Calculating the study duration and semester fee
Periods of study from courses that were started earlier and subsequently discontinued are included in the calculation of the duration of study if the same course is resumed.
This applies in particular to the continuation of diploma programmes that are still available today (e.g. Law UB 101 to UB 100), but also to doctoral programmes.
No previous study periods are counted when switching from an old diploma programme to a related bachelor’s programme (e.g. diploma programme in Psychology to bachelor’s programme in Psychology).
Austrian nationals/EU citizens/EEA nationals
Any full-time and registered course of study for which the student is enrolled is taken into account when calculating the duration of study. The stored data is used to calculate when the fee-exempt period is exceeded. During the fee-exempt period (= minimum duration of study plus two grace semesters), only the ÖH contribution per semester is payable. If the contribution-free period is exceeded, the tuition fee and the ÖH contribution must be paid per semester. However, if the statutory grounds for exemption are met, there is the possibility of a waiver or refund of the tuition fee: Waiver of the tuition fee and refund of the tuition fee.
Students from other countries
Students from countries listed in the Annex to the Tuition Fees Regulation – these are the poorest countries in the world – are only required to pay the ÖH contribution per semester. It is irrelevant which semester you are in, as you only ever pay the ÖH contribution per semester.
Students from all other countries, so-called third countries, are generally required to pay tuition fees of €726.72, as well as the ÖH contribution per semester. Here, too, it is irrelevant which semester you are in, as this amount must generally be paid every semester. However, there are exceptions: students from other countries.
Students from South-Eastern Europe
Students from all other countries, so-called third countries, are generally required to pay the tuition fee of €726.72, as well as the ÖH contribution per semester. It is irrelevant which semester you are in; this amount must be paid every semester.
There are exceptions here: students from South-Eastern Europe or students from other countries.
Previous regulations for students on a Diplom programme
Due to the amendment of Section 91 of the University Act (UG) and the Constitutional Court’s annulment of the ‘tuition fee’ section of the University of Graz’s statutes in 2013, there is no longer a valid legal basis for carrying over a ‘tolerance semester’ from one stage of a diploma programme – which was completed within the minimum duration – into the next stage of study.