Tuition Free Education at the Burgenland University

Burgenland University (Hochschule Burgenland) is an Austrian University of Applied Sciences with campuses in Eisenstadt and Pinkafeld. It offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in four departments:

• Energy & Environment
• Health & Social Affairs
• Information Technology
• Business

Known for its strong practical orientation, personal support, and future-focused study programs, it provides high-quality education without tuition fees. Many lecturers come directly from industry, creating a hands-on learning environment supported by applied research and modern facilities. With thousands of students and a steadily growing international profile, the university combines regional roots with innovation, intercultural experience, and strong connections to real-world practice.

Requirements

🎓 For a Bachelor’s degree
You need to have one of the following qualifications:

• High-school certificate
• Or completion of a preparatory course with subsequent additional qualification exam if you don’t have a standard school-leaving certificate. hochschule-burgenland.at+1

Some specific programmes may also require a subject-specific entrance assessment or interview (for example social work programmes have an aptitude test + interview). fachhochschulen.ac.at+2fachhochschulen.ac.at+2

💡 Alternative pathway

If you don’t have an equivalent certificate, there is an option to apply via a “qualification examination” (university entrance qualification exam / “Studienberechtigungsprüfung”). hochschule-burgenland.at+2Arbeiterkammer Burgenland+2

🌍 For international / non-EU students
If you studied abroad, you must upload:

• certified copies of diplomas/transcripts (plus translations into German or English if original documents are in another language),
• valid passport
• proof of the language knowledge if your native language is not English/German
• CV
• letter of motivation
• and, if required, ensure that foreign credentials are recognised or “nostrified.” hochschule-burgenland.at+2hochschule-burgenland.at+2

Online application: https://cis.hochschule-burgenland.at/addons/bewerbung/cis/registration.php

Deadline: 15 March 2026

More information: https://hochschule-burgenland.at/studium-weiterbildung/bewerbung-und-aufnahme/