ÖH Uni Graz presents travel grant for student teachers

Internships in the regions outside of Graz supports

Graz (OTS) – The teacher training programme has been developed in the last years, often for ambiguities and headlines. One of the issues that the mandatory school placements. In the bachelor of teaching secondary education, each student must complete three subject-specific practicals per subject, the so-called Pedagogical and Practical studies, in the course of the study.

These internships often cause cost huge journey to get to from University of Graz to the school site. “For many, this is a major cost factor, therefore we want to support our students, regardless of their financial Situation in the study move forward,” explains student Union President Michael Ortner.

For some Subjects there are only a handful of places in Graz, the rest of the students must travel each day-for example, to Hartberg, Bad Radkersburg or iron ore, which results in high costs. Financial support there was for this, so far, no, and that’s exactly why the ÖH Uni Graz is now the grant for student teachers.

From the summer semester of 2019, students can cost retroactively get your journey to the practice school of the ÖH Uni Graz a refund, the maximum subsidy per Person per Semester is 200 euros.

„Because it is not perceived on the part of the Board of Education of Styria for necessary teacher education students to assist in the Commute to the practice schools, we have launched of the ÖH Uni Graz this support to life,“ says Desmond Grossmann, stv. Chairman of ÖH, the introduction of the grant.

The processing of the applications takes place via the social services Department of the ÖH Uni Graz, which is already in place for other supports, such as the in-house social pot or the canteen aid. ”We are pleased to be a first step to facilitate the students completing an internship outside of Graz,” says Nadine Linschinger from the Department of social services.

The ÖH Uni Graz can with this travel promotion costs absorb a part of the financial problem around the teaching internships. Nevertheless, the three Studierendenvertreter_innen emphasize that, ultimately, the education Directorate is responsible to support the student teachers in their Progress.

Further information on the travel grant of the ÖH Uni Graz, see [social.oehunigraz.at/] (https://soziales.oehunigraz.at/).

Any questions, please contact Michael Ortner (Michael.Ortner@oehunigraz.at, 0699 18975192)