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Austria · Bachelor's

University of Vienna

Bachelor's
location_on Austria

Bachelor in Computer Science

University of Vienna

Duration 3 Years Full-time
Intake October 2026 Cycle
Tuition (Est.) LKR 510,600 Per Year
Deadline September 5 Priority Date

Course Overview

The University of Vienna (Universität Wien) — founded in 1365 — is one of Europe's oldest universities and the largest in the German-speaking world by enrolment. The Faculty of Computer Science (Fakultät für Informatik) sits at the dedicated Währinger Straße campus, with research strengths in data science, scientific computing, software engineering, and computational complexity. While the more applied / engineering-track CS lives at TU Wien, the University of Vienna's Bachelor in Computer Science (Informatik) leans toward foundations, theoretical CS, and the strong mathematics-CS interface — particularly attractive to applicants targeting research, scientific computing, or graduate-school routes.

Sri Lankan A-Level / IB applicants from Combined Maths backgrounds or strong UCSC / Moratuwa / SLIIT undergraduates seeking to reset in Europe choose Universität Wien for: tuition at €1,480/year non-EU (one of the EU's cheapest), the credibility of a 660-year-old public research university, and Vienna's deep employer base. The 6-semester (180 ECTS) curriculum covers programming, algorithms and data structures, theoretical CS, computer organisation, databases, operating systems, software engineering, scientific computing, plus a substantial electives block (data science, AI, security, distributed systems). Year 1 is German-medium with the STEOP orientation phase. Returnees route into software engineering and data engineering posts at WSO2, IFS R&D, Virtusa, Sysco LABS, MillenniumIT, Dialog Axiata, and the Big Four Colombo tech advisories.

Entry Requirements

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Academic

  • check_circle Sri Lankan GCE A/L: 3 passes including Combined Mathematics at C or higher — secondary-school certificate nostrified to Austrian Matura.
  • check_circle Sri Lankan Cambridge / Edexcel A-Levels: 3 A-Levels at C or above (Mathematics required) plus 5 O-Level / GCSE passes including Mathematics and English.
  • check_circle IB Diploma: 28+ points with Mathematics HL.
  • check_circle STEOP orientation in Semester 1 — no separate pre-admission entrance test.
  • check_circle Motivation letter and CV; Austrian document nostrification submitted as part of the application file.
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English Proficiency

  • check_circle German B2 (Goethe-Zertifikat B2, ÖSD B2, or TestDaF TDN 4) required for the German-medium curriculum — alternative: University of Vienna preparatory course (Vorstudienlehrgang der Wiener Universitäten, ~€350/semester).
  • check_circle IELTS Academic 6.0 / TOEFL iBT 80 required for English-medium electives and exchange semesters.
  • check_circle MOI letter accepted from English-medium A-Level / IB applicants for the English elective waiver.
  • check_circle Most Sri Lankan applicants pair the German prep year with their A-Level English profile — we'll prepare the documentation Universität Wien expects.

Estimated Cost of Study

Expense Category Amount (€) Approx. LKR
Tuition Fee (per year, non-EU) €1,480 Rs. 510,600
Living Expenses in Vienna (12 months) €12,600 Rs. 4,347,000
Student Visa, Residence Permit & Health Insurance €900 Rs. 310,500
Books, Materials & Travel €700 Rs. 241,500
Total Year 1 Investment €15,680 Rs. 5,409,600

*LKR conversion based on current bank rates. Subject to change.

Career Outcomes & PR

University of Vienna CS graduates qualify for Austria's Red-White-Red Card for Graduates (12-month post-study job-search permit), with conversion at a qualifying offer (~€2,925/month gross for graduates, 2025). Major Vienna employers: AT&S, Boehringer Ingelheim Vienna (digital health), Erste Group, Raiffeisen Bank International, OMV, Andritz, the Vienna offices of Microsoft and IBM, plus Bitpanda, the Austrian fintech unicorn. Median starting salary €38,000-€48,000 gross. Sri Lankan returnees move into software engineering, data engineering, and analytics posts at WSO2, IFS R&D, Virtusa, MillenniumIT, Sysco LABS, Dialog Axiata, and HSBC Sri Lanka Technology.

Founded 1365 Oldest in German-Speaking Europe
€1,480/yr Tuition (Non-EU)
12 Months Job-Search Permit
RWR Card PR Pathway

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