Please note that different study areas (and their respective authorized administrators) handle credit transfer to count toward fulfilling requirements within the AI curriculum (please refer to the course catalog).

1. Before you submit a credit transfer application (in accordance with § 78 of the Austrian Universities Act), contact the responsible authorized administrator in regard to initial academic advising. Click here for a list of authorized administrators. In regard to the study area of Artificial Intelligence, please complete the pre-check list below and send the form (along with the certificates and course descriptions) to: office(at)ai-lab.jku.at.
2. Submit your application after you have spoken with the responsible authorized administrator (after using the credit transfer tool AUWEA NG, opens an external URL in a new window)

See our FAQs, opens in new window section to learn more.

We have created a guideline containing important information. If you have any comments, suggestions, or information to add - especially to update the guidelines - please feel free to contact us by sending an e-mail to; office(at)ai-lab.jku.at.

To help you get off to a good start, we have put together a schedule for the Winter Semester and Summer Semester. This schedule is for reference only and can be adjusted to your personal schedule. The livestreams to Vienna/Bregenz are marked in violet in the upper left corner.

Types of Courses

The program contains the following types of courses:

Each year in September, before the start of the winter term, JKU offers preparation courses in Python Programming (ASTAIBAPPPV20, opens an external URL in a new window) as well as in Mathematics (531.059, opens an external URL in a new window) for new AI students. These courses are entirely voluntary and can be booked via KUSSS.

Info Session about our Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in AI! Study Artificial Intelligence (Bachelor's or Master's) in Linz, Vienna, or Bregenz. Learn more during an online info session on April 9, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM.

The presentation will be held live on Zoom. Click here to learn more and to sign up to attend!

Due to a curriculum change in the AI Bachelor's program, the course Responsible AI is moving from the 1st to the 4th semester. Therefore, the next regular offering of Responsible AI will take place in Summer Semester 2027 (= 4th semester of the new cohort starting in Winter Semester 2025).

Students who plan to finish their AI Bachelor's degree before SS27 and have not yet successfully completed KV Responsible AI — and who cannot register for one of the upcoming retry exams from WS24 — will be offered individual solutions.

If this applies to you, please send an email as soon as possible to the Responsible AI teaching team at robopsychology@jku.at with the subject line: "Responsible AI – Course Completion Request".

In order to complete the AI program, students will be required to come to Linz in person at least once in order to officially enroll in the degree program. Some courses will require on-site, in-person attendance either in Linz, in Bregenz, or in Vienna. Students are required to be physically present to take examinations either in Linz, Bregenz or in Vienna. Examinations may take place during the entire semester. The curriculum has been designed for students residing in close proximity to Linz, Bregenz or Vienna. 

Many of the courses in the AI program are offered at the JKU's satellite campus in Vienna and Bregenz as either a live stream or as a video conference (please check the schedule).

Courses are usually offered only once a year. You can enroll to start the program at the start of the Summer Semester, however, you will have to adjust the way you complete required courses as the suggested global map of study subjects which begins at the start of the Winter Semester. We highly recommend starting the AI program in October.

Students are free to choose courses in the Area of Specialization from the list in the course catalog, meaning from different sections. The section headlines “Computer and Data Science”, “Mathematics”, “Mechatronics”, “Live Sciences”, “Special Topics”, and “Miscellaneous” in the course catalog assist with readability.

“Seminar in AI” (3 ECTS credits, 4th semester, SS) and the “Practical Work in AI” (7.5 ECTS credits, 5th semester, WS) prepares students to write their required Bachelor’s thesis (6th semester, SS). Students can, however, switch their subject again if they wish to do so. Course instructors will offer these classes if they wish to supervise undergraduate student theses. Different institutes will offer the courses; students will be able to see the different 'group options' in KUSSS. The “Bachelor’s Thesis Seminar in AI” (9 ECTS credits, 6th semester, SS) course is offered each semester, giving students an opportunity to have their thesis supervised, as well as successfully finish their Bachelor's degree during the Winter Semester.

At the beginning of October, as part of the first class titled "KV : Lecture Series Artificial Intelligence", newly enrolled students will be organized into tutor groups. Designated tutors (higher-semester students in the AI program) will show new students around the university, help them select the right courses, and provide personal, first-hand information about classes, tutorials, hands-on practicals, etc. The idea is to also support a more social aspect and meet new people during the first week of studies, particulary classmates you can study with. These friendships often last throughout your studies and extend beyond.

Once the tutor groups have been formed, an AI professor will be assigned to a particular group as a mentor and will schedule mentoring sessions. The professor will provide assistance during the first semester of the program, answering questions about the program, etc. Should any issues arise, the professor will work with students to solve any issues as quickly and unbureaucratically as possible.

Click here, opens an external URL in a new window to find more answers to your questions by the Austrian Students' Union (ÖH).

FAQs, opens an external URL in a new window for international students compiled by the Austrian Students' Union (ÖH).

If you have any questions regarding the AI program that has not been covered on this page, please feel free to contact us:

E-mail for the AI office in Linz: office(at)ai-lab.jku.at

E-mail for the AI office in Vienna: ai-wien(at)jku.at

E-mail for the AI office in Bregenz: ai-bregenz(at)jku.at

E-mail for the Student Union for Computer Science and AI: ai(at)oeh.jku.at

See also the Student Union, opens an external URL in a new window homepage and their Study Guide for Artificial Intelligence, opens an external URL in a new window

Looking to find a job in Austria? Thinking of perhaps creating your own start-up company, opens an external URL in a new window?

The Austrian Business Agency, opens an external URL in a new window (ABA), a business location agency associated with the Austrian Ministry of Economy, can help! As a government agency, ABA offers free support and information for international students and graduates from Austrian universities. Click here, opens an external URL in a new window to learn more.