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EPD in your Zulassungsbescheid: what now? The Ergänzungsprüfung Deutsch at the VWU step by step
Your admission decision prescribes the EPD: what to check in it, which C1 certificates the University of Vienna accepts instead and when only the EPD counts, how to register at portal.vwu.at without a course, the €70 fee, the next sittings, the official sample and a timed mock exam.
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EPM in your Zulassungsbescheid: what now? The Ergänzungsprüfung Mathematik at the VWU step by step
Your admission decision prescribes the EPM: what to check in it, why no certificate replaces it, how to register at portal.vwu.at without a course, the €70 fee, the next sittings, why there is no official sample and how to sit a timed mock exam instead.
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EPE in your Zulassungsbescheid: what now? The Ergänzungsprüfung Englisch at the VWU step by step
Your admission decision prescribes the EPE: what to check in it, whether TOEFL or IELTS replace it, how to register at portal.vwu.at without a course, the €70 fee, the sittings to June 2027, the official sample and a timed mock exam.
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Hörverstehen in the EPD in Vienna: how the listening section works and how to prepare
Since June 2026 the written EPD has a listening section: 35 minutes, 15 of 75 points and its own minimum of 5 points, without which you fail the written part. How one listening text runs, which task types come up and how to prepare for them.
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Ergänzungsprüfung Deutsch (EPD) in Vienna: exam sessions, registration and results
When the EPD sessions take place, how to register through the VWU portal, what to bring and when your result arrives. A fee of €70 per attempt, four retakes for each part, and the session dates come straight from our exam calendar.
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Ergänzungsprüfung Deutsch (EPD) in Vienna: a sample exam with tasks and solutions
One task from each part of the written EPD, solved step by step: a gap-fill text, listening, finishing sentences and an argumentative text of 230–250 words. Every task comes from our practice exam built on the VWU model.
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Ergänzungsprüfung Deutsch (EPD) in Vienna: the oral exam, its topics and a plan for your talk
How the oral EPD works: two tasks to choose from, at least 15 minutes to prepare, then a talk and a conversation of about five minutes each in front of a three-person commission. The ten exam topics, a talk plan built on the Leitfragen and what the commission wants to hear.
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University documents
Which certification your certificate needs and where to get it translated
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Extending your residence permit
When to apply for renewal and how much you need to pass each year to get it
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Housing in Vienna
Why you should apply for a dorm early, and where to live if you don't get one
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EPE exam: Ergänzungsprüfung Englisch
The score you need to pass, and the tasks that show up on the paper
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German courses at the VWU
Which level you start at and how many semesters German will take
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The VWU preparatory course in Vienna
What the course is, who needs it, and how to get from application to enrolment
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VWU or a language school
Can you choose where to learn German, and why a partner costs three times more
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Failed your VWU exam
How many attempts you have left and what happens to your residence permit
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What a year in Vienna costs
What you'll spend monthly in a dorm, and which sums you need upfront
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The EPP physics exam
It's oral, you keep the formula sheet, and the course can cover some topics early
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onSET, the German placement test
The placement test before your course: it decides your stage and place at the VWU
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EPD exam: Ergänzungsprüfung Deutsch
How the exam is structured, and when you can skip the written part
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EPM exam: Ergänzungsprüfung Mathematik
Which topics show up in almost every paper, and how to prepare with exam papers
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