JKU FACTS & FIGURES

Established in 1966 as a campus university

4 Faculties:

Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Medical Faculty (since March 1, 2014)

119 Institutes

20,000 students (11 % international students)

2,700 employees (~ 1,700 academic staff)

1,800 degrees awarded per year

60 study programmes (Bachelor, Master & PhD )

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES,

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

Bachelor’s and Diploma Degree Programs (Programs open for MAYANET in green!):

Cultural Studies

Social Economics

Sociology

Statistics

Business Informatics

Business Education

Business Administration

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES,

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

Master’s Degree Programs (Programs open for MAYANET in green!): Business Informatics

Civic Studies

Comparative Social Policy and Welfare*

Digital Business Management

Finance and Accounting

Economics*

General Management*

General Management Double Degree ESC Troyes – JKU*

Global Business Canada/Taiwan*

Global Business Russia/Italy*

Management and Applied Economics*

Social Economics

Sociology

Statistics**

Web Sciences

* Entirely taught in English

** English or German

FACULTY OF LAW

Diploma Degree Programs (Programs open for MAYANET in green!):

Law

Multimedia-Diploma Degree Program in Law

(unique in Austria)

Master’s Degree Programs:

Legal and Business Aspects in Technics

Taxation

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND

NATURAL SCIENCES

Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma

Degree Programs (Programs

open for MAYANET in green!): Bioinformatics*

Biological Chemistry*

Computer Science

Information Electronics

Polymer Engineering Technology*

Mechatronics

Molecular Biosciences

Technical Chemistry

Technical Mathematics

Technical Physics

Teacher Education Programs: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer

Science and Computer Sciences Management

* Entirely taught in English

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND

NATURAL SCIENCES

Master’s Degree Programs (Programs open for MAYANET in green!): Bioinformatics*

Biological Chemistry*

Biophysics

Computer Mathematics**

Computer Science*

Industrial Mathematics**

Information Electronics

Management in Polymer Technologies*

Mathematics for Natural Sciences**

Mechatronics

Molecular Biology*

Nanoscience and Technology***

Polymer Chemistry***

Polymer Technologies and Science*

Technical Chemistry

Technical Physics***

Industrial Engineering – Technical Chemistry

* Entirely taught in English

** English or German *** English and German

RESEARCH FACILITIES

9 Christian Doppler Laboratories

Christian Doppler labs are set up for application-orientated basic

research; participating companies pay part of the costs.

8 Competence Centers

The Competence Centers are approved by the Ministry of Science in

support of excellence and promising research.

Additional Research Centers

Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics

Research Studios Austria – Pervasive Computing

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Partnership agreements: ~ 100 in 40 countries

Student exchange agreements: ~ 200

Incoming exchange students: ~ 450 per year

Outgoing exchange students: ~ 300 per year

30 % of graduates with study/research period abroad

9 Joint/Double Degree Programmes

WHAT JKU OFFERS TO

EXCHANGE AND EM STUDENTS

Orientation programme

Pre-semester intensive German language course: from

beginner‘s to advanced levels, free of charge

(2-3 ECTS credits)

German language courses throughout the semester

Cultural Sensitivity Training (2 ECTS credits)

Accommodation in student residence halls in walking

distance to the campus (arranged by the IO)

Mentor system

350+ courses taught in English per semester

Safe and healthy environment

ESTIMATED AVERAGE COSTS

PER MONTH

Double occupancy room € 260

Single occupancy room € 360

Food € 250

Miscellaneous € 150

International students receive a lot of discounts, including for

public transportation (only 10 € per month) and cultural events.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Winter semester: October 1 – January 31 Application deadline: 1st June

Summer semester: March 1 – June 30 Application deadline: 15th November

Arrival is 2 weeks before the start of the semester

for orientation and course registration.

INFORMATION FOR

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

... is available on

http://www.jku.at/exchange

You are also invited to join us on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/jku.exchange

WE LOOK FORWARD…

…to welcoming you at JKU!