The application for an ERASMUS+ traineeship at BOKU (A WIEN03) consists of 3 steps:

  1. Application for an ERASMUS+ traineeship at your home university

  2. Find a place at a department/institute at BOKU
  3. Online application at BOKU (for the registration as student at BOKU)

At our university Erasmus trainees are registered as students after having completed the online application (exception: recent graduates, who are not enrolled in their university anymore). As student at BOKU you have a liability and accidental insurance and you get several student discounts. The registration at BOKU is only possible during the registration periods.

Information on personal data processing


BOKU's application requirements

  • Trainees who have received less than 180 ECTS so far (bachelor students, students of integrated master programmes,…) have to enrol in a bachelor programme at BOKU.
    You can also take master's courses to a certain extent, if you have the required pre-knowledge for the individual courses (see your transcript of records). This will be checked , before we sign the Learning Agreement.
    Language requirements: German language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of languages. (BOKU does not offer enough courses taught in English at Bachelor level).
     
  • Trainees who hold a bachelor degree (certificate!) have to enrol in a master programme at BOKU (exception: recent graduates, who are not enrolled in their university anymore).
    Language requirements: either German OR English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of languages.
     
  • Trainees who have gained more than 180 ECTS in their study (or in consecutive studies) but whose home university does not award a bachelor degree after 180 ECTS, have to enrol in a master programme at BOKU.
    Language requirements: either German OR English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of languages.
     
  • Trainees who hold a diploma degree or master degree have to enrol in a PhD programme (exception: recent graduates, who are not enrolled in their university anymore).
    Language requirements: either German OR English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of languages.

ad 3 Online Application (for the registration at BOKU)


You can only apply online, when you have found a place at a department/institute at BOKU and when the Learning Agreement for Traineeships is signed.

The online application should be completed at the latest 4 weeks before your arrival.

You have to complete an online application form, and upload the following documents to Mobility-Online:

  • your learning agreement for traineeships, filled out and signed by you, the coordinator of your home university and the department/institute at BOKU, where you will do your traineeship - see also information at "How to find a place at BOKU"
  • your academic transcript stating the total number of ECTS credit points that you have received (an official list of courses you have attended so far)
  • a copy of your bachelor’s degree certificate if you want to register for a master programme. If you have gained more than 180 ECTS in your study (or in consecutive studies) but your home university does not award a bachelor degree after 180 ECTS, an official confirmation that you have passed 180 ECTS issued by your home university is sufficient (including the date of the last exam).
  • a copy of your Master’s degree certificate if you want to register for a PhD programme
  • a copy of a German language certificate at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Languages – CEFR  if you have received less than 180 ECTS so far (it is also ok if language certificate is indicated on the transcript of records)
  • a copy of a German OR English language certificate at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Languages – CEFR  if you have received more than 180 ECTS so far (it is also ok if language certificate is indicated on the transcript of records)
  • a copy of your ID-card (e.g. passport, page with your picture)
  • a passport-sized photograph

BOKU might take up to 20 days to check your application. After your application has been accepted you will receive

  • a confirmation e-mail with some basic information
  • the letter of admission (Zulassungsschreiben), which will be uploaded to the online application system

You will need this letter of admission as well as a valid passport/identity card in order to enrol at our university after your arrival in Vienna (please check the information on registration periods and insurance)
In the letter of admission you will find a link to an online pre-registration that you should complete prior to your arrival.

Link to the online application
 

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Possibility of appeal

Appeal process for applicants whose Erasmus+ incoming application at BOKU has not been accepted.

Applicants can contact their Erasmus+ Incoming Coordinators within 7 days after receiving the rejection letter with an appeal if they believe that their application has been unlawfully rejected.

In this case, the applicant must send an email with detailed reasons to erasmustoboku(at)boku.ac.at. The Erasmus+ Incoming Coordinators will deal with this appeal as soon as possible. It should be noted that applications are usually rejected if the admission requirements for a temporary admission are not met or if documents submitted are incomplete.