At Montanuniversität Leoben, we face the pressing social challenges of our time in the fields of resources, climate, energy and environment. Are you interested in studying at Montanuniversität Leoben? But you still have questions. Here you will find answers. Here you will find answers to general questions, answers to the Bachelor's programmes, to the Master's programmes and answers to frequently asked questions from international prospective students.

General questions about studying at Montanuniversität Leoben

There is no entrance examination at Montanuniversität Leoben. However, admission procedures are carried out for international study programmes such as joint and double degree programmes. More details can be found on the corresponding programme’s website.

Applications for admission to the English-taught Bachelor's degree programmes in Circular Engineering, Geoenergy Engineering and Responsible Consumption and Production are subject to a mandatory qualification examination.

The application to study at Montanuniversität Leoben is structured in two main steps: an online pre-registration for the desired degree programme in MUonline portal, and a personal enrolment appointment at the university's Study Support Centre (SSC).

The respective application and admission deadlines must be kept in mind for both steps. Depending on the issuing country of your school leaving certificate or university degree and your current location, there might be additional steps that need to be completed.

The assigned admission agent will inform you in due time about any additional steps.

 

You can find more detailed information here: Admission.

In principle, no specific GPA or grade point average is required at Austrian universities. Nevertheless, recommendations of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research for the assessment of secondary school leaving certificates and university degrees from certain international third countries may stipulate a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) required for admission. 

Please take a look to our website for our current deadlines and important dates.

Regular students from Austria, EU or EEA nationals, and students to whom, on the basis of an international treaty, Austria grants the same rights of professional careers as nationals (e.g., Convention refugees), are exempt from tuition fees for the minimum duration of their degree programme as stipulated in the curriculum, plus two tolerance semesters. Only the ÖH fee is to be paid.

Students who are third-country nationals must pay tuition fees in the amount of € 726.72 per semester plus the corresponding ÖH fee. However, here may be exceptions in some cases. 

More details about tuition fees can be found here.

The ‘European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)’ serves to facilitate the recognition and comparability of academic achievements between programmes, universities, and countries. Moreover, this ECTS system is also intended to promote student mobility. 

ECTS credits are used to describe the average workload required to complete individual courses, modules, and/or studies. One ECTS credit point corresponds to an average workload of 25 real hours. The workload includes participation, preparation and follow-up work for a course (study time) as well as examination time. 

In the city of Leoben, students have a wide range of welcoming and comfortable residence halls at their disposal.

On the website of the Austrian Students' Union (ÖH Leoben), in addition to housing advertisements, you can also find valuable information about campus life in Leoben, the latest news, events and job offers.

Of course, you can also start your degree programme at Montanuniversität Leoben in the summer semester (“lateral entry”). However, as each academic year starts in the winter semester, and especially the Bachelor’s degree programmes courses build on each other, you may have a greater workload if you start your studies in the spring. 

To ensure that the start of your studies at MUL runs as smoothly as possible (regardless of whether it is a lateral entry or regular start), the university also offers support provided by current students for first-semester students in the basic subjects. In this way, nothing stands in the way of a perfect start at MUL.

There are sufficient spots available for all students in the lectures and tutorials.

Of course! There are cooperation agreements with a large number of universities in Europe and worldwide that enable you to spend one to two semesters abroad. A stay abroad not only helps you to improve your foreign language skills, but also promotes cultural awareness, flexibility, increases your chances of starting a professional career, and is also an incredible personal experience. The Montanuniversität Leoben International Relations Office (MIRO) will support and advise you in case you are interested in spending a semester abroad.

You can find more information about a semester abroad here.

The minimum duration of study for a Bachelor's degree programme at the Montanuniversität Leoben is 7 semesters, whereby 1 semester is reserved for the compulsory internship comprising 30 ECTS credits. The minimum duration for a Master's degree programme is 4 semesters.

Questions about Bachelor studies at Montanuniversität

Montanuniversität Leoben puts great emphasis on personal support right from the start. To make it easier for you to start your new and exciting student life, you will be officially welcomed by the Rectorate and the Austrian Students' Union (ÖH) at the welcome reception held for all first-year students, where you will receive essential information for a successful start to your studies at MUL. 

Additionally, first-semester Bachelor students are initially supervised by tutors, who are higher-semester students, and can also engage and connect with other first-year students at joint activities and various events in and around Leoben held and offered as part of this tutorial project.

In the first six weeks of the winter semester, students complete the courses “Basic university skills” and “Introduction to the STEM subjects” as part of their introductory and orientation phase (STEOP). In the “Basic University Skills” course, students learn, for instance, the fundamentals of rhetoric and presentation techniques and how to use important MS-Office applications. The course “Introduction to the STEM subjects” provides an overview of the mathematical and scientific foundations of the degree programme. In addition to familiarizing students with the basic concepts of the respective subjects, first-year students gain an understanding of how the various subject areas are interconnected.

The first year of study is almost identical for everyone, regardless of which degree programme you have chosen. The purpose of this period is to bring all first-year students up to an equal and standard level of knowledge in the basic subjects (e.g., maths, chemistry, physics, mechanics, etc.). By standardising the first two semesters, it is also possible for you to change your field of study within this year of study without wasting valuable time.

Would you like to find out more about basic subjects at Montanuniversität Leoben before the start of the semester? Then visit MINT@Leoben and find out from our MINTfluencers why the basics are so important.

You will need the following documents both as originals and as scans:

  • Passport or identity card
  • Complete school leaving certificate with all pages
  • Optional: if you are transferring from another Austrian university, additionally, you will need to provide the certificate of graduation and the study record sheet
  • Optional: proof of English language proficiency for enrolment in an English-taught Bachelor's degree programme, if English is not clearly stated on your school-leaving certificate.

What to do:

1.) Online preparation:

  • Create a basic account in the university's MUonline portal. Make sure to save and remember your log-in credentials so that you can manage your application.
  • Enter the application for your desired degree programme under the online pre-registration and upload the required documents. Video
  • At the end, confirm the veracity of all information in the summary and click on Send. Your application has now been properly submitted.

2.) Personal completion of the admission process:

  • Book an appointment for enrolment via Timify, or come directly to the Study Support Centre during our opening hours.
  • Bring all the above-mentioned documents in ORIGINAL format with you to enrolment appointment. After a short review of your documents, you will receive your matriculation number, the payment information for the tuition fee/student union fee, the PIN code for your student account, and your student ID card.
  • Pay the tuition fee immediately after your appointment. (Pay attention to the correct reference number!)
  • Activate your MU-online student account with your PIN code after receipt of payment. For this, wait approx. 2-3 business days after you have completed the payment. Please note that the PIN code is only valid for a few days. In case your PIN code is not valid anymore, you can request a new one from the Study Support Centre.
  • Activate your student ID for the upcoming semester at one of the terminals available in the SSC as soon as possible.
  • Familiarise yourself with your digital curriculum support under ‘My studies’.
  • Register for courses in due time.

Please note that the application for admission to Bachelor's degree programmes can only be submitted during the respective deadlines.

Further information can be found here: Admission to a Bachelor's degree programme

Questions about Master studies at Montanuniversität

I am an Austrian or German citizen and want to start a master's programme. How do I proceed?

The basic requirements for admission to a Master's degree programme at the Montanuniversität Leoben are a suitable Bachelor's degree and language skills in the language of instruction of the chosen degree programme (at least level B2).

Students with language skills of at least A2 level can complete the necessary language course and examination as part of the University Preparation Programme at Montanuniversität Leoben.

 

You will need the following documents both as originals and as scans:

  • Passport or identity card
  • Application form for admission
  • Bachelor's certificate, final diploma
  • Proof of academic success or proof of courses attended at the previous university (number of hours), examinations taken and completed (academic) papers.
  • Proof of practical experience
  • Degree certificate / transcript of records from the previous university
  • Optional: Proof of English language proficiency for enrolment in an English-taught Master's degree programme (e.g., school leaving certificate with English as a subject)

What to do:

1.) Online preparation

  • Create a basic account in the university's MUonline portal. Make sure to save and remember your log-in credentials so that you can manage your application.
  • Enter the application for your desired degree programme under the online pre-registration and upload the required documents. Video
  • At the end, confirm the veracity of all information in the summary and click on Send. Your application has now been properly submitted.

2.) Review of your documents by the Montanuniversität

  • If all submitted documents comply with the formal criteria, they will be forwarded to the corresponding Study Programme Coordinator and the Dean of Studies for an equivalence assessment.
  • Once the assessment procedure has been completed (this usually takes a few weeks), you will be informed whether direct admission is possible or if there is a need for you to take supplementary examinations.
  • In order to receive a letter of admission, you will need to submit your original documents. You can send these to the university by post after you have been requested to do so.

3.) Personal completion of the admission process:

  • As soon as you have received confirmation of admission, book an appointment for enrolment via Timify, or come directly to the Study Support Centre during our opening hours.
  • Bring all the above-mentioned documents in ORIGINAL format with you to enrolment appointment. After a short review of your documents, you will receive your matriculation number, the payment information for the tuition fee/student union fee, the PIN code for your student account, and your student ID card.
  • Pay the tuition fee immediately after your appointment. (Pay attention to the correct reference number!)
  • Activate your MU-online student account with your PIN code after receipt of payment. For this, wait approx. 2-3 business days after you have completed the payment. Please note that the PIN code is only valid for a few days. In case your PIN code is not valid anymore, you can request a new one from the Study Support Centre.
  • Activate your student ID for the upcoming semester at one of the terminals available in the SSC as soon as possible.
  • Familiarise yourself with your digital curriculum support under ‘My studies’.
  • Register for courses in due time.

Please note that the application for admission to the Master's degree programme can only be submitted during the respective deadlines.

General questions from international students

How do I apply for a bachelor's programme?

How do I apply for a bachelor's programme?

What ist the university preparation programme?

What are the language requirements?

What scholarships are available? Does Montanuniversität Leoben offer full-time scholarships?

This programme prepares international students who have been admitted to Montanuniversität Leoben for additional or supplementary exams. If the higher education entrance qualification obtained abroad is not equivalent to the Austrian school leaving certificate [Matura], the necessary supplementary examinations must be completed before the start of studies.

If you do not yet have adequate language skills in German (B2 acc. to CEFR), you can be admitted to MUL as a non-degree student with knowledge of German at level A2 until you can provide proof of level B2.

You can find more information on the website University Preparation Programme.

Generally, language proficiency in the respective language of instruction of the chosen degree programme at a minimum B2 level according to the CEFR must be demonstrated for admission to a degree programme at the Montanuniversität Leoben.

Students with language skills of at least A2 level can apply for a degree programme and complete the necessary language course and examination as part of the University Preparation Programme as a non-degree student at the Montanuniversität Leoben.

Inform yourself in advance about the language certificates recognised by the university.

The Montanuniversität Leoben does not offer full-time scholarships. You can find out about scholarship opportunities at https://www.stipendium.at/ for national and equal-status students and at www.grants.at for international students. 

Scholarships and prizes for already enrolled students are offered by various organisations. These are announced in the university's newsletters regularly.