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There is an entrance interview for the Diploma Programme.
MAIS and ETIA students are selected by respective Admissions Commissions on the basis of their application documents.
Depending on the programme you are applying for, two or three academic recommendation letters have to be submitted by your respective referees.
Please provide the names and e-mail addresses of your referees on our application platform at https://application.da-vienna.ac.at. Your referees will receive an individual upload link through which they will be able to submit their recommendation letters.
With a few exceptions, all required documents have to be uploaded before your application can be submitted.
Your most recent academic degree certificate as well as your English language certificate may be provided after your application has been submitted. However, you will have to state the respective date at which your certificates will become available.
In addition, in case your final transcript of academic records is not available at the time of your application, please provide the most recent version of your temporary transcript.
For more information on required documents, please see https://www.da-vienna.ac.at/Admission.
No, your documents have to be uploaded at https://application.da-vienna.ac.at.
Only your academic degree certificate as well as your English language certificate may be provided via e-mail in case they have not been available at the time of your application.
Decisions on admissions can be expected by the end of February (early decision MAIS), otherwise by the end of March (regular decision MAIS, ETIA and DIA), mid-April (Diploma Programme) and by the end of June (PhD IIS).
Yes. If you don’t have the proof of English language ready by the application deadline, you may send or hand it in later.
Competence in English for non-native speakers of the language must be evidenced as follows:
An application for a waiver must be submitted for the two categories above. The DA will then make a final decision.
Please note: All test results must have been obtained in the past three years. IELTS Online and TOEFL iBT Home Edition will be accepted only in exceptional circumstances.
Yes, you can hand it in by the end of July at the latest. On the online application form please indicate your expected graduation date.
In case there is an unforeseen delay in obtaining your diploma, even though you have finished your studies, it is required to inform the DA via application@da-vienna.ac.at immediately. In such a case, an extension can only be granted by the DA's Registrar.
Official documents (e.g. proof of university degree, transcript of grades) which are not in English, German or French have to be sent together with a certified translation.
The tuition fee in the academic year 2025-26 will be EUR 15,500. The costs of living are estimated to be approximately EUR 6,000-7,000 per academic year.
More detailed information is available at https://www.da-vienna.ac.at/Afford.
Only applicants who fully completed the application form can be considered for a scholarship or tuition waiver. The scholarship application form has to be included in your application and uploaded through https://application.da-vienna.ac.at.
Scholarships and tuition waivers are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need.
The amount granted through scholarships and tuition waivers varies, but most cover about 50 percent of the current tuition fee. Scholarships are awarded on an annual basis.
The board of the Scholarship Foundation of the DA decides on applications for financial assistance by the end of May.
Additional alumni-sponsored scholarships are awarded by ClubDA, the Alumni Association of the DA, as well as the members of the DA’s Alumni Hall of Fame.
All payments can be made via bank transfer. Any bank charges related to the payment will be borne by the payer.
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Yes. The DA provides accommodation for about fourty students in single rooms with an en-suite. The DA’s in-house caterers serve breakfast and lunch for all those who sign up for half board.
The DA encourages its students to take the initiative and supports its student societies and committees as much as possible. We place great emphasis on supporting extracurricular activities such as student-organised conferences or charity events, visits to cultural centres etc. A tradition of many years standing has been the annual Charity Ball organised by our students.
Students also take an active role in the publication of Polemics, the student magazine of the DA, and in various sporting events (skiing weekends, football/soccer, basketball or volleyball tournaments etc.).
Study trips offered include those to European and international institutions (Brussels and Geneva) as well as Southeast Europe and beyond (Western Balkans, Ukraine, the Kurdistan region of Iraq).
Through the da.link career services programme, we offer a broad range of opportunities for students and alumni to actively prepare themselves for their chosen international careers. This includes career counselling sessions, career talks and lunches, career skills seminars and workshops as well as a career day where department heads and high-ranking HR managers from highly renowned international organisations, NGOs and the private sector are invited.
The DA helps its students find rewarding internship opportunities. To this end, several internship cooperations with major Vienna-based international organisations and diplomatic missions have been established.
However, the DA itself does not provide internships.
Many DA graduates have become diplomats, but even more have chosen different careers, in particular in the public administration of their countries, in EU institutions, international organisations, NGOs and in the private sector.
In fact, the largest group of DA alumni – about 40 percent – has chosen careers in corporate business, first and foremost in international finance and banking, consulting and the energy sector.
Yes. Actually, the DA’s alumni association, ClubDA, which was founded in 1969, is one of the oldest alumni clubs in Austria. More than 50 percent of our alumni are currently members of the Club.
In addition to alumni meetings, which are organised by ClubDA's local chapters around the world, the DA and ClubDA also offer their own online networking and career platform, DA Wien Connect.
Please refer to https://club.da-vienna.ac.at for more information on ClubDA’s services.
No. In fact, we are proud that the DA’s network consists of alumni from more than 120 countries.
Currently, ClubDA local chapters serve alumni in North America, Europe and Asia.
The full portfolio of the DA's Executive Training Programmes is listed at https://www.da-vienna.ac.at/Training.
The programmes organised by the Executive Training Programmes department comprise language courses and exams as well as a broad variety of training programmes and seminars.
Please refer to the respective programme page (see https://www.da-vienna.ac.at/Training) for more information on the application process.