10 years of social work at UAS Burgenland
Meet the Team - Head of the Bachelor's degree programme in Social Work at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, Manfred Tauchner (3rd from left) with his dedicated team and the founding father of the degree programme, Roland Fürst. Im Hintergrund die Band der Promente Burgenland.
Eisenstadt, 17 May 2024 - (SOCIAL) WORK HARD - PARTY HARD - this was the motto of an evening dedicated to social work and human rights at UAS Burgenland. Numerous current and former students, their families and partner organisations from the field accepted the invitation from programme director Manfred Tauchner to the anniversary celebration.
Among the guests were the founding father of the degree programme, Roland Fürst, who has since become club chairman and social spokesman for the SPÖ Burgenland, as well as Erich Fenninger, Federal Managing Director of Volkshilfe and Chairman of Sozialwirtschaft Österreich, who is continuously involved in teaching, particularly with the topic of basic child protection.
The Mayor of Neudörfl, Dieter Posch, also offered his personal congratulations and took the opportunity to take over the human rights travelling exhibition "Vienna 30+", which has been on display at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland for the past few weeks.
Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi, Managing Director of Amnesty International Austria, gave the keynote speech on the topic of "Human rights in times of multiple crises". Musical entertainment was provided by Harri Stojka Acoustic Drive, the Promente Burgenland band, musicians from the degree programme and the newcomer band "Füchsin".
Numbers. Data. Facts from 10 years
- Every year, up to 48 students can enrol on the Social Work degree programme at UAS Burgenland. With more than 300 graduates, the degree programme has trained urgently needed specialists for social work in Burgenland and the area of Styria, Vienna and Lower Austria.
- As part of the practice-oriented training, students have worked in social organisations for more than 2.5 million hours in the last decade. International internships have so far been completed in India, Canada, Ireland, Bolivia and Tanzania, among others.
- The numerous regional and European research and development projects at the Department of Social Work with a total volume of around 1.4 million euros over the last 10 years have had a lasting impact on the social landscape in Burgenland in areas such as school social work, care provision, social markets, social entrepreneurship, youth work, protection against violence and poverty among women.
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