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22 Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009 Austria BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT AUSTRIA Austria is situated in southern Central Europe and shares borders with eight other countries: the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It has a total population of 8 million inhabitants. The predominant language is German. The capital of the country is Vienna. Austria is a federal state consisting of nine federal constituents: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vienna and Vorarlberg. Each federal constituent has its own provincial assembly and government. The guiding principles of the political system are rule of law, democracy, federalism, republican form of government, division of power and liberalism. THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM There is a wide variety of higher educational institutions in Austria. Fifteen Austrian universities offer a broad range of study options for students. If you would like to study music, theatre, fi lm, fi ne arts or applied arts, the six Austrian universities of the arts offer their students a creative education. Since 1993, Austria also has 20 Fachhochschul- Studiengänge in addition to the universities. There are also private universities. The post-secondary sector also includes teacher training colleges and institutes, colleges and institutes for training religious teachers, etc. University level fi rst stage: Bakkalaureus, Bakkalaureus (FH) University level second stage: Magister, Magister (FH), Diplom-Ingenieur, Diplom- Ingenieur (FH) University level third stage: Doktoratstudien You can fi nd more information on the Austrian education system (links to university and Fachhochschulen websites and details of Austria’s participation in European and international exchange programmes) on the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research website ( http://www.bmwf.gv.at). SCHOLARSHIPS The Austrian government, private institutions and universities offer a number of scholarships for Russian students. Just as in some other countries, a special agency – the Austrian Exchange Service (Österreichischer Austauschdienst, ÖAD) – was estab-
lished to manage all grants for foreign students. So, if you are interested in studying in Austria and are looking for fi nancial support, we strongly recommend that you visit the organisation’s website at: http://www.oead.ac.at. Here, you will fi nd all the information on available scholarships, Study & Research in Austria, section, grants database, http://www.oead.ac.at/_english/austria/index.html, advice on how to apply, and application forms. We list some of the scholarships below, but please check the information on the site. This list of scholarships is not exhaustive. SUPPORT OF MOBILITY UNDER THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL AGREE- MENT WITH RUSSIA Area of study or research: natural sciences, technical sciences, medicine, agriculture and forestry, veterinary medicine, social sciences, law and economics, humanities and theology Type of grant: research allowance Target group: researchers, entry level: PhD students, PhD graduates Duration of grant: duration of project: 2 years Grant benefi t paid: funding of travel and travel costs. Project costs are not funded. WHERE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Offi ces for submitting applications in Russia: 23
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