Campaigners demanding more physical education for children are calling for parents to sign a petition supporting the idea. As of Monday the group said that they had managed to get more than 30,000 signatures for their demand that kids have to get an hour a day in sport at school. Innsbruck University Sport Science Expert […]
For Hungarian banker Karole Havasy* the offer of a senior job at a bank in the city of London was almost a dream come true but with one problem – how would her daughter Andrea, 8, who spoke only Hungarian, manage in the move to a British school? Karole had heard from pals about […]
Students from the Wels-based FH Oberösterreich have developed what they claim is the world’s first pizza vending machine. In 2007 the school founded its transfer centre for business creation under the leadership of Dr. Gerold Weisz. Under his leadership in the next two years eight successful businesses were grounded as well as exciting initiatives such […]
Unionists are alarmed by news that the education ministry plans to make significant changes to teachers’ contracts. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Education Minister Claudia Schmied reportedly wants to abolish various privileges of the country’s teachers. Works council committee officials are especially angered about claims that the minister intends to get rid of clauses which protect academics […]
Experts have expressed concerns about a capacity bottleneck as People’s Party (ÖVP) Integration Secretary Sebastian Kurz started a two-year kindergarten pilot project. Kurz – whose party forms a government coalition with the Social Democrats (SPÖ) – said yesterday (Weds) parents in two districts in Salzburg and Lower Austria were offered to send their children to […]
Gabi Burgstaller is under attack after suggesting shorter holidays for teachers. The Social Democratic (SPÖ) governor of the province of Salzburg said yesterday (Tues) primary and secondary modern teachers “should have holidays of five weeks a year as everyone else”. Burgstaller told the Kurier the nine-week summer break should be cut to help parents. She […]
Austrian youngsters are involved in a simulated EU Parliament project in Vienna entitled “Bridge the Gap” in which the best in various debating seminars are invited to Brussels. The various discussions took place between the 26 on 30 April with about 150 youngsters from across Austria involved. The aim was to simulate the work of […]
Legal wrangles between students and Vienna University are possible as Austria’s biggest higher education institution decided to reintroduce tuition fees. The university’s senate opted for a comeback of the charges for the upcoming winter semester. The panel debated the issue yesterday (Thurs) following an appeal by the university’s board. The decision means that students coming […]
Linz deputy mayor Klaus Luger (SPÖ) says a policy of targetting kids with language difficulties which he prioneered in local kindergartens has been vindicated by a German report. According to the new study by the Berlin-Institute for Population and Development, carefully targetted language initiatives in Kindergartens bring the greatest results in advancing the language ability […]
Kids are being offered the chance to get some hands on experience about how some of Austria’s home grown specialities are created on a variety of courses offered to schools by HerzBergLand tourism. Tourism general manager Markus Leitner said there were 3 and 5 day courses on offer at a variety of locations ranging from […]