The Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics at the University of Vienna offers PhD/doctoral programmes in the following fields of doctoral research:

• Economics (PhD)
• Finance (PhD)
• Business Analytics, Logistics and Operations Research(PhD)
• Management (PhD)
• Statistics and Operations Research (PhD)
• Business and Law (Doctorate)

In addition to the range of degree programmes provided by the University of Vienna, interested candidates have the opportunity to study at the Vienna Graduate School of Economics (VGSE) or the Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF). Please refer to the respective website for admission details:

• Vienna Graduate School of Economics (VGSE)
• Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF)

In order to apply for admission to a PhD programme at the University of Vienna, you have to create an account via http://uspace.univie.ac.at. The e-mail address you use for registering at u:space will be used by the Admission Office as your primary contact address for the duration of the application procedure.

Once you have created your u:space account, you can apply for admission to degree programmes, register for courses and examinations and pay your tuition fees or ÖH fees.
If you would like to apply for admission, please click “Administration” and select “Admission to degree programmes”. Now select “PhD/doctorate” under the header “Apply for a new degree programme”.
Search for the PhD or doctoral programme you would like to apply in the search field below. Please bear in mind that admission is only possible within the specific admission period.

The degree programme in Business Informatics is provided and supervised by the Faculty of Computer Science. For further information, please refer to the website of the Faculty of Computer Science.

Once you have selected your desired degree programme, you will be asked to upload your application documents. Please note that all documents have to be uploaded in PDF format.

The following documents have to be uploaded to u:space:

• Degree certificates of all completed degree programmes (e.g. degree certificates of bachelor's and master’s programmes including all the necessary legislations)
• Diploma supplement and/or transcript of records
• Indication of Willingness to Supervise a Doctoral/PhD Candidate 
• If your documents were not issued in English or German, you need to have the documents listed above translated into German or English by an officially registered, certified translator.
• Scan of your passport/identification card
• Letter of motivation for your planned research project
• Explanation of your research project (including research interests and methodological approach)
• Possible references

• Proof of your English skills. Use one of the following options to provide proof of your English skills:
• Proof that English is your mother tongue
• Degree of a university or a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) that uses English as an institutional language of instruction
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): at least 250 points (computer-based), 100 points (internet-based), 600 points (paper-based), not older than three years
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): at least 7 points
• any other equivalent certificate, not older than three years