TU Wien and TU Darmstadt offer an exchange program for Informatics students. As a student at one of both universities you can continue your studies at the other one and ‒ given exceptional effort ‒ receive a degree from both universities.

Application as student at TU Wien

As student at TU Wien for enrolling in this program, you need to

1. submit your application to the Faculty

Your application must contain

• a detailed CV
• a transcript of records, including all your marks and courses so far
• a motivation letter

Submit your documents by February 15 to Christopher Vomastek (double-degree@secpriv.tuwien.ac.at), in order to start the exchange in the following winter semester.

This entails that you have to apply in the first semester of your master’s program.

The program coordinator at TU Wien, Assoc. Prof. Elena Andreeva , will inform you about your application’s result within 2-3 weeks.

Note: It is not possible to start the exchange in the summer semester.

2. apply for the Erasmus+ programme via the TUW International Mobility Office:

For the Erasmus scholarship select “TU Darmstadt” as destination and submit your application between Jan 1 and Feb 15 to the TU Wien International Mobility Office, even if you do not yet know whether your double degree application will be successful.

Attention: it is only possible to receive the Erasmus+ grant/status for at most 12 months.

Please contact the TU Wien International Mobility Office for any further questions.

Graduation Requirements

• At least two semesters in the master’s program Software Engineering and Internet Computing worth 60 ECTS at TU Wien Informatics = semester 1 + 2 at TUW
• At least three semesters in the master’s program IT Security worth 90 ECTS (60 ECTS through courses, 30 through master’s thesis) at TU Darmstadt = semester 3 + 4 + 5 at TU Darmstadt
• The master’s thesis must be co-supervised by a faculty member of TU Wien and a faculty member of TU Darmstadt. It may be produced in a company or in a research group, and must be submitted at both universities.

Further information as well as a course template is available as PDF.

Application as student at TU Darmstadt

As student at TU Darmstadt, please consult your own institution’s website.