Guest students at Austrian universities

guest students austria "Guest student" - this form of study involves attending lectures and seminars at the university, but does not require obtaining a certificate of graduation. 

Lectures and seminars that you attend as a "guest student" can then be credited and recognized as part of your regular bachelor's or master's degree if you plan to enroll at the university. While studying as a "guest student", you may not pass the bachelor's or master's exams, but sometimes you can get an exception.


Terms of enrollment in this form of education:

  1. You must be at least 15 years old at the time of applying for this form of study. 

  2. To get into this form of study, you can have Austrian citizenship or have the citizenship of another EU country, or have an official residence permit in Austria.  
  3. You do not need to have a school leaving examination certificate to enter this form of education.
  4. You need a passport or birth certificate.
  5. 1 passport format photo.
  6. 1 photocopy of passport..
  7. Deadlines for submission of documents, as well as for the usual form of education..
  8. The documents are submitted to the department of the university, which deals with foreign students .