VWU Vienna Geography Supplementary Exam · A trainer for the oral Geography exam at the VWU VWU Geography
We are building a trainer where you answer tasks on all 4 parts of the topic list out loud, with climate charts, maps and graphs as in the exam, and then see what a complete answer contains.
The 4 parts of the topic list
The trainer will be organised by these parts of the exam.
- Part 1, general geography: the grid of latitude and longitude and time zones, rocks, plate tectonics and subduction, Ice Age landforms in Austria, climate charts and climate zones, trade winds, the seasons, the greenhouse effect, electoral systems with the d’Hondt seat allocation
- Part 2, Austria: the major landscapes, the federal states, cities and rivers, the farming regions, how the Alps and the basins formed, mountain farming and alpine pasture, the economic sectors over the last 50 years, industrial regions, hydropower, tourism, parties, elections and direct democracy
- Part 3, economics: market forms, planned and market economies, Keynes and Hayek, insolvency, company forms (AG, GesmbH, KG), holdings and groups, the business cycle and Kondratieff waves, the stock exchange and shares, wage and income tax, direct and indirect taxes
- Part 4, international affairs: the European Union since 1952 with the single market and its 4 freedoms, the EEA and EFTA, the euro area and the ECB, the Schengen area, the Maastricht and Copenhagen criteria, the road to EU membership, the EU institutions, the EU budget, the «Blue Banana», the HDI, development cooperation and Fairtrade
What the trainer will have
Practice tasks on all 4 parts of the topic list, short theory for each topic, exercises with charts, maps and calculations, and after every attempt the outline of a complete answer.
| In the course |
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| Tasks on the 4 partsPractice tasks in our own words on every topic of the list, built like the sample exam: the terms first, then a case. You answer out loud, as in the exam. |
| Charts, maps and calculationsClimate charts to match, maps of Austria and Europe, time zones, d’Hondt seats and taxes to calculate. |
| What a complete answer containsAfter every attempt you see the outline of a complete answer: which technical terms to name and which example from Austria or the EU belongs with it. |
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Oral, with maps, charts and photos
There is no written part and no published exam length. The grade runs from 1 (very good) to 5 (fail). The sample exam has 3 blocks of 2 tasks each, and every block works with material: a climate chart, a newspaper clipping, a photo. A strong answer reads the material first and then explains the terms.
- Format
- Oral only, following a topic list in 4 parts; the sample exam has 3 blocks of 2 tasks each
- Fee and retakes
- €49 exam fee; an exam can be repeated at most four times
- Next oral exam windows
- 30 November to 3 December 2026 (registration closed on 29 October 2026); 25 to 29 January 2027 (registration 4 to 17 December 2026); 15 to 19 March 2027 (registration 5 to 18 February 2027)
Frequently asked questions
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When will the trainer open?
We are not naming a date yet. On the day the trainer opens, everyone on the waitlist gets one email.
What will the trainer include?
Practice tasks on all 4 parts of the topic list, short theory for each topic, exercises with charts, maps and calculations, and after every attempt the outline of a complete answer.
How much will it cost?
The price will be announced at launch. Joining the waitlist is free and commits you to nothing.
How does the waitlist work?
Leave a request in the form on this page. We keep your email only to write to you once, when the trainer opens. To withdraw your consent, write to support@vwupass.com.
How does the oral Geography exam at the VWU work?
You answer tasks from the topic list in front of a commission of three: your examiner, a second VWU teacher and a university representative, who chairs it. The VWU's sample exam has 3 blocks of 2 tasks each, every block with material: a climate chart, a newspaper clipping, a photo. The grade runs from 1 (very good) to 5 (fail); a 5 means the exam is not passed.
How long is the Geography exam, and how much preparation time do I get?
The VWU does not publish a preparation time, an exam length, the allowed aids or how many questions you get for Geography, so we name none of them. The official documents say that the exam is oral, that any question can come with maps, photos and diagrams, and that additional questions are always possible.
What is asked in the Geography supplementary exam?
The topic list has 4 parts: general geography (the grid, plate tectonics, climate, electoral systems), Austria (landscapes, farming, industry, tourism, politics), economics (market forms, companies, the business cycle, the stock exchange, taxes) and international affairs (the European Union, the euro, Schengen, development cooperation). The same list applies to course students and external candidates.
Is there a sample exam for Geography?
Yes, a sample from the course lead dated December 2024, on vwu-info.at. In the first block you explain a climate chart and match it to a climate zone, in the second the terms insolvency, over-indebtedness and creditor and the options of an insolvent company, with KTM as the case, and in the third an EU institution shown in a photo, its seat and its task, then other EU institutions.
How much does the Geography exam cost, and when is the next sitting?
The exam fee is €49, and an exam can be repeated at most four times. Registration for the oral exams of 30 November to 3 December 2026 closed on 29 October 2026. For the exams of 25 to 29 January 2027 you register from 4 to 17 December 2026, until noon, on portal.vwu.at; you can withdraw until one week before the first day of the oral exams.