Simone Schanitz
Simone Schanitz was already very interested in science and mathematics when she was at school. That's why it wasn't difficult for her to choose a…
In the "Master Session ONLINE" on Monday, April 7th, 2025, from 4 - 7 p.m. CET, you will receive valuable information about all master's degree programs and courses at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS). These will be presented in 30-minute time slots each.
HERE you can register for the info session on your desired study program or course.
Participation is free of charge and without obligation.
The Carinthian University of Applied Sciences is offering a new TECH Scholarship for Master Students from Europe, South America & Mexico.
In order to inspire new and talented students from Europe, South America & Mexico to pursue a master's degree in Austria, the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) | FH Kärnten (in collaboration with companies and associations) is offering four scholarships of 8,400 euros each.
Medical engineering is a recently emerged field that applies engineering, physics, mathematics, and computer science to health care in order to improve diagnostic tools, monitoring techniques, and therapeutic devices. The field of medical engineering is heavily involved in research and development and covers topics from tissue engineering and robotics, to development of medical devices and wearable sensors. The analytics field aims to find patterns in data to allow the automatization of the data processing and, thus, diagnostic assessment. These developments play a role as a major game-changer in our healthcare system and thus in our society.
The master of science program "Medical Engineering and Analytics" is designed to educate a new generation of medical engineers, who will innovate the healthcare systems of the future. The MSc program puts the main emphasis on the current trends in medical engineering –the use of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented and virtual reality (VR, AR), and as a result of the demographic change, assistive technologies.
AI already supports the evaluation of medical data and images nowadays, and in the future, it may also affect many other areas that we are not yet aware of. AR is being used for the teaching of medical doctors or for surgery planning but still requires more profound development to reach its full potential. The aging of the population is another important point shaping the future of healthcare systems worldwide and leads to vast developments and increased use of assistive technologies. With the main focus on these current trends, the MSc degree program in Medical Engineering and Analytics encompasses several courses with the topics deep learning, signal and image analysis, visualization, and assisted living. We also focus on entrepreneurship and provide the students with resources and assistance to found their own startups.
Additionally to theoretical input, hands-on training in specialized laboratories and work on projects represent other core elements of this MSc program. Due to close cooperation with the healthcare sector, healthcare professionals and experts can be invited as guest lecturers. Small groups, personal support and mentoring, and an open-door policy for all professors are our top priorities. Since internationalization is an important aspect of modern education, the students are encouraged and supported to go for an internship abroad in joint projects with our research partners.
Graduates of the Medical Engineering and Analytics master of science program have a wide spectrum of exciting career opportunities, often finding employment in medical device production companies, software development companies, hospitals, cutting-edge start-ups or as entrepreneurs themselves.
Are you interested in studying “Medical Engineering and Analytics” online while maintaining the highest standards? Our HyFlex MSc program in “Medical Engineering and Analytics” allows you to study online with the possibility to do some lectures asynchronously at your own schedule and pace. Therefore, you can study from anywhere in the world and also combine the studies with your work and family life. We ensure the highest European educational standards at low tuition fees.
Are you interested in studying Medical Engineering and Analytics on-site but want to work part-time as well? The MSc program in “Medical Engineering and Analytics” is designed in a work-friendly way with the lectures given in the afternoon and on 2-3 Saturdays per semester.
This program offers our students the chance to work part-time at one of our partner companies. With partner companies such as KABEG (Carinthia Hospital Management Company), PCS Professional Clinical Software and SOT Medical Systems, this program allows the students to gain professional experience in Carinthia's leading companies already during their studies.
This Master's program is organized in a work-friendly way and is therefore compatible with a professional career –> study onsite, online and/or even asynchronously
Winterterm 2025
Period I: 01.11.-15.03.2025
Period II: 16.03.-15.05.2025
Period III: 16.05.-15.07.2025
Period IV: 16.07.-30.09.2025*
For applicants from outside Europe applications are only accepted within Period I.
*We reserve the right not to open the period or to close it early.
The semester starts in October - we only offer intake in winterterm!
The start of lectures can be found in the individual timetable which is available after enrollment.
Monday - Thursday from 15:00h
Friday from 13:30 h
Approx. 2-3 Saturdays/semester
Hybrid participation either on-site or online and partially HyFlex
Study Guidance
Book your personal appointment right now!
You can find out more about our advisory services, events and fairs on our website.
Language of Instruction: English
Minimum of higher intermeidate B2, stated by either IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge English Qualifications Certificate
Admission requirements:
Please note that foreign educational documents need to be legalized as well as translated in order to apply.
- the 1st online master's degree program in the field of engineering & IT
- HyFlex => Extension of the blended learning
- flexible and independent study in terms of time and place
- students can choose whether to take classes synchronously or asynchronously
- the course of study is a response to the increasing heterogeneity of students
- learning material, examples, etc. are made available by the teachers.
With over 100 Study & Work partner companies and organizations, CUAS offers students the opportunity to combine studying and working!
If you have any questions feel free to contact:
Mag.a Michaela Filippitsch
Communication Engineering, Medical Engineering and Analytics
+43 5 90500 3101
m.filippitsch[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
FH-Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Günther Grabner
Professor for Clinical imaging and image processing
g.grabner[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
The Master of Science degree study program"Medical Engineering and Analytics" enables graduates to face the challenges of the modern healthcare sector. Equipped with knowledge of artificial intelligence, extended reality, and assistive technologies, graduates are sought-after by a wide variety of potential employers inside the health care industry as well outside of it.
Thanks to the Study & Work program, students can gain professional experience at Carinthia's leading companies already during their studies, ensuring a position for the vast majority of our graduates. Alternatively, the graduates of the MSc degree program "Medical Engineering and Analytics" can use their knowledge to pursue further scientific specialization in the form of a PhD or, due to the focus on entrepreneurship and assistance provided by CUAS, to found their own startups.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as medical technology, biomedical engineering, medical informatics or data science is required to be eligible. Additionally, potential students should demonstrate strengths in the following areas:
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Academic Skills | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.08860.10.061 |
Active Assisted Living 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.010 |
Applied Medical Signal Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.030 |
Introduction to Machine Learning | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.051 |
Project (I) - Prerequisites and Domains | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.060 |
Statistics | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.021 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Imaging | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.030 |
Deep Learning in Medical Applications | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.020 |
Entrepreneurship | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.040 |
Neuroscience | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.050 |
Project (III) - Pracical Implementation | PA | 0,3 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.060 |
Studies in Biomedical Engineering | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.010 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Active Assisted Living 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.010 |
Applied Medical Image Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.030 |
Augmented Visualization in Medicine | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.040 |
Data Analytics and Neural Networks | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.020 |
Project (II) - Frameworks and Concept Study | PA | 0,3 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.060 |
Smart Medical Production and Robotics | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.050 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Master Exam | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M2.03100.40.030 |
Master Thesis | MT | 0,5 | 25,0 | M2.03100.40.010 |
Master Thesis Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M2.03100.40.020 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Academic Skills | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.08860.10.061 |
Academic Skills | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.08860.10.061 |
Active Assisted Living 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.010 |
Active Assisted Living 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.010 |
Applied Medical Signal Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.030 |
Applied Medical Signal Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.030 |
Introduction to Machine Learning | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.051 |
Introduction to Machine Learning | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.051 |
Project (I) - Prerequisites and Domains | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.060 |
Project (I) - Prerequisites and Project Domains | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.060 |
Statistics | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.021 |
Statistics | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.021 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Imaging | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.030 |
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Imaging | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.030 |
Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning (II) | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.141 |
Deep Learning in Medical Applications | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.020 |
Entrepreneurship | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.040 |
Entrepreneurship | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.040 |
Neuroscience | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.050 |
Neuroscience | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.050 |
Project (III) - Pracical Implementation | PA | 0,3 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.060 |
Project (III) - Practical Implementation | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.060 |
Studies in Biomedical Engineering | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.010 |
Studies in Biomedical Engineering | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.010 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Academic Skills | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.08860.10.061 |
Academic Skills | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.08860.10.061 |
Active Assisted Living 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.010 |
Active Assisted Living 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.010 |
Applied Medical Signal Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.030 |
Applied Medical Signal Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.030 |
Introduction to Machine Learning | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.051 |
Introduction to Machine Learning | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.051 |
Project (I) - Prerequisites and Domains | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.060 |
Project (I) - Prerequisites and Project Domains | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.10.060 |
Statistics | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.021 |
Statistics | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.021 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Imaging | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.030 |
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Imaging | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.030 |
Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning (II) | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.141 |
Deep Learning in Medical Applications | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.020 |
Entrepreneurship | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.040 |
Entrepreneurship | SE | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.040 |
Neuroscience | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.050 |
Neuroscience | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.050 |
Project (III) - Pracical Implementation | PA | 0,3 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.060 |
Project (III) - Practical Implementation | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.060 |
Studies in Biomedical Engineering | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.010 |
Studies in Biomedical Engineering | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.30.010 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Active Assisted Living 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.010 |
Active Assisted Living 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.010 |
Applied Medical Image Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.030 |
Applied Medical Image Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.030 |
Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning (I) | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.131 |
Augmented Visualization in Medicine | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.040 |
Augmented Visualization in Medicine | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.040 |
Data Analytics and Neural Networks | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.020 |
Project (II) - Frameworks and Concept Study | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.060 |
Project (II) - Frameworks and Concept Study | PA | 0,3 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.060 |
Smart Medical Production and Robotics | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.050 |
Smart Medical Production and Robotics | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.050 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Master Exam | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M2.03100.40.030 |
Master Exam | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M2.03100.40.030 |
Master Thesis | MT | 0,5 | 25,0 | M2.03100.40.010 |
Master Thesis | MT | 0,5 | 25,0 | M2.03100.40.010 |
Master Thesis Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M2.03100.40.020 |
Master Thesis Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M2.03100.40.020 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Active Assisted Living 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.010 |
Active Assisted Living 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.010 |
Applied Medical Image Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.030 |
Applied Medical Image Analysis | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.030 |
Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning (I) | ILV | 3,5 | 5,0 | M2.08760.11.131 |
Augmented Visualization in Medicine | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.040 |
Augmented Visualization in Medicine | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.040 |
Data Analytics and Neural Networks | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.020 |
Project (II) - Frameworks and Concept Study | PA | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.060 |
Project (II) - Frameworks and Concept Study | PA | 0,3 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.060 |
Smart Medical Production and Robotics | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.050 |
Smart Medical Production and Robotics | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | M2.03100.20.050 |
Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Master Exam | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M2.03100.40.030 |
Master Exam | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M2.03100.40.030 |
Master Thesis | MT | 0,5 | 25,0 | M2.03100.40.010 |
Master Thesis | MT | 0,5 | 25,0 | M2.03100.40.010 |
Master Thesis Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M2.03100.40.020 |
Master Thesis Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M2.03100.40.020 |
Research and development make an important contribution to transforming broad university knowledge into practical application solutions and to promoting cooperation between companies and universities.
The Master of Science “Medical Engineering and Analytics” degree program is designed to educate and train highly qualified specialists in the areas of new health technologies and data intelligence.
The successful completion of the master of science program qualifies graduates to undertake a doctorate.
Simone Schanitz was already very interested in science and mathematics when she was at school. That's why it wasn't difficult for her to choose a…
Nach der Matura wollte Benjamin Eigl eigentlich in ein Medizinstudium inskribieren, aber nachdem ihm der technische Aspekt neben der Medizin ebenso…
While studying for his MSc degree in Health Care IT, he took advantage of the work-friendly study arrangement and started his career at PCS.
Nowadays, diagnoses and treatments in the medical context already require diverse technical support to ensure a high-quality healthcare system.
The…
"Im Studiengang Medizinische Informationstechnik und durch das Master-Studium Health Care IT wurde ich optimal auf die Bedürfnisse in der Wirtschaft vorbereitet und kann mein Wissen vom ersten Tag an in den beruflichen Alltag einbringen. Das Studium an der FH Kärnten war für mich die richtige Wahl."
DI (FH), DI Claudia Rindlisbacher
Absolventin
„Ich konnte sehr viel Wissen von praxisnahen und berufserfahrenen Vortragenden für meine Berufskarriere mitnehmen. In 5 Jahren kann man nicht alles im Detail lernen, aber durch die Ausbildung habe ich ein gutes Basiswissen erlangt.“
DI Tina Rosskopf, BSc BSc
Medizintechnikerin, P.SYS caring Systems KG
"Die FH Kärnten punktet speziell mit einem strukturierten Aufbau, der es ermöglicht, das Studium in der Mindeststudienzeit abzuschließen. Auch die praxisnahe Ausbildung, die einem den Einstieg in die Berufswelt wesentlich erleichtert, sowie das persönliche Umfeld haben zu meiner Entscheidung beigetragen, nach dem Bachelorstudium auch das Masterstudium Health Care IT zu beginnen."
Elena Oberrauner
Absolventin
FH-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Günther Grabner, Ph.D.Mag.a
Michaela FilippitschFH-Prof. DI Dr.
Johannes OberzaucherFH-Prof. DI (FH) Dr. techn.
Markus ProsseggerFH-Prof.in Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn.
Daniela Elisabeth Ströckl, BScFH-Prof. Dr. phil.
Colin Heller, M.A.FH-Prof.in Priv.-Doz. DI Mag.a Dr.in rer. nat.
Anita Kloss-BrandstätterFH-Prof. DI Dr.
Josef TuppingerFH-Prof. Dr. habil.
Pascal NicolayDI Dr. techn.
Andreas Daniel HartlFH-Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Karl-Heinrich AndersFH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn.
Mathias BrandstötterDipl.-Ing. (FH) Mag. (FH)
Michael RothDI
Beáta Bachratá, Ph.D.DI
Stanislav MotykaDI Dr.in techn.
Olivia PfeilerMag. DI Dr. techn.
Kathrin PlankensteinerPrimoschgasse 8-10
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
+43 5 90500 3301
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In order to be admitted into a bachelor degree program at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:
Moreover, there are degree program specific additional prerequisites as well as more comprehensive information regarding admissions on the individual web pages of the corresponding degree program. The German University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) entrance qualification certificate is only valid as an admission prerequisite for an Austrian UAS/FH bachelor degree program when combined with an applicable vocational certificate.
Persons in their last year of school may apply for a study place in a bachelor degree program before taking their secondary school-leaving exams by submitting their most current secondary school grade/marks report. The secondary school-leaving certificate must be submitted during the registration process at the beginning of the semester.
In order to be admitted into a master degree program at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences at least one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:
Persons in their last semester of their bachelor degree programs may apply for a study place in a master degree program by submitting their most current transcript of records. The completion of the bachelor degree program certificates must be submitted during the registration process at the beginning of the semester.
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Before enrolment in a degree program at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, a learning agreement is concluded between the prospective student and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences.
This contract defines the rights and obligations of the student and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences.
The rights and obligations of the student at a glance:
The learning agreement is sent electronically to applicants who have been accepted onto a degree program. In addition to the electronic consent to the learning agreement, the timely payment of the tuition fee and the Austrian Students´ Union fee is a prerequisite for admission to the degree program.
Significant legislative basis for a UAS degree program in Austria can be found here:
FHG - Federal Act on University of Applied Sciences Degree Programs (in German only)
HS-QSG - Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Regarding the accreditation of previously gained academic knowledge through courses and/or exams taken at other institutions of higher education, the respective degree program administration/director will use the principle of ‘course per course relevant accreditation.
The equivalency of the previously taken courses in terms of content and scope to the offered courses in the degree program will be determined by the degree program administrator/director. If an equivalency is determined to exist, then those courses passed with positive marks/grades will be recognized and accredited. Additional examination of academic knowledge in these cases is not foreseen.
Specialized knowledge and relevant experiences acquired through professional and on-the-job experience may also be considered for accreditation for relevant courses. In cases of accrediting professional experience for course credits, additional examinations may be carried out if applicable.
Applications for accreditation are to be submitted directly to the Program Director no later than the start date of the relevant study course(s).
The student must decide where s/he will spend the semester abroad (i.e., a partner university) and will need to coordinate with the responsible Departmental International Coordinator concerning the necessary requirements.
Before the student spends the semester abroad, s/he is required to submit a completed Learning Agreement. This document contains all the courses the student will take abroad and will be recognized at CUAS once s/he finishes the courses successfully. The courses should correspond as much as possible to the courses offered in the curriculum of the student’s CUAS study program in the relevant semester in content and semester hours. It is highly recommended to students to take 30 ECTS credits abroad.
The Learning Agreement is signed and approved by the individual student, the host institution and the program director of the study degree program or a designated faculty member at CUAS.
The Learning Agreement is a declaration of the courses which are to be taken abroad and is not valid as an official recognition document by Austrian law. Therefore, the document is to be linked to the official document “Antrag auf Anerkennung / Application for Accreditation” for academic studies abroad.
During the first four weeks of the study abroad semester the student is allowed to change the Learning Agreement. For example, previously selected courses do not take place or overlap. The host institution and CUAS must agree upon the courses to be changed. If this is approved, the changes must be listed separately on the Learning Agreement (section “Changes to the original Learning Agreement). Afterwards the document is signed and approved by the individual students, the host institution and the program director of the study degree program or a designated faculty member at CUAS.
After the semester abroad the courses taken abroad will be recognized at CUAS. Therefore, the original Transcript of Records from the host institution and the legally valid document “Antrag auf Anerkennung / Application of Accreditation” (which is linked to the Learning Agreement) are obligatory. The student lists on the document the successfully finished courses abroad. After the recognition process is positively completed, the CUAS Transcript of Records will contain those courses.
In cases where the semester abroad is not completed successfully, the Departmental Coordinator and program director of the relevant study degree program will determine on an individual basis if and what courses will be accredited and what a student can do to make up those missing credits which were not accredited.
Detailed information about a semester abroad
For further questions please contact the International Relations Office.
Degree programs at University of Applied Sciences fundamentally only offer a limited number of study places.
In the framework of the application process each applicant will carry out an interview which will influence the allocation of the study places. Additionally, specific degree study programs may require written application tests as well as content-specific/technical aptitude tests. Detailed information regarding the degree program specific application requirements are provided on the degree programs’ web pages.
Repetitive applications for a study place at the same study degree program (e.g., in the following year) is generally allowed; however, the entire application process will start anew and candidates must resubmit all documents and carry out all steps again.
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to levy a surety of EUR 363.36 from the applicant in case of doubt on the authenticity or correctness as regards content of the documents proving the fulfillment of the admission requirements or in case that the documents are not sufficient for a decision on the fulfillment of the admission requirements in accordance with § 4 para. 5a FHG. This surety will be reimbursed to the applicant if the review has proved the authenticity and the correctness of the documents and the fulfillment of the admission requirements.
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Detailed information about application deadlines can be found at the websites of the respective degree programs!
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences accepts both exchange students from partner institutions and so-called ‘Free Mover’ students. The decision to accept Free Movers is made on an individual basis by the relevant Degree Program Director. In the first case an official nomination (via e-mail) from the partner institution is necessary. After the nomination the student will be provided information regarding the application procedure.
Free Movers may apply directly.
Detailed information and deadlines
In order to register as a student at CUAS, each student must fulfill the following:
The enrollment periods for each degree program will be announced in advance to all applicants.
The examination regulations are an integral part of the education contract between the student and Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. It is also available to students and lecturers on the intranet.
Exams are graded according to the FHG [Federal Act on University of Applied Sciences Degree Programs]) § 17 (1), in the Austrian Grading System:
Austrian grading scheme | Definition |
1 | EXCELLENT: |
2 | GOOD: |
3 | SATISFACTORY: |
4 | SUFFICIENT: |
Successfully completed | Positive Leistung, wo eine genaue Differenzierung nicht tunlich ist. |
5 | UNSATISFACTORY: |
Not completed | Negative performance, where a strict differentiation is not adequate |
Recognised | Transfer credits for courses with equivalent learning outcomes |
The final bachelor's and master's examinations before a committee are graded according to FHG (Federal Act on University of Applied Sciences Degree Programs) § 17 (2) in the following grading scale:
In applying this grading system, it has to be noted that the grades “Pass with merit” and “Pass with distinction” are reserved exclusively for an examination performance clearly exceeding the level of performance required to pass these final exams.
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Die Nostrifizierung ist die Anerkennung eines ausländischen Studienabschlusses (Ausbildung im tertiären Bereich/an Hochschule/Universität) als gleichwertig mit dem Abschluss des inländischen Bachelor- bzw. Masterstudiums an der FH Kärnten. Die Nostrifizierung an der FH Kärnten kann nur erfolgen, wenn ein mit dem ausländischen Studienabschluss gleichwertiger Studiengang an der FH Kärnten eingerichtet ist und sofern die Nostrifizierung zwingend für die Berufsausübung in Österreich notwendig ist (z.B. reglementierter Beruf). Ein nostrifizierter akademischer Grad entfaltet dieselben Rechtswirkungen wie ein im Inland erworbener akademischer Grad.
Innerhalb der Europäischen Union (EU) bzw. des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraumes (EWR) ist eine Nostrifizierung nicht zwingend erforderlich und daher auch nicht möglich. Die Anerkennungsentscheidung von europäischen Ausbildungen in einem reglementierten Beruf (z.B. im Bereich der medizinisch-technischen Dienste, Hebammen und Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege) erfolgt in Österreich durch die zuständige Behörde (das für Gesundheit zuständige Ministerium bzw. Landesregierungen).
Auszug aus: nostrifizierung.at
Nostrifizierungsansuchen können nur für Studienabschlüsse eingebracht werden, welche mit dem Studienangebot der FachhochschuleKärnten übereinstimmen.
Die Nostrifizierung ist ein Verwaltungsverfahren an einer Universität bzw. Fachhochschule, die an bestimmte Voraussetzungen gebunden ist.
Der/Die Antragsteller/in muss nachweisen, dass die Nostrifizierung für seine/ihre angestrebte Tätigkeit in Österreich eine zwingende (siehe: „Was ist vorzulegen?“) Voraussetzung ist. In allen anderen Fällen obliegt die Bewertung des ausländischen Studiums ohnehin dem/der Arbeit- oder Dienstgeber/in.
Die Nostrifizierung kann an jeder Universität bzw. Fachhochschule, an der ein vergleichbares österreichisches Studium eingerichtet ist, beantragt werden. In vielen Fällen kommen daher mehrere Universitäten bzw. Fachhochschulen in Betracht. An welcher davon der/die Antragsteller/in in einem solchen Fall das Verfahren beantragt, bleibt seiner/ihrer Wahl überlassen. Der gleiche Nostrifizierungsantrag kann jedoch nur an einer Hochschule eingebracht werden.
Siehe: Notwendige Anlagen zum Antrag auf Nostrifizierung
Die Nostrifizierungstaxe beträgt derzeit EUR 150,00 und ist im Voraus zu entrichten. Dazu kommen Gebühren und Verwaltungsabgaben. Mehr Informationen unter Anlagen zur Nostrifizierung.
Kriterien der Überprüfung sind Inhalte, Umfang und Anforderungen desjenigen österreichischen Studiums, mit dessen Abschluss die Gleichwertigkeit beantragt wird. Wenn einzelne Voraussetzungen nicht zutreffen, können diese als außerordentliche/r Studierende/r absolviert werden. Sämtliche Bedingungen werden mit Bescheid vorgeschrieben. Wenn der/die Antragsteller/in alle zusätzlichen Bedingungen erfüllt hat oder wenn keine Bedingungen vorgeschrieben wurden, stellt die zuständige Stelle die Nostrifizierung fest.
..., weil die Unterschiede zum österreichischen Studium zu groß sind, kann um Zulassung zum österreichischen Studium angesucht und nach erfolgter Zulassung die Anerkennung von Prüfungen aus dem ausländischen Studium, soweit sie den österreichischen gleichwertig sind, erfolgen. Danach kann das österreichische Studium fortgesetzt und abgeschlossen werden.
Auszug aus: Wie-Verläuft-eine-Nostrifizierung
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-oriented system to accumulate and transfer different study credits.
The ECTS is one of the main characteristics of the Bologna Process and is used within the European tertiary system to allow universities and other institutes of higher education to recognize and accredit students’ previous post-secondary coursework. Moreover, this allows students to accumulate credits from different institutions as well ensure that their tertiary degrees are recognized internationally. Thus, the ECTS-system regulates not only student mobility within Europe but also the admission to institutes for further studies.
The system is based upon the transparency of defined learning outcomes and learning processes. The acquisition of experience and knowledge is made transparent through the defined learning outcomes in the course description, the corresponding curriculum module and the degree program’s entire curriculum; this significantly contributes to quality assurance.
ETCS credits are calculated based upon a student’s workload, which in normal cases is necessary to pass a course successfully.
The learning outcomes describe what students should know, understand and be able to do after the successful completion of a learning process. The work load defines the amount of time typically necessary for all learning activities (e.g., lectures, seminars, projects, lab exercises, self-study, exams) in order to achieve the expected learning outcomes.
Within the European tertiary system, a semester is assessed to have 30 ECTS credits and an academic year 60 ECTS credits. The workload for an academic year ranges between 1.500 and 1.800 hours. In Austria, one ECTS credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 real hours.
The Learning Agreement (an agreement to accredit courses completed in a semester abroad) encompasses a listing of all the courses/modules/learning units that a student is to attend and complete at the partner university during the semester abroad. The courses’ ID-numbers and the ECTS credits to be transferred are listed in this document as well. When a ECTS credit transfer is to take place, then the learning agreement must be signed and approved by all three parties involved before the semester abroad: the student, the host institution and the sending institution. It is possible to make amendments to the learning agreement four weeks after the begin of the semester abroad.
The document Confirmation of Stay (Aufenthaltsbestätigung) confirms the actual stay of students at the host institution and is normally issued by the International Relations Office. The document may be issued by the host institute’s International Relations Office at the earliest two weeks before students abroad depart back to their home countries. This document is mandatory for Erasmus+ students.
The Transcript of Records (Datenabschrift) provides an overview of all study courses (completed courses/modules, grades/marks and the number of achieved ETCS credits). The ToR provides a proof of courses successfully completed and thus is very useful for student mobility (before the semester abroad, the ToR can be provided to the host institution and after the semester abroad, it provides the foundation for the recognition/accreditation of courses completed abroad at the sending institution).
The Diploma Supplement (Diplomzusatz) contains a standardized description of a completed degree program. The diploma supplement aims to improve the overall international transparency of degrees as well as to serve as a document for the recognition of academic and professional qualifications.
Infos unter www.fh-kaernten.at
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*Please note the individual start of the courses! The exact dates can be found on the website of the respective degree programme, or contact the responsible administration for more information
**Please refer to the websites of the respective degree programs to find out which application periods are open.
*** Deviations and changes concerning the lecture-free periods are possible! Please inform yourself
about your study programme with your administration.