Austria - 2011
Tertiary education migrant background population
- Code:
- B17
- Key Area:
- Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Demographics & Economics
| Short Answer |
In 2009/10 more than 54,000 foreign students were enrolled at Austrian universities. |
| Qualitative Info |
In 2009/10 more than 54,000 foreign students were enrolled at Austrian universities. This figure represents approximately a fifth the total student population. In addition there are about 4,300 students (12 per cent) studying at technical colleges. In 2009/10, 19,217 students came from Germany (1999/2000: 5,792), 6,879 from Italy (1999/2000: 7,033), 12,073 from EU, EEA-countries and Switzerland (1999/2000: 8,499), 5,912 from the former Yugoslavia (without Slovenia) (1999/2000: 2,580), 2,550 from Turkey (1999/2000: 1,174), 1,705 from other European countries (1999/2000: 585) and 6,075 from non-European countries (1999/2000: 4,715). Source: http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/STS/Web_Jahrbuch_72dpi.pdf |
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| Main groups | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Asylum seekers |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
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