Education

Uni offered not enough seminar places

The Republic of Austria has to pay damages to a former student of the Medical University of Graz as the university offered not enough seminar places. [...]

Schools in Vienna discuss possible phone ban

Several schools in Vienna are currently considering whether they can ban mobile phones. Phones often disturb the lessons and students also use their s [...]

Central matura exam proving an administrative nightmare

The Austrian project for a central matura – the equivalent of the A-Level exams – is being piloted in professional colleges this year. [...]

Kids Uni project celebrates its 10th birthday

The "KinderUniSteyr" (Kids University of Steyr) in Upper Austria is one of the most innovative Austrian educational projects. This year, the universit [...]

Teachers to get hands on training on farms

Future teachers will get their knowledge directly from farms. Students of teacher training colleges will learn practical things about how modern agric [...]

Viennese school ordered to remove crucifix

A primary school in Vienna removed the crosses from all classes. The mother of a pupil found that it was religious paternalism as less than half of th [...]

SPÖ wants to see more gay and lesbian teachers

Gay and lesbian teachers have been a taboo in schools up to now. The SPÖ wants to change this. At the regional party conference, they decided about a [...]

Austrian national library puts 600,000 books online

The project "Austrian Books Online" is a public-private partnership of the Austrian National Library (ÖNB) and Google. 100,000 books without copyright [...]

School to teach dangers for toddlers and their parents

Accidents are the main reason for children’s death. The threat for children under 5 is greatest when they start to walk. The "parent’s school" of the [...]

Expert against the idea of a medical Uni in Linz

The health economist Ernest Pichlbauer does not advocate the creation of a medical faculty at the University of Linz. He said that a fourth medical tr [...]

More sport activity for pupils needs more cash

The President of the Vienna School Board, Susanne Brandsteidl, believes the intended introduction of daily gym lessons for full time schools is a posi [...]

New Sigmund Freud University is being built

The groundbreaking ceremony of the new private Sigmund Freud University (SFU) in Vienna took place in Vienna Prater yesterday (Tues). The university, [...]

Austrians lack first aid knowledge

80 percent of all Austrians think they can provide first aid but only every seventh person knows what exactly needs to be done after an accident. This [...]

Montessori school in Salzburg will be extended

Due to a high demand for Montessori education, the Neue Mittelschule (Secondary School) of the Diakonie Association in the city of Salzburg will be ex [...]

Almost every fifth apprentice failed exam

In view of the high youth unemployment in Europe, apprenticeship training in Austria is gradually becoming a model for other countries. However, 10,39 [...]

Ms Jägerstätter celebrates her 100th birthday

Franziska Jägerstätter, the widow of the conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, is celebrating her hundredth birthday today (Mon). Ms Jägerstätter [...]

Robots learn how to interact with animals

A new research project at the University of Graz aims at the communication of robots and animals. Researchers want to find out how swarms of bees and [...]

Women still earn less than men

The equal treatment of women and men is a main demand of today’s (Fri) international women’s day. Women in Burgenland earn less than men and are more [...]

Temporary workers can acquire vocational qualification

The project "Du kannst was" (You can do something) has been running in Burgenland for a year. Workers with experience but without an official apprenti [...]

Vaccinations: parents are often sceptical

The majority of parents remain critical towards vaccinations. 57 percent of parents stated in a survey of the Karl Landsteiner Society (KLG) that they [...]

20,000 will take part in Radiology Congress

The 25th Congress of European Radiologists (ECR) started in Vienna yesterday (Thurs). Around 20,000 participants will gather at the congress at Austri [...]

New initiative supports working-class children

A new initiative in Vienna wants to create career prospects. "Working-class child" attempt to support children from lower social classes with their wi [...]

Excessive early education raises danger of burnout

Rigorous early education for toddlers is a threat to their emotions, criticised special education teacher and psychotherapist Katharina Bieber at a co [...]

Technical University of Vienna develops O.A.P-iPad

Austrian students have shown some creative flair. A group led by Prof. Wolfgang Zagler has developed a tablet computer designed for pensioners. [...]