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Educational System

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One of the distinctive features of the Austrian educational system is the extensive co-operation prevailing between the business community and educational institutions.
The dual education system, which combines theoretical and practical teaching, is applied in preparing for careers requiring apprentice training as well as in higher vocational schools.

 

Practice-oriented education

The dual education system, which combines theoretical and practical teaching, is applied in preparing for careers requiring apprentice training as well as in higher vocational schools. Curriculum and training courses are tailored to the requirements of the business world. Apprentices are professionally trained in companies or gain on-the-job experience. The bottom line results of research and development activities are exploited in a practice-oriented manner within the framework of joint projects carried out by schools working together with the business community, e.g. in theses, dissertations or student enterprises.

Approximately 20 universities of applied sciences offering 194 courses of study as well
as 21 universities maintain close ties to the industrial sector.

This two-pronged approach is considered to be exemplary throughout Europe. Foreign investors highly value the specialized skills and the sound, fundamental know-how of Austrian employees.

Career-oriented nature of the educational system

In addition to its practice-oriented approach, the Austrian educational system considers specialization to be a top priority. Students continually have the opportunity to gain a high level of specialized know-how, whether in commercial or technical secondary schools or colleges. For example, the College for Mechanical Engineering offers more than ten different specialized study programs.

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