Dates and deadlines
Online info sessions
General Q&A sessions
General Q&A sessions
If you have any questions regarding your prospective, current or future exchange stay at WU, please join one of our Q&A sessions (lasting 1 hour each) instead of writing an email. You have the opportunity to get immediate answers and learn from your fellow students.
Q & A on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 10:00am (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Q & A on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 4:00pm (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Q & A on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 10:00am (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Q & A on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 4:00pm (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Q & A on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 10:00am (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Q & A on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 4:00pm (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Welcome to WU info sessions
Course registration info sessions
Course registration info sessions
We highly recommend to join us for one of our webinars on course registration on Tuesday 11 August, where we explain how to register for courses and answer any remaining questions regarding course registration:
Webinar on course registration, August 11, 10:00 (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Webinar on course registration, August 11, 16:00 (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
In our experience, students who attend the webinar are more successful in the course registration process.
Pre-arrival info sessions
Pre-arrival info sessions
A practical 1-hour session for incoming students at WU Vienna, covering public transport in Vienna and Austria and what to expect at the Kickoff events.
Provides guidance on key administrative steps such as the Learning Agreement (LA), confirmation of arrival and registration of residence (Meldezettel).
Designed to ensure students are well-prepared for their arrival and first days in Vienna, including a Q&A session.
Session on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 10:00am (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Session on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 4:00pm (Vienna time): Link to MS Teams Meeting
Visa info sessions
Residence permit info sessions
Winter semester 2026/2027
WU academic calendar
Semester dates: October 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
Christmas break: December 24, 2026 – January 6, 2027
Semester break: February 1, 2027 - February 28, 2027
Dates & deadlines
for exchange students| Nomination deadline for partner universities | May 1, 2026 |
| Welcome email will be sent out to incoming exchange students | May 4, 2026 |
Application period for:
| May 4 - 20, 2026 |
| Housing | May 20, 2026 |
| Course info mail 1 | June 22, 2026 |
| Publication of the course catalog for the winter semester | June 22, 2026 |
| Course info mail 2 | August 10, 2026 |
| Webinar on course registration | August 11, 2026 |
| Course preference phase | August 17 - 25, 2026 |
| Automatic course registration phase | August 26 - 27, 2026 |
| Add-and-drop period | August 28 - September 24, 2026 |
| Latest arrival date (for participants of the pre-semester German language course) | September 6, 2026 |
| WU Incoming Kickoff (mandatory attendance) |
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| Pre-semester programs (optional) | Orientation and Cultural Program:
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| Latest arrival date for all students | September 23, 2026 |
| Start of semester | October 1, 2026 |
| End of semester | January 31, 2027 |
Summer semester 2026
WU academic calendar
Semester dates: March 1, 2026 - June 28, 2026
Easter break: March 28, 2026 – April 6, 2026
Pentecost break: May 23, 2026 - May 25, 2026
Semester break: June 29, 2026 - September 30, 2026
Dates & deadlines
for exchange students| Nomination deadline for partner universities | November 1, 2025 |
| Welcome email will be sent out to incoming exchange students | November 3, 2025 |
Application period for:
| November 3, 2025 - November 20, 2025 |
| Housing | November 20, 2025 |
| Publication of preliminary course catalog for the summer semester & first course infomation email | December 23, 2025 |
| Course Info Mail 2 | January 16, 2026 |
| Webinar on course registration | January 19, 2026 |
| Publication of course catalog | January 20, 2026 |
| Course preference phase | January 19 - 27, 2026 |
| Automatic course registration phase | January 28 - 31, 2026 |
| Add-and-drop period | February 1 - 23, 2026 |
| Latest arrival date (for participants of the pre-semester programs) | February 4, 2026 |
| WU Incoming Kickoff (mandatory attendance on BOTH days) |
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| Pre-semester programs (optional) | Orientation and Cultural Program:
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| Latest arrival date for all students | February 22, 2026 |
| Start of semester | March 1, 2026 |
| End of semester | June 29, 2026 |
Your semester at WU from start to finish