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Students & Youth

Student & Youth Dormitories

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ÖJAB offers reasonably priced places to live in 23 student and youth dormitories, three integrational residence projects all over Austria, various scholarships and services for foreign students.

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Seniors & Nursing Care

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ÖJAB offers comprehensive nursing and care in three residences in Vienna, Salzburg and Güssing and home care in Vienna. Additionally, ÖJAB provides innovative intergenerational living concepts for old and young.

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Education & Integration

ÖJAB is committed to education in a variety of ways - always with the goal of connecting people and giving them opportunities.

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Development Cooperation

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Development cooperation has been a central task of the ÖJAB since the 1960s and has contributed significantly to the emergence of education and integration.

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About ÖJAB

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ÖJAB (Österreichische JungArbeiterBewegung / Austrian Young Workers Movement) is a nonprofit organization, which provides students and youths with places to live, offers in-patient and mobile care and engages various fields of education, integration and others.

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News & Events

All news and events relating to ÖJAB and ÖJAB facilities at a glance.

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80 Years of ÖJAB – Shaping the Future Together

In 2026, ÖJAB celebrates its 80th anniversary. In 1946, young workers rebuilt a bombed-out ruin in Vienna and transformed it into a residence. From this founding moment, an Austrian organization has grown that is sustainably active in the fields of youth, older adults, and education.

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News

Demokratie, Empowerment und die Kraft der Nächstenliebe – Episode #36 mit Maria Katharina Moser, Diakonie Österreich

Wednesday, 25.3.2026

In Episode #36 begrüßt Gastgeberin Daniela Lucia Bichl zwei prägende Stimmen für das soziale und gesellschaftspolitische Miteinander in Österreich: Maria Katharina Moser, Direktorin der Diakonie Österreich, sowie ÖJAB-Geschäftsführerin Monika Schüssler. Gemeinsam widmen sie sich zentralen Fragen unserer Zeit: Was hält unsere Gesellschaft im Innersten zusammen, und wie wollen wir in Zukunft miteinander leben?

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