ENO Austria

Vienna/Austria, with a long expertise in the analysis, evaluation and assessment of Austrian and European cultural and educational policies and arts education programmes. Since the 2010s, EDUCULT activities cover a wider regional balance across Europe including European neighbourhood countries. EDUCULT aspires to build bridges between research and practice and combines both elements in its interdisciplinary activities. Therefore, EDUCULT supports: cooperation between arts, scientific, cultural and education institutions on the individual, institutional and political level; knowledge-exchange in the field of access, participation and education between different levels and institutions; awareness-raising for the importance of cultural participation and co-creation through public discussion and dissemination activities. These aims are reached by: qualitative and quantitative research, analysis, study and evaluation of organisations, institutions, projects, programmes and initiatives; service and consultation activities for the implementation and development of policies and programmes; exchange and dissemination of research results. EDUCULT also supports, works for and cooperates with universities (public and private), schools, cultural institutions, public administration (ministries, city and regional government institutions), civil society organisations, and umbrella institutions on national and international level.


Address: Museumsplatz 1/e-1.6, A – 1070 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43152231270
E-mail: office (at) educult.at
Web address: https://educult.at/

The OeAD has advised, supported and connected people and institutions in education, science, research and culture for 60 years with its future-oriented programmes. As an agency of the Republic of Austria the OeAD thus contributes to inclusive, equal and high-quality education. The OeAD’s fields of activity are in Austria, Europe and internationally in priority countries.

On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education (BMB) the “Cultural Education with Schools” department works at the interface between schools, the arts and culture. In this context participatory cultural education projects and activities with schools throughout Austria are conceived, accompanied, promoted, and given advisory and organisational support.
Work in this field is based on the central principle that children and young people should be encouraged to participate actively in artistic and cultural processes and foster their competences, taking the circumstances of their own lives as a point of departure. The projects are carried out in cooperation with artists and cultural professionals as well as with artistic and cultural institutions.

Address: Universitätsstraße 5, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
E-mail: Ulrike.Giessner (at) oead.at
Web address: http://www.oead.at/kulturvermittlung

The University College of Teacher Education Vienna (Pädagogische Hochschule Wien), as a leading institution in teacher training in Austria, offers a wide range of training and further education programmes for teachers. With a particular focus on primary school and vocational schoolteachers, the PHW diversifies its teaching programmes across a variety of subject areas, with a special interest in artistic and expression-oriented subjects. This university is not only an institution of importance on a national level, but also on an international level through its co-operation with over 90 partner universities in Europe. These collaborations emphasise PHW’s ambition to expand its international presence and support the global research and teaching efforts of its academic community.

PHW’s participation in Erasmus+ research initiatives such as CEFR_Visual Literacy, SOUNDWORDS_Graphic Story Telling & Inclusion, Service-Learning research alliances such as RURAL 3.0_SL, SLUSIK and SLIDE as well as the Teacher Academy ACIIS illustrates its commitment to international educational standards and the enrichment of education through global perspectives. This initiative further consolidates the PHW’s endeavours to contribute to the improvement of teaching quality and the promotion of (cultural) education at an international level.

The University College of Teacher Education Vienna (PHW) thus becomes part of the ENO network and enriches this association of European universities and institutions dedicated to teacher training and the development of educational policies. Participation in this network enables PHW to actively participate in Europe-wide discussions and initiatives to improve teacher education and to benefit from an exchange of best practices, research findings and innovative teaching methods.

Contact:

Grenzackerstr. 18, A 1100 Wien
E-mail: rolf.laven(at)phwien.ac.at
URL: https://phwien.ac.at/

As one of Austria’s leading universities for music, drama, and dance, Bruckner University is nationally and internationally renowned for its characteristic interdisciplinarity in teaching and research. It sees its role as a training ground for performing, teaching, and academic research and as a significant agent in the development and communication of the arts. Central to this work is the education of young musicians, actors, dancers, and researchers from all parts of the world—almost half of the students and around 40% of the teaching staff have an international background—and fostering their development into individual artistic personalities.
Essential to the university is the diversity of the degree programmes and the excellent faculty-to-student ratio of 1:4 on average. The offering ranges from instrumental studies in classical concert subjects to singing, instrumental and vocal pedagogy, jazz and improvised music, composition, early music, elementary music pedagogy and music mediation as well as contemporary stage dance, dance pedagogy, movement research, and acting. Since 2019, Bruckner University has also been offering jointly managed doctoral programmes in artistic-scholarly and scholarly research, where early-stage researchers are trained in tandem to think and act in a research-oriented manner.
In addition, the university maintains cooperations with educational, research, and cultural institutions on regional, national, and international levels. This offers our students a wide range of opportunities for artistic performances, research, and teaching practice from the outset.
In this sense, Bruckner University becomes part of the ENO network as an open, innovative centre for the arts to actively contribute to ongoing discourses in developing arts and cultural education.


Address: Alice-Harnoncourt-Platz 1, 4040 Linz, Austria
Email: vr-forschung (at) bruckneruni.at
Web address: www.bruckneruni.ac.at

The Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK) is a public institution funded by the City of Vienna, providing affordable, top-level artistic education. The university is renowned for its research, teaching, and outreach programmes, with an international focus attracting teachers and students from around the world. Its city centre campus is closely integrated into Vienna’s urban life.
The study programmes at the MUK provide both academic and specific artistic or artistic-pedagogical professional training. Numerous collaborations with renowned cultural institutions, along with a wealth of in-house productions, offer students performance and networking opportunities during their studies, ensuring a successful start to their careers — in Vienna and across the world.


Address: Johannesgasse 4a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43 1 5127747 – 350
Email: w.rademacher (at) muk.ac.at
Web address: https://muk.ac.at/