Today a comprehensive and practice orientated educational training, which meets the demands of the business community, is more important than ever before. Education is, so to say, the original capital necessary for an economic upswing and, hence, for social harmony. Investing in the training of young people corresponds to investing in a functioning and intact society, which is the wish of every one of us. The personal future of every single individual is the basis for this.
Building on this philosophy, the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, one of the country’s most outstanding educational establishments, has put the student with all his wants and expectations at the centre of its conception of itself. “Welcome to your future” – so runs the invitation, and at the same time the promise, of the FHS to its students.
This unconditional, future orientated approach is supported by a string of additional characteristics of the FHS. The continual striving after new international network connections provides students with easy access to semesters abroad or internships internationally. From 2005 a very special highlight will be the new FHS campus at Urstein. In a variety of respects it enables the student to pursue his or her studies within the framework of a particularly high quality of life. This is an advantage which should not be underestimated where one hundred per cent mental dedication to something is involved.
However, what really sets the FHS apart from many comparable educational establishments is its unique management structure. The Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Labour are the two pillars of the institution which take an equal share of the load. This example of invigorated social partnership is an absolute model in Austria, and has made an impression far afield. The FHS is a showcase project, which, not the least for this reason, provides the ideal prerequisites for a high quality academic education with all its perspectives.
