Incoming Students and Staff
Why KL?
- Benefit from state-of-the-art infrastructure at our modern and well-equipped university
- Gain profound practical experience at one of KL's three affiliated university hospitals located in the cities of Krems, St. Poelten and Tulln
- Enjoy the city of Krems’ historic flair and your leisure time in the beautiful Wachau region along the river Danube
- Visit close-by Vienna with its world-renowned cultural offerings
Students and Staff from Partner Universities
KL will receive exchange students or staff from universities which have a valid formal exchange agreement with KL. If you wish to spend time studying at KL or gain professional experience under a staff exchange programme with us, please enquire with your home university first.
- Clinical Clerkships (Bachelor's Programme Medical Science and Master's Programme Human Medicine)
- Traineeships (Master's Programme Human Medicine)
- Student exchange
- Staff mobility
Language Proficiency Requirements
- Both German and English spoken by students, teachers and staff
- Bachelor's Programme Medical Science entirely held in English
- Master's Programme Human Medicine (MD) held in German
- For a clinical traineeship, command of German at minimum level B2 (CEFR) is mandatory
- Psychology Bachelor's and Master's Programmes are held in German
- Erasmus+ Online Language Support (OLS): assess and improve your German skills
- Find a German course on the Austrian Language Portal sprachportal.at
Administrative Requirements
Local authority registration
- You will need to register with the local authority within three days of moving to your chosen accommodation. You will need to submit passport, birth certificate and a completed registration form (Meldezettel) at the appropriate Registration Office in Krems (or Vienna, should you decide to stay there).
Insurance
You will need to provide KL with evidence for valid health, accident and general liability insurance in your name.
- EU/EEA Students who in their home countries are registered for regular health insurance require the European Health Insurance Card.
- Foreign students who enjoy residence status in Austria can take out health insurance with the official Austrian Public Health Insurance (specific conditions for student cover apply).
- Accident and general liability insurance for students can be provided by the Austrian Students Guild (ÖH) for a moderate semester fee.
Accommodation
Krems
- Rooms and apartments in Krems, https://www.krems-rooms.at
- Kolpinghaus Campus Krems: https://krems.kolping.at/kontakt/
- ÖJAB-Europazentrum Krems: https://www.oejab.at/studierende-jugend/studierendenwohnheime/krems
- STUWO student accommodation Krems: https://www.stuwo.at/en/dormitories/krems/
Vienna
- Rooms and apartments, OEAD student housing: https://www.oeadstudenthousing.at/en/accommodation/vienna/
- Student halls of residence, https://www.oejab.at/en/students/dormitories
Students and staff spending time at KL may apply for financial support via Erasmus+ at their home institution's international mobility services. Please contact your local international office for details regarding mobility support via Erasmus+.
For incoming students and staff from Ukraine KL is able to provide special Erasmus+ top-up funding. Please enquire on further details by e-mail to the address below.
Download KL's Erasmus Charter For Higher Education here.
International Office
The KL international office team is happy to provide further advice by e-mail.
For a personal consultation, please make an appointment using the e-mail address below.
The International Office Team
