{"id":16519,"date":"2025-12-23T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/?page_id=16519"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:24:55","slug":"international-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/international-office\/","title":{"rendered":"International Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4 pillars-container alignfull alignfull pillars-container wp-block-atom-box\">\n\n            <div class=\"box has-white-background-color\">\n                \n        <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pillars-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-4-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--3);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>International Office<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Office is your gateway to global exchange opportunities at IT:U. We support international exchange students, scholars, and partners by fostering an inclusive, connected, and culturally vibrant academic community. Whether you are joining IT:U from abroad, preparing to go overseas or seeking to build international collaborations, the International Office assists you every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the world with us. We are here to help you make the most of your exchange experience.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div> \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ECHE and EPS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and the Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS) underpin IT:U\u2019s commitment to international cooperation, mobility, and excellence in education. By holding this charter, we affirm our dedication to creating opportunities for students, researchers and staff to study, teach, and train across Europe and beyond, fostering cultural exchange, academic innovation, and personal growth. Through the Erasmus+ program we aim to strengthen our partnerships, enhance the quality of our teaching and research, and prepare our community to thrive in an interconnected world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" align wp-block-atom-documents-list-custom\">\n    <table>\n\n        \n        <tbody>\n            <tr><td>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/23\/eche_english-and-german_sig.pdf\" download target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-flex\">\n                                <i class=\"table-icon fa-kit fa-itu-download\"><\/i>\n                                <span>ERASMUS CHARTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2021-2027<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/td><td class=\"text-end\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/23\/eche_english-and-german_sig.pdf\" class=\"read-more\" target=\"_blank\">:read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/23\/eche_english-and-german_sig.pdf\" download target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-flex\">\n                                <i class=\"table-icon fa-kit fa-itu-download\"><\/i>\n                                <span>ERASMUS POLICY STATEMENT (EPS)<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/td><td class=\"text-end\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/23\/erasmus-policy-statement-eps.pdf\" class=\"read-more\" target=\"_blank\">:read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr>        <\/tbody>\n\n    <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 alignwide alignwide wp-block-atom-box\">\n\n            <div class=\"box\">\n                \n        <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full mb-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2558\" src=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16924\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07\/gerd_krizek_1-edited-1501x1500.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><strong>Dr. Gerd Krizek<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Manager Study Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\" align wp-block-atom-icon-list\">\n\n        <div class=\"structured-data layout-vertical\"><div class=\"structured-data-item\"><div class=\"structured-data-item-icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22\/icon-sq-mail.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/div><div class=\"structured-data-item-value\">international@it-u.at<\/div><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div> \n        \n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECHE and EPS The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and the Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS) underpin IT:U\u2019s commitment to international cooperation, mobility, and excellence in education. 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