Vocational Education and Training (TVET) can contribute to education and economic development under conditions of state fragility, crisis and conflict. Yet, TVET has to be adapted to these specific circumstances. Developed for the context of Somalia, Stefan Wolf and Nicole Rudner discuss their concept named TVET+ Service Hub. It combines the still separate fields of TVET, economic development and [...]

In the context of a global surge in demand for commodities, several industrialized countries including the EU have adopted strategies to secure access to raw materials. At the same time, resource-rich developing countries have increasingly introduced measures aimed at using their resource base for broader economic development and at reaping higher income from raw material exploitation and exports. [...]

Home Über uns Mitarbeiter*innen Wissenschaft & Forschung Viktor Skyrman Viktor Skyrman Dr. Viktor Skyrman Visiting Researcher Contact: viktor.skyrman@gmail.com Viktor Skyrman is researching European industrial policy and financial market regulation, including how to finance the green transformation and structural development. He is affiliated to Uppsala University and European University [...]

Home Über uns Mitarbeiter*innen Wissenschaft & Forschung Karin Küblböck Mag. a Karin Küblböck Senior Researcher Tel.: +43 1 317 40 10 – 111 E-Mail: k.kueblboeck@oefse.at Sensengasse 3, 1090 Wien Karin Küblböck ist Ökonomin mit den Forschungsschwerpunkten Rohstoffpolitik, Privatsektorentwicklung, Internationaler Handel und Investitionspolitik. Sie ist zudem Mediatorin und Moderatorin. Sie ist seit [...]

A few weeks before the Brexit date of 31 October 2019, the big questions remain unanswered: Will Britain withdraw from the European Union? And if so, with or without a deal? These decisions not only affect the European Union and the United Kingdom itself, they also have consequences for the 79 countries of the ACP group, which have many links with both partners. Above all, a 'hard brexit' would [...]

Für den ersten Teil der ÖFSE-Publikation „Österreichische Entwicklungspolitik“, der jeweils einem aktuellen Thema gewidmet ist, haben wir in diesem Jahr das die internationale und österreichische Politik beherrschende Thema Migration und Entwicklung ausgewählt, das viele Schnittstellen zur Entwicklungspolitik und auch zur konkreten Entwicklungszusammenarbeit hat. Migration und Entwicklung ist ein [...]