BOKU4YOU - International Students

Welcome to BOKU and to BOKU4YOU

BOKU
The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences is committed to contributing to the responsible and sustainable use of natural and renewable resources, furthering their preservation and development.
Teaching and research concentrate on managing those resources, on shaping biospheres and on applied life sciences. All BOKU degrees have in common that at least two major disciplines are combined within one single study — with the main focus lying on the natural sciences and related technologies. To ensure a broader outlook, every degree course also provides lectures relating to relevant fields drawn from the social sciences, from economics and from management.

BACHELORS AND MASTERS DEGREES
The Bachelors and Masters Degree Programme at BOKU was completely redesigned and first implemented at BOKU in 2002. Today, eight different Bachelors programmes are available that are designed to enable students to carry on after successful completion with their choice selected from among the 21 Masters degrees — five of which are International Masters degrees. All Bachelors degrees are taught in German and hence international students must have proven competence in German; this also applies for all BOKU Masters degree courses other than the five International Masters. These require proven competence in English.

You can find a list of the International Master Study Programs here...

ADMISSION, REGISTRATION, DATES AND DEADLINES
The Office of the Dean of Studies is responsible for admission and registration. Though the period for admissions (for citizens of EU members) starts in September and ends in October, it is strongly recommended that a prospective student registers as early as possible in September, because all courses in the winter semester (the start of the Academic Year) start on the 1st Monday in October.

AN EXCEPTION: Please note, however, that prospective students who are not from a European Economic Area (EEA) State must apply for admission to BOKU before the 1st of September of the Academic Year in which they wish to study!
The winter semester finishes at around the beginning of February, the summer semester starts at the end of February and ends at the end of June or beginning of July.
All Bachelors and Masters courses start in the winter semester. In a few, limited cases, it might make sense to start in the summer semester, and for such an entry a prospective student must apply to the Office of the Dean of Studies well in advance of the semester for permission.

Detailled informations about registration... at http://www.boku.ac.at/studek.html?&L=1

COMPETENCES AND CONTACTS

BOKU4YOU: The BOKU4YOU team will assist you in choosing the right course of study for you, and will also help if you believe you should change to another course. It will also advise you on access to all study-related contacts and more besides.BOKU4YOU is responsible for all "info-events" concerning the BOKU degrees and provides you with informational folders and other kinds of printed and digital information regarding courses and your future study programme.
ZIB: The Zentrum für internationale Beziehungen (BOKU's Centre for International Relations) is BOKU's service department for international affairs. Its aim is to facilitate and foster international contacts to the benefit of students, faculty and partners of the university alike. As a service to the international community, it provides information about BOKU in several different languages. Please contact ZIB if you seek information about student exchanges, scholarships, accommodation (for international students only), language courses, etc.
Office of the Dean of Studies (Studiendekanat): This Office is responsible for admission and registration as well as all other administrative issues concerning your degree: preparation of BOKU course and degree certification, accreditation of certificates and/or degrees from other universities and equivalent institutions, change of your degree course, etc. If you have any specific questions or problems, you are welcome to contact studek@boku.ac.at
BOKU ÖH : The BOKU branch of the Austrian Students' Union will help you to orient yourself at the university and within the Austrian university system. It will help you to get into contact with national as well as other international students, and will also provide support in case you encounter difficulties. Besides administrative and advisory functions, the BOKU ÖH organizes social and cultural activities. Information about their activities are to be found on posters hung in the many BOKU campuses and may be obtained directly from their office or homepage.
BOKU Alumni : This association mainly focuses on the needs of BOKU graduates, such as finding a suitable job, organising follow-on courses and advanced training, or "just" keeping in touch with other graduates and the university itself. There are regularly updated job offers on their webpages which in themselves may provide you with an insight into the career openings offered by your BOKU degree, i.e. what choices might be available to you after graduation, and also what current needs graduates must meet to match the ever-changing job market. There are job offers for students, too — some might be suitable as an internship for you. A check of your “curriculum vitae” (CV) is offered on Mondays free of charge. Membership of BOKU Alumni is available for all BOKU graduates, and as well as for current BOKU students!
GRANTS: The Austrian Agency for international mobility and cooperation in education, science and research offers a database, where you can look up possible grants, please have a look at www.grants.at . All grants from BOKU are included in this database!
INTERNSHIPS
Many international students ask for internships at BOKU. Although there is a high demand for these, the University itself does not provide internships on any regular basis. Nevertheless, other student jobs are often offered by various departments and other groups on the BOKU Alumni homepage.