You can find the questions we get asked the most here. Have a look at the tabs “Study” and “Services” as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you can’t find your question here don’t hesitate to contact<\/a> or visit us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that we answer questions related to Bachelor students in German only here as the Bachelor programmes are taught in German.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Briefly: we try to make it possible that you have a nice university experience and study conditions, we are your official representation towards the university and we support you if you have questions or problems all around your studies. You can find out more about what we do here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyone who is interested can join us anytime. Our members<\/a> accomplish a huge variety of tasks. Do you want to do something as well or do you have your own idea about a task or project that none of us does at the moment? Come to our meetings and become part of our community! No! You can study anything at any university to be part of our team. Obviously, you would understand our scope better if you study an Informatics programme at TU Wien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because we are students as well we are not able to offer a 24\/7 service. Us!!! We are students at TU Wien as well and are happy to help you if you have questions or problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Come by during our opening hours, call us or write us an E-Mail. You can find our contacts details here<\/a>. Feel free to explore our website as it should answer a lot of questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To find the way to your lecture you can use\u00a0maps.tuwien.ac.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are lectures where it is useful to buy scripts but quite often it is not necessary. Feel free to donate us your old scipt you don\u2019t need anymore to keep the collection up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holidays are called \u201clecture free time\u201d at universities. During this time there are no lectures but it is possible that you might have exams during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In general, we\u2019ve got our holidays at these times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have a look here<\/a> for the exact dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In general yes, but that\u2019s not too easy. Studies at universities are not aimed at people who work. Especially the first three semesters in the Bachelor\u2019s programme are very time intensive but this will get better in later semesters. In any case, flexible time management stays important!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you work full time (30+ hours per week) you should think again if you want to study at a university and maybe consider programmes at other places, e.g. colleges (Fachhochschulen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having a part time job with flexible working times should be possible in later semesters tho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! There are many courses and modules that are the same for all Informatics and Business Informatics programmes. Speak to the dean of academic affairs of your academic programme about course recognitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! Especially in the first semester this is no problem at all as all academic programmes require almost the same courses to be done (appart from business courses).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind: the later you switch programmes the more courses you might have to catch up on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to contact the admission office<\/a> about your change of programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bachelor\u2019s programme is aimed to be done in 6 semesters, the Master\u2019s in 4. This is achievable with enough effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The average time students need for Bachelor\u2019s programme is varies from seven to eight semesters (Bachelor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are scripts for some but not all courses. Usually you can buy them at Grafisches Zentrum<\/a> in Freihaus or at the institute which is in charge of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can borrow most of the books you need for your studies from the\u00a0TU Wien library<\/a>\u00a0or at the library of the institute\u00a0which is in charge of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can get official information about subsidies at\u00a0stipendium.at<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have questions about anything regarding subsidies, stipends, studying with children, taxes, housing, law etc. get in touch with Sozialreferat of HTU: htu.at\/sozial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The earlier the better! You can pay the fee until 30 October (winter semester) or 30 March (summer semester).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you come from outside the EU you need to pay \u20ac 745,92<\/strong> per Semester<\/strong> from the beginning of your studies unfortunately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t need to pay admission fees if you are an EU citizen and you didn\u2019t study for too long yet. In general, Bachelor\u2019s programmes last 6 semesters but you get 2 additional tolerence semesters. This means that you need to pay fees after 9 semesters of studying in the Bachelor\u2019s programme. The fees are \u20ac 363,36 per Semester<\/strong> then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In any case you need to pay the \u00d6H fee additionally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! Every academic programme at TU Wien has got it\u2019s own student union (Fachschaft) which organises a party at least once per semester. Have a look into our calendar<\/a> to see when the next event\u2019s going to take place! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n If you want to start your studies at TU Wien you need to enroll for it. You can do that at the admission office<\/a>. You can only enroll during the admission period<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bachelorstudium Wirtschaftsinformatik <\/strong>(Bachelor\u2019s programme Business Informatics):<\/strong> Seit dem Wintersemester 2016 gibt es f\u00fcr das Bachelorstudium Wirtschaftsinformatik (Kennzahl 033 526) ein Aufnahmeverfahren, das du absolvieren musst, bevor du dich inskribieren kannst. W\u00e4hrend dem Verfahren musst du<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weitere Infos und die Registrierung f\u00fcr das Aufnahmeverfahren gibt es hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We noticed that beginners usually have problems in these fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes \u2013 but you need to enroll as a non-degree programme student. You can find information about that at the admission office<\/a>. Keep in mind that you need to hold a secondary school degree (Matura, A-levels etc.) to have your courses fully recognized for your normal studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The focus of WU Wien (as well as the University of Linz) lies in business aspects of the studies. At TU Wien you\u2019ll go more into a technical direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the end it depends on your interests which programme suits the best for you. Get as much information as possible about the programmes from the universities you are interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jein. Das ist nur dann m\u00f6glich, wenn du bereits F\u00e4cher im Ausma\u00df von 90 ECTS eines gleichwertigen Studiums an einer anderen Uni absolviert hast, die f\u00fcr F\u00e4cher aus dem Bachelorstudium Wirtschaftsinformatik an der TU Wien angerechnet werden k\u00f6nnen. \u00dcber Anrechnungen entscheidet das Studiendekanat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! You can enroll at the admission office in the summer semester as well. You can see the recommended courses in TISS if you switch to the specific summer semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beachte f\u00fcr das Bachelor Studium Wirtschaftsinformatik<\/strong> (German only):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! But it might be possible that you\u2019ll need take certain courses as additional requirements. You can find out more about that in the official curriculum of your aimed study programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find information about that here<\/a>. The application process usually takes about 10-12 weeks. Therfore, we recommend that you apply early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Referat for students from foreign countries<\/a> of HTU helps you if you have questions all around Visa, insurance, language etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to study a programme that is taught in German you need to know German at a C1 level. The Master\u2019s programmes Business Informatics and Master Data Science are offered in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find out more about the German language requirements at TU Wien here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n STEOP<\/strong> \u2013 Die STudienEingangs- und OrientierungsPhase ist dazu da, damit du herausfinden kannst, ob das von dir gew\u00e4hlte Bachelorstudium f\u00fcr dich geeignet ist. Sie ist ein Pool aus mehreren LVAs, die die Grundlage f\u00fcr h\u00f6here F\u00e4cher bieten sollen. Die STEOP muss absolviert werden, um F\u00e4cher ab dem dritten Semester abschlie\u00dfen zu k\u00f6nnen. Es ist zwar vorgesehen, die STEOP im ersten Semester abzuschlie\u00dfen, die STEOP F\u00e4cher werden aber sowohl im Winter- als auch im Sommersemester angeboten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die STEOP f\u00fcr das Bachelorstudium Wirtschaftsinformatik<\/strong> umfasst 16,5 ECTS<\/strong> und setzt sich aus folgenden F\u00e4chern zusammen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Normalerweise erkennt das TISS ob man die Voraussetzungen erf\u00fcllt, um sich f\u00fcr h\u00f6hersemestrige Lehrveranstaltungen anzumelden. Sollte das nicht der Fall sein oder es zu Problemen kommen, schreibt dem LVA-Leiter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TISS is an online platform where you can register for courses, get your transcript and much more. No, but it won\u2019t hurt \ud83d\ude42 Our tip: go to the first lecture and you\u2019ll notice if the lecturer is good at explaining and if it is worth it to attend the lectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that attendance is mandatory in courses like exercises or lectures with exercises etc. tho. You can see if attendance is mandatory on the course page in TISS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Courses whichs are recommended for a specific semester must not overlap each other. Students must be able to accomplish their studies in the intended time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, it cannot be avoided that courses, which are inteded to be done in different semesters, sometimes overlap each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you face overlappings of highly attended courses the first thing you should do is contact the lecturer. We are happy to help you resolving this issue as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Semester hours: The amount of hours a lecture lasts each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ECTS: The amount of work you need to do to accomplish a specfic subject (attending the lecture, revising, studying for the exam, doing the exam etc.). 1 ECTS credit equals 25 hours of work load<\/strong>. The ECTS system tries to provide comparibility between courses of European universities. This would have not been possible with semester hours only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no registration necessary for pure lectures (VO, Vorlesungen). However you need to register for exercises (UE, \u00dcbungen), projects (PR), lectures with exercises (VU, Vorlesungs\u00fcbung) etc. At these courses attendance is often mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to take care about registrations by yourself! Keep in mind that the lectures have different registration deadlines you need to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration can be done in TISS. Go to the academic programme of your choice, click on \u201cShow by semester\u201d and add the courses you want to do to your favourites. Then you can register for the courses you just added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In rare cases there is a specific registration homepage set up by the institute which is in charge of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find Information about that in the\u00a0Curriculum of the academic programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We want to briefly explain the difference between Free Electives<\/em> and Transferable Skills.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Free electives FRW <\/em>(Freie Wahlf\u00e4cher): This can be any course at any university. They intend you to gain a broader knowledge outside of your academic programme. Keep in mind that you cannot do a course as a Free Elective if you already cover topics from it in your programme. For example you cannot do Introduction to programming for Physicists.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Transferable Skills TSK<\/em> (or sometimes in German Fach\u00fcbergreifende Qualifikationen or Softskills): You need to do courses from the Transferable Skills catalogue<\/a> in TISS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ja! Du kannst bereits w\u00e4hrend dem Bachelorstudium viele Masterf\u00e4cher absolvieren. Das ist eine g\u00e4ngige Taktik, die viele Leute machen, wenn ihnen nur noch ein paar wenige VO Pr\u00fcfungen aus dem Bachelor fehlen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beachte:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find Information about that in the\u00a0Curriculum of the academic programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Yes. You have the right to see the corrected exam during the six months after you got notified about your mark. Furthermore, you are allowed to do photo copies\/take pictures of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One exception are multiple choice tests. The professor can forbid that you take pictures of a multiple choice test but not to see the exam itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In general you can repeat an exam four times which means that you have five chances of passing an exam in total. Keep in mind that the 4th and 5th attempt are done in front of a commission. If you fail all five attempts of an exam you are not allowed to study the affected academic programme at the university. Can I retry an exam I\u2019ve already passed to get a better mark?<\/strong> Yes. If you get a new mark for an exam you\u2019ve already passed the old one gets deleted. However, this means that it is possible for you to fail an already passed exam as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n No. If you didn\u2019t deliver anything you cannot be marked for that. Please deregister from the exam anyway because an other student might want to take the exam as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that if you stop in the middle of a course like an exercise where you already delivered something you will get a negative mark indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes if the covered topics are equal. You need to get in touch with the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs for Business Informatics (at the moment\u00a0Prof. Dr. Gernot Salzer<\/a>), the procedure is done at the deans office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the Bachelor\u2019s programme you need to accomplish the STEOP before you try to attend lectures from the third semester. For the Master\u2019s programmes there is no STEOP necessary and you can take exams in any order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n During your Bachelor programme you need to write a Bachelor Thesis, in the Master programme a Master Thesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bachelor Thesis <\/strong>are scientific papers and have a workload of about 10 ECTS. You decide the topic together with your tutor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Master Thesis<\/strong> is a lot more work to do with a workload of 27 ECTS. Additionally, you have to do the Seminar for Master Students and a Defense with 3 ECTS each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n After a Bachelor\u2019s programme at TU Wien you get the academic title \u201cBachelor of Science\u201d or \u201cBSc\u201d for short. If you accomplish a Master\u2019s programme you get the academic title \u201cDiplom- Ingenieurin\/Diplom-Ingenieur\u201d or \u201cDipl.-Ing\u201d or \u201cDI\u201d for short. This means Graduated Engineer and is equivalent to the international title of \u201cMaster of Science\u201d which is written on your degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes. If you hold a Master\u2019s degree of TU Wien you can continue with a Doctoral programme. You can find more information about doctoral programmes in Informatics here<\/a>. The Student Union for Doctorates<\/a> is also happy to help you with that if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that you won\u2019t just continue to study with a doctorate but you\u2019ll take the first step into an academic career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re more interested in just expanding your knowledge and not in an academic career you should better consider postgradute programmes like MBAs (have a look at postgraduate.at<\/a> or mba.de<\/a>). More often than not they are much more valuable for an career in the industry than a doctorate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can find the questions we get asked the most here. Have a look at the tabs “Study” and “Services” as well. If you can’t find your question here don’t hesitate to contact or visit us. 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Fachschaft & Co<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fachschaft, what is that?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How can I join?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can find the dates about the next meeting here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo I have to study Business Informatics or Data Science to join you?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Is the Fachschaft open all the time?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can find our current opening hours here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nGeneral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Who can I ask questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How can I find lecture rooms or any other rooms?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Do I need to buy scripts?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Scripts from past semesters are still up to date more often than not. We have some of them in our Fachschaft for you to use them. Come along and see which scripts we have and ask us if it is necessary to buy the script of a specific subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHolidays: When do they start and end?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Study and have a job, is that possible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Study Informatics and Business Informatics at the same time at TU Wien – is that possible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Switch from another Bachelor’s Informatics programme to Business Informatics or the other way around, is that possible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How much time do I need for the programmes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where can I get scripts, books etc.?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Who knows stuff about subsidies, stipends, studying with children, taxes, housing, law etc.?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Until when do I need to pay the \u00d6H fee?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
At which point do I need to pay admission fees?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Is it true that you celebate a lot at TU Wien?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Before the studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Enrollment: how, when, where?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
(this information is provided in German only because you need to know German to be able to apply for this programme)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Im Reihungstest werden\u00a0Probleml\u00f6sungskompetenz und schlussfolgerndes Denken, sowie Textverst\u00e4ndnis \u00fcberpr\u00fcft.\u00a0 Es werden\u00a0KEINE<\/strong> Programmier- und KEINE<\/strong> Informatikkenntnisse abgepr\u00fcft und auch KEINE<\/strong> Vorerfahrungen mit Computern oder Informatik vorausgesetzt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nHow can I prepare for my studies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I haven’t graduated from my secondary school yet. Can I start to study anyway?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
TU, WU or Uni Vienna \u2013 where should I study Business Informatics?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Bachelor Wirtschaftsinformatik studieren ohne Aufnahmeverfahren, geht das? (German only)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Start to study during the summer semester, is that possible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I did my Bachelor’s degree at another university in Austria. Is it still possible to enroll into the Master’s programme of Business Informatics or Data Science at TU Wien?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I didn’t get my secondary school degree\/Bachelor’s degree in Austria. Is it still possible for me to study Business Informatics or Data Science at TU Wien?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Beginning of the studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
STEOP \u2013 Was ist das? (German only)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Beachte:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Nach der STEOP:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
TISS, TUWEL, what is that?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
TUWEL is an E-learning platform which is used by most courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo I have to attend lectures?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Course X is scheduled at the same time as course Y – what can I do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Semester hours\/ECTS-Credits: what is that?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How can I register for courses?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How many Free Electives FRW (Freie Wahlf\u00e4cher)\/Transferable Skills (TSK)\/Special Subjects SPF (Schwerpunktf\u00e4cher) do I need to do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Free Electives FRW (Freie Wahlf\u00e4cher) vs. Transferable Skills (TSK) (or sometimes German Fach\u00fcbergreifende Qualifikationen or Softskills)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Master F\u00e4cher bereits w\u00e4hrend dem Bachelor an der TU absolvieren, geht das? (German only)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The academic programme has changed. Which transition rules apply to me?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Exams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Am I allowed to get insight into the correct exam paper and take copies of it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Repititions of exams: how often can I take an exam?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Attention: <\/strong>for StEOP exams (Bachelor programmes only) you only have four attempts (three repitions).<\/p>\n\n\n\nDeregister from an exam: Do I fail an exam if I don’t show up although I registered for it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Recognitions: Can I get exams I did at another university recognized for my programme? Which ones? How?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Do I need to take exams in a specific order?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Bachelor- and Master Thesis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bachelor- and Master Thesis \u2013 how does this work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After the studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Which academic title do I get after my studies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Can I do a doctorate at TU Wien?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n