The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture announced another nationwide competition today in the form of the Adult Education Awards 2006. The Education Champion category focused on the practical application of adult education and its significance for individuals. The category's main objective is to introduce people with a special connection to education in order to motivate others to participate in lifelong learning.
Mr. Friedrich Bauer, graduate engineer, belongs to this exceptional group. His educational record is extremely impressive, so much so that he was awarded the title of the Education Champion 2006. Further education has been an integral part of his life since his early youth. Recently, at the age of 56, he gained a university-level qualification at the WIFI in St. Pölten, an institute for the promotion of economic development, and now holds the title of Academic Business Manager. "The phrase 'to have completed training' should be erased from our vocabulary" - this is the entrepreneur's philosophy, one which he aims to spread in the environment in which he moves, impressing it, in particular, on his employees. After all, he was himself strengthened by his further education activities, which gave him the necessary courage and self-confidence to create his own company. Next year, he looks forward to celebrating the company's 20 th anniversary with his family and his 60 employees.