Tirol: First Mint federal country-future education for our children!
Tirol: First Mint federal country-future education for our children!
Lienz, Österreich - On July 9, 2025, an important step in the educational landscape was taken in Tyrol: Governor Anton Mattle declared Tyrol to the first MINT federal state in Austria. This innovative title stands for a nationwide offer in the areas of mathematics, computer science, science and technology (MINT), which is now established in all districts. Reutte, the last district, successfully completed the comprehensive MINT training offensive in Tyrol. This initiative was initiated to inspire children and young people in a playful way for the future subjects and to offer them practical training opportunities.
The MINT regions in Tyrol offer a variety of educational institutions, including MINT laboratories, which were opened in February 2023 at the Tyrolean specialist school in Lienz. Topics such as cyber-craft, artificial intelligence and mixed reality are dealt with in these labs. There are also numerous workshops that are focused on areas such as programming, robotics and renewable energies. These MINT laboratories are not only learning locations, but also an impulse for the entire educational landscape of Tyrol and should help promote the interests of the pupils in scientific and technical subjects.
financing and implementation of the MINT initiatives
The Tyrolean state government has provided a budget of 1.3 million euros for the MINT projects. These funds are made up of EU funding as well as other federal and state funds. The goal is to promote STEM skills through practice-oriented education systems. The projects are implemented in cooperation between the state of Tyrol, the Tyrol Education Directorate and the Tyrolean regional management. It is particularly important that the MINT education region was also initiated out of removal, which specifically aims to inspire girls for MINT subjects.
Another aspect of the MINT initiatives is the focus on early childhood education. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is pursuing the goal of promoting MINT skills from daycare to the university with the MINT action plan 2.0. Some of the crucial measures are the development of high-quality MINT training courses and the integration of families. This is supported by programs such as ** Girls' Day **, which help to offer cliché -free professional orientations for schoolchildren.
social context and meaning
In view of the challenges such as climate change and digitization, the strengthening of MINT training is considered essential. STEM skills are of great importance not only for the personal development of the students, but also for securing skilled workers in an increasingly technological society. It is therefore important that the MINT training offer will be expanded in the future to meet the requirements of the labor market.summarized Tyrol positions itself as a model region for MINT formation and thus sets an important accent for the future design in education. All districts of Tyrol now benefit from this comprehensive initiative, which ensures that the MINT subjects not only awaken approval, but also enthusiasm in the young generation.
For more information, visit the following links: Dolomitenstadt , tirol.gv.at , bmbf .
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