Fh-Campus Wien - Verein Zur Forderung des Fachhochschul-, Entwicklungs- und Forschungszentrums im Suden Wiens

Institution details

Official name: Fh-Campus Wien - Verein Zur Forderung des Fachhochschul-, Entwicklungs- und Forschungszentrums im Suden Wiens
English name: FH Campus Wien University of Applied Sciences
Institution email: [email protected]
This institution has not provided a link to their examination regulations

Location

Address

FAVORITENSTRASSE 226
1100 WIEN
Austria

48.1579126, 16.3819745

Campuses

Offices

Disability / Inclusion Office

Responsible person
Mag.a Ursula Weilenmann
Phone number
+43 1 606 68 77-6142
Address
Gender & Diversity Management, Favoritenstraße 226, Raum A.2.15, 1100 Wien, Austria

Additional information about contacting the Disability/Inclusion Office

International Relations Office

Responsible person
Mobility Coordinator
Phone number
+43 1 606 68 77-6153
Address
Favoritenstraße 226, P.E.20 1100 Wien

Additional information about contacting the International Relations Office

Procedures for students

Procedure to be recognised as a student with fewer opportunities

Normally, the home university checks whether students fall into this category and informs the International Office of FH Campus Wien during the nomination of Incoming students.

Outgoing students at FH Campus Wien need to provide relevant documents during their application at the International Office. 

Necessary documents to provide

What can students expect?

This institution has not provided information about if the procedure applies for both local and international students

Procedure to be recognised as a student with a disability

This institution has not provided information about how to be recognised as a student with a disability.

Adjustments for students with disabilities

  • May bring a note taker to educational activities
  • May bring a personal assistant to educational activities
  • May bring a Sign Language interpreter to the educational activities
  • May request adjusted courses materials: size, font and font size, braille, etc.
  • May request the course material in digital format
  • May use a laptop, tablet or iPad during lectures
  • May use elevators and other access facilities on campus
  • May bring a note taker to oral and written exams
  • May bring a personal assistant to the exam for practical help at the beginning and end of the exam
  • May bring a Sign Language interpreter to oral exams
  • May move the exams to the appropriate catch-up exam period within the same exam period
  • May take a seat in separate exam room for written exams
  • May take more preparation time before the oral exam
  • May take more time for the written exam
  • May use a laptop, tablet or iPad with assistive software during exams
  • May use a laptop, tablet or iPad with standard software during exams
  • Please note
    Many of the adjustments for studies and exams mentioned above must be discussed with the head of your degree program well in advance! 
    Therefore, the sooner you contact us to discuss your requirements, the better.
  • Examination in a different format according to the University of Applied Sciences Act (Bundesgesetz über Fachhochschulen/ Fachhochschulgesetz - FHG): 
    § 13 paragraph 2: 
    "Students shall have the right to take the examination in a different format, if they submit proof of a disability that makes it impossible to take the examination in the prescribed format and if the different format does not impact subject contents and requirements of the examination."
  • GESTU is a competence and service center that supports deaf and hard of hearing students with a wide range of services including sign language interpreters at universities and universities of applied sciences in the Vienna region: 
    https://www.tuwien.at/gestu

Services and Support

Financial support

This institution does not offer extra financial support for incoming students with disabilities.

Medical and Psychological support

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] so that we can provide you with information on specialized contact points in Vienna.

Contact for medical support

Contact for psychological support/counselling

Housing support

FH Campus Wien does not yet have its own student residences. Incoming students are therefore responsible for organizing their own accommodation. However, the International Office offers support in finding accommodation and with any problems that may arise.

Contact for housing support

Additional services

Service: Support
Information

provided by the Department Gender & Diversity Management: 

  • advice according to your questions: e.g. accessibility-issues, student accommodation, public transportation in Vienna etc.
  • counseling
  • information on specialized counseling centers in Vienna

Activities

Preparatory visits

This option is available under certain conditions. You are welcome to contact us about this on [email protected]

This option is available under certain conditions. You are welcome to contact us about this on [email protected]

Welcoming activities

The institution organises orientation days but no specific information is provided for student with disabilities.