Introduction to International
Summer University Program
- 26th summer program in 2015
Vienna University for Economics and Business,
Austria – Europe
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Why Austria?
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Safe country
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Vienna has been ranked number 1 in
the ‘city with the world’s best
quality of living’ among 223 large
cities evaluated by Mercer for five
years from 2009-2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna?us
elang=en
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Excellent public transport network
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Located in the center of Europe and
surrounded by 9 countries –
convenient starting point for trips
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Program Description
A 3 weeks intensive programs is offered in July and August
each year for undergraduate and graduate students
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In July 2015 students can choose from two sets of courses per week. In
August, there is one set of undergraduate-level courses and one set of
graduate-level courses.
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Students from more than 25 different countries attend
each year
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Social and cultural program: visiting typical Austrian
restaurants, famous tourist sites
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July Session: Dates and Course Subjects
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August Session: Dates and Course Subjects
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Course Workload - overview
Course level
Undergraduate
intensive course
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Pre-course
workload
In-class activity
Outside - of class workload
during the
program
approx. 20 hours
27 hours (= 35
teaching units)
approx. 33 hours
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Application and Admission
Prospective students are required to
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Be at least sophomores
Demonstrate English proficiency at CEF B2 or above
Submit a one-page CV, a letter of motivation, and academic
transcript (in English)
Students will be notified by the end of April
whether they are accepted into the program
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Program Fee
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Program fee and full tuition: 2.040 Euro (approx. 85.000
NT)
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The course fee includes:
 Breakfast and lunch (Monday through Friday on
lecture days)
 Accommodation in a students' residence hall offcampus
 Internet access on campus and in residence halls
 Vienna public transportation ticket for the time
of the session (Vienna has an excellent public
transportation network)
 Course materials
 Use of WU's library, computer labs, eLearning
services, and Raiffeisen Language Resource Center
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Flight ticket from Taipei to Vienna: approx. 35.000
NT
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Accommodation
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Basic Single Room in student residence hall (about 30
minutes from campus)
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http://www.wu.ac.at/io/en/incoming/isuwuin/isuwien_content/preparatoryinfor
mation#undergraduate
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Additional Information & Details:
….can be found on the official homepage:
http://www.wu.ac.at/io/en/incoming/isuwuin
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