Master in Quantum Engineering

Master in Quantum Engineering is one of 24 English-taught Engineering programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 13 institutions. 24 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 727 a year. 16 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

Quantum Engineering at UAS Technikum Wien is a Master's degree taught in English, the working language of the field. It started in 2024/25 and runs for four semesters (120 ECTS) in daytime form, Monday to Friday. The programme is aimed at students who want to move past the limits of classical engineering and work on quantum technology.

What you study

The programme covers the hardware and software side of quantum technology. The page names several areas you work in:

• Hardware for quantum communication systems and quantum sensing
• Programming quantum computers
• Implementing systems for quantum cryptography
• Working with coherent light in photonics

Artificial intelligence is part of the studies, not a side topic. The programme is built around practical work, and the page describes it as specially developed with a practical orientation. You also train for work in interdisciplinary, internationally composed teams.

How the programme is organised

Four semesters, full time, with attendance during the day from Monday to Friday. Teaching is in English. An exchange semester is possible, and the page recommends semesters 2, 3 or 4 for it. The programme has close cooperation with industry, which opens up excursions, internships and projects for final theses at quantum technology companies. That means you can build contacts with future employers while you study.

Who it suits

The page calls the programme an excellent follow-on from a Bachelor's in physics, electronics or computer science. Graduates of other technical Bachelor's programmes also have good job prospects here. The subject suits people who want to cross the boundaries of classical engineering and explore what quantum technology can do. You should be ready for an international group and for English as the language of study and work.

Admission, language and next steps

You need a completed subject-relevant Bachelor's from a university of applied sciences, or an equivalent degree from a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary institution, with at least 180 ECTS. If your degree is broadly equivalent but missing some parts, the programme head can make the equivalence conditional on exams you take during the Master's. The teaching language is English. Applications go through the university of applied sciences' own online application system, not a central portal. The programme page gives the application deadlines: 31 May for applicants from within the EU and 31 March for applicants from outside the EU. There are 13 places. As a university of applied sciences, Technikum Wien sets its own tuition fees, which are shown on the programme page.

The specially developed practice-oriented degree programme offers the possibility to go beyond the boundaries of classical engineering sciences and explore the possibilities of quantum technology. From absolutely secure communication systems to software development for quantum computers and coherent systems, with this degree programme the students will be ideally prepared for the future. The programme is internationally oriented and is taught in English, the working language in quantum technology.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here UAS Technikum Wien. Universities of applied sciences set their own application periods and admission procedures, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: Admission procedure. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.