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Linz · Austria · Research university

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Campus university in Linz with five English-taught bachelor's, from AI to chemistry and business, plus a quantum degree planned for 2027.

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In English
6 programmes
City
Linz
Apply via
JKU MyAdmission
Next deadline
5 Sept 2027

Deadlines

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

  2. 5 September 2027*

    General closing date at public universities — EU/EEA/Swiss applicants
    Hard deadline
    Details

    5 September is the general public-university date for the winter semester. Fachhochschulen and private universities set their own, usually earlier.

    Source

  3. 5 September 2027

    General admission period for the winter semester ends (same date every year)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Austria

What you could study here

  • Open entry

Artificial Intelligence

BSc · 3 yrs

English B2; no German needed. Parts can be studied remotely from Vienna or Bregenz, but exams mean you must also be in…

Computing

Transformation Studies. Art x Science

BA · 3 yrs · Linz and Vienna

English B2 and an admission procedure run by the University of Applied Arts Vienna, in January–February 2027; details due in autumn 2026.

Interdisciplinary
  • Open entry

Biological Chemistry

BSc and Czech Bc (double degree) · 3 yrs · Linz and České Budějovice

English B2. Semesters 3 and 4 are at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czechia.

Sciences
  • Open entry

Quantum Science and Technology

BSc · 3 yrs

English B2. New: planned to start in autumn 2027, pending approval by the JKU Senate.

Sciences

What it asks of IB students

Austria accepts the IB Diploma without an equivalence check (ministry); JKU adds no IB points rule. English-taught degrees need English B2: English A 4+, or B 5 (HL) / 6 (SL). C1: A 6+ or B HL 7.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Most other JKU bachelor's, including Computer Science, are taught in German and need German at B2 or C1.

All 2 notes
  • Most other JKU bachelor's, including Computer Science, are taught in German and need German at B2 or C1.
  • Transformation Studies is run with the University of Applied Arts Vienna, whose admission procedure for the October 2027 start is in January–February 2027.

Sources
  1. JKU — Bachelor's and diploma degree programs (on 26 September 2026 this address 307-redirects to the all-levels list, /en/degree-programs/academic-degree-programs/, whose language filter is not in the address) — checked 2026-09-26
  2. JKU — Register to enroll, bachelor's degree (winter semester: early July – September 5; non-EU: February 6 – March 31) — checked 2026-09-26
  3. JKU — Language proficiency in English (IB grades for B2 and C1) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. JKU — General university entrance qualifications — checked 2026-09-26
  5. JKU — Artificial Intelligence BSc — checked 2026-09-26
  6. JKU — Biological Chemistry BSc/Bc (with University of South Bohemia) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. JKU — Chemistry and Chemical Technology BSc — checked 2026-09-26
  8. JKU — International Business Administration BSc — checked 2026-09-26
  9. JKU — Quantum Science and Technology BSc ("supposed to start in autumn 2027. Its establishment is subject to the approval by the JKU Senate.") — checked 2026-09-26
  10. JKU — Transformation Studies. Art x Science BA (starts WS 2027/2028) — checked 2026-09-26
  11. JKU — Art x Science School for Transformation — checked 2026-09-26
  12. University of Applied Arts Vienna — Art x Science School for Transformation ("Next admission procedure: January/February 2027") — checked 2026-09-26
  13. Ministry of Education (ENIC NARIC Austria), hosted by OeAD — IB-Information ("Die Gleichwertigkeit mit einem österreichischen Reifezeugnis ist nicht zu überprüfen"; applies to public universities, private universities, FHs and PHs) — checked 2026-09-26
  14. Angewandte — Transformation Studies application procedure 2025 (assignment, CV, motivation letter, online interview) — checked 2026-10-07