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Application & Admission

To enroll in the Business Communication master's program, you have to fulfill the minimum requirements for application and to prove your aptitude for the program. We are looking for ambitious international and national students with outstanding qualifications and excellent social skills.

Admission Requirements

You will find detailed information on the application process for the MSc in Business Communication (BizComm) in our application guide. If you have any specific questions, please check our FAQs or contact us via e-mail: bizcomm-master@wu.ac.at

Minimum requirements for application:

  • Relevant Bachelor's program
    Completion of or current enrollment in a relevant Bachelor's program at a recognized Austrian or foreign post-secondary institution. Please consult our application guide for more details. It is not necessary to have completed this program at the time of application. However, proof of completion of your first-degree program is required at the time of your actual enrollment.

  • Sufficient proficiency in English
    Please find detailed information on accepted documents to prove your proficiency in English in our application guide.

Additional proof of aptitude, noting the following:

  • evaluation criteria will include, but are not limited to, clarity of presentation and authenticity;

  • make sure to observe guidelines as described below.

The following documents must be submitted:

  • Curriculum vitae (in English; without photograph) outlining academic, professional, and extracurricular experience - more specific parameters for the 2026 intake will be published in early July 2025.

  • Statement of motivation (in English) - specific parameters for the 2026 intake will be published in early July 2025

  • Personalized letter of recommendation (preferably in English, but German will also be accepted) written by a course teacher, an advisor or supervisor of an academic thesis, or the educational institution at which the course or courses were attended or the academic thesis was written, or a letter of recommendation from a supervisor from an employment relationship in which practical work experience relevant to the master’s degree program was acquired, detailing your achievement potential

Application for the next academic year (2026/27) will be open from September 1, 2025 onwards throughout the next rolling admissions cycle, observing the following deadlines:

  • priority deadline I: October 8, 2025 (11:59 pm CET)

  • priority deadline II: January 8, 2026 (11:59 pm CET)

  • priority deadline III: March 8, 2026 (11:59 pm CET)

 

Procedure for application and enrolment

Step 1

Online Application

All required documents have to be uploaded. The admission office checks if the applications meet the formal criteria stipulated in the admission decree of the program.

Step 2

Selection

Those applicants who fulfill the minimum requirements for acceptance and who also demonstrate high potential for achievement within the program will be invited to participate in a short online assessment. Applicants will then also participate in a group call, including a mini-case-study. Particular attention will be paid to communication skills, social skills, and international orientation.   

Applicants who are invited will receive all necessary information about a week in advance. Specific dates will be published in our FAQs section in good time. Please make sure to check if dates have been published regularly and save these dates in your calendar, in case you are invited for the second stage of the application process.

The candidates found to be most suitable by the selection committee will receive an offer of admission to the program which must be accepted within 10 days.

Step 3

Enrolment

For enrolment all required documents have to be provided in person at the Study Service Center. For further information on enrolment, please check our application guide or contact our admission office.

ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (third-country nationals)
We strongly advise third-country nationals to use the priority deadline I which ends at the beginning of October. Austrian visa procedures are complex and demanding. The visa process should be started as early as possible. Please note that WU cannot assist students in visa procedures.

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