No professional recognition is required for attending school.

If you wish to attend school in Austria you can apply for admission to higher education. No professional recognition is required for this. Please contact the relevant school to find out about the acceptance criteria.

Find out more about schools and colleges in Austria on the Austrian schools portal: www.schule.at/schulfuehrer.html

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Further possibilities: Validation of certificates

It is possible to validate foreign school-leaving certificates in Austria. This involves complete accreditation by matching the learning content of the certificates submitted with Austrian curricula.  Greater differences must be balanced out by taking supplementary examinations.

Assessment of college-graduation certificates

Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Application to: www.asbb.at

The following documents are required for the application

  • Certificate of registration or proof of Austrian citizenship 
  • Original graduation certificate (degree or diploma) and a translation by a certified public translator officially registered in Austria 
  • Original college annual report, index, or registration sheet for the diploma to be assessed with a translation into German 
  • Documentation related to any change in names (e.g. marriage certificate)
  • Any potential passport under the Geneva Convention

Costs

free of charge

Length of time until the evaluation report is issued

3 months from receipt of complete documentation in accordance with the Austrian Recognition and Evaluation Act (AuBG).