International dialogue
International bilateral meetings and working visits are an integral part of the international cooperation activities of the BMBWF.
The exchange of information and opinions with the relevant ministers of partner countries, with ambassadors and experts from abroad, contributes to the deepening of bilateral relations in education, science and research as well as to facilitating the intensification of bilateral and multilateral cooperation and projects both on the institutional and ministerial levels, as well as to positioning Austria in international competition.
Well-founded insights into systems and strategies of other countries in the fields of education, science and research enrich both national discussions and further developments.
International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research
2nd Quarter 2024
- 2nd April 2024
Greece – Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: working visit of Mr. Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sport - 4th April 2024
Italy - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral talk with Mr. Giovanni Pugliese, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy - 15th April 2024
Albania - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral meeting with Ms. Ogerta Manastirliu, Minister of Education and Sport of the Republic of Albania - 24th to 26th April 2024
Germany - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: Work visit to Berlin:
Bilateral talks with Katharina Günther-Wünsch, Senator for Education, Youth and Family of the State of Berlin; Representatives of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities; the "Schüler Union Berlin", the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Centre for Elementary Education. Participation in the final panel of a Conference on Digitalization in Education. - 15th May 2024
Slovenia - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral talk with Mr. Igor Papič, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia, in the framework of the participation in the „Pfingstdialog“ from 15th to 16th May 2024 in Leibnitz - 23rd May 2024
Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral exchange in the framework of the participation in the ministerial meeting on competitiveness (Research) in Brussels with Ms. Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture; Minister Anna Maria Bernini, Republic of Italy; Minister Christina Egelund, Kingdom of Denmark; Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf, Kingdom of the Netherlands, and State Secretary Balász Hankó, Hungary - 29th May 2024
India - Director General Barbara Weitgruber on behalf of Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral talk with Mr. Shambhu S. Kumaran, Ambassador of the Republic of India - 4th June 2024
Turkmenistan - Director General Barbara Weitgruber on behalf of Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral meeting with Mr. Azat Atayev, Deputy Minister of Education - 13th June 2024
Ukraine - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral meeting with Mr. Vasyl Khymynets, Ambassador of Ukraine - 20th June 2024
Denmark - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral talk in the framework of the „Europa Forum Wachau“ with Ms. Christina Egelund, Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Kingdom of Denmark - 24th to 25th June 2024
Czechia - Director General Doris Wagner on behalf of Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: Participation in the Conference “Europe as Education Village” - 27th June 2024
Spain - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral meeting with Ms. Maria Aurora Mejía Errasquin, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain
1st Quarter 2024
- 25th January 2024
Hungary - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral talk with Ms. Edit Szilágyiné, Ambassador of Hungary
- 25th January 2024
Director General Doris Wagner on behalf of Federal Minister Martin Polaschek: bilateral meeting in the framework of the 9th ASEM Education Ministers´ Meeting (ASEMME9) with Ambassador Jacques Ducrest, Head of International Relations, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation in Switzerland - 14th to 15th February 2024
Bilateral exchange in the framework of the participation in the ministerial meeting on competitiveness (Research) in La Hulpe with Minister Igor Papič, Republic of Slovenia, State Secretary Martina Hirayama, Switzerland, and Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Republic of Germany - 29th February to 1st March 2024
Bilateral talks in the framework of the participation in the informal meeting of higher education ministers in Brussels with Minister Christina Egelund, Kingdom of Denmark, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Minister Stephanie Obertin, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Minister Athena Michaelidou, Republic of Cyprus - 4th to 5th March 2024
Moldova - Federal Minister Martin Polaschek, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation: working visit in the Republic of Moldova
2019 - 2023
- International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research 2023
- International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research 2022
- International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research 2021
- International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research 2020
- International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research 2019