Studentenheime#

Halls of Residence, Students': Austria has a total of 159 students´ halls of residence (1994), offering 19,352 places (i.e. for approx. a quarter of all students). The largest bodies responsible for halls of residence are the Studentenfoerderungsstiftung foundation (2,799 places, founded in 1958 by the Austrian National Union of Students), the Akademikerhilfe association (2,739 places, founded 1921) and the Wirtschaftshilfe fuer Arbeiterstudenten association (Wihast, total of 1,754 places, founded in 1923), which is also responsible for the Adolf-Schaerf students´ halls of residence. Most students´ halls of residence are used as hotels during the summer holidays.