E R A S M U S Contact German Language Proficiency

>> A major concern for ERASMUS incomings is where they are going to live.
Accommodation is available for those who apply AND send the reservation
deposit before:
> 31st July for the winter semester
> 31st December for the summer semester
>> If you wish to study at Innsbruck University as an ERASMUS student you
should take up contact with the relevant ERASMUS Coordinator at your
home university to find out whether an appropriate agreement exists in
your subject area.
Accommodation
How to Apply
>> After selection by your home ERASMUS Coordinator complete and submit
the online Application for Admission:
>> Online application: http://www.housing.oead.at/index.asp
Youth hostels are only a short term option
http://www.youth-hostel-innsbruck.at/ and http://www.volkshaus.at/
Health
>> If you are a student with special needs please see
http://www.uibk.ac.at/behindertenbeauftragte/
Insurance
>> EU and EEC students need the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
With this they can go to contractual doctors (see list http://www.tgkk.
at „Info Vertragspartner“) and are treated free of charge. A prescription
for medication is compulsory.
>> Students from other countries are recommended to insure themselves
(Freiwillige Selbstversicherung). Confirmation of registration as a resident of Innsbruck and as a student of Innsbruck University are necessary
for the application.
>> Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse
Klara-Pölt-Weg 2
A-6021 Innsbruck
http://www.tgkk.at
>> All ERASMUS incomings must be sufficiently competent in German to
visit courses and take exams. Academic progress and social integration
is not possible otherwise.
>> International Relations Office
Herzog-Friedrich-Str. 3
6020 Innsbruck
Österreich
Tel.: +43 (0) 512 / 507 – 2047 und 2043
Fax: +43 (0) 512 / 507 – 2973
E-mail: michelle.heller@uibk.ac.at und
erika.mangeng@uibk.ac.at
http://www.uibk.ac.at/international-relations
http://www.uibk.ac.at/ihd/index.html
http://www.uibk.ac.at/international-relations/llp-erasmus/incoming/
application.html.en
>> The rooms are reserved „first come first served“ so please apply as early
as possible. Accommodation cannot be guaranteed. It is very difficult and
expensive to find private accommodation in Innsbruck.
The Austrian Students Union offers information
http://www.oehweb.at/index.php?id=36 „Wohnungsbörse“.
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
International Relations Office
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Contact
>> Summer courses are offered by the Innsbrucker Hochschulkurse
Deutsch (IHD), a modul of the LFU International Language Centre.
Your application must include our Erasmus Certificate with the official
stamp and signature of your home Coordinator and a CV (Curriculum
Vitae)
Editing: Michelle Heller
International Relations Office, 2008
Layout: Stephanie Brejla, Office for Public Relations
Office for Public Relations
Photos: futureimagebank.com, Büro für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Büro für Internationale Beziehungen
Printed with support of the European Commission
>> NOTE
Please note that Innsbruck University does not accept ERASMUS
freemovers and/or non-exchange students
>> Detailed information on the German language level exam, language
courses as well as on the special course in Austrian Culture for ERASMUS incomings are provided at the ERASMUS Welcome.
>> With financial support from the European Commission and in cooperation with the International Language Centre (ISI) German courses are
offered free of charge to all ERASMUS incomings on an intermediate
and advanced level during each semester http://www.uibk.ac.at/isi/
German Language Proficiency
E R A S M U S
at Innsbruck University
Academic Year and ERASMUS Welcome
Faculties
ERASMUS Departmental Coordinators
>> Faculty of Architecture
>> Faculty of Biology
>> Academic Calendar
Winter semester
1st October - 31st January
Summer semester 1st March - first week of July
Please see
http://www.uibk.ac.at/studienabteilung/en/termine_und_fristen-en.html
for further details.
>> ERASMUS Welcome
The ERASMUS Welcome is held on the first day of each semester at 5 p.m.
in the Aula of the main University building. Information on Registration,
German Language Courses and a get-together with Innsbruck students
are offered.
>> Faculty of Catholic Theology
>> Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
>> Faculty of Civil Engineering
>> Faculty of Economics and Statistics
>> Faculty of Education
>> Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
>> Faculty of Humanities 1
>> Faculty of Humanities 2 (Language and Literature)
>> Faculty of Law
>> Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
>> Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science
>> Innsbruck University School of Management
>> School of Political Science and Sociology
International Economics and Business Studies
Courses
>> Each ERASMUS Agreement is supervised by an
ERASMUS Departmental Coordinator
Please see our list
www.uibk.ac.at/international-relations/llp-erasmus/incoming/coordinators
>> The Departmental Coordinators are responsible for study relevant questions. They are NOT responsible for admission or accommodation. Please
contact the International Relations Office directly if you need help or
support
>> ERASMUS Student Network (ESN)
Support is offered to all incomings by means of the Buddy network. An
online registration is available:
http://www.oehweb.at/index.php?id=10
Assessment and Transcripts
>> The course catalogue is online
http://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public_prod/owa/lfuonline_lv.home
>> International Economics and Business Studies IWW - OFFICE
This office has been installed especially for exchange students coming
from partner universities of International Economics and Business Studies
These students will find the online application for admission and all other
information necessary on the website:
http://www.uibk.ac.at/iww
Participation in the introduction roughly 7 – 10 days before the beginning
of each semester is compulsory. Course application and allocation is conducted during the introduction.
The courses are listed according to faculty and semester. The information
on each course includes details on schedule, objectives, contents, literature,
type of exam and also registration (if necessary). The course load must be
designated by the sending institution before coming to Innsbruck.
Courses outside the subject area in the Erasmus Agreement cannot be
guaranteed and can only be arranged after arrival.
>> NOTE
Courses held at Innsbruck University School of Management, Faculty of
Economics and Statistics and Faculty of Political Science and Sociology are
restricted to students nominated within valid ERASMUS Agreements in the
corresponding subject.
>> Assessment is made either by oral or written exam, usually at the end
of semester. Individual assessment may be possible where no exam is
provided for Innsbruck students. This must however be arranged with
the teacher directly.
>> Grading system
1 very good, 2 good, 3 satisfactory, 4 sufficient and 5 failed.
>> On the website
https://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public_prod/owa/lfuonline.home
each LFU student can find his/her own study profile, course bookings, study programmes and personal exam results. Each ERASMUS incoming is individually responsible for printing his/her own Transcript of Records before
leaving Innsbruck University and returning home.