Education Education Vienna is a hotbed of learning in the better sense of the word. It's been a university town since 1365 and elementary schooling has been obligatory since Maria Theresa's day. There are a wealth of international educational institutes on offer, from multilingual primary schools to private universities, and not just for Viennese pupils but for the whole international community. Vienna's specialists are in high demand.
Adult education has a long tradition.
The standard of research is world-famous. Today's children are posterity's capital, so their care and education is a vitally important investment. The term kindergarten was born between the two world wars already, and comprehensive schooling has been obligatory since the days of Maria Theresa. Like practically everything else in Vienna, the school system has undergone radical refurbishment in recent years, starting architecturally with face-lifts for the older establishments and, in keeping with the criteria applied in subsidized housing projects, aesthetic innovations in the building of new ones. In this respect everything possible has been done to make the beastly business of learning more palatable to the young, and the curriculum on offer leaves nothing to be desired.