About UIBK
The University of Innsbruck was founded in 1669 and will celebrate its 350 year anniversary in 2019. It is the biggest and most important research and educational institution in western Austria. Currently more than 28.000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and post graduate programs. With 4.500 faculty and staff members the University of Innsbruck is one of the biggest employers in Tirol.
16 faculties provide a broad spectrum of programs in all fields of study. The University of Innsbruck is a research University with five major research areas: Alpine Space – Man and Environment, Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts, Molecular Biosciences, Physics and Scientific Computing. There are interdisciplinary research platforms with various faculties with the aim to promote networking and collaboration between scientists.
Teaching and examination period
Winter semester: 01.10.2019 – 02.02.2020
Summer semester: 02.03.2020 – 27.06.2020
Some faculties offer different examination dates. The date of the final exam is listed in the course description “details”.
Holiday
Rectors Day: 18.10.2019
Austrian National Day: 26.10.
All Saint All Soul’s Day: 01.11. & 02.11.
Immaculate Conception: 08.12.
Christmas Holiday: 16.12.2019 – 03.01.2020
Semester Holiday: 03.02.2020 – 29.02.2020
Easter Holiday: 06.04.2020 – 18.04.2020
Austrian National Day: 01.05.
Ascension of Christ: 21.05.2020
Whit Monday: 01.06.2020
Corpus Christi: 11.06.2020
Summer Holiday: 29.06.2020 – 30.09.2020
16 Faculties offer you more than 100 programs. Before applying you should go to the following links and find out more about your subject/ course being offered here at the University of Innsbruck
The “Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol” is the main campus library and has resources for all kind of subjects. With more than 3,5 Million books, thousands of journals, e-Journals, e-books and some special collections the “Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek” is the third biggest library in Austria. Some faculties / institutes offer their own library.
A list can be found on the link below:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/ulb/ueber-uns/standorte.html
Search books:
https://bibsearch.uibk.ac.at/primo-explore/search?vid=UIB&lang=en_US
ZID – Zentraler Informatikdienst offer many computer labs at different Campuses like Campus Innrain, Campus Sowi, Faculty of Architecture and Campus Universitätsstrasse (Faculty of Theology).
These labs are used for scheduled classes and for general use by students. You need to log in with your password and username. Some labs also offer printing and scan options.
You will find a detailed description and opening times on the following links:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/zid/oeffnung.html.en#sekretariat
https://www.uibk.ac.at/zid/raeume/raeume.html
The city of Innsbruck almost seems like one big campus. Four campuses are located in different places throughout Innsbruck.
CAMPUS INNRAIN
https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/standorte/innrain/
CAMPUS SPORT
https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/standorte/sport/
CAMPUS TECHNIK
https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/standorte/technik/
CAMPUS UNIVERSITÄTSSTRASSE
https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/standorte/universitaetsstrasse/