Students are obliged to have a sufficient health insurance valid in Austria during their stay as exchange students.
Students have to take care of appropriate health insurance by themselves.
National health insurance
stay for longer than 3 month
If students
are from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, it should be sufficient to bring the
e-card with them.
Students who have valid
national health insurance in their home country can obtain a
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from their health insurance provider in their country of origin upon application. With this card they will have access to all medically necessary public health services in Austria (at the same conditions and the same costs). Find more details on the
website.
Find aditional information about the
EHIC
National of third contries
If students
are a “national of third countries” (i.e. not EU/EEA or Switzerland), they need a health insurance which is valid in Austria.
In principle
travel health insurance must be taken out to enter Austria with a visa (and for the whole duration of your stay). Please note that this insurance must be valid in Austria and provide sufficient cover for various health issues (insurance cover well over 30,000 Euro including guarantee to cover possible recovery and repatriation costs).
Austrian Student Union´s fee
compulsory for all students enrolled at Austrian Universities
- about 21 Euro per semester
- covers a liability insurance and
- covers an accidence insurance
- for damages and accidents in the University´s sites and on the way from home to the University - details under Insurance_Student union