OEAD

PROFILE


Introduction on country represented

• Surface area : almost 84.000 km2
• Inhabitants : 8,3 million
• Approx 10 percent foreigners
• Capital : Vienna (1.7) million inhabitants
• Language : German
• Religion : 78 Percent Roman-Catholics
• Repulic; Election every 5 years
• 9 Federal province

Description on the education system

• Compulsory schooling 9 years
• State school are free of charge 
• Higher Education Sector

           - Universities

           - Universities of the arts

           - Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen)

           - Universities Colleges of Teacher Education (The Former Training Colleges)

Description

OAD-GmbH

The OAD-GmbH is the Austrian agency for international mobility and cooperation in education, science and research. We provide advice for institutions, accompany international exchange and promote the higher education location in Austria. Our core business is the exchange of people of all ages and educational levels. In this we support institutional cooperations in Europe and worldwide. We accompany international activities and coordinate and support their implementation. A special focus is for example on development cooperation and on education export

RELATED LINK

www.oead.at