Because of WU Vienna’s membership in the ENGAGE.EU alliance, doctoral/PhD students can participate in certain courses at other ENGAGE.EU partner universities: 

• University of Mannheim, Germany 

• Luiss Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy 

• NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway 

• Tilburg University, The Netherlands 

• University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria 

• Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, France 

• Hanken School of Economics, Finland 

• Ramon Llull University, Spain 

• University of St. Gallen, Switzerland 

Have a look at the ENGAGE.EU course catalog for information on available courses and application procedures. Funding for physical mobilities may be available from the Doctoral Office (see Grants and Scholarships).  

In order to become a visiting researcher at one of WU’s partner institutions (or any other university), we advise the following steps: 

• Decide on a suitable university for your stay. 

• Find a Supervisor/Academic Advisor at your chosen university who is willing to host you by reaching out to them with information about yourself and your research project. 

• Take care of any formalities the host university requires from you. 

• WU employees only: Discuss your obligations and any extra formalities with WU’s Personnel Office.  

• Discuss potential funding opportunities with WU’s Research Service Center and the Doctoral Office (see Grants and Scholarships).  

• For partner universities, the International Office may be able to offer some guidance and provide contact information to make it easier for you to organize a visiting research mobility. Please note, however, that we cannot offer any administrative support for such a mobility. 

• If you would like to schedule a consultation appointment, please contact the International Office at graduate.outgoing@wu.ac.at. 

• Funding might be available through the Research Service Center and the Doctoral Office (see Grants and Scholarships).  

• NEURUS is a network offering a structured program with exchange opportunities and academic supervision at selected US universities. 

• Doctoral/PhD students working in relevant fields are eligible for a WU Mobility Grant from the International Office when selected for the NEURUS program. 

• For further information, please visit the official NEURUS website and the International Office’s website for interested WU students. 

• Contact at WU: Stefanie Peer (stefanie.peer@wu.ac.at), Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development 

For WU employees, it is possible to apply for ERASMUS+ funding for teaching mobilities at most of WU’s ERASMUS partner universities, provided WU has the necessary agreement with the respective university. Please contact wuiogrants@wu.ac.at for details.  

Numerous opportunities for gaining international experience are available for doctoral-level students at WU. These include special grants and scholarships, invitations from partner universities, etc. Information about this will be forwarded and announced via WU's newsletter for doctoral students. 

For an overview of your financial support options, please visit Grants and Scholarships.