Austria - higher education system
Population (mln): 8,4
Official language/s: German
Internet TLD: .at
Calling code: +43
Member of the EU from: 1st January 1995
Unemployment rate Sep 2011 (%): 4,0
Unemployment rate under 25 years Sep 2011 (%): 7,5
Unemployment rate Sep 2012 (%): 4,4
Unemployment rate under 25 years Sep 2012 (%): 9,9
Population statistics 20-29 age group 2011 (%): 12,9
Country codes in education system: AT
Expected duration of education (years): 16,8
Higher education is provided by
- 22 Public Universities (the biggest sector),
- 21 Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen, FH, introduced in 1994),
- 13 Private Universities (introduced in 2000), and
- 17 University Colleges of Teacher Education (Pädagogische Hochschulen, PH, introduced in 2007).
The higher education institutions offer the following study programmes:
Degree programmes:
- Diploma (after 8 12 semesters), or, respectively Diploma (FH) (after 8 10 semesters);
- Bachelor (6 8 semesters);
- Master (2-4 semesters following the bachelor’s degree, at universities at least 4 semesters);
- Doctor (at least 6 semesters following the master’s or diploma degree).
Further education programmes:
- Certificate (“Akademische/r …”);
- Course at a (tertiary) Educational Institution
- Postgraduate University Course
Source: Eurydice, Eurypedia - The European Encyclopedia on National Education Systems
, Eurosta, wikipedia.org, Agency for Science and Higher Education Croatia, Department of Education and Skills
Irelan, Ministry of Education and Culture - FINLAND
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