Admissions procedure for medical studies: 11,643 took part

Out of 15,788 applicants who had originally registered, a total of 11,643 candidates took part in today's (Friday's) MedAT joint entrance exam for a place at the medical universities of Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz or the Medical Faculty of Johannes Kepler University in Linz. As last year, the entrance exams were held at several venues throughout Austria. The MedUni Vienna exams were held at Messe Wien, the Graz exams in Graz Exhibition Centre and the Upper Austria exams in Wels Exhibition Centre. The exams for the Medical University of Innsbruck took place at the Innsbruck Exhibition Centre. Participant numbers in detail: At MedUni Vienna, a total of 5,857 people took the entrance exam; 7,881 applications had originally been received. At the Medical University of Innsbruck, a total of 2,376 people came to sit the exam today, Friday. Originally, 3,350 people had registered online by the end of March.