Our offers and projects
On this page you will find current offers and projects from "School meets Uni" as well as from other institutions of the University of Vienna, which are aimed specifically at pupils, teachers and school classes as well as at those students, who have recently started their studies at the University of Vienna:
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Dr. Hans Riegel prizes
The University of Vienna and the charitable private foundation Kaiserschild award the Dr. Hans Riegel prizes.
The prizes are awarded to pupils in their final school year for the three best prescientific papers in each of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics. The prescientific papers are evaluated by a jury of university professors of the University of Vienna.
All pupils of General Secondary Schools (AHS) in Vienna are free to participate.
The submission deadline for 2023 is April 30th.
Click here to know more (in German)
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School meets Uni - Offers for school classes
Information Lectures
As part of the project "School meets Uni", we offer school classes the opportunity to visit the University of Vienna and "get a taste of university life". In one-hour, free of cost information lectures, we provide a general overview of the differences between school and university, our studies and the admission procedure at the University of Vienna.
Are you interested in a school lecture for your class? Just send us an email: schule-trifft-uni@univie.ac.at.
Guided Tours
If you are interested, you can also book a guided tour through the Main Building of the University of Vienna. The guided tour through the Main Building cost €35,-- per school class. A maximum of 30 people per group can participate in the tour. To arrange a tour, please send an email to fuehrungen@univie.ac.at. A combination of guided tour and lecture is the best way to get to know the University of Vienna.
Library tours and research training for school classes
The library of the University of Vienna offers special, free guided tours and research training for school classes. Not only can you gain insights into the university library, but you can also take advantage of the special training offers for students and teachers. In particular, the research training can be very valuable for your students.
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First Generation
Pupils who will be the first in their family to study at an Austrian university receive support in the First Generation Project of the Children's Office. Various fields of study and procedures are taught in workshop units. In three modules, a comprehensive overview of the fields of study is given, concrete sources of information are presented and tips and tricks for studying are explained.
Lecture program for prospective and current students
Are you interested in studying at the University of Vienna? You have just started your studies and are looking for tips and tricks to ease the start of your studies? Extension curricula are required in your Bachelor's degree program and you are looking for information about them? You are about to complete your Bachelor's degree and are interested in a Master's program at the University of Vienna?
The Study Choice, Study Information & Study Marketing team regularly offers information lectures in German on these topics:
Wednesday, March 22: "From school to university".
Wednesday, March 29: "The most important tips for starting your studies".
Wednesday, April 5: "From school to university".
Wednesday, April 26: "EC - Friends with Benefits"
Wednesday, May 24: "From Bachelor to Master".
Wednesday, June 7: "From school to university".
Wednesday, June 21: "From Bachelor to Master".
All lectures will take place online from 1-2 pm!
Participation: Participation is possible without registration. Approximately 10 minutes before the start of the live session, the access link of the respective event will be activated below this text. The live sessions are carried out in "MS Teams". To participate it is not necessary to download the program "MS Teams". You can open it directly in your web browser.