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Indian students in Austria
Indian students, Academic year 2023/24 (Eurostat reference year 2024).
Source: Eurostat, mobile tertiary students by country of origin (educ_uoe_mobs02), India to Austria. #24 of 30 AIS chapters by size.
Austria is a smaller but growing destination for Indian students. Eurostat counts 995 degree-mobile students from India in 2023/24, roughly double the 2020 figure.
The community
Eurostat data show the number of Indian degree students in Austria rising every year from 482 in 2020 to 995 in 2023/24. Austrian higher education statistics for winter semester 2023/24 put India second among source countries outside the European Higher Education Area, after Iran. Non-EU students at public universities pay €726.72 per semester, and graduates from outside the EU can extend their student residence permit by 12 months to look for work or start a business. Vienna hosts UN organisations including the IAEA, UNIDO and UNODC, and ranked second in the EIU Global Liveability Index 2026.
In winter semester 2023/24 India was the second-largest source country of international students in Austria from outside the European Higher Education Area, with 762 students, behind Iran (1,264). Source
This month
Indian students in the news in Austria.
September 2026. Updated 1 October 2026, refreshed automatically on the 1st of every month.
Coverage was light, so recent stories from across Europe are included and marked.
- Could university fees for some non-EU students in Austria rise to €2,500?The Local Austria
- From Campus to Career: How New India-EU Partnerships are Creating Global Opportunities for StudentsTelegraph India
- FWB: Concern voiced over federal bill's potential impact on non-EU studentsThe Brussels Times
Headlines link to the original reporting. They are selected automatically; AIS does not endorse third-party coverage.