Youth Information in Austria

Youth Information Centres offer young people a first point of contact for all their questions. 27 Youth Information Centres and Points all over Austria guarantee young people aged between 12 and 26 a nationwide service. Of course our centres are open as well to parents and other family members, teachers, youth workers and anybody interested in youth-related topics.

The Austrian Youth Information Centres

• offer free and tailor-made information on all topics of interest for young people.
• design their services based on the needs and questions of young people.
• act as a link between young people and specialist organisations.
• create information that is easily understandable and relevant for young people.
• give orientation and guidance to foster independent decisions of young people on their own lives.
• support young people in developing their information literacy skills.
• use modern communication channels that are close to young peoples lives.
• support young people in realising their own projects.
• implement their own national quality criteria catalogue and commit to the European Youth Information Charter and the Principles for Online Youth Information.
  
  
  

The “Bundesnetzwerk Österreichische Jugendinfos” (i.e. National Network of Austrian Youth Information Centres) is the national umbrella organisation of the Austrian Youth Information Centres.

Its main tasks are

• the coordination of national projects regarding youth information;
• networking on national and international level;
• national and international representation of the Austrian Youth Information Centres;
• training for youth information workers and quality development;
• implementation of national quality measurement tools such as the shared statistical system;
• offering a national contact point for all questions regarding youth information in Austria.
  
  

The Bundesnetzwerk Österreichische Jugendinfos is

• the Austrian National Agency for EURODESK, the information network for young European citizens dealing mainly with information on living, travelling, studying and working within the European Union. EURODESK is supported by the European Commission and the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth.
• is a member of the European umbrella organisation of Youth Information – European Youth Information and Counselling Agency ERYICA – where it represents the interests of the Austrian Youth Information Centres.
• is a member of the European Youth Card Association EYCA and holds the license for issuing the European Youth Card for the territory of Austria.
• is a member of the National Coalition on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – Netzwerk Kinderrechte Österreich.
• is a member of the advisory board of Saferinternet.at.

Furthermore the Bundesnetzwerk Österreichische Jugendinfos maintains the Austrian National Youth Portal which is commissioned and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth.

Unfortunately we can not provide all the content of our website in English, but in case you have a concrete question don't hesitate to ask us! If you are looking for specific information on travelling, working, studying or volunteering in Austria, you may for a start also consult the relevant pages of the European Youth Portal. The information there is fully available in English and also researched and updated by us.

To get in contact with the Bundesnetzwerk Österreichische Jugendinfos, please take a look at the contact details and/or use the web form, both provided here.

If you have a question about and/or are looking for contacts in a special region in Austria, feel free to directly get in touch with the regional Youth Information Centre. For contact details please check the map below: