Mozarteum University Salzburg

Mozarteum University Salzburg (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg) is an Austrian public arts university founded in 1841, located primarily in Salzburg with a second campus in Innsbruck. It offers over 94 degree programmes and courses at Bachelor, Master, Diploma, PhD and postgraduate certificate levels across music performance (instrumental, vocal, conducting, early music, composition), music education, music and dance education (Orff Institute), fine arts and design, acting, theatre directing, scenography, opera, musicology, and related disciplines. The university enrolls over 2,000 students from more than 70 countries, supported by approximately 550 teaching staff from 38 countries. The language of instruction is German for almost all programmes; the MA in Applied Theatre and PhD in the Arts require English. The university holds the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education for 2021–2027 (Erasmus Code: A SALZBUR02) and ranked 11th in the QS World University Ranking by subject (performing arts) in the 2019–2021 period. Its International Summer Academy, founded in 1916, annually attracts over 600 musicians from 54+ countries. Notable institutes include the Orff Institute (elemental music and dance education) and the Thomas Bernhard Institute (acting and directing).