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Upper Austria

Location of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF)

Directions and contact

Integration Center Upper Austria

Address: Weingartshofstraße 25, 4020 Linz

Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Information and offers

learn German

The ÖIF offers a comprehensive range of services for learning German – from literacy to language level C1.

Finding a job

The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) supports immigrants in quickly entering the workforce :

Values and orientation

The five-day values and orientation courses provide refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection with guidance for living and working in Austria at the beginning of their integration process and convey basic values and rules of coexistence.

Integration counselling

The integration counselling service supports refugees, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and Ukrainian displaced persons in their integration in Austria – from initial orientation to booking German courses, values and orientation courses as well as other integration measures.

Measures for women

The ÖIF Women's Centre supports immigrant women with multilingual consultations, office hours and seminars – from questions about education, career, family and health to protection from violence, self-determination and the rights of women in Austria.

Measures for men

The support center for men assists immigrants in challenging life situations. Multilingual counseling, seminars, and discussion groups help with questions about learning German, work, family, health, violence prevention, and community life.

Integration agreement

The integration agreement supports third-country nationals legally residing in Austria in acquiring German language skills and knowledge of the fundamental values of living together in Austria.

News from Upper Austria

Practical information, case studies, and recommendations for action help educators address social pressure, control, and violence against girls

Integration State Councillor Dr. Christian Dörfel, Federal Minister Claudia Bauer and ÖIF Director Franz Wolf jointly present an information board on uniform standards for public German language course funding.

Uniform language proficiency assessment, high quality standards and data transparency