Austria · Bachelor's
TU Wien
BSc Informatics
TU Wien
Course Overview
TU Wien's BSc Informatics is the flagship undergraduate computer science programme at Austria's top technical university, consistently ranked top-200 globally for Computer Science (QS, THE) and a long-standing top-50 EU technical school. The Faculty of Informatics is the largest CS faculty in Austria, located on the central Karlsplatz / Favoriten campus minutes from Vienna's inner city. Teaching is delivered in German for the first year, with a substantial portion of Year 2 and Year 3 electives available in English — students who pick the Computer Engineering or Software & Information Engineering tracks effectively study bilingually.
Sri Lankan A-Level / IB applicants choose TU Wien Informatics for a combination that's rare in Western Europe: tuition for non-EU students sits at €726.72/semester (≈€1,500/year, LKR 510,600/yr) — among the cheapest fully-accredited Bachelor's in the EU — plus a public-university degree at a globally-ranked institution, plus Vienna's deep employer base (AT&S, voestalpine, OMV, Raiffeisen, Erste Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Magna Steyr). The 6-semester curriculum covers programming (Java, C, Python), algorithms and data structures, computer architecture, theoretical CS, databases, software engineering, computer networks, and a final Bachelor's thesis. Strong returnees route into software engineering posts at WSO2, IFS R&D, Virtusa, Sysco LABS, and MillenniumIT.
Entry Requirements
Academic
- check_circle Sri Lankan GCE A/L: 3 passes in the Physical Science / Mathematics stream with C or higher in Combined Mathematics — secondary-school leaving certificate must be nostrification-equivalent to the Austrian Matura.
- check_circle Sri Lankan Cambridge / Edexcel A-Levels: 3 A-Levels at grade C or above (Mathematics required) plus 5 O-Level / GCSE passes including Mathematics and English.
- check_circle IB Diploma: 28+ points with Mathematics at Higher Level.
- check_circle Subject-specific entrance test (Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase, STEOP) sits within Semester 1 — not a pre-admission test.
- check_circle Motivation letter and curriculum vitae as part of the application file.
English Proficiency
- check_circle German B2 (Goethe-Zertifikat B2, ÖSD B2, or TestDaF TDN 4) required for the German-medium first year — alternative: complete the TU Wien Vorstudienlehrgang (preparatory year) for €350/semester.
- check_circle English-medium electives in Years 2-3 require IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 5.5) or TOEFL iBT 80.
- check_circle Sri Lankan applicants with English-medium A-Levels / IB qualify for the English elective waiver via an MOI letter.
- check_circle Most Sri Lankan applicants take the Vorstudienlehrgang German prep route — Lanka Scholar will map your A-Level English to the documentation TU Wien requires.
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
TU Wien Informatics graduates qualify for Austria's Red-White-Red Card for Graduates (12-month job-search residence permit post-study), converting to the Red-White-Red Card on a qualifying offer (minimum gross salary ~€2,925/month in 2025 for graduates). Major Vienna employers: AT&S (semiconductors), voestalpine, OMV, Raiffeisen Bank International, Erste Group Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim (pharma IT), Magna Steyr, Andritz, Red Bull Media, and the Vienna offices of Microsoft, IBM, and Bosch. Median starting graduate salary €38,000-€48,000 gross. Sri Lankan returnees take junior software engineering, data engineering, and DevOps roles at WSO2, IFS R&D, Virtusa, MillenniumIT, Sysco LABS, Dialog Axiata, and HSBC Sri Lanka.
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