Following the positive development of the regional labour market in the sector of “Information and Communication Technology” (ICT) and the increasing demand for skilled professionals in this area, the University of Klagenfurt has developed the University of Klagenfurt Technology Scholarships for prospective students of ICT-related Master’s Degree Programmes taught in English. The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD) assists the selection process and provides support to the scholarship holders.
Thanks to the collaboration with both Carinthia’s Chamber of Commerce (WKO Kärnten) and Federation of Austrian Industries (IV Kärnten), scholarship holders can benefit from financial support, as well as assistance in finding a paid internship in the ICT sector.
Eligible for application are Bachelor graduates in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) who completed their Bachelor studies in one of these countries: Albania; Algeria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia; Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo; Latvia; Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Montenegro; Morocco, North Macedonia; Palestinian territories, Poland; Portugal, Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovenia; Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine; Uzbekistan, United States.