Spring Study Abroad Programs in Vienna, Austria

For more than 60 years, IES has been building quality study abroad programs. IES offers a unique opportunity to music students to study in Vienna and explore the performance culture of Austria and Central Europe as a whole. Located in the heart of Europe, Vienna is a city of almost 2 million inhabitants that has served as a bridge between a myriad of cultures. Home to an astounding number of legendary composers - from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Brahms, Mahler, and Schoenberg - Vienna also maintains an incredible richness of musical culture to this day. Students can take courses in Music History, Music Theory, and Performance Studies, among others. They also have the chance to learn about Vienna culture and language. Advanced proficiency in the German language is required to apply for this program. Interested in seeing our Center through a Virtual Tour? Check out our website to learn more!

Spend your semester in three European capitals and analyze Europe’s complex challenges around war, peace, and democracy. Examine the war in Ukraine, mass migration, refugee crises, and the rise of far-right nationalism and populism. From your base in Vienna, explore Austria’s role in international mediation, Hungary’s democratic backsliding, and Serbia’s post-conflict transformation. Engage with policymakers, academics, and civil society actors across the region. MONEY MATTERS SIT has given an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in recent years and is committed to ensuring you have the information necessary to apply for such funding. Our program costs include academics, excursions, accommodations, airport transfers, and health insurance. Meal arrangements vary by program. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information.

The Arbitration Spring Program - Arbitration Rules in Practice is an intensive five-day program on international commercial arbitration from an institutional perspective, specifically devised for participants with firsthand experience in the area of international arbitration. It addresses young practitioners (in particular junior associates) working in the field of dispute resolution as well as PhD and diploma students specializing in arbitration. The course mirrors the structure of an (administered) arbitration and discusses salient issues of international arbitration, in particular practical problems that might be encountered frequently. Throughout the course, the focus lies on institutional arbitration proceedings. The course will take place in Vienna and will consist of a taught module and participation in the Vienna Arbitration Days, the leading arbitration conference in Austria (registration fee included).