The Vienna International Christian-Islamic Summer University touched upon various academic fields, in particular law, theology, sociology and political science. 

The academic programme was accompanied by extra-curricular activities, such as excursions to the Abbey of Melk and the United Nations in Vienna, receptions at the Vienna City Hall and Stift Altenburg, sporting activities (soccer, table tennis, jogging, hiking, swimming), talent shows and multicultural dinners.

In order for students to participate, they had to have completed at least two years of studies and be fluent in English. 

The successful completion of the courses of the Summer University corresponded to up to six European Credits Transfer Systems (ECTS) from the University of Vienna, which could be recognised at the respective universities of the participants.

2018

The academic programme covered topics on "Introduction to Islam" (Prof. Dr. Nahide Bozkurt), "Introduction to Christianity" (Prof. Dr. Volker Stümke), "International Law and Human Rights" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Islamic Diversity" (Prof. Dr. Stephan Prochazka), "Religious Pluralism" (Dr. Salifu Mahama), "Women in Jihadism" (Dr. Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck), "Religion and Politics" (Dr. Gudrun Harrer), "Islam, Sharia and Politics" (Prof. Dr. Ann Black), "Freedom of Expression" (Dr. Adel-N. Reyhani) and "Censorship - History in Europe and Beyond" (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Müller-Funk).

2016

The VICISU 2016 included courses like "Introduction to Islam" (Prof. Dr. Nahide Bozkurt), "Introduction to Christianity" (Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Sander), "Christian Reformation" (Prof. Dr. Volker Stümke), "Muslim Family Law" (Dr. Nasira Iqbal), "International Law and Human Rights" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Religious Pluralism" (Prof. Dr. Fatimah Husein), "Religion in Africa" (Dr. Edward Salifu Mahama), "Religion and Politics" (Dr. Gudrun Harrer), "Islam and Human Rights" (Prof. Dr. Ann Elizabeth Mayer), "Religion and Violence" (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Müller-Funk) and "Women in Jihadism" (Dr. Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck).

2014

In 2014, the programme consisted of lectures and tutorials such as "Introduction to Islam" (Prof. Dr. Mualla Selçuk), "Introduction to Christianity" (Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel), "International Law and Human Rights" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Religious Pluralism" (Dr. Fatimah Husein), "Religion in Africa" (Dr. Edward Salifu Mahama), "Religion and the State" (Prof. Dr. Stefan Hammer), "Islam and Human Rights" (Prof. Dr. Ann Elizabeth Mayer), "Religion and Politics" (Dr. Gudrun Harrer) and "Building of Mosques and Churches in Christian and Muslim Countries" (Prof. Dr. Wolfram Reiss).

2012

The academic programme consisted of lectures like "Introduction to Islam" (Prof. Dr. Mualla Selçuk), "Introduction to Christianity" (Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel), "Christian Social Ethics" (Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel), "Introduction to International Law" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Islam and International Law" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Religious Pluralism" (Dr. Fatimah Husein), "Islam and Human Rights" (Prof. Dr. Ann Elizabeth Mayer), "Gender and Religion" (Dr. Judith Albrecht), "Gender and Religion - Islamic Perspective" (Dr. Nimat Hafez Barazangi), "Islamic Law" (Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe), "Religious Minorities" (Prof. Dr. Javaid Rehman) and "Religion and the State" (Prof. Dr. Stefan Hammer).

2010

The second VICISU offered courses on topics like "Introduction to Islam" (Prof. Dr. Mualla Selçuk), "Introduction to Christianity" (Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel), "Gender and Religion from the Christian Perspective" (Prof. Dr. Angelika Walser), "Gender and Religion from the Islamic Perspective" (Judith Albrecht & Sarah Swick), "Social Rights and Poverty" (Prof. Dr. Joseph Ndi-Okalla), "Religion and the State" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Introduction to International Law" (Prof. Dr. Irmgard Marboe), "Islamic Law - Selected Topics" (Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe), "Religious Pluralism" (Dr. Fatimah Husein), "Human Rights and Minorities" (Prof. Dr. Javaid Rehman) and "Christianity, Dogma and Christian-Muslim Interfaith" (Prof. Dr. Geries Khoury).

2008

The programme started with an introduction to Christianity and Islam and followed with courses such as "Christianity in the Modern World" (Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Gabriel), "Islam, Modernity and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Debates" (Dr. Nahda Shedada), "Human Rights from a Muslim Perspective" (Prof. Dr. Tahir Mahmood), "Human Rights from a Christian Perspective" (Dr. Wa´il Kheir), "Migration in an interconnected World" (Dr. Aicha Belarbi), "Women, Family and Society in Islam and Christianity" (Dr. Saleha S. Mahmood & Dr. Maria Moser), "Religion and Political Violence" (Dr. Samuel Schubert), "Social Rights and Poverty" (Prof. Dr. Joseph Ndi-Okalla), "Democracy and Civil Society" (Shahla Ezazi), "Interreligious Dialogue in the Modern World from the Muslim Perspective" (Dr. Aid Smajic), "Constitutionalism in a Globalized World/International Law Aspects" (Prof. Dr. Stefan Hammer & Zarfishan Qaiser), "Religion and the State" (Prof. Dr. Richard Potz) and "International Order and Religion" (Prof. Dr. Gerhard Luf).