Home Research & Consulting Austrian and International Development Policy International development policy and development cooperation International development policy and development cooperation International development policy and cooperation are shaped by multilateral institutions at the UN level, International Financial Institutions (IFIs), the OECD, the European Union, the G20 and a number of [...]

Home Research & Consulting International Trade and Global Value Chains International Trade and Global Value Chains Since the 1990s, achieving integration into the world economy through international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a central focus of development strategies in the countries of the Global South. Yet within the last decade, the global business environment has [...]

Home Research & Consulting Education and Development Promoting Networking of Educational Research in Austria Promoting Networking of Educational Research in Austria ÖFSE participates in various Austrian and international networking initiatives on the topic of education and contributes to studies and publications in this context. In Austria, for example, this includes the Transformative Education [...]

Home Events Past Events Past Events In the following we present conference documentations , photo galleries , videos, and media reports of slected events. 19.11. 2025 18:00 - 19:30 C3 - Centrum für Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, 1090 Wien, Alois Wagner-Saal IE Talk - The End of (US) Aid? Discussing the Future of Aid and Crisis Response With Lisa Ann Richey (Kopenhagen Business School), [...]

Home About Us Cooperation Partners and Funders Cooperation Partners and Funders ÖFSE-Sponsors We thank our sponsors: ADA – Austrian Development Agency DKA – Dreikönigsaktion der Katholischen Jungschar Jubiläumsfonds der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank FFG – Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Arbeiterkammer Wien Hans Böckler Stiftung ÖFSE holds cooperations with several research [...]

Home Education & Awareness Educational Projects Pic climate justice Pic climate justice The project “Pic climate justice” aims to encourage young people in the global south and north to discuss and participate in the complex topic of “climate justice”. Within the project, 15-20 young people between 16 and 30 years from Austria and Ecuador design a digital photo exhibition in which they illustrate [...]