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Austria (28/08/2017)

A qualification is exempt from assessment and qualifies for the indicated points if:

  1. the qualification is listed in the Academic Qualifications Table; and
  2. the awarding institution is listed in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
  3. the qualification abbreviation is listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
  4. the qualification was awarded from or within the year range listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
  5. the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed under the Academic Qualifications Table.

Academic Qualifications Table

Qualification**

Abbreviation*

Level in NZQF terms

Points under SMC

Bachelor of Arts

BA

7

50

Bachelor of Science

BS

7

50

Diplom-Ingenieur / Diplom-Ingenieurin

Requires assessment by NZQA

Magister / Magistra

Requires assessment by NZQA

Master of Arts

MA

9

70

Master of Science

MS

9

70

Master of Social Sciences

MSS

9

70

Doktor / Doktorin

D

10

70

PhD

PhD

10

70

*Abbreviations used are for the purpose of this list only.

**Specialities will be stated on award certificates.

If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment.

Note:
Award certificates must be provided in their original language for all qualifications. Translations should not be used to determine the name of the awarded degree.

The following must be referred to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment:
- All honorary degrees
- All listed qualifications where study was completed at any institution outside of the country, including any overseas campuses of any listed awarding institution
- All listed qualifications that contain cross-credited courses or papers
- All qualifications awarded after 2016

Awarding Institutions Table

Institution

Previous names and dates of change indicated in brackets.

Qualification awarded from or between dates

Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien

MA: 2008
D and PhD: 2009

Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Universität Klagenfurt 1993–2004)

BA, BS and PhD: 2009
MA and MS: 2008
D: 1993

Kunst universität linz / Universität für Künstlerische und Industrielle Gestaltung Linz

BA and PhD: 2009
MA and MS: 2008

Medizinische Universität Graz

MS: 2008
D: 2004–2009
PhD: 2009

Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

BS and PhD: 2009
MS: 2008

Medizinische Universität Wien

MS: 2008
D: 2004
PhD: 2009

Montauniversität Leoben

BS: 2008
D: 1990
PhD: 2009

Technische Universität Graz

BS: 2009
MS: 2008
D: 1990

Technische Universität Wien

BS: 2009
D: 1990

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

BA and D: 2009
MA: 2008

Universität für Bodenkultur Wien

BS and PhD: 2009
MS: 2008
D: 1990

Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz

BA: 2009
MA: 2008
D: 1998

Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

BA and PhD: 2009

Universität Graz / Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

BA and BS: 2009
MA and MS: 2008
D: 1990

Universität Innsbruck / Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck

BA, BS and PhD: 2009
MA and MS: 2008
D: 1990

Universität Linz / Johannes Kepler Universität Linz

BA, BS and PhD: 2009
MA, MS and MSS: 2008
D: 1990

Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

D and PhD: 2009

Universität Salzburg

BA, BS and PhD: 2009

Universität Wien

BA, BS and PhD: 2009
MA and MS: 2008
D: 1990

Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien / University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

BS and MS: 2008
PhD: 2009

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien / Vienna University of Economics and Business

BS: 2009
MS: 2008
D: 2009–2015
PhD: 2015

Effective 28/08/2017

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