eTwinning NSO Austria

2026-07-22

The OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation, as the Austrian eTwinning National Support Organisation, has developed the objectives of this eTwinning Work Programme to complement and support European core areas in education, especially achieving the European Education Area by 2025 and the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027. All specific objectives of eTwinning-Austria are derived from the European and national priorities in education: - Contribute to transitioning to the new European School Education Platform (ESEP) and embedding eTwinning/ESEP in the national school education policy - Active membership in the network of National Support Organisations - Engage stakeholders at national and regional level, with special activities for specific target groups: VET, ECEC, schools from rural areas, and organisations of initial teacher education - Increase the number of users and schools - Promote eTwinning projects, as well as innovative cooperation methods and quality educational approaches - Promote professional development for teachers, in particular contributing to increasing teachers' ICT competences - Secure high-quality delivery of eTwinning in Austria - Promote blended mobility Based on these objectives and building upon the successful work of previous years, eTwinning Austria will focus on a multifaceted portfolio of dissemination activities, extensive offer of professional development possibilities, helpdesk support, and close cooperation with national, regional, and local authorities. In all activities special care will be given to inclusion, balance, and equal treatment. Quantitative indicators have been set to measure the fulfilment of the goals, among them: - At least 700 new eTwinning users per year, with 40% of all Austrian schools registered on eTwinning by the end of the programme period - At least 180 new eTwinning projects per year - At least 150 Austrian eTwinning users participating in professional development and network

Austria

2025-12-15