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Globalink Research Internship (GRI), Canada

GRI provides to students access to Canada’s dynamic and innovative research landscape and a valuable hands-on research experience in the chosen field. It is open to undergraduate students in Mitacs’ partner countries incl. TU Wien. The competitive initiative facilitates 12-week internships in research projects hosted by Canadian academic-institution faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines, from science, engineering, and mathematics to the humanities and social sciences.

The 2027 student call for applications to Mitacs Globalink Research Internship will open soon. You can register your interest in advance, and Mitacs will notify you by email when the call opens.

For students of TU Wien, cooperation with the following universities is preferred: University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of Saskatchewan, McGill University, The University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University.

More information > 

Digital recognition

Since 4 May 2026, the following degree programmes at TU Wien are using digital recognition of academic achievements in the Recognition Portal:

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  • Mechanical Engineering,
  • Materials Sciences,
  • Technical Chemistry,
  • Technical Physics,
  • Chemical and Process Engineering and
  • Mechanical Engineering - Management.

Planned for Quarter 3/26: Computer Science
Planned for Quarter 4/26: remaining degree programmes

Students can find more information directly on the websites  dean’s offices or here https://www.tuwien.at/en/studies/studying-at-tu-wien/recognition-of-exams.
Students do not access via TISS, but via the Recognition Portal.

ATHENS Programme - Study in Europe for a week!

One-week intensiv courses at 21 European partner universities from November 14 - 21, 2026.

30 teaching units/week, social programme “European Dimension Activities", 2 ECTS, 40 grants available.

Course list and online application: ATHENS-Homepage + submission of application documents at TUW Mobility Online.

Application deadline: 31.08. - 21.09.2026

Further information >>

International Day 2025 - Presentations

Presentations held during the “International Day 2025” on 02.12.2025:

Erasmus+ Traineeship in Sweden

Linköping University is offering a placement opportunity in the field of “Greenhouse gas low-cost sensors and machine learning”. Candidate profile: electronic, computer, and material engineers, or physics and related backgrounds in the final stage of their degree. Duration of the practical placement: One semester (with possibility of extension). Funding: Erasmus+ traineeship funding should be applied for through the student’s home university; no financial compensation from Linköping University.

More information: Flyer (PDF)

Exchange Experience in Sweden

Online information session hosted by LTH, Faculty of Engineering at Lund University: discover why Sweden, Lund, and LTH are excellent choices for your exchange.

Date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 13:00 – 14:00 CET
Location: Online (the link will be provided after registration)
Registration deadline: 7 December 2025, 23:59 CET

Please note: Applications for the upcoming semester starting January 2026 have already closed. The earliest possibility for an exchange study stay at LTH would be for the next autumn semester starting August 2026.

Registration >> | Flyer (PDF)

Amgen Scholars Programme

Every year, the Amgen Scholars Europe Programme provides 75 selected undergraduate students throughout Europe with the opportunity to engage in a hands-on research experience at Europe’s premier educational institutions. Currently, five institutions in Europe host the summer research programme: ETH Zürich (Switzerland), Institut Pasteur (France), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany), University of Cambridge (UK). 

More Information >>   |    Flyer (PDF) >>

Outgoing Scholarship Programmes of the OeAD 2026/27

Here you can find an overview of our outgoing programmes (i.e. for students from Austria wishing to spend a study or research period abroad) worldwide and the application deadlines.

More information: https://oead.at/en/news/article/2025/11/going-abroad-scholarship-programmes-of-the-oead-2026-27 

Webinar presentation of Jönköping University

It’s great for students who are both considering Jönköping University as an exchange destination, or for those who have already been nominated and want to know a bit more!
You can find the video on the JU YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_dCbsR5Fw

ERASMUS+ Event Spatial Planning

The online info event "ERASMUS+ Event Spatial Planning" was organised by TU Wien, Research Unit of Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space (E280-09) on 17.01.2024. The following Erasmus+ partners of TU Wien were presented: University of Applied Sciences Erfurt  |  University of Florence  |  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki  |  Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

(The video recordings of the presentations can be played after logging in with the TUW password.)

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myAbility Talent® Programm: Karriere mit Erasmus+

Mit einer Behinderung im Ausland lernen, studieren oder arbeiten? Soziale Teilhabe und Chancengleichheit sind Leitthemen der Erasmus-Generation 2021–2027. Das myAbility Talent ® Programm fördert vielversprechende Studierende mit Behinderungen und chronischen Erkrankungen mit einem hochkarätigen Talent-Development-Programm, matcht Unternehmen mit passenden Talents als mögliche zukünftige MitarbeiterInnen und stärkt den offenen Umgang mit Behinderung in Unternehmen.

Weitere Informationen:
myAbility Talent® Programm   |  Infos zur Erasmus+ Inklusionsunterstützung   |  Erfahrungsberichte Mobilität mit Behinderung   |  Inclusive Mobility Toolbox

Announcement of HTU: "Härtefonds" of TU Wien and HTU Wien

There is a possibility to apply at HTU for a financial support provided from the "Härtefonds". The aim of this Fund is to support students of TU Wien who are in a financial or social emergency and cannot hope for another state support.

The application documentation should be submitted to haertefonds@htu.at.

More information:  Support schemes of HTU >>  |  Social Department of HTU >>