Short Introduction

The Austrian Research Foundation for International Development - ÖFSE –is Austria's most important research & information centre on development cooperation and development policy.

Since its foundation in 1967, ÖFSE has been at the service of the interested public, state institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector.

ÖFSE operates a specialised academic library which, besides more than 47,000 monographs and 120 current journals. Since September 2009, ÖFSE is running the C3 Library of International Development together with BAOBAB and Frauensolidarität.

The Science & Research section of ÖFSE offers information, analyses, and advice on the following main focuses

• International development policy and development cooperation
• Austria's public and private development policy and cooperation
• International development policy and the global economy
• Poverty reduction and sustainable development
• Education - Research - Development

At eza.at ÖFSE offers a comprehensive information service on Austrian and international development policies. Databases can be searched to retrieve projects and programmes of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), academic literature and media, as well as organisational data.