2,000 Students Without Minimum Study Performance

The majority, over 1,100, were at the University of Vienna. According to the Ministry of Education, not a single case was registered at ten of the 21 affected universities. Overall, the measure led to an increase in examination activity.

Minimum Study Performance Since 2022/23

With the academic year 2022/23, a minimum study performance for first-year students in bachelor's and diploma programs was introduced. Those who do not complete courses amounting to at least 16 ECTS credits in the first two years of study lose their admission in the respective subject at that university. It can be reapplied for after a period of two years.

The hurdle is not too high: Completing a bachelor's degree, which usually requires 180 ECTS, would take 22.5 years at this pace, whereas the minimum study period is only three years. Overall, nearly 43,000 studies were newly started in the winter semester of 2022, with the minimum study performance not being achieved in just under five percent. Theoretically, a person could have failed to meet the minimum study performance in several programs.

MedUni Vienna Not Affected

At the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the minimum study performance was not achieved in 277 programs, at the University of Innsbruck it was 163, at the University of Linz 128, and at the Vienna University of Technology (TU) 110. At the University of Salzburg, 65 programs were affected and at the University of Klagenfurt 48. At all other universities, there were only isolated cases, and at the six art universities as well as the medical universities in Vienna and Innsbruck, the University of Veterinary Medicine, and the TU Graz, not a single case.

Exact data on the structure of the failed minimum study performances is available at the University of Vienna: Of the approximately 1,150 affected programs, no exams were taken in nearly half (524) and in around 330 cases the study was voluntarily terminated. In 185 cases, study performances between one and eleven ECTS credits were registered. The set goal was narrowly missed (12-15 ECTS) in only 61 programs. According to the university, there was no systematic pattern in the fields of study - subjects were affected across the board.

Increased Examination Activity

According to data from the Ministry of Education, a goal pursued with the introduction of the measure was achieved. The minimum study performance was primarily intended to lead to an increase in examination activity at the beginning of studies - a two percentage point increase was registered in the first year of study. A program is considered to be actively pursued if at least 16 ECTS credits are completed in one academic year.

(APA/Red)

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