Welcome at the OeAD.

We are Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation.

The OeAD is a non-profit limited liability company (GmbH) of the Austrian Federal Government. As an agency of the Austrian Federal Government we work on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF). Our activities are funded by the Republic of Austria, in particular by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport (BMKÖS), the Austrian Federal Chancellery, the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), and the European Commission.

With our work we support the Republic of Austria in meeting the great challenges and extensive changes of our time in line with the UN Action Plan "Transforming our World: Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development" and in strengthening Austria as a centre of business and employment.

The OeAD is the interface to educational offers for all: kindergartens, schools, higher education and science, vocational education and training as well as adult education, youth and sports. Our most important tool is European and international exchange and transnational mobility, which we promote and support operationally at key positions. As a national agency the OeAD is responsible, among other things, for the implementation of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps in Austria.

OeAD Image Folder

The OeAD’s image folder briefly and concisely describes all of the OeAD’s important tasks. It answers the following questions: Who is the OeAD? Where is it located? What does it do? Who are its funding bodies? What are its goals? What are the OeAD's activities in the important fields of internationalisation, education and society, and quality and transparency?

What we stand for:

Internationalisation, Education, Quality and Transparency

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Internationalisation

The key to knowledge and exchange of experience

Internationalisation and the support of transnational cooperation and mobility associated with it are valuable keys in education, science and research. Stays abroad help to develop personal skills and strengthen the innovative capacity of institutions and entire education systems.

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Education

Shaping the future together

From theory into the exciting world of research and creativity: Various funding schemes support (vocational) schools and kindergartens in enabling children and young people to conduct research, become artistically active and skilled in the use of new digital tools. Education is the capital for the future: it is therefore important to support the development of the education sector with customised offers and a high level of expertise.

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Quality and Transparency

Convincing with Quality and Transparency

Reliability and quality form the framework that enables innovation. The enhancement of quality and transparency is the basis for sustainable knowledge transfer. The focus is on the continuous development and assurance of the quality of Austrian educational programmes and quality management tools.