Erasmus
The Department of Comparative Literature has many contacts to universities abroad. The ERASMUS+ programme enables students to study abroad as easily as possible.
Mobility Coordinator (incoming):
Mobility Coordinator (outgoing):
Outgoing Students
Before applying, an online registration at erasmus.univie.ac.at is required. There, you will find a list of places in the ERASMUS+ programme available to students of Comparative Literature. Please note: some places are not available for the Restplatzvergabe (remaining places for the summer semester)
Further information can also be found on the website of the International Office of the University of Vienna.
Incoming Students
If you are only interested in an ERASMUS+ stay in Vienna, please contact the ERASMUS coordinator at your home university to create a Learning Agreement. The document will then be signed by the Mobility Coordinator, Mag. Dr. Daniel Syrovy (daniel.syrovy@univie.ac.at).
General information about your ERASMUS stay at the University of Vienna can be found here.
If you are already nominated as an international student for an ERASMUS+ spot at the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Vienna, you will find some explanations of frequently asked questions here:
- Language of instruction: Most of the courses of the Department of Comparative Literature are held in German. If you do not speak German well enough to follow the lessons, please check the courses offered in English. The entire course catalogue on u:find is also available in English, but this does not automatically mean that the language of instruction is also English!
- Types of courses: There are two basic types of courses at the University of Vienna. The first type are courses that function as seminars (with the abbreviations PS, SE, UE, KO,...) and require attendance. Lectures (VO), on the other hand, can usually be attended without registering via u:space. Please note, however, that you often only have access to online teaching materials (e.g. to the learning platform moodle) after registering. In addition, you must register separately for each examination. You can register for courses and exams via the u:space platform.
- Courses beyond your own field of study: Are you nominated for another field of study, but would like to take courses in Comparative Literature? Or are you nominated for Comparative Literature Studies and would like to attend courses at other departments? In the first case, you are welcome to do so as long as you register for the courses with compulsory attendance via u:space. Usually the number of participants in the courses is limited. If you get a place, you can attend the course. If you are interested in courses with compulsory attendance in other fields of study, it is advisable to contact the course instructor or the respective ERASMUS coordinator.
Please note that as an exchange student you generally have to select courses in the field of study that you have been nominated for. As of the academic year 2021/22, incoming students are expected to take at least 16 ECTS during their stay at the University of Vienna. If you are interested in taking courses from a different field of study, this counts as taking courses outside your nominated field of study. This must be discussed with the mobility coordinator of the other field of study AFTER your arrival in Vienna. However, there is no guarantee that a place will be available.