Bachelor's level:
You can apply for an International Short Program as soon as you have completed courses worth at least 36 ECTS credits (excl. free electives).

Master's level:
Enrollment in a master’s program at WU;
Please note that the ISPs abroad are usually designed for bachelor's students. Students on master's level may apply and may be allocated for the program if a sufficient number of spots are available. Credit transfer is only possible on bachelor's level.

Step 1: Log in to the Online Student Services (OSS) with your WU student ID number. Enter all the relevant information on your preferences, contact details, and degree program in the application form and submit it.

Step 2: Upload your application documents. Please note that you have to upload two letters of motivation if you stated two preferences. Read the data protection statement and submit your application.

Step 3: Pre-selection for the respective International Short Program by the WU selection team based on your application documents.

Step 4: Invitation to small group interviews based on the pre-selection by the WU selection team (if applicable).

Step 5: The International Office will notify applicants whether their application was successful or not.

The following documents have to be submitted during the online application process. You can indicate up to 2 ISP preferences.

• One motivation letter for each International Short Program (in English, max. 1 page)

• CV in English

• Bachelor's transcript (applicable for Master's students only)

• Application letter for a mobility grant (if applicable)




• Application letter for the role of student assistant (if applicable)

• Information regarding the International Summer University WU (not applicable for ISPs abroad): when applying for the ISU^WU, please let us know in your motivation letter which courses you would prefer to take. We will do our best to assign the preferred course to each student, but cannot guarantee that this will be possible in every case. Please find the overview of the offerd courses here.

Please note that only PDF files can be uploaded.

• Motivation

• English skills

• Interest in the respective region

• Interest in the content of the program

• Teamwork skills and intercultural competence

• Academic performance

Allocation of program and courses: During the online application process, students are asked to rank the available program offers and courses according to their preferences. Please note that there is no guarantee getting a spot that corresponds to the first preference. We try our best though to accommodate students' preferences, but due to the limited number of spots this is not always possible.

Individual bachelor's program students (e.g. IBW Chinese):

Students enrolled in individual bachelor’s programs generally do not have access to the online application tool for International Short Programs. To gain access to the application tool, interested students have to send a request to spwu@wu.ac.at.