Austria Education

Austria
Education System Information
	ENIC - NARIC Austria Profile:
	http://www.enic-naric.net/members.asp?country=Austria
	Eurydice Resources - Austria:
	http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=217,163731&_dad=portal &_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=AT®ionCode=null
	System of Education:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/europe-and-north -america/austria/profile-of-education.html
Government Links
	Ministry of Education:
	http://www.bmbwk.gv.at
	Pages available in English. Provides a detailed look at the Austrian system of education, plus a listing of schools at all levels
Educational Institutions
	University Database:
	http://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public_prod/owa/portal.overview_en?otp_id_in= 6
	Searchable database of universities; includes information on each school's institutions, staff, publications, contact info, etc.
	University Listings:
	http://www.bmbwk.gv.at/universitaeten/uw/hs_links.xml
	Provided by the Ministry of Education; non-university level institutions of higher education may also be included
Accreditation Bodies
	Accreditation Council :
	http://www.akkreditierungsrat.at/
	Accrediting private universities in Austria
	Accreditation Council for Vocational Schools:
	http://www.fhr.ac.at/
	Responsible for the external quality assurance (accreditation and evaluation) in the Austrian vocational (FH) sector
Professional Bodies
	Austrian Rectors' Conference:
	http://www.reko.ac.at/?lang=EN&PHPSESSID=8320bd3f8a6b9952caef094b433c9c9b
	Fosters scholarship and research between and within universities in Austria
	Center for Research in Higher Education (German):
	http://www.iff.ac.at/hofo/portrait/portrait_e.htm
	Investigates the economic, social and political framework conditions for research and education at all kinds of higher education institutions and aims to improve their competitiveness for an international environment
	Center for School Development (German):
	http://www.zse.asn-ktn.ac.at/frames_i.html
Bologna Process
	Bologna Process National Report 2005:
	http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/EN/national_impl/00_Nat-rep-05/Nation al_Reports-Austria_050103.pdf
	Report presented at the Bergen Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the Bologna Process in the country
	WENR - Bologna Country Update:
	http://www.wes.org/ewenr/04May/Austria.htm
	Updates in terms of the structural, legislative and institutional changes that have been implemented in Austria's effort to comply with the reforms called for in the Bologna Declaration
Information for International Students
	Austrian Academic Exchange Service:
	http://www.oead.ac.at
	An organization of the Austrian Universities, takes care of all scholarship programs and provides services for the needs of foreign students in Austria
	Austrian Fulbright Commission:
	http://www.fulbright.at/
	Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Austria
	ENIC - NARIC Austria Profile:
	http://www.enic-naric.net/members.asp?country=Austria
	Eurydice Resources - Austria:
	http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=217,163731&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=AT®ionCode=null