Austria
National Information Centre(s)
ENIC NARIC AUSTRIA
Federal Ministry for Science and Research
Teinfaltstrasse 8, A-1014 Wien
Österreich
Phone: +43 1 531 20 5921
Fax: +43 1 531 20 7890
E-mail: naric@bmwf.gv.at
Web site(s):
http://www.bmwf.gv.at/naric/
Contact person:
Dr. Heinz Kasparovsky, Head of ENIC/NARIC
National Education Bodies
Official name:
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung
Federal Ministry for Science and Research
Main fields of political area of higher education
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/
Englich: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/english/
System of Education
Bildungswesen in Österreich
Austrian education system
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/schulen/bw/index.xml
English: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/enfr/school/index.xml
Bildungswege in Österreich
Educational paths in Austria
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/medienpool/17295/bildungswege_08.pdf
German: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/medienpool/17298/grafikbildungswege.pdf
University Education
Das österreichische Hochschulsystem
Overview over the higher education system
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/submenue/wissenschaft/national/oesterr_hochschulwesen/das_oesterr_hochschulsystem/
English: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/english/science/
Diploma Supplement – Higher education system
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/international/enic_naric_austria/diploma_supplement/das_oesterreichische_hochschulsystem_punkt_8/
English: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/international/enic_naric_austria/diploma_supplement/the_system_of_austrian_higher_education/
Quality Assurance
Qualitätssicherung im Hochschulwesen
Quality assurance in higher education
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/national/oesterr_hochschulwesen/aqa/
English: http://www.aqa.ac.at/
Post-secondary Non-university Education
Das österreichische Hochschulsystem
Austrian education system
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/schulen/bw/index.xml
English: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/enfr/school/index.xml
Recognized Higher Education Institutions
Postsekundäre Bildungseinrichtungen / Institutions of post-secondary education
List of all recognized institutions of post-secondary education
Link(s):
German, English [PDF]: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/uploads/tx_bmwfcontent/postsek_bildungseinrichtungen.pdf
Policies and Procedures for the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications
Empfehlungen und Dokumente zum Anerkennungswesen
Texts of ENIC NARIC AUSTRIA concerning important recognition questions
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/submenue/wissenschaft/international/enic_naric_austria/anerkennungswesen/
English: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/submenue/english/science/enic_naric_austria/general_recommendations_concerning_recognition/
Qualifications Framework
Framework
No link is available at this timeSelf Evaluation Report
No link is available at this timeDiploma Supplement Information
Organisation responsible for the implementation of the DS
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung
Federal Ministry for Science and Research
Teinfaltstrasse 8, A-1014 Wien
Österreich
Phone: +43 1 531 20 5920
Fax: +43 1 531 20 81 5920
E-mail: heinz.kasparovsky@bmwf.gv.at
Link: German (English)
Additional information
In Austria, all universities and universities of applied sciences are from the 2004 academic year legally bound to confer a diploma supplement. The DS is elaborated in conformity with the European template recommended by UNESCO and the Council of Europe.
For support, a website has been installed: http://archiv.bmbwk.gv.at/diploma-supplement
Information on DS (legislation, template, chart, etc)
Process of Implementation of the Diploma Supplement
(partially in English)
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/international/enic_naric_austria/diploma_supplement/
English: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/submenue/english/science/enic_naric_austria/diploma_supplement/
Chart of national higher education structure
Der postsekundäre Sektor in Österreich
Link(s):
German: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/international/enic_naric_austria/diploma_supplement/das_oesterreichische_hochschulsystem_punkt_8/
Chart of national higher education structure
Post-secondary Education in Austria
Link(s):
English: http://www.bmwf.gv.at/wissenschaft/international/enic_naric_austria/diploma_supplement/the_system_of_austrian_higher_education/
Verified: 11. jaanuar 2010. a.
Total number of records: 14