Vienna is the historic capital of the multinational Habsburg Empire. It is a melting pot of languages and cultures, and the crossroads between East and West. This program is run in conjunction with the German Department at the University of Illinois. Classes are available in either German or in English, and there are German-language courses available at all level of instruction, so this is an excellent program if you would like to take classes for a German minor. There are cultural programs available, including an optional ski week for those students studying abroad in the spring. Because of the ski trip, spring is a better semester for this program than fall, but the exchange is available both fall in spring. Students who participate in the fall will be given an early exam so that they will be able to return to UIUC in time for spring courses to begin.
The Department of Economics works directly with the Vienna program to ensure students have many options for economics and business courses. There is also an ILLINOIS Staff Member on-site in Vienna who will teach the German and Culture courses, and lead the excursions.
Flyer with More Information: http://illinois.edu/cms/6929/econ_vienna_flyer.pdf
Course Equivalents: The following sheet is a listing of the pre-approved course equivalents in Vienna, and includes how they will transfer to Illinois: http://illinois.edu/cms/6929/viennacourses.pdf
All courses not offered every semester, but there are numerous options. Courses listed under Economics, Socioeconomics, History, and other areas on the WU website.
Vienna University of Economics & Business (WU) Website
Austria Video
Available: Fall Semester or Spring Semester
Fall Semester Dates (generally): September - mid-January
Spring Semester (generally): mid-January (if ski week) - early July*
*Priority given to students able to stay the entire semester; Course offerings limited for students leading early
Vienna 2018-2019 Dates (Draft Calendar)
Application Deadline: Fall Semester due February 15; Spring Semester due October 15
***Use the Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange Program Search to find more Information and the Application on the "LAS-ECON in Vienna" program***
Questions?
Alexandra Pölzlbauer (Director, Illinois Vienna) Alexandra.Poelzlbauer@wu.ac.at
Economics Department (ECON- General Questions) econug@illinois.edu
