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Austrian Exchange ServiceAgency for International Cooperation in Education and Research

Austrian Exchange Service • Largest non profit organisation in the field of

internationalisation of higher education in Austria

• Organised as an association (Verein)• Members of ÖAD:

– all Austrian Universities– Association of Universities of Applied Sciences – Association of University Colleges of Teacher

Education

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Basic Figures ÖAD• Founded in 1961 as association of

Austrian Universities• 100 staff members• Budget per year: 35 Mio €• More than 12.000 individuals and

projects supported per year• ÖAD certified according to ISO

9001:2000

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ÖAD provides services for• Individuals

– Pupils – Apprentices– Students – Teachers – Researchers

• Institutions– Universities– Universities of Applied

Sciences – University Colleges of

Teacher Education– Schools, educational

institutions– Enterprises

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Donors • Austrian Federal Ministries (Science and

Research; European and International Affairs; Education, Art and Culture)

• European Union • Provinces and communities • Foreign governments• Educational and scientific institutions • Enterprises

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Five fields of activities• Administration of European Union (Lifelong

Learning) and bi- and multilateral scholarship and educational programmes

• Providing and exchange of information (www.grants.at), publications

• Think Tank, expert function• Accommodation for international students

(7500 persons per year) • University preparatory courses

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Higher Education in Austria I

• 242,000 ordinary students in higher education (academic year 2005/06)– 35,000 international students (around

15%)– Very high proportion of international

students at Universities of the Arts

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Higher Education in Austria II• 15 universities + 1 postgraduate university • 6 universities of the arts• 18 Universities of Applied Sciences

(Fachhochschulen) with 195 degree programmes

• 14 University Colleges of Teacher Education • 11 Private Universities (very few students)

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Mobility Programmes I

• EU-Programmes (Lifelong Learning)– especially Erasmus (more than 4000

Austrian Erasmus students per year) – Leonardo and EU 3rd country programmes

• extensive range of scholarship programmes for students (incoming and outgoing), e.g.

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Mobility Programmes II

– Scholarship programmes for OECD and Central & Eastern European countries:

• for work on an Austria-related subject

– Exchange programmes with Hungary, Czech and Slovak Republics

– Bilateral scholarship programmes for developing countries

– Technology grants

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Mobility Programmes III

– Multilateral CEEPUS Programme– Grants for postgraduate programmes

(outgoing)– Students keep their national support for

study abroad period– Programmes financed by third-party funds

• fee waiver (tuition) for students



Promotion (Marketing of HE)• Platform for the promotion of Austria as

an attractive location for study and research established within the ÖAD

• Main activities– participation in three big education fairs – the preparation of uniform information

material in a homogenous layout (brochures, folders, homepage, etc.).



Further information

available in English and German

www.oead.at

[email protected]



Ernst Mach Grant • Financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of

Science and Research • Worldwide programme (open to nationals

from all countries)• Aims:

– to enhance scientific cooperation between Austrian and foreign universities

– to support young researchers for their research at Austrian Universities

• Name of the programme: Ernst Mach was a famous Austrian physicist and philosopher



Target group• Graduates, postgraduates, PhD holders• Special scheme for students studying at

Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences• Area of study or research

– Natural and Technical Sciences– Medicine, Veterinary Medicine– Agriculture and Forestry– Social Scienes, Law and Economics– Humanities, Theology, Fine Arts



Requirements• Applicants:

– graduates pursuing a doctoral/PhD programme outside Austria or

– having already completed a doctoral/PhD Degree and working at a university outside Austria

• Maximum age: 35 years• Language:

– Knowledge of German or – English for projects carried out in English



Selection Criteria• Applications are assessed according to the

following criteria:– Why do you want to study or conduct research in

Austria?– What is the contents and the aim of your study or

research project in Austria?– Which scientific methods do you want to use?– Prior studying history (duration and grades), list of

publications

• Selection by an expert commission in Austria



Grant benefits• Grants are awarded for 1 – 4 months• Monthly grant rate:

– for graduates: € 940– for graduates with PhD degree: € 1040

• Accident and health insurance, accomodation (to be borne out of the grant rate)

• Exemption from tuition fees• Support and guidance offered by the ÖAD

branch offices



Application, Deadlines

• Submission of applications:www.scholarships.at

• Deadlines– 01.03.2008 for the academic year 2008/09– 01.09.2008 for the summer term 2009



Franz Werfel Grant (I)• Special grant for young university

teachers of German language and Austrian literature

• To work as visiting researcher in Austria

• To carry out specialist studies in libraries, archives or research institutions

• Open to nationals form all countries



Franz Werfel Grant (II)• Duration: 4 – 9 months, extension up to 18

months is possible• Monthly grant rate: € 1040, book allowance• Follow-up activities are supported

– invitation to symposiums– allowance for specialist literature– one-month research grant every three years – subscription to a specialist journal

• Name of the programme: Franz Werfel was a famous Austrian writer



Further information

www.grants.at

www.oead.at

[email protected]

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