Erasmus+ Programme

The European Commission has decided to award the Vienna School of International Studies with the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) for the 2021-2027 period of the Erasmus+ Programme. The current Erasmus Charter has been signed by the DA's former director, Ambassador Emil Brix (2017-25), and is available in the three working languages of the DA:

Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021-2027 (PDF)

Erasmus-Charta für die Hochschulbildung 2021-2027 (PDF)

Charte Erasmus pour l'enseignement supérieur 2021-2027 (PDF)

In addition, please find below the Erasmus Policy Statement of the Vienna School of International Studies as well as the Endorsement signed by the DA's former director, Ambassador Hans Winkler (2009-17), then the legal representative of the Vienna School of International Studies.

Erasmus Policy Statement (PDF)
Erasmus Endorsement (PDF)

Erasmus+ Programme special needs support

Erasmus+ pays particular attention to guidance, reception, physical accessibility, pedagogical and technical support services, and, especially, financing the extra costs for students and staff whose physical, mental or health-related conditions are such that their participation in Erasmus+ would not be possible without extra financial support (from here on referred to as "students and staff with physical, mental or health-related conditions"). This is to ensure that you can take full advantage of an Erasmus+ mobility experience.

Each higher education institution (HEI), by signing the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE), commits to ensuring equal access and opportunities to participants from all backgrounds. Therefore, students and staff with physical, mental or health-related conditions can benefit from the support services that the receiving institution offers to its local students and staff.

Additional grant

For your access needs during your mobility, you can apply for an Erasmus+ grant for students and staff with physical, mental or health-related conditions in addition to the regular Erasmus+ study or traineeship or staff mobility grant. In preparation of your Erasmus+ mobility, you should indicate your needs and foreseen extra costs linked to your physical, mental or health-related conditions, in order to apply for the Erasmus+ special needs support grant.

What are your access needs?

Areas that could be eligible for support linked to your Erasmus+ mobility, according to individual needs, include but are not limited to: adapted accommodation, travel assistance, medical attendance, supportive equipment, adaption of learning material, an accompanying person, etc.

How to apply?

Information for outgoing as well as for incoming students and staff is available at studentservicecenter@da-vienna.ac.at.

Data protection

Personal data are confidential and will only be treated with regards to your application and participation in the Erasmus+ programme according to Austrian law.