Study at the KPH Vienna/Lower Austria
Visa and registration requirements
Citizens of EU/EFTA countries: no visa required to enter Austria.
All EU citizens must bring their passport or identity card with them to Austria.
Citizens of non-EU/EFTA countries: Please enquire about visa requirements at the Austrian embassy in your country of residence.
https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-services/einreise-und-aufenthalt-in-oesterreich/visum
https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entrance-and-residence-in-austria/visa
On the embassy's website you will usually find a list of the documents you need to bring with you to your visa appointment. Plan visa appointments well in advance!
British citizens only need a passport and a confirmation of study (which you will receive with your application to KPH Vienna/Krems) if you are planning a stay of less than 6 months. Make sure that your passport is valid for 6 months longer than your planned stay!
Once you have arrived in Austria, all students must register with the registration office using the registration form they receive at the student residence. The obligation to register does not depend on your nationality. You must also notify the registration office of any change of residential address within three working days and any change of other registration data within one month. Keep the confirmation of registration (‘Meldezettel’) in a safe place as it is required for various official channels. You must deregister before leaving Austria.
Registration office Vienna: https://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/stellen.html
Registration office Krems: https://www.krems.at/rathaus/buergerservice/anliegen-von-a-z/meldewesen-an-und-abmeldung
Insurance
Citizens from EU countries
All EU citizens must take their electronic health card with them to Austria. Then you can use the services of the public health service, which is generally very good in Austria. Please note that the general EU insurance does not cover the costs of repatriation to your home country in the event of an emergency. If you want to cover this, you will need to take out additional travel insurance.
Tip: Check your credit card - it may include travel insurance that covers such costs and check the regulations from bank to bank.
Citizens from non-EU countries
Citizens of countries other than the EU are responsible for their own insurance cover. Please check with your insurance company at home to see if there is an agreement between your country and Austria. You may need additional travel insurance. Please bear in mind that you are responsible for your own insurance and that the costs can be very high if you need to see a doctor and do not have the appropriate insurance.
Accident and liability insurance, which is included in the compulsory student union membership in Austria, offers you insurance cover for all activities related to your studies. Please note, however, that this is not health insurance.
Studying at the University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems
The KPH Vienna/Krems offers a four-year (8-semester) Bachelor's degree programme in Primary School Teaching. Read the details of the programme here.
Erasmus students can put together an individual timetable from all the courses offered in the respective semester (winter or summer).
Some bilingual courses are only offered to Erasmus students (German as a Foreign Language, Incomings Austria, Cross Cultural Learning, Incomings Drama). All other courses, most of which are taught in German, are attended together with Austrian students. Students with little knowledge of German (B1) can still study at the KPH, as the primary level curriculum includes many courses to strengthen individual abilities and skills such as pictorial education, rhythmic-musical education, choir, movement and sports, textiles and technical handicrafts, etc.
School practice can be organised for you at both locations.
Please contact the location you would like to visit!