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Stylish integration: Roma fashion in Budapest

Last year Erika Varga’s Romani Fashion Store opened in Budapest. The first fashion show presenting clothing, jewellery and various accessories was held to mark this festive occasion more...

Diversity instead of monotony

The “IMPORT/EXPORT” cross-media project has made it its goal to give more people access to the stories of foreigners and migrants and to counteract a still widespread tendency see everything in black and white more...

A container focusing on integration

It’s been there since mid-May 2010 – the green container with the words “Import/Export” written on it. It has been transformed into a film production studio standing in the middle of Vienna more...

Top marks for Vienna’s social welfare system

An important factor in feeling at ease in a city is the network of social welfare services available to its citizens. There is nothing more stressful than constantly having to worry about what will happen if your child falls ill more...

PaN Awards 2010

At the end of August in the city of Vienna awards were given to deserving honorary members of the umbrella organisation of all Austrian-foreign societies (PaN)
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Internet accessibility for all - International conference in Vienna

The International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP), initiated in Vienna in 1989, returned to the Vienna University of Technology more...

Dialogue between sciences

For around two years now the Interdisciplinary Dialogue Forum (ID) of the University of Vienna has been organising talks, workshops and symposiums to promote better understanding between scientific disciplines more...

Gardens – a place of integration

Gärten in Großstädten sind nicht nur Räume der Erholung und der biologischen Vielfalt - als Community Garden, also Gemeinschafts- oder Nachbarschaftsgarten, kann in ihnen auch gelebte Integration stattfinden more...

Donations from Vienna for Austrian school and hospital in Istanbul

During a four-day stay in Istanbul, the delegation from Vienna led by vice-mayor Renate Brauner also visited the Austrian school St. George’s College and St. George’s Hospital. About 500 books and DVDs on Austrian more...

Together against AIDS - Vienna celebrates life

The 18th Life Ball, Europe’s biggest AIDS charity event, is the kick-off for the International AIDS Conference in Vienna on 17 July. A big globe next to the huge Red Ribbon stage symbolises this year’s motto of the ball, Earth more...