Welcome!

If you are interested in a study exchange at our university, please first contact your exchange coordinator at your home university to express your interest in studying at the University of Arts Linz.

If your home institution has an exange agreement with our institution, you are welcome to participate in the exchange program.

Erasmus Code:  A LINZ02
 

Degree programs and Image Film

• find the degree programs here link
• find the image brochure here link
• find folders in english and german language and the image film here link
   

Nomination process:

Students have to be nominated by our partner universities through our digital inhouse plattform CALLS. A link will be sent before the nomination period starts.

Nomination period:

March 1st to March 31st for the winter semester
September 1st to September 30th for the summer semester
 

Application process:

After nomination students will receive a link for the digital application process.

Application period:

May 1st to May 31st for the winter semester
October 1st to October 31st for the summer semester

Please find here all information needed for your application at our University:
 

↪︎ Application Process Bachelor and Master students

↪︎ Application Process PhD students

↪︎ Academic Calendar 

↪︎ Language 

↪︎ Course catalogue – Grading system – Transcript of Records 

↪︎ Accommodation 

↪︎ Entry to Austria and Residence 

↪︎ Health Insurance Care 

↪︎ Health and Emergency Helplines
 
 

Decision process:

Students and their coordinators will receive the decision by email within 5 weeks after deadline. 
Letters of acceptance follow by postmailing if desired.
More information for Bachelor and Master students link
More information for PhD students link
 

Application Specialities:

Our Department Industrial Design scionic® (Bachelor´s and Master´s programmes) accepts incoming exchange-students only for the summer semester (beginning of March to the end June). 

Fashion & Technology Bachelor´s programme FAT
The artistic Bachelor thesis is developed in the 6th semester. Not all courses are accessible then. It is possible to accept incoming students in the 6th semester who would also like to work on their final Bachelor thesis, but supervision must be provided at the home university.

textile-art-design Bachelor's programme
Working in the workshops (screen printing, digital printing, weaving and sewing workshop) is only possible after completing an "introductory laboratory".
Introductory labs are only offered in one winter semester! Application for the Bachelor's programme is also recommended in the 5th semester.

Students with special needs:

The University of Arts Linz welcomes students with special needs. Incoming students with physical, mental or health disabilities have access to the same support services and facilities that are offered to all other students. If there is information about special needs known to the sending institution, it should be provided to our International Office. This is meant to make all the relevant preparation before students' arrival, and assist the students during the exchange period.
Erasmus Program: Incoming Erasmus students are advised that additional financial Erasmus+ funding or any inclusion funding must be applied for at their home university.

Structures at our University of Arts Linz:

• Contact point for students with special needs international.office@kunstuni-linz.at
• Inclusive mobility information link
• Helplines Health and Emergency link
• Austrian National Union of Students - ACCESSIBILITY office link
• Inclusion and Diversity link (in German only)

Ombuds Office: Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research: link
 

Prepare your travel:

“IT’S NOT ABOUT THE DESTINATION, IT’S ABOUT THE JOURNEY”
Once you have been finally accepted you can prepare your travel. The way you plan your journey can definitely be an added value to the overall experience. Your exchange already starts from the moment you travel to Linz.  So why not make the best out of it? Check this out and get inspired how you can make the trip a fundamental part of your mobility experience! 

update April, 2024