Innsbruck is a town with 30.000 students; it is vital to arrange accommodation very early! Please check our leaflet for important information on housing.

Students from bordering regions (South-Tyrol, Southern Bavaria) have to be residents of Innsbruck for the study period and have to provide a confirmation of registration.

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After your university nominated you for an Erasmus+ study period at PHT, you will receive an email with the link to the online application form. Applications have to be submitted latest by March 15 for the winter term resp. October 15 for spring term.  After successfully completing the application process you will receive a letter of confirmation for being accepted at PHT or you will receive a rejection. As we can only accept a limited number of exchange students, our selection process is based on several criteria, including the letter of motivation and the interview.

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Students will have to be present for the full term; late arrivals/early departures are not accepted. The academic calendar is available at:

We recommend arriving a few days ahead of the official semester start, resp. the Welcome Day, so you have time to settle in already. Please make sure to arrange flight dates, accommodation, and (if applicable) visas, etc., according to this.

Student homes usually rent for full months only, but sometimes it is possible to move in earlier. You will have to send a request to your dormitory. Otherwise, students stay in a youth hostel for the first days until their accommodation is available.

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Austrian Student Union membership fee

Accommodation: € 300,00 – 700,00 per month

Food: Lunch at PHT cafeteria € 5,50–6,50; general costs for food for a month € 250,00–300,00

• Public transportation: semester ticket for students
• ÖBB-Vorteilscard (reduction card) for students

Other costs: books, making copies, and leisure time
(courses on winter sports: when not held at PHT there are additional costs for accommodation, equipment, and tickets to be covered by the students individually)

Unless to visa-regulations, departure before the end of the official semester can’t be accepted. Students will have to be present for the full term (no late arrivals/early departures). The academic calendar is available at

There is no exam period at PHT. Courses resp. exams can be scheduled until the very last day of the semester. Courses often have an immanent exam character, or exams are taken at the end of each course.

For the enrollment process our administration needs proof of sufficient health insurance from all our incoming students.

Students from EU/EEA countries: For health insurance coverage in Austria all citizens from EU/EEA countries please obtain an EHIC Card (European Health Insurance Card). The EHIC card will give you access to the same services that are available to Austrian policy holders. This does apply for treatments which are medically necessary during your stay in Austria; regular medical check-ups or screenings are not covered.

International Students: Students who have no public health insurance are advised to obtain a student self-insurance policy.

Please also see:

• OeAD – Austrian national agency for Erasmus+
• OeAD leaflet on health insurance

Please use the forms/database provided by your institution and fill in all data required. If there is no template available at your home university please contact the incoming student-coordinator at PHT for clarification and recommendations.

The “IVB-Semesterticket” is a special reduced ticket for students for public transportation in Innsbruck or the whole of Tyrol. This ticket is valid from March 1 resp. October 1 onwards.

https://www.vvt.at/page.cfm?vpath=tickets/mein-ticket/studentinnen

There is no need to buy tickets online in advance; you can buy tickets easily and cheaper on site in Innsbruck. Also, a confirmation of registration has to be submitted with the ticket application, this confirmation will be made available on the Welcome Day.

The Austrian Students Union (Österreichische Hochschülerschaft, short ÖH) is the general students‘ representative body in Austria and serves as the students‘ government by federal law. The ÖH is member of European Students‘ Union. Membership in the student union is compulsory for every university student in Austria, including international and exchange students.

See also → Costs

The „Transcript of Records“ including grades and completed ECTS will be issued after the end of the semester and sent to the student resp. the home institution.

Most visitors prefer to fly to Munich Airport, as more airlines and cheaper rates are available for this airport. More information is available at International Office / Anreise (German/English).

Please inform yourself regularly about the current conditions for entry/residence in Austria:  German / English

Exchange students from non-EU/EEA countries might require a visa for Austria. This also applies if they have a residence permit from another European country. Please note that incoming students are responsible for their own visa application, the International Office is not involved in the application process. As processing a visa application may take up several weeks or even months, we strongly advise you to file your application as early as possible.

For more information on entry requirements and residence regulations please check the following websites

• OeAD – Austrian national agency for Erasmus+
• https://oead.at/en/to-austria/entry-and-residence/