Industrial Association Demands Modernization of School System

Politics ♦ Published: May 17, 2011; 19:31 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian Industrial Association emphasizes the role of school and the need for reforming the educational system as the economy already suffers from a skills shortage.

Industrial Association Demands Modernization of School System / Picture: © Vindobona.org

„Education will be the one central topic for increasing Austria’s location attractiveness and it will be a crucial factor determining the country’s prosperity and competitiveness”, emphasizes Peter Koren, vice secretary general of the Industrial Association (IV) on the occasion of opening the future forum “Skills of the 21st Century”. As the country is only at the…