobel Laureates including the chemist Hans Fischer and the physician Karl Landsteiner, who previously taught at the university. Its other Nobel associations include the physicist Erwin Schrödinger and the economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek. The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, is among its many notable alumni.

The university is sited within 63 locations across the city, all of which are connected by Vienna’s tram and bus network. The city is cycle-friendly and students are encouraged to sign-up to the CityBike scheme, with bikes located at stations across the city with the first hour of usage free of charge.

About Summer School

The program provides a multidimensional survey of the present development of Europe and the European Union (EU). Participants will study both the decision-making processes within the EU institutions as well as various aspects of European political culture. The program aims at contributing to an increased understanding of the EU and its possible future shape. In the course of the four-week program, students are required to attend courses amounting to 10 ECTS credits.

Under this sponsored program, students should choose one of the options below:

• Option 1: Three (3) European Studies Courses
• Option 2: Two (2) European Studies Courses + German A1, A2, B1 or B2

Program Date

* Notes:

• Host Institutions may provide orientation activities for students, with some mandatory, which you should attend. You are required to pay attention to the host institution's arrival information and arrive in time.
• You should only depart after completion of the program (i.e. finishing all final examinations and/or assessments, both compulsory and optional ones)(see "Completion requirement" below).

Completion requirements

Students are required to complete the program to be awarded the credits following the requirements of the host institution. Students are also required to arrive by the program start date, and are not allowed to leave the program before the last program date or class or exam, whichever is later. Students who do not complete these requirements will not be allowed to receive any subsidies/sponsorships/scholarships issued by HKUST. In addition, since this program is sponsored by HKUST, students who do not complete these requirements are required to repay HKUST for the sponsored amount.

Fees

This is a sponsored program and HKUST will sponsor the tuition and accommodation fees. HKUST students will bear other costs such as travel, visa, insurance, personal expenses and other administrative fees.

Notes:

• Students who participate in Sponsored programs must stay in the accommodation arranged by the host institution unless it is unavailable.

• Students will be required to pay the tuition and accommodation fees first directly to the host institution. The sponsorship amount for the tuition and accommodation fees which you have paid in foreign currency will be calculated based on an exchange rate adopted by HKUST and will be reimbursed to you (i) upon completion of the program with PASS for all the courses taken and (ii) OGL's review of your study abroad report submitted by the deadline.
• If you withdraw from the program after acceptance or fail to fulfill the above requirements, sponsorship amount for the fees listed will not be reimbursed to you.