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EXCHANGESTUDENTSwelcomewelcome

The MDW

Arriving in Vienna

Studying at MDW

Living in Vienna

Going back home

INDEX

The MDW- Route map- International Office- Representative- Departments- Austrian Students’ Union

Arriving in Vienna- By plane- By train- About Vienna

Studying at MDW- Welcomemeeting- Registration- German Course- Calendar

Living in Vienna- Visa- Residence Permit- Health and Safety- General Information

Going back home- German Course- Meldezettel- Transcript of Records

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THE MDW

The University of Music and Perfor-ming Arts is one of the largest and most prestigious universities of the arts in the world; its locations are spread throughout Vienna. Numerous world-famous composers, conductors and musicians have studied and taught here. About 800 professors teach at the university, several of whom are members of the Vienna Philharmo-nic, Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the State Opera. Approximately 3000 students from more than 70 countries around the world study at the Univer-sity of Music and Performing Arts Vi-enna.

Since its establishment in 1817, this institution has received international recognition for the technical brilliance and musical-stylistical mastery it af-fords its students. In addition to the high demands the university places on students to learn not only the gre-at classical works in film, theatre and music, but also to intensively study contemporary music and performing arts, it also teaches recent scholarly advances, with special attention given to the integration of practical and the-oretical study and research. Students not only study music, drama and film production – they also study Vienna, people and culture.

Events at the UniversityApproximately 1000 cultural events take place during each school year, including student evenings, gradu-ation recitals, lectures, public guest courses, concerts, festivals, as well as opera and theater performances in Vienna’s oldest functioning baroque theater.

Famous alumni (abstract)Veronika Ferres (actress), Samy Mol-cho (mime, body language), Peter Alexander (actor, singer), Friedrich Gulda (pianist), Michael Heltau (ac-tor), Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Otto Schenk (actor), Tobias Moretti (actor), Claudio Abbado (conductor), Zubin Metha (conductor)

Famous teachers (abstract)Michael Haneke (producer, director), Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor), Chris-tian Altenburger (violinist), Eduard and Johannes Kutrowatz (piano duo), Oleg Maisenberg (pianist), Paul Pawluk (Jazz musician), Carole Dawn Rein-hart (trumpetist), Peter Schuhmaier and Johannes Meissl (members of the Artis Quartet), Stefan Vladar (pianist), Heinrich Schiff (violoncellist), Alvaro Pierri (guitarist), Jan Pospichal and Wolfgang Klos (Vienna String Trio)

Main building:

1. Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1,1030 Vienna

From „Südbahnhof“: Train S 1,2,3 –Stop Wien Mitte/Landstraße Haupt-straße

From „Westbahnhof“:U3 (terminal Simmering) –Stop Wien Mitte/Landstraße Haupt-straße

Further locations:

2. Ungargasse 14, 10303. Rennweg 8, 10304. Metternichgasse 8 & 12, 1030 5. Lothringerstraße 18, 10306. Karlsplatz 1 & 2, 10107. Schubertring 14, 10108. Johannesgasse/ Seilerstätte, 10109. Singerstraße 26, 101010. Rienößlgasse 12, 104011. Schönbrunn Schlosstheater/ Schönbrunner Schlossstr., 113012. Penzinger Straße 7 & 9, 1140

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Route Map

International Office

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Place:

University of Music and Performing Arts ViennaInternational OfficeAnton-von-Webern-Platz 1room AW U HP 011030 Vienna

Opening hours:

Monday: 09.00 am – 12.00 amTuesday: 09.00 am – 12.00 am & 01.00 pm – 03.00 pmWednesday: closedThursday: 09.00 am – 12.00 amFriday: 09.00 am – 12.00 am

Contact persons:

Bianca HÖRMANNTel.: +43 (1) 711 55-7423hoermann@mdw.ac.at

Anita TASCHLERTel.: +43 (1) 711 55-7421taschler@mdw.ac.at

Sabine ROTHTel.: +43 (1) 711 55-7420roth@mdw.ac.at

Representatives

Rector Werner HASITSCHKAMargaretha GOTSCHE 6001 6099Karin KLUG 6003

Vicerector 1 Rudolf HOFSTÖTTERBerta GUTMANN 6021 6029

Vicerector 2 Andrea KLEIBELKarin ZACSEK 6031 6039

Vicerector 3 Ulrike SYCHBirgit MURBACHER-SANNA 6041 6049

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Director Michael STEPHANIDESof studies Gudrun KURZ 2011 2019

Claudia STEINMEYER 2012Ester TOMASI-FUMICS 2014

Dean 1 Avedis KOUYOUMDJIAN(Instrumental studies) Piroska KELEMEN 2021 2029

Birgit BUXBAUM 2023Zsuzsa GATI 2022

Dean 2 Wolfgang HEISSLER(Pedagogical studies) Otto GRUBAUER 2032 2039

Sabine DOSTAL 2031Daniela SÖLKNER 2033

Departments

1 Institute for Composition and ElectroacousticsHead: Reinhard KARGEROffice: Isabella GRASCHOPF

Michaela BAUMGARTNER21012103

Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 ViennaRienößlgasse 12, 1040 Vienna

2 Institute for Music ConductingHead: Thomas KREUZBERGEROffice: Bibiane MAICHANITSCH 3201Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

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3 Institute for Music Analysis, Theory and HistoryHead: Cornelia SZABO-KNOTIKOffice: Jürgen POLAK

Bärbel KRAWAGNAMargarete PELANT

350335013502

Address: Bayerngasse 1/11, 1030 ViennaLothringerstraße 18, 1030 ViennaUngargasse 14, 1030 Vienna

4 Institute for Keyboard InstrumentsHead: Martin HUGHESOffice: Renate SCHIEBEL 2201Address: Lothringerstraße 18, 1030 Vienna

5 Institute for String InstrumentsHead: Stefan KROPFITSCHOffice: Karin NEHYBA 2301Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

6 Leonard Bernstein Institute for Wind and Percussion InstrumentsHead: Barbara GISLEROffice: Elfriede POMP 2401Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

7 Joseph Haydn Institute for Chamber Music and Special EnsemblesHead: Johannes MEISSLOffice: Jutta HEIDENREICH 3001Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

8 Institute for Organ, Organ Research and Church MusicHead: Erwin ORTNEROffice: Anna SCHEFFL

Andrea PALECEK26012602

Address: Seilerstätte 26, 1010 ViennaLothringerstraße 18, 1030 Vienna

9 Institute for Voice and Music TheatreHead: Karlheinz HANSEROffice: Dorothea JANK 2701Address: Penzingerstraße 7, 1140 Vienna

10 Institute for Drama and Directing “Max Reinhardt Seminar”Head: Hubertus PETROLLOffice: Andrea BILY 2801Address: Penzingerstraße 9, 1140 Vienna

11 Institute for Film and Television “Filmakademie Wien”Head: Peter PATZAKOffice: Anneliese WEIDINGER

Doris LAGLER29012902

Address: Metternichgasse 12, 1030 Vienna

12 Institute for Music EducationHead: Franz NIERMANNOffice: Isabell SCHEUMBAUER 3703Address: Metternichgasse 8, 1030 Vienna

13 Institute for Music - Rhythm and Movement and Music TherapyHead: Angelika HAUSEROffice: Renate LAHNER

Claudia BAADER39013902

Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Vienna

14 Institute for Musical Style ResearchHead: Hartmut KRONESOffice: Brigitte GRÜNAUER 2531Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Vienna

15 Institute for Popular MusicHead: Wolfgang PUSCHNIGOffice: Monika MAYER

Birgit HARTL38013802

Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

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16 Institute Ludwig van Beethoven(Keyboard Instruments in Music Education)Head: Ursula KNEIHSOffice: Gabriele FISCHER-DINHOF 4401Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Vienna

17 Hellmesberger-Institute(String Instruments in Music Education)Head: Wolfgang AICHINGEROffice: Karin LOIDL 4501Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Vienna

18 Institute Franz Schubert(Wind and Percussion Instruments in Music Education)Head: Walter WRETSCHITSCHOffice: Silvia ERDIK 4601Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Vienna

19 Institute Antonio Salieri(Voice in Music Education)Head: Maria BAYEROffice: Karoline URBANETZ 4701Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Vienna

20 Institute Anton Bruckner(Music Theory, Ear Training and Ensemble Conducting and Performance in Music Education)Head: Alois GLASSNEROffice: Andrea PFESTORF-JANKE 4801Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

21 Institute for Folk Music Research and EthnomusicologyHead: Gerlinde HAIDOffice: Martina KRAMMER 4201Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

22 Institute for Vienna Sound(Musical Acoustics)Head: Wilfried KAUSELOffice: Martina WIMMER 4301Address: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna

23 Institute for Music SociologyHead: Alfred SMUDITSOffice: Claudia BOROVNJAK 3601Address: Bayerngasse 3/6, 1030 Vienna

24 Institute for Culture Management and Cultural Science coursesHead: Franz-Otto HOFECKEROffice: Anita GÖTTERER 3401Address: Karlsplatz 2, 1010 Vienna

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Austrian Students‘ Union

The Austrian Students’ Union („Öster-reichische Hochschülerschaft” = ÖH) is the legal representative of all stu-dents in Austria and your first point of contact in all student matters.The Austrian Students’ Union has a say in all laws concerning students. As a student in Austria you are automa-tically a member of the Austrian Stu-dents’ Union by paying the ÖH-mem-bership fee of 17 € every semester before enrolling. Therefore, you can benefit from all the service’s facilities and advisory boards at the ÖH free of charge.

The ÖH-Center of the University of Musik and Performing Arts Vienna is

called „HochschülerInnenschaft an der Universität für Musik und darstel-lende Kunst Wien“ = HMDW

Contact:Büro der HMDWAnton-von-Webern-Platz 1Tel.: 01-71155-8901Mail: hmdw-sekretariat@mdw.ac.athttp://www.hmdw.ac.at

Opening hours:Monday: 12.00 - 17.00Tuesday: closedWednesday: 09.00 - 15.00Thursday: 09.00 - 16.00Friday: closed

ARRIVING IN VIENNA

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Located at the heart of Europe and on the threshold to Eastern Europe, Vi-enna International Airport is the most easterly „western airport“. A key feature of Vienna International Airport is simple and uncomplicated entry to markets in the East.This advantageous position will be strengthened by the planned expan-sion of the EU to include the Reform Countries of Eastern Europe.

From the Airport by:- City Airport Train (CAT)Journey time from the Airport to Wien-Mitte about 16 minutes.Price per journey EUR 9.

- train (OEBB-Schnellbahn)Journey time from the Airport to Wien-Mitte about 32 minutes.Price per journey EUR 3.

- Vienna Airport Lines (bus service)Journey time from Schwedenplatz/Morzinplatz, UNO-City at least 20 mi-nutes, depending on traffic situation; from Südbahnhof at least 25 minutes and from Westbahnhof at least 35 mi-nutes. Price per journey EUR 6.

- carJourney time approx. 25 minutes from Vienna City Center via Motorway A4, depending on traffic situation.

Arriving by plane

Vienna has two large train stations and a number of smaller stations. “Westbahnhof” is located in the wes-tern part of the city centre and “Süd-bahnhof” is located in the south of the

city center. From either of the stations it is easy to get to your destination by public transport (Underground, Tramway or Bus)

Arriving by train

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About Vienna

Austria is a mountainous country loca-ted in the heart of Europe. It borders on South- and Easteuropean coun-tries like Hungary, the Czech Repu-blik, Slovakia, Slovenia and Italy, but also on Germany and Switzerland in the North and West. Famous Euro-pean cities like Paris, Berlin, Prague, London or Rome can be reached from Vienna within a few hours.

A considerable part of Austria is part of the mountain range Alps, accordin-gly hiking, skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing are very popu-lar. There are beautiful skiing resorts around Vienna, even though Vienna is mostly known for its vibrant cultural life.

Vienna, also described as Europe‘s cultural capital, is a metropolis with unique charm and flair. Vienna offers narrow, medieval alleyways or impe-rial squares, the Schönbrunn Palace, the Imperial Palace (Hofburg) in the footsteps of Sissi and Emperor Franz Josef, and a majestic architecture along the Ring boulevard. Vienna is home of a lively and vast array of cultural attractions, whether classical or experimental theatre, film or dance festivals, opera, operetta and exhibiti-ons and concerts.

The city has been synonymous with music for centuries, and was home to almost all renowned composers and musicians throughout the centuries like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Strauss, Brahms, Bruckner, Schön-berg, Webern or Berg. The Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Symphony Orchestra are one of the world‘s top orchestras and the Vienna Boys‘ Choir is triumphantly successful wherever it tours. Among the musicians are nu-merous teachers and alumni of the MDW. Teachers are also members of the Vienna States Opera, the Burg-theater as well as of other renowned stages in the city.

What is more, in Vienna most diffe-rent types of audience have formed. People enjoy musical installations in museums, discos (for example with Austrian downbeat music), music-ca-fés, numerous jazz-sessions, presen-tations of old- and new-type Viennese folk-music and a demanding offer in the field of modern dance theater.

Actually, there is music and art in many pubs and restaurants, above all at the “Heurigen”, there is music also in the streets. Visitors can feel that art is alive in the air of Vienna.

STUDY AT MDW

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Welcomemeeting

It’s our pleasure to invite you on behalf of Andrea Kleibel, Vice President for International and Public Relations and on behalf of our Office to get to know each other and to learn about our Uni-

versity. Please find below the informa-tion about the meetings with the other ERASMUS Incomings and Exchange students.

Fall term:

Wednesday5th October 201103.00 p.m.

Batikensaal (room AW A0115),1st floor (main building)Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1(former Linke Bahngasse 11);1030 Vienna

Spring term:

Wednesday7th March 201203.00 p.m.

Batikensaal (room AW A0115),1st floor (main building)Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1(former Linke Bahngasse 11);1030 Vienna

Registration of the major(s)

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1. Entry of student data (name, date of birth, citizenship, permanent and tem-porary address, intended major, and possible statistics, date of high school leaving examination, etc.) by yourself at http://tiny.cc/q6nqm You must keep a note of your ID number!!!Wrong entries can be changed later by the Department of Studies and Ex-aminations.

2. Then you go to the Department of Studies and Examinations (entry “Erstzulassung”) and refer to Ms. Chri-stine WÜRTZ (wuertz@mdw.ac.at).

You need:- „Anmeldung zum zentralen künstlerischen Fach“- „Meldungsblatt“- passport sized fotograph- passport or other valid documents which proves your nationality- ID-number (from the pre-registration at MDWonline)

3. The payment form for the Austri-an Students’ Union membership fee with the amount of € 17 (+ € 3 bank charges) will be printed out and you can go and pay in cash at a bank of your choice.

4. No earlier than one week after pay-ment of the fee, you can pick up your registration documents from the De-partment of Studies and Examinations (admission form, registration confir-mation, semester sticker for the stu-dent ID and a PIN-Code for MDWon-line). To pick up these documents, you must show proof of payment.

Place:Department of Studies & ExaminationAnton-von-Webern-Platz 1ground floor, room A EG 011030 Vienna

Opening hours during registration: Monday: 9 – 12Tuesday: 9 – 12 & 13 – 15Wednesday: ClosedThursday: 9 – 12 & 14 – 16 Friday: 9 – 12

Enrolment period:fall: 19.09.2011 - 14.10.2011spring: 20.02.2011 - 16.03.2012

Registration of courses

Possible only after first registration of the major(s)!This registration is a MUST, even if the desired courses have already been confirmed beforehand on your Lear-ning Agreement.

For instrumental studies: Dean’s office for Instrumental studiesAnton-von-Webern-Platz 11st floor, room L01111030 Vienna

- Ms. Piroska KELEMEN - Ms. Birgit BUXBAUM- Ms. Zsuzsa GATI

Opening hours during registration:Monday to Friday from 10.00 - 13.00

Period:fall: 19.09.2011 - 14.10.2011spring: 20.02.2011 - 16.03.2012

For pedagogical studies: Dean’s office for Pedagogical studiesRennweg 81st floor, room A01221030 Vienna

- Mr. Otto GRUBAUER

Opening hours during registration:Monday to Friday from 08.00 - 15.00

Period:various deadlines in different institutes (information at MDW-Online)

For other studies:(like “Gesang”, “Komposition”, “Musik-leitung/Dirigieren”) please contact the secretary of the concerning depart-ment (see page 7 - 11)

Period:information at MDW-Online

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German course

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External German Courses:

You can also attend external German courses. Please find below our recom-mendations:

- „Universität Wien“http://deutschkurse.univie.ac.at

- „Internationales Kulturinstitut Wien“www.ikivienna.at

- „Volkshochschule“www.vhs.at

ONLY ERASMUS:

Partly refund of the costs:After attending the course the Inter-national Office can refund one third of the costs in cash.We need:- confirmation of participation- copy of the payment form- the invoice ... should include: Universität für Musik Wien Zentrum für Finanz und Rechnungswesen Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1 1030 Wien

MDW German Course:

Our exchange students usually attend this course. If you are interested in the German Course offered by the MDW please check:http://tiny.cc/tztuy

ONLY ERASMUS:

Partly refund of the costs:After attending the course the Inter-national Office can refund one third of the costs (= 115 €) in cash.

We need:- confirmation of participation

German for Non-Native Speakers=at the University of Music and Performing Arts ViennaWinter semester 2011/12 (1st October 2011 – 31th January 2012)

Mondays 15.00 - 17.30Fridays 11.00 - 13.30

Registration and payment are only possible AFTER the placement test!

Course I(Level A1)

Tuesdays 16.00 - 18.30Fridays 14.30 - 17.00

Number of hours per week: six

Cost: € 350 per semester

Location: Room C 0211 Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien

Start dates: Tuesday 4th October 2011 – Placement test Friday 7th October 2011 – Start of course The course lasts one academic year.

Placement test: Tuesday 4th October at 10.00 in room M 0101

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LIVING IN VIENNA

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Residence permit

Registration at municipal district office (“Magistratisches Bezirk-samt”):

The registration at municipal district office is obligatory because of the Aus-trian law. You have to register within 3 days after your arrival.

The process of registration is simple.Fill out the registration form (“Melde-zettel”: http://tinyurl.com/2gmtdc) and ask your landlord to sign it.

Submit the form and your passport to the municipal district office (find the list of addresses below)

Whenever you move, re-registering is required within three months!

Before leaving Austria, you are re-quired to cancel this registration within three days before departure.Submit “Meldezettel” and passport.

Visa

Please be informed that the student has to arrange VISA on his/herself.

Please find information at:http://tinyurl.com/kp7a5b

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District Address Phone1. &8.

1., Wipplingerstraße 8,Erdgeschoss, Gassenlokal

+43 1 4000-01550

2. 2., Karmelitergasse 9,Erdgeschoss, Zimmer 15-17

+43 1 4000-02551bis -02555

3. 3., Karl-Borromäus-Platz 3,Er dgeschoss, „Service-Center Landstraße“

+43 1 4000-03551

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5., Rechte Wienzeile 105,Erdgeschoss, Servicezentrum Wienzeile

+43 1 4000-05551

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7., Hermanngasse 24-26,1. Stock, Top 102

+43 1 4000-07551

9. 9., Wilhelm-Exner-Gasse 5,Erdgeschoss, Zimmer E.11 und E.13

+43 1 4000-09551

10. 10., Laxenburger Straße 43-45,ebenerdig Zi. 21A und 22

+43 1 4000-10551oder -10552

11. 11., Enkplatz 2,linke Hofeinfahrt, Zimmer 1-4

+43 1 4000-11552

12. 12., Schönbrunner Straße 259,2. Stock, Zimmer 208 und 209

+43 1 4000-12551, -12552,-12555 oder -12556

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13., Dommayergasse 12,3. Stiege, 3. Stock, Zimmer 301-306

+43 1 4000-13551bis -13566

15. 15., Gasgasse 8-10,„Bezirksamt neu“, Erdgeschoss

+43 1 4000-15551

16. 16., Richard-Wagner-Platz 19,Erdgeschoss, „Informationszentrum Ottakring“

+43 1 4000-16551, -16552,-16561 oder -16562

17. 17., Elterleinplatz 14,2. Stock, Zimmer 210

+43 1 4000-17551, -17552oder -17554

18. 18., Martinstraße 100,Erdgeschoß, Zimmer 2

+43 1 4000-18552und -18553

19. 19., Gatterburggasse 12,links, Hochparterre, Zimmer 119

+43 1 4000-19551

20. 20., Brigittaplatz 10,1. Stock, Zimmer 106-109

+43 1 4000-20551bis -20553

21. 21., Am Spitz 1,1. Stock, Top 108-110

+43 1 4000-21551

22. 22., Schrödingerplatz 1,Erdgeschoss, Service Zentrum Donaustadt

+43 1 4000-22551

23. 23., Perchtoldsdorfer Straße 2,Seiteneingang Lehmanngasse 1, Parterre, Zimmer 10

+43 1 4000-23551

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Health and care

Confirmation of Registration:All EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, who are staying longer than 3 months in Austria, must register within 3 months of arrival at the Municipal Department 35 „Immigration“.

You need:- valid identification card or passport- confirmation of the Municipal District

Office (“Meldezettel”)- proof of a health insurance covering

all the necessary costs (e.g. Europe-an Health Insurance Card)

- proof of sufficient financial means (e.g. grant, bank account confirma-tion, confirmation from parents…): currently € 412,54 per month for stu-dents younger than 24 years, € 747 for students who are 24 or older, plus the costs for accommodation, if the rent exceeds € 239,15 per month.

- confirmation of admission by MDW

Costs:registration fee, currently € 15

Please note:This registration has to be done in ad-dition to the registration at municipal district office. If you do not register in time, you may be fined up to € 200!

Concerning Department:MA 35Dresdner Straße 931200 Vienna

Tel: +43 1 4000 352 41, (-48)Fax: +43 1 4000 99 35240E-Mail: 50-ref@ma35.magwien.gv.atHomepage: www.zuwanderer.wien.at

Opening hours:Monday – Friday: 08 – 12Thursday: 15.30 – 17.30Wednesday: CLOSED

The European Health Insurance Card was introduced progressively from 1 June 2004 until 31 December 2005. Since 1 January 2006, it has been is-sued and is recognised in all the follo-wing countries:

AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstonia

FinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItaly

LatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaNetherlandsPolandPortugal

RomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom

and:

IcelandLiechtenstein

NorwaySwitzerland

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Citizens of countries not listed above: Note that you will be required to pur-chase health insurance in your home country for the duration of your stay in Austria.

You should always contact the sick-ness insurance institution to which you are affiliated. It is up to each Member State to decide how to organise the distribution of the European Health In-surance Card on its own territory.

All Member States use the same de-sign, bearing a European symbol. The aim is to ensure that the European Health Insurance Card is immediately recognised by doctors or health cen-tres. the European Health Insurance Card contains a certain amount of obligatory information, presented in a standardised way so that the Europe-an Health Insurance Card can be read whatever the holder’s language. This standard design is only on one side of the European Health Insurance Card. Member States are free to choose their own design for the other side.

The most asked question is: Can I go to the doctor of my choice?You can only make use of the Euro-pean health insurance card if you go to a health care provider covered by the health insurance scheme provided for by law in the host State (Search at http://www.aekwien.at/997.py). If you go to a private doctor or establish-ment, you will not be able to use your European health insurance card.

Please note that it does not contain any medical information about the hol-der (e.g. blood group, medical history, etc.).

Wiener GebietskrankenkasseLeistungsabteilung(EU- und Vertragsstaatenservice) Wienerbergstraße 15-191103 Wien

Tel: +43 1 60 122-2820Fax: +43 1 60 122-3437 E-Mail: office.la@wgkk.at http://www.wgkk.at

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General information

Museum:WIEN MUSEUM: a new image for Mu-seen der Stadt Wien Museen der Stadt Wien have been given a new name and with it a new public image. Since October 2003, the various departments and buildings belonging to the museum group have been consolidated under the name WIEN MUSEUM.

The main building (previously Historical Museum of the City of Vienna) in the centre of the city is now called WIEN MUSEUM KARLSPLATZ. Hermesvilla in Lainzer Tiergarten, the second main venue for special exhibitions, has been renamed WIEN MUSEUM HERMESVILLA. The other specialist museums and buildings – monuments to musicians, Clock Museum, Prater Museum and archaeological excavations – all feature the words WIEN MUSEUM in addition to their former names. This move is designed to emphasize the connecting link between the various buildings and exhibition venues.

The aim is to increase public awareness in Vienna of the museum group and also to present visitors to the city with a more coherent concept. We wish to project ourselves as a major institution within the city, offering a service that is available to everyone living in and visiting Vienna. The new name highlights this awareness and our association with the city of Vienna.

It also reflects the museum’s special focus on the city, its people and its history. “We are not just another Viennese museum, we are the WIEN MUSEUM,” says Wolfgang Kos.

Diversity is another aspect we wish to project: WIEN MUSEUM is a general-purpose metropolitan museum with a rich and varied collection and a wide range of exhibition themes. It is more than just a conventional “municipal museum”, “history museum” or “art museum”, since it combines the features of all of them: past and present witnesses to the city’s history as well as important artistic and cultural exhibits.

Wolfgang Kos: “Obviously, a museum as an institution is a place for in-depth research and long-term collection. But if it is to move away from the conventional image, it must also have a feeling for current moods and new critical approaches.”

Wien Museum offers a special facility that is quite unusual for Austrian museums:FREE ADMISSION all day Sunday to the permanent exhibitions.

Contact:Wien MuseumKarlsplatz, A-1040 ViennaTel.: +43-1-505 87 47-0Fax: +43-1-505 87 47-7201

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Train (ÖBB):For everyone under 26 (= up to the day before the 26th birthday), there is the “ÖBB VORTEILScard <26”. It costs 19,90 EUR and is valid for one year after its issuance.You can get up to 50 per cent reduc-tions on all trains of ÖBB and the pri-vate railways, with the exception of the rack and pinion railways and spe-cial services. If the card is at the same time a Euro<26 youth card, there is a great package offering abundant re-ductions and services in Austria and abroad.For first time orders, you need a photo and a valid official photo identification. Get the request form now here on our website or at a station ticket counter.

Public Transport:Semester ticket for students: - € 50,50 with principal residence in

Vienna- € 100,00 with principal residence

outside from Vienna- € 128,50 without qualify for family

assistance payments

VOR Tickets:These tickets are valid on all means of public transport (train, metro, tramway and buses including night buses) in Vienna and the surrounding area with the exception of the City Airport Train and the special airport buses.

Fare dodging:Yes, it is possible. No, it‘s not advisab-le. Plain clothes ticket inspectors pa-trol the public transport network at all

times. If you are caught without a valid ticket, you have to pay a penalty fare of €70 (this includes a free trip to the nearest police station if you are unab-le to show the ticket inspector a valid passport or official ID). Bear in mind that a monthly travel pass is available for less money.

Tickets can be bought from: - Ticket machines at metro stations.

There is at least one at every ent-rance to the station. These very so-phisticated (and slightly confusing) machines offer a great variety of ti-ckets, including travel passes. They accept all coins and €10 notes and give change.

- Ticket machines in trams and buses. Avoid these! They offer only single tickets and tickets bought from these machines are more expensive than those bought elsewhere.

- WL ticket offices. Look for the sign ‚Vorverkauf‘ (‚advance tickets‘). They can be found at all major me-tro stations and some tram stations. They are marked with a K on the city transport map.

- Railway stations. In the two main rail-way stations in Vienna (Südbahnhof and Westbahnhof), you‘ll only get them from ticket machines and not from any of the counters.

- Most tobacconists (‚Tabak Trafik‘). However, not all of them sell tickets. Those who do usually have a blue sign with the WL logo (see above) at the door.

Fares quoted on the next page are va-lid as of June 2007.

Type Price RemarksSingle ticket Advance tickets

€ 1.80

On tram/bus € 2.20

Valid for one journey within one zone. You can change as often as is necessary, but you may not travel on a circular route, go back to your starting point or cross a zone boundary (unless you pay for an additional zone). Also available as strip tickets for 4 journeys.

Vienna ShoppingTicket

€ 4.60 Valid for unlimited travel within zone 100 on the day of validation between 8:00am and 8:00pm. Not valid on Sundays and public holidays.

24-hour ticket € 5.70 Valid for unlimited travel within zone 100. Valid 24 hours from the time of validation.

72-hour ticket € 13.60 Valid for unlimited travel within zone 100. Valid 72 hours from the time of validation.

The Vienna Card € 18.50 Valid for unlimited travel within zone 100 for 72 hours, plus discounts or benefits at museums, sights, theat-res, concerts, shops, restaurants and cafés. Available at hotels, Tourist Information Offices, at Vienna Trans-port (Wiener Linien) sales counters and information offices, or from outside Vienna with your credit card by phone +43-1-798 44 00-128. Click this link for more information.

8-day ticket € 28.80 Each strip on this ticket is valid for unlimited travel in zone 100 for one person on the day of validation until 1:00am of the following day. This means that the ticket can be used by more people, provided they stay together and validate one strip per person. This is not a 24-hour ticket!

Weekly travel pass € 14 Valid for unlimited travel in zone 100 within the spe-cified calendar week (Mon-Sun). This is not a 7-day ticket! A passport picture is not necessary.

Monthly travel pass € 49.50 Valid for unlimited travel in zone 100 within the specified calendar month. A passport picture is not necessary.

Annual travel pass € 458 Valid for unlimited travel in zone 100 within 12 calendar months. A passport picture is required, and the ticket must be ordered from the Vienna Transport head office.

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Sports:http://www.unisport.athttp://www.univie.ac.at/USI-Wien/The „Sportreferat“ of the ÖH (Austrian Student’s Union), AAKH, A-1090 Vi-enna, Alserstraße 4, and the Universi-ty Sport Centre (USI), A-1150 Vienna, Auf der Schmelz 6, Tel.: (+43-1) 4277 48801 offer a wide range of activities. Vienna also offers a variety of bicy-cle paths. You can easily reach the university by bike.

Cinema and Theater:http://www.skip.athttp://www.bundestheater.at Some cinemas offer reduced tickets for students. On specific days there is only a flat rate price for each movie and seat. In many theatres („Bundestheater“ like „Burgtheater“, „Staatsoper“, etc.) you can get reduced tickets just before the performance starts if you show your student identity card and if you are un-der 27.

Library:Universitätsbibliothek3., Lothringerstraße 18 Nationalbibliothek (Musiksammlung)1., Josefsplatz 1 Privatbibliothek, Gesellschaft/Musik-freunde im Musikvereinsgebäude1., Bösendorferstraße 12 Hauptbibliothek 7., Urban-Loritz-Platz 2a

Opening Hours:Normal opening hours are 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Su-per markets generally open at 7.30 a.m. and close at 7.00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Department stores usual-ly open at 9 a.m. On Saturday some department stores and supermarkets are open until 5.00 p.m. In the main railway stations the grocery stores are open also till late in the evening and at weekends (at „Westbahnhof“, „Wien-Nord“ and „Franz Josefs-Bahnhof“).

Banks are open from 8.00 to 12.30 a.m. and from 1.30 to 3.00 p.m. Mon-day to Friday, except Thursday when they close at 5.30 p.m. Post offices are open for bank transactions from 8.00 to 12.00 a.m. and 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. and until 6.00 p.m. for posting let-ters. Only large post offices are open between noon and 2.00 p.m. The Main Post Office (Fleischmarkt 19, 1010-Vi-enna) is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day (also on Sundays).

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Cafeterias („Mensen“):

MDWAnton-von-Webern-Platz 1/A EG 151030 WienMo-Fr 9-17.30 Uhr(außer Ferienmonate)

NIGUniversitätsstraße 71010 WienMo - Fr 8 - 18 UhrJuli - Sept.: Mo - Fr 8 - 15 Uhr

JURIDICUM Schottenbastei 161010 WienMo - Do 8 - 18 UhrFr 8 - 16 Uhr

VET.MED.Josef Baumanngasse 11210 WienMo - Fr 11 - 14 Uhr

MDWPenzingerstraße 7-91140 WienMo - Fr 9 - 1730 Uhr

ANKUOskar Kokoschka-Platz 21010 WienMo - Do 9 - 18 UhrFr 9 - 15 Uhr

WUAugasse 2-61090 WienMo - Do 730 - 19 UhrFr 730 - 17 Uhr

MDWJohannesgasse 81010 WienMo - Fr 730 - 15 Uhr

TECHNIKKarlsplatz 131040 WienMo - Fr 11 - 1430 Uhr

BOKUBorkowskigasse/Haus 1/EG1190 WienMo - Fr 9 - 15 Uhr

BIKUSchillerplatz 31010 WienMo - Fr 9 - 19 Uhr

Emergency calls:- 122 Fire Brigade (Feuer-

wehr) - 133 Police (Polizei) - 144 Ambulance (Rettung) - 141 emergency doctor (Not-

fallarzt)- 1550 chemists (Apothekenbe-

reitschaft)- 717 19 emergency call for wo-

men (Frauennotruf) - 406 43 43 poisoning emergency

(Vergiftungsinformati-onszentrale)

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GOING BACK HOME

External Course:Partly refund of the costs:After attending the course the Inter-national Office can refund one third of the costs in cash.

We need:- confirmation of participation in the course- copy of the payment form- the invoice → it should include: Universität für Musik Wien Zentrum für Finanz und Rechnungswesen Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1 1030 Wien

Course of our University:

Partly refund of the costs:After attending the course the Inter-national Office can refund one third of the costs (= 115 €) in cash.

We need:- confirmation of participation in the course (ask Ms. Krebs)- copy of the payment form (350 €)

See page 17!

German Course (only ERASMUS)

Meldezettel

Before leaving Austria, you are re-quired to cancel the registration at the municipal district office within three days before departure.

Submit the registration form (“Melde-zettel”) and your passport.

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Transcript of Records

For those students who need a transcript of records directly after leaving Vienna:

Pick up a form („Prüfungsliste“) at the International Office. You need a (one) form for each course. Your teacher should fill in the form, sign it and give you a marking.With these collected forms you PER-SONALLY go to see Ms. Würtz at the Department for Studies and Examina-tions.Ms. Würtz will make out the official transcript, which you can pick from here several days later.

For those students who did not fol-low the first mentioned procedure:

Kindly provide Bianca Hörmann with a complete list of courses which you have attended during your ERASMUS exchange stay. She needs your infor-mation in order to be able to check whether the made-out transcript of re-cords is complete before sending it to your home instituion 6 weeks after the end of the term.

Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst WienAnton-von-Webern-Platz 11030 WienÖSTERREICH

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