From 9 to 11 September 2025, a delegation from the Zurich Directorate of Education visited the Vocational School for Horticulture and Floristry in Vienna. Representatives of the Zurich Office for Vocational Education and Training, as well as teachers from the vocational schools for horticulture in Zurich and Wetzikon, exchanged ideas on current developments in vocational [...]
On October 9, 2025, outstanding pre-academic papers (AHS) and diploma theses (BHS) were honored with the “We Are Europe” award at the House of the EU in Vienna. The award is presented by the Representation of the European Commission in Austria, the Liaison Office of the European Parliament, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, [...]
In mid-November 2026, a 25-member delegation from Vienna travelled to Berlin to gain insights into the city’s vocational education system as part of our Erasmus+ job shadowing program within the project, enterEurope VET2 “Meaningful Education”. Representatives of the Board of Education for Vienna accompanied school principals, department heads, and teachers from Vienna’s vocational secondary schools. [...]
With the title European Capital of Democracy 2024/2025, Vienna has spent a year demonstrating just how vibrant and diverse democratic participation can be in a modern city. At the heart of this special year was the development of the Wiener Demokratie-Strategie, created through an open, transparent and broadly inclusive participation process completed in spring 2025. [...]
From November 4 to 5, the Alt Erlaa sports hall was transformed into a vibrant career hub – and we were right in the middle of it with our Interreg AT-HU project DigiUp NEXT! Over 60 well-known companies and secondary schools from across Austria accepted the invitation from FMS23 and participated in the speed-dating event [...]
After intense preparations, we were able to successfully launch the inclusive partnership on Monday, November 10, 2025, between three Bavarian special education schools and three inclusive school centers in Vienna – SZ Paulusgasse, SZ Leopoldsgasse, and SZ Quellenstraße. The German colleagues spent two days in Vienna to visit these three Viennese schools to initiate and [...]
On the occasion of the state visit of German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to our Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, a dialogue event on the topic of “Europe – United in Diversity” took place on 22.10.2025. Of course, the younger generation couldn't be left out! So we along with Director of Education Elisabeth Fuchs, [...]
In September 2025 together with the Danish Embassy the European Office of the Board of Education for Vienna organized an essay competition, held in the context of the EU Council Presidency. Participants were invited to write a 500-word essay in English on the topic: “How can Austria and Denmark strengthen their cooperation to advance the [...]
“What I liked best was that we did so much together with the Slovakian students – and that we understood each other even without many words,” said one enthusiastic student from a Viennese secondary school. In October 2025, a group of Viennese students took a day trip to Bratislava to experience a day of learning [...]
