University of Education Upper Austria

The Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich (University of Education Upper Austria) is a teacher training college with approximately 1,700-2,000 students. The campus is located south of the Danube, within walking distance of the old town.

Linz is Austria’s third biggest city (approximately 200.000 inhabitants) and lies in the 'Heart of Europe', about half way between Vienna and Salzburg. The main range of the Alps approximately 70 km South of the city.

Mobility partner (pending for 2023-24)

>> Information for incoming students

  • Estimated number of mobility places for each subject: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Education

Key facts

Travel and costs

  • University of Glasgow Financial support
  • Cost of living
  • Vienna Airport - Direct Railjet and Intercity trains to Linz appr. every hour, Linz Airport - buses to Linz Central Train Station every hour. Linz has its own airport with limited flight destinations, so in some cases it might be easier to fly to Vienna then get the train to Linz.

Useful weblinks


Kaplanhofstraße 40, 4020 Linz, Austria

EU/EEA code
A LINZ03

Partner web
https://ph-ooe.at/

Partner mobility web
https://ph-ooe.at/studium/international

Mobility contact
christian.kogler@ph-ooe.at and christiana.petershofer@ph-ooe.at