On 9 May 2026, Mariahilfer Straße in Vienna became a vibrant meeting place for European diversity and we were part of it! Numerous countries, organizations, and EU-funded projects presented their work through information stands, cultural performances, and culinary highlights. The event was organized by the European Youth Association and Vienna goes Europe.The European Office [...]
12 schools, two cities, one vision: The "ICE Robotics" project brings together pupils from Vienna and Bratislava to prepare them for the world of tomorrow.Six schools each from Vienna and Bratislava became part of the ICE Robotics Network and visited each other alternately from March 2025 to June 2026. Each pilot class was equipped [...]
How can Europe become a tangible experience for young people? For eleven students from Viennese vocational schools, the answer in early June 2026 was clear: through encounters, exchange, and collaborative learning with a partner class from Antwerp. The students had previously taken part in our “Brussels Challenge”. With creative contributions on sustainability, social justice, [...]
During the 2025/26 school year, a total of 265 people from various education authorities visited our schools as part of 19 international delegations. In addition to observing lessons at Viennese schools, we organized expert presentations for our guests and jointly reflected on the different school systems and institutional frameworks. The focus was on current educational [...]
Vocational secondary schools in Vienna play a vital role in the educational and career guidance of students in the 9th grade. These young people gain new perspectives and are professionally prepared for the world of work or vocational training.The European Office of the Board of Education for Vienna is committed to supporting this important [...]
In February 2026, a student from the vocational secondary school in Vienna 23 spent a whole week of his practical training days with us at the European Office of the Board of Education for Vienna and gained insights into both administrative tasks and concrete EU projects such as Erasmus+ or Interreg. He describes his experience [...]
Under the title "Meaningful Vocational Education and Training – How Do We Prepare Young People for an Uncertain Future?", we organized a keynote and dialogue event for school principals and teachers of vocational secondary and higher schools on April 29, 2026. The event was part of our Erasmus+ project enterEurope VET2, which addressed key [...]
Confident, resilient, and socially competent through life – this is exactly where the practice-oriented workshop series Life Skills and Resilience, developed within the framework of the Interreg project BOUNCE BACK, comes in.Across three modules in the summer semester of 2026, teachers received practical ideas for a strengths-based approach to teaching and explore key life skills [...]
As part of our Interreg AT–HU project BOUNCE BACK, practice-oriented resilience workshops were conducted during the winter semester 2025/26 to strengthen key life skills of children and young people in their everyday school environment. Innovative and inclusive workshops took place in 28 pilot classes at primary and lower secondary schools in Vienna, where students received [...]
On 23 January, 2026 the European Office of the Board of Education for Vienna was represented at business academy donaustadt (BHAK und BHAS 22) education and careers fair with a stand entitled “Jobs and Internships at the EU.”Around 400 Students were given the opportunity to find out about the possibilities available to them for going [...]
