We had our very first information evening on „Self-employment in Austria“! Our Expats´ spouses were provided with all the relevant details and guidelines for setting up their own business and additionally they had the chance for a personal Q&A session with our experts: Manfred Kink (Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung SFG), Reinhard Hochegger (Wirtschaft in Graz), and Markus Reiter (WKO Steiermark).

We had a very special guided tour on this Saturday morning - our guide Helen showed us some of the hidden courtyards of Graz. Walking through the inner city, we discovered secret passages, impressive courtyards as well as heard about some very interesting background stories.

This evening informed our participants about rights and duties of parents, children and relatives in Styria. Petra Leschanz from the WOMEN’S SERVICE Graz, an expert on this subject, gave them detailed information about all relevant topics and was happy to answer all open questions after the presentation.

Our first Career Training in 2019 took place yesterday. A group of internationals seized the opportunity to receive useful tips for their job applications and got informed about the application processes of the Austrian job market. We want to say a big thank you to our expert, Sigrid Maxl-Studler from the Career Center Universität Graz!

CINT got to know Caritas and the wide range of their services. To know that there are dedicated people who help in need is heartwarming, inspiring and overwhelming. 120 ongoing projects – a wonderful opportunity to volunteer for everyone who is interested! Thank you, Caritas, for such a great experience! 

On Saturday January 26th, 20 people met at the National History Museum to discover the fascinating evolution of live with it´s variety of nature and animals. Did you know that there had been sharks in Styria? The whole country used to be a sea and was connected to the Indian Ocean! ?? After learning about some interesting facts, we ended the forenoon with a get-together in Stadtschenke, where we got a tasty "Brettljause".

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Together with the Styrian county government, CINT invited for an information evening about the topic of education after primary school. There are a lot of possibilities to continue your education at the age of ten but it can be very difficult to figure out the right way for a child when you don't even know what all the abbreviations like NMS, AHS, BHS, HTL or HAK mean. Therefore, all participants really appreciated that Caitlin Ahern took her time to clarify and even answered individual questions at the get-together afterwards.