Mr. Raphael Bacolod (4th from left), Director for Indonesia and the Philippines at the Austrian Business Agency, visited CITE on November 18, 2024 to promote opportunities for Filipino professionals in Austria.
Austrian Business Agency is a subsidiary of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy. The organization specializes in the exchange of international professional experts across the following sectors in Austria such as Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Tech/Engineering
According to Bacolod, Austria has decided to focus on the Philippines and provide favorable conditions for the mobility of highly skilled and highly qualified experts from the Philippines. Austria and the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2023. In his capacity, Mr. Bacolod is tasked with leading the efforts to foster the exchange of our countries and raise awareness about the favorable conditions for highly skilled and highly qualified experts from the Philippines in Austria in the above mentioned sectors.