An Overview of the OeAD’s Activities
- Communication and Marketing: Under the brand “Highlight your future. Study in Austria,” the OeAD represents all Austrian higher education sectors worldwide: public universities, universities of applied sciences, private universities and colleges, and universities of teacher education.
- Support for Scholarship Holders: In 2023, for example, the OeAD’s regional offices supported and assisted 2,724 scholarship holders from more than 70 countries.
- Advisory and Support Services for Higher Education Institutions: The OeAD works closely with Austrian higher education institutions, OeAD lecturers, and Austrian embassies abroad. It promotes the study programmes, scholarships, and partnership opportunities offered by over 70 Austrian institutions globally and provides comprehensive information and advice on studying and researching in Austria. To support this, the OeAD offers a variety of online and print materials.
- Participation in and Organisation of Events: Alongside over 100 representatives from Austrian higher education institutions, the OeAD took part in 2023 with an information booth at three international specialist and higher education fairs, as well as at public fairs (partly virtual) in cooperation with “Study in Europe,” Austrian embassies, and the Austrian Economic Chamber. The OeAD organises Austrian receptions and international partnership events, as well as information sessions for Austrian lecturers and foreign embassies, and offers webinars on study and scholarship opportunities in Austria, partly in collaboration with Austrian universities.
- Welcome and Integration Services: The OeAD aims to provide international students, researchers, and lecturers with optimal starting conditions in Austria. To this end, it supports higher education institutions in developing and enhancing their welcome and integration services.
