Ingenieurlang in Europe: This is how the youngsters fight for technology jobs!

Ingenieurlang in Europe: This is how the youngsters fight for technology jobs!

In the run -up to the world engineering day on March 4, 2025, the important role of civil engineer is emphasized for the competitiveness of Europe. In view of the growing lack of specialists in the field of technology and innovation, which is alarming for the business location of Europe, Klaus Thürriedl, Vice President of the Federal Chamber of Civil Technicians: Interior that engineers not only contribute to the quality of life, but also to coping with the climate crisis. Engineering services are now more necessary than ever to secure the infrastructure and modernize the economy. In Mario Draghi's report on the competitiveness of the EU it is emphasized that research and development at GDP should rise to 3 % in order to promote innovative solutions that can strengthen the location of Europe, such as ots.at reported.

New school subject and adaptation of the fees

In order to counteract the acute technician: inner deficiency, new steps have been initiated, including the introduction of the school subject "Technology and Design" in Austria, which should bring the student: inside technical professions. Daniel Fügenschuh, President of the Federal Chamber of Civil Technicians: Inside, emphasizes that only 15 % of engineers are female, which underlined the need for diversified talent flows. In addition, on January 1, 2025, an adjustment of the Honorarindices and the underlying came into force. The new base value is 110.43 and is used to adapt the fee agreed with civil engineers annually, whereby the fee for projecting work was set to 9.92 and for measurement work to 12.05. These adjustments are part of a long -term Convention between different federal states and the federal chamber of the architects and engineering consulists, such as Arching.at