Info and dates

Vienna Children’s University 2025 will take place from 7th to 18th of July 2025.

  • 26th of May: Program online and registration start
  • 10th of June: Beginning of booking on www.kinderuni-anmeldung.at
  • End of June – Beginning ofJuly: Pick-up Phase
  • 7th to 18th of July: Vienna Children’s University with lectures at different locations
  • 19th of July: Graduation Day in the Great Festival Hall of the University of Vienna​ with certificate

Further details will be added to this page as they are finalized. Stay informed with the Vienna Children’s University Newsletter.

VCU students in a lecture answer a question by holding up colored cards
a Lecturer presents a giant animal skull bone
Children in a Vienna Children's University workshop examine plants in the garden
a Vienna Children's University student with VR glasses
VCU students in a lecture answer a question by holding up colored cards
a Lecturer presents a giant animal skull bone
Children in a Vienna Children's University workshop examine plants in the garden
a Vienna Children's University student with VR glasses

Age

Children in the lecture hall. On the back of the T-shirt it says: We turn university upside down.

You must be between 7 and 12 years old to study at the Vienna Children’s University.

When selecting your courses, you must also pay attention to the age restrictions of the individual courses. You can find them directly in the online program.

Costs

Children handle chocolate coins

Participation in the Vienna Children’s University is free of charge. The Vienna Children’s University lives from the support of many partners. We are also very happy about donations.

Time spent

Children create a poster sitting on the floor

You decide for yourself how long you want to stay at the Vienna Children’s University, because you put together your own personal program! Decide how many courses you want to attend. If you only come to one course, your visit to the Vienna Children’s University will take about 1 to 2 hours. But you can also visit courses and the break program at the Vienna Children’s University on more days and spend a lot of time at the Vienna Children’s University.

Main Locations

The Vienna Children’s University takes place at six universities and one university of applied sciences. There are main locations and excursions. Always pay close attention to the location information for your course! Here you will find an overview of all the main locations:

KinderuniWissenschaft

at the University of Vienna

When: 7th to 11th of July and 14th to 18th of July 2025

Address: Campus of the University of Vienna, Yard 2, Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Vienna

Directions: Tram lines 5, 33, 43 and 44 station Lange Gasse, bus line 13A station Skodagasse

KinderuniTechnik

at the TU Wien

When: 7th to 10th of July 2025

Address: TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria

Directions: U1, U4 station Karlsplatz, bus 57A station Getreidemarkt and tram 1, 2, 71 and D station Burgring

KinderuniBoku

at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

When: 7th to 11th of July 2025

Address: House Ilse Wallentin, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria

Directions: Bus line 40A station Borkowskigasse, 10A station Dänestraße

KinderuniFH Campus

at the FH Campus Vienna

When: 10th to 11th of July 2025

Address: Favoritenstrasse 226, 1100 Vienna

Directions: U1 station Altes Landgut, bus line 15A station Altes Landgut

Illu Gebäude Medizinische Universität Wien

KinderuniMedizin

at the Medical University Vienna

When: 14th to 18th of July 2025

Address: Lecture Hall Centre AKH, Level 7, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna

Directions: U6 Michelbeuern- AKH, along the hospital to students’ staircase.
Tram 5 and 33 Lazarettgasse, Spitalgasse 23 to students’ staircase. Follow the signs.

KinderuniWirtschaft

at the WU – Vienna University of Economics and Business

When: 15th to 16th of July 2025

Address: Teaching Center (TC), World Trade Center 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria

Directions: U2 station Krieau, bus line 82A station Trabrennstraße

KinderuniVetmed

at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

When: 16th to 18th of July 2025

Address: Veterinärsplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria

Directions: Bus line 27A station Veterinary Medicine University, tram lines 25 and 26 station Josef-Baumann-Gasse

Pick-up Phase

Get your student ID at the Pick-up Phase.
Find out more later on this page and in the Vienna Children’s University Newsletter.

When collecting the Vienna Children's University student card, a parent will show the passport for the age check.
Children receive a goody bag at registration (not every year!)
Vienna Children's University ID card with list of booked courses
a Vienna Children's University student with a hearing aid collects his T-Shirt
When collecting the Vienna Children's University student card, a parent will show the passport for the age check.
Children receive a goody bag at registration (not every year!)
Vienna Children's University ID card with list of booked courses
a Vienna Children's University student with a hearing aid collects his T-Shirt

Graduation Day

The Graduation Ceremony is the ceremonial completion of a course of study. The Vienna Children’s University also holds a Graduation Ceremony in the Main Ceremonial Hall of the University of Vienna. There you solemnly vow that you will never stop asking questions and being curious. You receive your certificate, are awarded your title and can call yourself Mag. univ. iuv. for a summer. (Magister/Magistra universitatis iuvenum – Master of the Children’s University).

VCU Graduation Day is on 19th of July 2025. Find out more later on this page and in the Vienna Children’s University Newsletter.

Vienna Children's University Graduation Ceremony in the Main Ceremonial Hall: the sceptre-bearer rejoices, in the background many children sit on the floor
Vienna Children's University Graduation ceremony: Children gather in the Arcade Courtyard
Vienna Children's University Graduation Ceremony: the children's group goes to the Main Ceremonial Hall
Vienna Children's University Graduation Ceremony: Children play with certificate rolls
Vienna Children's University Graduation Ceremony in the Main Ceremonial Hall: the sceptre-bearer rejoices, in the background many children sit on the floor
Vienna Children's University Graduation ceremony: Children gather in the Arcade Courtyard
Vienna Children's University Graduation Ceremony: the children's group goes to the Main Ceremonial Hall
Vienna Children's University Graduation Ceremony: Children play with certificate rolls

Your Vienna Children’s University Certificate

Receive your personal certificate at the graduation ceremony!
If you can’t come to the ceremony, you can pick up your certificate.
Find out all the details here in good time during the Vienna Children’s University.