Dear followers, and especially international students who want to start studying a bachelor's degree in Vienna (and this also usually applies in some form or another in Austria in general, but sometimes those supplementary examinations that the universities "prescribe" to international students whose high school leaving certificate isn't "equal" to the Austrian one take place at the university itself instead of in a separate "entity"), this video is made for you so that you know what awaits you and how the whole system works.

A huge thank you to Marco who has kindly agreed to share his experience that started from moving to Vienna and taking the VWU courses to becoming a WU WiSo student and finding a job in Vienna

For different bachelor's different subjects are "prescribed" before you can enroll into the program, for example, for WiSo it is usually German and Maths (and in rare cases also English). Then you have 14 semesters to learn the subjects and pass EPD (the German language test) and EPM (the Maths test) exams to successfully complete the chapter called "VWU" and get to studying at your dream univeristy&program!

IMPORTANT: this VWU procedure does NOT apply to WU BBE (Bachelor's of Business and Economics at WU (Englishtaught)).
In most cases VWU applies to CIS countries, Latin American countries and my friend told me there were a couple of students from China and Iran there.

Even though it sounds like a challenge with studies on top of studies, this system offers future students to start their academic journey in Vienna (Austria) with just an A2 (basic user) German level without having to get a C1 certificate straightaway.



Useful links:

VWU in general: https://vorstudienlehrgang.at/en/vienna

VWU for WiSo (Bachelor's of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at WU, Germantaught):
https://www.wu.ac.at/studium/bewerbun...

https://www.wu.ac.at/studium/bewerbun...

https://www.wu.ac.at/en/programs/appl...

https://www.wu.ac.at/en/programs/appl...

00:0000:27 Short Introduction
00:280:44 What VWU is for? International student’s experience
00:4501:35 How VWU works. German. At least A2 (+German&Math and sometimes English)
01:3603:25 VWU exams & WiSo entrance exam. The order of things
03:2607:00 VWU exams. Maths&German&Recommendations&Timing
07:0108:12 Marco’s experience with A2 level German.Tips for learning German
08:1309:45 STEOP phase at WISO. What is it?
09:4610:34 A2 to C1? How much time does it take?
10:3511:16 The business tip of your life XD. Straighten your back now hahaha, we know you are slouching now!
11:1712:06 Getting the right answer is not enough, you also need to solve the tasks with the approach that they teach you
12:0713:28 VWU&WISO registration. Nondegree program student
13:2913:45 A little banter about WU Mensa prices (comapred to how it was before the prices increased by quite a lot)
13:4614:16 being a VWU student allows you to use WU facilities
14:1715:32 Marco’s advice for students who are planning to move to Vienna
15:3317:24 Finding friends when you are new to Vienna
17:2518:32 Finding a job in Vienna
18:3319:30 Was it all worth it?
19:3120:00 Documents. Don’t be shy to ask your Germanspeaking friends for help
With contacting the authorities
20:0121:35 VWU attendance requirements
21:3622:20 VWU class size (1015 people in class)
22:2123:54 VWU location (pubilic transport is amazing so it is not an issue if you live far)
23:5524:12 Bye, bye!