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Here, questions are answered like:
What does the Austrian educational system look like?
Which possibilities of child care are there?
Where do I get formal recognition of my foreign degrees?
Under the heading Educational Questions you will get an overview on all questions about child care.
You will find a list of child care options and their pros and cons, as well as important links for finding a suitable child care institution.
Help.gv.at
The Austrian authorities guide informs on forms of child care and links you to important sites. You can also download fomrs (amongst others about child care).
Before compulsory schooling:
Children between three and six years of age are usually sent to kindergarden. For chidren below the age of three, there are various offers, too. You will find detailed information at:
child care
Compulsory schooling:
In Austria, schooling is compulsory for nine years, and usually starts at 6 or 7 years of age. Compulsory schooling consists of:
Educational system:
The Austrian educational system is strongly differentiated. It is based on the idea that differnces of interest and competence in pupils are best supported by different types of schools. This structure of the educational system, however, is not without controversy, and there are political tendencies leaning toward a comprehensive school.
www.bildungssystem.at
Here you will find a clear explanation of the Austrian educational system including explanations of structure, information on school reports and degrees, and a glossary with the most important terms. The website is bilingual, German and English.
EURYDICE
Eurydice is the information network on educational systems in Europe, it contains information on the educational systems of the EU countries. Information is given in three languages.
» short introduction to the Austrian educational system (dt.) as pdf
help.gv.at
Under the heading Education, extensive information is offered, amongst others on the subjects:
» school (Which types of school are there? How do you register?..)
» university (from admission to double diploma)
» benefits (financial support for pupils, students, apprentices)
» studying with disabilities
You are looking for a school for your child/ren?
You best contact the Österreichischen Landesschulräte (Austrian regional school councils) or the Wiener Stadtschulrat (Vienna city school council).
There, you will be told exactly when and where you can register your child/ren, and how the registration works. You will also be informed of all important dates, like school holidays for example.
Get a detailed overview of all schools in Vienna or of all schools across Austria.
Schools with foreign language curriculum, international schools in Vienna:
www.erwachsenenbildung.at
This homepage doesn’t only list offers but also support measures and events.
www.weiterbildung.at
Surf in the database listing all further education offers in Austria.
EURES (European Employment Service)
The European gateway to job mobility offers extensive information on working and education in the EU; available in 25 languages.
Under the heading Learning, you can access offers from all over the EU.
In Austria, there is a huge range of offers of language courses.
Some first points of contact:
Volkshochschulen (VHS)
Volkshochschulen (adult education centres) are associations offering courses of further education.
» Volkshochschulen in Austria you can find by entering „vhs“ in the search following this link
LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ADULTS:
Sprachenzentrum der Universität Wien
The language centre of the University of Vienna offers courses for a term or intensive courses for more than 24 languages. In addition, you can also attend preparatory courses for international language certificates.
Information on
help.gv.at
Under the heading Bildung there is extensive information for you. Amongst others on the subject of:
» benefits (financial support for pupils, students, apprentices)
The recognition of foreign certificates or degrees is called nostrification.
Different agencies are responsible for nostrification, depending on which degree or certificate you want to have recognised.
Arbeiterkammer-Portal
The portal of the Arbeiterkammer (Workers’ Chamber) has collected information on recognition of foreign university degrees on a special site.
Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS)
The employment agency has published a brochure living and working in Austria. Chapter 5 deals with recognition and nostrification of foreign diplomas; trilingual (German, English, French)
wien.at
The web service of the City of Vienna has collected all contact points on its website which you can contact about nostrification.
