More than 10 per cent of young Austrians are not in employment, education or training, it has emerged.The European Commissions (EC) statistic body Eurostat announced yesterday (Weds) that 10.1 per cent of Austrians aged between 20 and 24 were out of work, education and traineeships in 2008. The authority, which did not provide more recent […]
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Erste Bank boss Andreas Treichl has revealed he is more concerned about developments in the Eurozone than about developments in Eastern Europe (EE).The banker said today (Fri): “The biggest risk for us, the financial service providers, is the insecurity about the debt rates in the Eurozone and how they can be covered in the coming […]
The number of foreigners at Austrian universities will double over the next 15 years, according to a new study.Frank Landler of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Institute for Demography (ÖAW) in Vienna announced today (Tues) that he expected 82,000 foreigners to study at Austrian institutions in 2025. Only 44,000 students from abroad were registered by […]
The president of the Salzburg Labour Chamber (AK) has admitted being “stupid” for driving under the influence of alcohol.Siegfried Pichler confirmed newspaper reports that he his driving licence has been taken away after being caught well over the legal drink drive limit near the city of Salzburg recently.”I was simply stupid, I dont want to […]
Telekom Austria (TA) boss Hannes Ametsreiter has called for more investments in the education sector.The businessman said today (Thurs) Austria must “urgently” think about how to improve the education system.”We must spend more on education if Austrian firms want to be able to compete internationally. Austria has always had a high creative potential. We must […]
Vienna University has been knocked down 11 places on a British research firms World University Ranking.QS said today (Fri) that Vienna University, the only Austrian higher education institution on the companys top 200 list this year and in 2009, dropped from 132 to 142. The university was given just 55.27 overall points.Cambridge University in Great […]
Transsexual allowed to teach
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Austrias first transsexual teacher has been given the all clear to work by the education ministry after a sex change operation.The man turned woman named only as Walter S. caused outcry among some parents by informing her students via e-mail at a polytechnic in Vienna-Margareten that she will be a woman when everyone returns for […]
Right-wing opinion leaders are up in arms as just two of the 200-odd students at a Vienna school are Roman Catholics.Brigittenau district schools inspector Walter Gusterer said today (Weds) the plan was to now let the children join religious education classes in a nearby school.She explained that high administrational costs could not justify holding religious […]
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Labour Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer has announced plans to cut the budget of courses offered to jobless people.Hundstorfer said yesterday (Tues): “It must not happen anymore that someone sits a course such as How do I apply for a job best? three times.”The minister announced all courses offered by the Labour Market Service […]
Plurality says no to holidays this year
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Forty-one per cent of Austrians will not go on holiday this year, according to the results of a new poll by Linz public-opinion research firm IMAS released today (Tues).Six per cent said they had already been on holiday, seven per cent said they had already taken part of their planned holiday, and 46 per cent […]