How can new teachers successfully enter the profession? How can newcomers be optimally accompanied and supported in their first years of work? What challenges do they face and what benefits do they bring with? On April 15, 2024, these and other questions on the topic of starting a teaching career and on the topic of [...]
"Democracy is a valuable gift that previous generations have passed on to us. Now it is up to us to preserve and strengthen this asset. And the best way to do that is to vote. Use your vote, otherwise others will decide for you!" said a student who made her voice heard at our EU [...]
This opportunity was offered on May 3, 2024 as part of the media discussion on the occasion of Europe Day for school classes from BRG/ORG Henriettenplatz, HLT/HLW Hertha Firnberg and WMS/RG/ORG Anton-Krieger-Gasse. In addition to Mayor Michael Ludwig, the head of the representation of the European Commission in Austria, Wolfgang Bogensberger, and Vienna's director of [...]
For the second time, the European Office of the Board of Education for Vienna was nominated for the renowned European State Prize: On May 7, 2024, Europe Minister Karoline Edtstadler honored the best European initiatives in Austria in the "Sofiensälen", where we were represented this time with the internationalization strategy enterEurope, which networks educational authorities [...]
“And: Clappreboard 3…: What do you remember fondly when you think about your time at primary school? ...What should an ideal school education look like? …” Students from Vienna and young people of the same age from Brno answered these and another 6 questions as part of our eTOM AT-CZ “Education for Tomorrow” project. Professionally, [...]
In the school year 23/24, many international delegations totalling over 200 people from various European countries - including 100 school headmasters from Brussels alone - came to Vienna to get to know our education system and visit Viennese schools. They were also given various specialist presentations, which were also organised by the European Office. Topics [...]
For three days, 40 educators from Vienna, including school principals and representatives of the school supervision, had the opportunity to observe classes at eleven different schools in Gran Canaria. During this time, they gained insights into the Spanish school system and could assess the ongoing education and training of educators on-site. At the CEP "Centro [...]
The 12th International Stakeholder Conference of the Danube Region Strategy took place in Vienna on May 23, 2024. The Austrian Labor Minister, Martin Kocher, opened the Conference under the working title “Green and Digital Transition in Education and Labor Market Policies”. Around 100 stakeholders from the field of labor and education discussed current challenges and [...]
The Europe Office of the Board of Education for Vienna looks back with great joy on the successful conclusion of the Erasmus+ mobility project “Green Europe,” which was celebrated on 28 May 2024 at the Hans-Radl-Schule. Together with our 20 project schools, we reviewed seven mobility activities involving 267 teachers, school principals, and school quality [...]
As part of our Erasmus+ project “Vienna goes Brussels,” Viennese teachers repeatedly receive important pedagogical insights on the topic of civic competencies through exciting input lectures from experts in the field of democracy education, financial education and children's rights. On 29 May 2024, together with the head of the Vienna Network for Democracy Culture and [...]
