OUTGOING ACTIVITIES

International Training on the Job (ITJ)
The main effort of our outgoing activities is the ITJ. In the 6th (the final) semester we send for a period of 6 weeks all our cadets and students to a unit abroad where they ideally take over as platoon leaders to improve their international knowledge, skills and competences. EU-Member States are our main effort of host countries, but we also have cooperation with Croatia, Norway and Switzerland.

ITJ Supervising
ITJ Officers of the Theresan Military Academy and of the Austrian Branch Schools are sent to units abroad where Austrian Officer Cadets participate the ITJ. There they receive special knowledge about branches and increase their interoperability as well as evaluation tasks concerning the Cadets' stay abroad.

Terms abroad
For a whole Semester we send a small number of students (2-6) to France, the US Military Academy at West Point (3-4) and the Officers School of the Army in Dresden (1-2).
Within the Bachelor-Programme, the 4th Semester is foreseen for "in-depth-studies" in the fields of economy, political science, pedagogic and information and communication technology. ERASMUS-Agreements give us the frame to conduct this 4th semester abroad done by our partner universities, such as the University of Defence in Brno the Military Academy in Vilnius, the Armed Forces Academy in Liptovsky Mikulas or the Military Academy of the Land Forces in Wroclaw. Agreements with Estonia, Hungary, Romania and other countries are on track.

Common Modules
Within the European initiative for the exchange of young officers inspired by Erasmus (Military Erasmus or EMILYO) so-called Common Modules are to be developed. All the 27 EU-Member States have to agree to such a module. The aim is to harmonize European Union Basic Officer Education.

If a Member State offers such a Common Module on a case to case basis we send students to participate, but only if the module can be recognized for the own programme at home.

Academic discussions and workshops:
On a case to case basis we send students and lecturers abroad to improve their knowledge in special fields.

Lecturer exchange
So far mission-experienced lecturers of the Theresan Military Academy are sent to Switzerland and Germany to their Officer Education Institutions. Lecturer exchange is to be increased in the future; especially within the ERASMUS-frame more exchanges are possible.

Other activities
On a case to case basis we send students and lecturers to offered events abroad (e.g.: international weeks at other Basic Officer Education Institutions) if some kind of education is included and if the offer fits to the own programme.
We deprecate sightseeing-activities without any learning-outcome.

 

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Mobility Offers & Multiplier Events by EMILYO