The Joint JKU/UAS International PhD Program in Informatics supports international (typically non-German-speaking) PhD students at Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) and University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (UAS), Campus Hagenberg with most aspects of successfully finishing a PhD at JKU. Students are integrated in the normal Doctorate Degree Program in Technical Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. The normative length of the program is 6 semesters (3 years), although students may take longer if required.