Useful Info
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Student Academic Affairs

Also known as Studieabteilung in German. They are at the Ground floor in the Main Building Mon–Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Here you do the registration, grades, credits... all the official university documents you may need for other things.
Student Academic Affairs Email

Student Union (hUFAK)

They are at the floor level in main building
(Oskar Kokoschka-Platz 2 or Stubenring 3
Mon–Fri, 10–13 Uhr)

TEL 0043 1 711 33 2270
hUFAK Email

Other Classes

There are other institutes and a really nice variety of courses, if you have the time, try to join other classes! It is completely worth it!
In order to do join, you should write an email (or go in person) and talk to the professor holding the class. If you do it at the beginning of the semester it is much better.
Check out other classes

German Course

The Hufak organizes every semester german courses.The link to the WS2020 is not yet posted, but this is the old one
huFak German course

Borrow Books

Main library: at the main building of the University of Applied Arts 2nd floor.A really nice reading room (there is a wide range of magazines and films to rent): 1st floor.You can check online if they have what you are looking for:
library database

Sports

There are many sports at the Sports Institut of all universities and you can register and join a class for the semester... Generally it is very cheap!
Usi Website

Housing

What is a WG?
WG means "rooms in shared flats", flat sharing.
Common websites to look for a WG:

Second hand goods

Willhaben (it is a website where you can buy, sell and find any sorts of things (bicycles, washing machines, books, furniture, cloth, etc.)
Caritas (second hand shop): Mittersteig 10, 1050 Wien
Arge (second hand shop): Lorenz-Mandl-Gasse 31-35, 1160 Wien

Public Transport

Vienna has a good transport system with buses, trams, underground and municipal trains that run from about 05.30 to around midnight. There are also night buses (“NightLine”). If you intend to use public transportation regularly, you can buy a semester ticket or a year ticket.

Student Semester ticket 
(Valid on all public transport in Vienna)
Valid for the period of one semester: 75€ (under 26)
Winter semester from 1 September to 31 January
Summer semester from 1 February to 30 June
You will need:
To be under 26 years old
Valid confirmation of enrolment for the university

Year Card / Jahreskarte
(for those older than 26):
365 days, every day 1 euro / 365 Tage mobil, für 1 Euro pro Tag.


Meldzettel

you will hear this word a lot. It is the Residence Registration. Once in Austria, you have to register with the Vienna City Administration. This is done by filling in a registration form (find it here online) and submitting it to the district you live in (Bezirk). Before leaving Austria, you are required to cancel this registration.