Programs : Brochure

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 Intensive German Course

German courses in 11 course phases are offered. The courses offered by the Language Center correspond to the language competency levels as described in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for language learning. Each intensive course covers one course phase. The summer intensive courses cover 1 course phase per month. They offer 11 course phases: A1/1, A1/2, A2/1, A2/2, B1/1, B1/2, B2/1, B2/2, C1/1, C1/2, C2.

Comprehensive placement tests carried out prior to course commencement ensure participants’ enrollment in the appropriate course levels. These placement tests are compulsory for new participants. Placement test is conducted online via Zoom and Moodle learning platform. No placement test is required for:

• beginner students at the A1/1 level
• participants who have previously attended German courses at the Language Center within a year
• participants who can produce an ÖSD or Goethe certificate issued less than 12 months ago or with scores higher than 80% for each of the four language skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

For more information about placement tests, please refer to https://sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/en/language-proficiency-levels-and-course-levels/

Classes start on Tuesday of the first week and take place Monday to Friday from 9:15am to 12:00nn. 

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).

Fees

This is a fee-paying program and HKUST students will bear the program fee and the costs for accommodation, travel, visa, insurance, personal expenses and other fees incurred by the program.