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Education Minister Martin Polaschek giving a speech. He stands on a podium, speaks into the microphone, behind him is a roll-up with the words "Cooperation Office" written on it, next to him is the Moldovan Minister of Education and two women who are looking at him.

Bildungskooperation Vocational Training

20 years of educational cooperation between Austria and Moldova

The OeAD is active in the Republic of Moldova on behalf of the BMBWF through our co-operation office. Read some of the success stories here.

2 min read · 21. March 2024

To support sustainable educational reforms in our eight partner countries the OeAD, as Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation, works together with more than 500 educational institutions in around 20 projects in various sectors of educational reform per year. The objectives are to support the EU integration process and the future participation of our partner countries in the European Education Area.

Since November 2003 the OeAD has worked in the Republic of Moldova on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) through our co-operation office.

Together with the Moldovan Ministry of Education and local organisations the Cooperation Office implements projects to improve the quality of vocational education and training and to strengthen inclusive education in the Republic of Moldova. Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine in the spring of 2022 the OeAD Cooperation Office has also been involved in providing psychosocial support for refugee children and their integration into school life.

During a working visit on 4 and 5 March 2024 the Austrian federal minister Martin Polaschek and a reputable Austrian delegation joined the Moldovan education minister Dan Perciun to gain an impression of the long-standing cooperation. This included a school visit and exchange on 20 years of educational cooperation between Austria and Moldova at the Centre of Excellence for Economics and Finance (CEEF) with presentations of project results and the awarding of certificates to long-standing cooperation partners.

Project examples: www.oead.at/moldau

A young man presents the Austrian and Moldovan education ministers with a traditional local pastry that looks like Germzopf in front of a school.

The Austrian Education Minister speaks in a room while the Moldovan Education Minister and two other women, including OeAD department head Monika Mott, listen to him.

A student serves a drink to the Austrian and Moldovan education ministers. It is a water with lemon slices.

The Austrian and Moldovan education ministers talk to schoolgirls. There are perfume bottles on a table. It's a kind of mini fair where students exhibit certain products.

The Austrian Minister of Education presents chocolates and a Manner box as a gift to the Moldovan education partner. Schoolgirls smile in the background.

Three ladies with audio guides sit on chairs. The lady in the middle speaks into a microphone. Behind them is a dark red curtain.

People, including the Austrian and Moldovan education ministers, sit in the front row and listen to a lecture. Some of them have headphones on for interpreting

Group photo panel discussion. The managing director of OeAD Jakbo Calice speaks into a microphone while four women listen to him. These are both from the OeAD and representatives of the Moldovan ministry.

[Translate to English:] Gruppenbild von OeAD-Vertreterinnen und moldauischen Partnerinnen auf einer Bühne

Group photo of OeAD representatives and Moldovan partners on a stage, as well as the education ministers from both countries.

The Moldovan Minister of Education, OeAD managing director Jakob Calice, department head Monika Mott, with the OeAD education officer in Moldova and a local employee smile into the camera.

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