akademie der bildenden künste

given the opportunity to study at a big university, I was determined to make the best out of it. I still need about 30 ects plus some german courses for my bachelor's and so I decided to study a minor in vienna. I chose cultural studies. cultural studies is not only organised by different faculties but also by different universities and so it became that I have one course at the academy of fine arts vienna. as a student of the main university I can take courses also at other viennese universities without any problems. or at least I should be.

in order to be able to take courses at the academy, I had to visit the studien- und prüfungsabteilung with my student card. of course, I didn't realise that studien- und prüfungsabteilung being an office in vienna, is only open until noon. so I went there a couple of days later.

there they told me that I have to fill out a form online, before they can accept my application. they also need my studienblatt (a paper from the university stating that I'm enrolled at the scandinavian studies department). so I went there a couple of days later with all the needed forms.

the lady working there was very kind. she made copies of my studienblatt and student card and said it was all allright. later that day I had my first lecture at the academy and the professor reminded us that it is obligatory to registrate for the course. at home I tried to registrate, but found out that for the registration you need a pin code that you can get - surprise, surprise - at the studien- und prüfungsabteilung. so I went there a couple of days later.

the lady working there was shocked. how is it possible that nobody gave me the pin code when I brought the forms? she gave me the pin code and another studienblatt (stating that I study scandinavian studies at the main univeristy but I'm also enrolled at the academy). at home I was finally able to registrate for the course. the information about the ects amount of the course isn't really sufficient online and as I needed it for my learning agreement, I asked the professor after the second lecture. she told me that I should ask that -nowhere else but- at the studien- und prüfungsabteilung.