New initiative

More training places for our health

A training offensive was sealed at the Wiener Neustadt University of Applied Sciences.

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Healthcare professionals are currently in high demand throughout the country. Now more experts can be trained in Lower Austria in the future.

Due to the retirement wave of the baby boomers, specialists from all professions are currently in demand in the healthcare sector. An important step towards alleviating the shortage of personnel is the increase in the number of study places in the Radiology Technology and Biomedical Analysis healthcare degree courses at the Wiener Neustadt University of Applied Sciences.

Provincial Councillors Luisser and Schleritzko with Bettina Koller-Resetarics, Head of the Faculty of Health at Wiener Neustadt University of Applied Sciences.

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 In addition, the bachelor's degree course in Biomedical Analytics will also be offered at the Biotech Campus in Tulln, a relocated site of the Wiener Neustadt University of Applied Sciences, from the fall. 16 first-year students will start there and will be able to complete their first clinical internships in Lower Austria's provincial hospitals from the summer semester of 2026.

Better training opportunities
"This will create even better training opportunities and at the same time strengthen the healthcare system in the regions. I am delighted that together we can implement a sustainable solution here," emphasized Ludwig Schleritzko (ÖVP), the provincial councillor responsible for hospitals. And FPÖ Provincial Councillor Christoph Luisser adds: "Ensuring high-quality medical care requires well-trained specialists."