Preparations
Before you start your semester abroad, you need to find out about health insurance and visa or about intercultural differences in your host country.
Insurance abroad
Preparing to spend a stay abroad also includes organising international insurance.
Going abroad with a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
Health care provision is often regulated entirely differently abroad. With the EHIC card, you can gain fast and easy access to medical care in line with the regulations of the respective EU member states, EEA countries, Switzerland, Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina . The EHIC can be found on the reverse of your e-card. More information can be found here. If you are planning an ERASMUS+ trip abroad, you are responsible for informing yourself about international (health) insurance in good time.
Accident and liability insurance of the Austrian Student Union (ÖH)
On payment of their ÖH membership fee, students are covered by accident and liability insurance during their course. For more information, see the ÖH website.
Studying outside of Europe
It is recommend that you take out valid travel and health insurance before you travel abroad. Some countries require valid insurance for a visa to be issued.
Intercultural Preparation: Preparatory Workshop (as part of the Accompanying Seminar)
Officially nominated outgoing students and interns are being prepared for their stay abroad by a preparatory workshop. We will help you with your questions, deal with administrative issues and you can learn more about intercultural communication and European/global citizens in an interactive setting.
Travel information of the BMEIA
The travel information section of the BMEIA provides useful travel information. Please be aware of global travel warnings!
You will find answers to questions such as:
How safe is the country?
Do I need a visa?
How do I contact the nearest embassy or the nearest consulate in case of emergency?
What should I do in case of loss of passport or sudden illness?
Country specific information of ministry
Emergencies abroad
Before you leave please register online so that the Ministry for foreign affairs can provide assistance more efficiently in case of emergencies.
ERASMUS+ Online Language Support (OLS)
Under the new Erasmus+ programm generation an online language support will be offered for the languages German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Greek, Croatian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Finnish and Swedish.
What is the Online Linguistic Support?
Erasmus+ offers opportunities to study, train, gain work experience or volunteer abroad and one of its strategic objectives is to strengthen linguistic skills and support language learning. Erasmus+ mobility participants have the possibility to take online lanaguage coursese before and during their mobility period.