The Austrian schools and colleges for engineering, arts and crafts …

• offer their students a well-founded technical or industry-specific education and training as well as comprehensive general education geared towards personal growth;
   
• view their core competence in the development of innovative programmes in all areas of technology;
   
• secure their special trademark “practice-orientation of VET programmes” through the combination of theoretical education and occupation-related practice, the practical experience of its teaching staff and intensive cooperation with business and industry;  
   
• consider themselves committed to the highest standards in terms of quality and their continuous further development in their work;
   
• offer their students support and encouragement in a motivating environment for learning and working;
   
• consider the skills, experience and commitment of staff as key essentials for successfully implementing their educational functions;
   
• deliver their education and training work with a strong focus on international aspects and create mobility, cosmopolitism and intercultural understanding.

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