International Office
![[em]Bureau Veritas[/em] at Schillerplatz in June 2021, Studio of Graphic Arts and Printmaking Techniques, photo © eSeL.at – Lorenz Seidler Students print on fabric in front of the Schiller monument. In the background you can see the academy building.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/esel0114.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
![Exchange Fair of the International Office, 2018, Aula at Augasse, photo © Iklim Dogan You can see incoming exchange students from Italy and the United Kingdom in lively conversation with students interested in studying abroad. A poster on the back wall draws attention to the Erasmus plus mobility program.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/156a0028.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
![Wood workshop at Kurzbauergasse, photo © Lisa Rastl View into the workshop from above, you can see many tools for woodworking, shelves and wooden planks. In the background, the gate opens to the garden, where there is a van with an open loading area.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/holzwerksatt2rastl.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
![Anatomy studies on a horse in the anatomy room, photo © Lisa Rastl A white horse and a horse skeleton are drawn by students. They sit on a 4-tiered wooden gallery and use wooden boxes as a base.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/img_8270_beatesipek.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
![Consultation at the International Office, photo © Thomas Freiler A woman and a student are sitting at a table, both have red sweaters and masks on. In the background you can see typical office equipment.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/into_dsf2971.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
![View into the garden of the sculpture studios, photo © Lisa Rastl In a summer garden, a young man sits with his back turned, his legs drawn up, wearing a white T-shirt. He is surrounded by wood and stone sculptures. In the background you can see the historic building with the large studio windows.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/kbg5_lisa-rastl.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
![View into the video studio of the academy, photo © Lisa Rastl A typical video studio with a variety of cameras, monitors and other equipment. A pink sofa, on the back wall a blue curtain.](https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/university/international/international-office/video-studio1rastl.jpg/@@images/image-1400-1066e8d72c9ea67ed41d453421fa1e9f.jpeg)
Art and science are international. A survey among graduates of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from the academic years 2000 to 2018 has revealed that the majority of former students who went abroad during their years of study are better connected and more active internationally after completing their studies. In the course of their regular studies, more than one third of Academy graduates took part in at least one study-relevant mobility programme beyond other international activities.
The International Office of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna helps students find their feet in an international environment and supports exchange students from partner universities to integrate into everyday study life at the Academy. The Office provides information, counsels students on grants and helps them through the application process; it provides support throughout the mobility phase abroad or at the Academy itself and helps students obtain their certificates and recognition of achievements after their sojourn abroad.
The mobility programmes offered are based on tertiary partnerships with renowned art universities in Europe and other countries. One of the numerous advantages for students lies in the fact that they are exempt from study fees at both the partner institutions and the Academy itself.
Via the Erasmus programme, the International Office offers Academy lecturers the opportunity to teach internationally, to keep in touch with colleagues from abroad, or to participate in international advanced-training courses.
With the acceptance of the Erasmus Charta for Higher Education, the Academy has also explicitly committed itself to ensuring equal opportunities for women and men, to the integration of international students and teachers, to supporting students and teachers with health problems, to strengthening social coherence, and to fighting xenophobia and racism.
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Schillerplatz 3, ground floor, 9
1010 Wien
international@akbild.ac.at
Mag. Angelina Kratschanova, BA, EMBA
Head
Agreements, Policy, Outgoing Staff Mobility
+43 (1) 588 16-2100
a.kratschanova@akbild.ac.at
Mag. Stephanie Stern
Mobility Coordinator
Internships Outgoings
+43 (1) 588 16-2102
s.stern@akbild.ac.at
Mag. Stephanie Baumgarten
International Coordinator
Incoming Mobility (Students and Staff)
+43 (1) 588 16-2103
s.baumgarten@akbild.ac.at
Simon Barranque, BA, MA
International Coordinator
Outgoing Mobility (Students)
+43 (1) 588 16-2104
s.barranque@akbild.ac.at
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 9–12 h
and appointments by arrangement
Exchanging Sketches 2024
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ERASMUS DAY 2019
A cooperational event by the Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, JAM MUSIC LAB GmbH – Private University for Jazz and Popular Music Vienna, Music and Arts University oft he City of Vienna
11th October, 2019