International dialogue 2019

International bilateral meetings and working visits of the Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research 2019

4^th Quarter 2019

7^th October 2019
Australia - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: round table meeting with Ms Lisa Harvey-Smith, Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador

10^th to 11^th December 2019
Estonia - Working visit of the Federal Minister Iris Rauskala in Tallin on the occasion of „MicrosoftEduDay“, Republic of Estonia

16^th December 2019
The Netherlands - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: bilateral meeting with Mr. Aldrik Gierveld, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

3^rd Quarter 2019

1^st July 2019
Italy - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: working lunch with Mr. Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic

4^th to 5^th July 2019
Finland - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: Bilateral meetings in the course of the working visit to the Republic of Finland at the occasion of the informal Meeting of Ministers responsible for Competitiveness (research) in Helsinki, including bilateral talks, inter alia, with Ms. Annikka Saarikko, Minister for Science and Culture, and with Ms. Hannah Snellman, Vice-Rector of Helsinki University

9^th July 2019
United Kingdom - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: bilateral meeting with Mr. Leigh Turner, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

16^th July 2019
Finland - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: bilateral talk with Ms. Pirkko Hämäläinen, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland

30^th July 2019
USA - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: bilateral meeting with Mr. Trevor Traina, Ambassador of the United States of America

11^th to 16^th September 2019
USA - Working visit of the Federal Minister Iris Rauskala, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, to New York and Boston

22^nd to 24^th September 2019
Switzerland - Working visit of the Federal Minister Iris Rauskala, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, to Bern and Zurich

2^nd Quarter 2019

10^th May, 2019
Bavaria - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral talk with Ms. Judith Gerlach, Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany

13^th May, 2019
Turkey - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral meeting with Mr. Ümit Yardim, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey

13^th May, 2019
South Tyrol - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral talk with Mr. Philipp Achammer, Provincial Councillor for German Education, Republic of Italy

19^th June, 2019
Brazil - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: bilateral meeting with Mr. Marcos Pontes, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Signing: Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Federative Republic of Brazil on Scientific and Technological Cooperation

23^rd June, 2019
Thailand - Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: Bestowal of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class, to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand

28^th June, 2019
Croatia - Director General Barbara Weitgruber on behalf of Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: Participation in the 21st Meeting of the Joint Committee of CEEPUS Ministers in Zagreb

30^th June, 2019
Germany (Lindau) - Director General Barbara Weitgruber on behalf of Federal Minister Iris Rauskala: Participation in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

1^st Quarter 2019

23^rd January, 2019
Zambia - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral talk with a delegation from the Republic of Zambia headed by Ms. Nkandu Luo, Minister of Higher Education

25^th January, 2019
Hungary - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral meeting with Mr. Andor Nagy, Ambassador of Hungary

3^rd to 7^th February, 2019
Israel - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: working visit as a member of the delegation of Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen

8^th February, 2019
Japan - Head of cabinet Markus Benesch: bilateral talk with Mr. Kiyoshi Koinuma, Ambassador of Japan

13^th to 15^th February, 2019
Republic of Korea - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: working visit as a member of the delegation of Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
Signing: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea and the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research of the Republic of Austria 

15^th to 17^th February, 2019
Japan - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: working visit as a member of the delegation of Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

25^th February, 2019
China - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral meeting with Mr. Li Xiaosi, Ambassador of the People´s Republic of China

28^th February, 2019
Poland - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral talk with Ms. Anna Zalewska,
Minister of Education

4^th March, 2019
Slovenia - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral meeting with Ms. Ksenija Škrilec, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia

26^th March, 2019
Belgium - Secretary General Martin Netzer: bilateral talk with Mr. Ghislain Jean M. D´Hoop, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium

27^th March, 2019
Switzerland - Federal Minister Heinz Fassmann: bilateral meeting with Mr. Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research