Integration of Ukrainian Children into the Austrian Education System

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The Austrian Minister of Education, Martin Polaschek, presented a comprehensive package of measures designed to provide a solid foundation for the integration of young Ukrainians into Austria's schools and universities.

According to the Austrian Ministry of Education, they are working to provide more resources to enable displaced persons from Ukraine to integrate well and easily into the education system. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education (BMBWF) is preparing for up to 50,000 Ukrainian children and young people in Austria in the coming school year. In the past school year, more than 11,000 Ukrainian children had already been integrated into the Austrian school system. In the meantime, BMBWF estimates that there are more than 16,000 Ukrainian children and young people in…