University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

The mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) is one of the world's largest and most renowned universities for music, theatre and film. Founded in 1817, the public university trains around 3,000 students from more than 70 nations in 123 degree programmes spanning music, performing arts, science, research and pedagogy. The mdw has an outstanding student-to-teacher ratio of 4.7 students per faculty member. Its 25 institutes include the Max Reinhardt Seminar and the Filmakademie Wien. The university operates nine locations across Vienna, with its main campus at Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien. Students are selected solely on talent and qualification, with no quotas based on origin. The mdw is a member of the IN.TUNE European Universities alliance and maintains approximately 190 university partnerships worldwide.