EMN Austria set up a national Steering Committee to maintain regular exchange and coordinate activities with key Austrian stakeholders in migration and asylum. The Committee includes representatives from relevant national authorities, federal institutions, social partners, academia, and research bodies.
The national Steering Committee is composed of the following members and institutions:
Peter Webinger
Director-General, Directorate-General V (Migration and International Affairs)
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Ian Innerhofer
Deputy Head of Department II/2 – Integration Coordination, Head of the Knowledge Management and Integration Monitoring Division
Federal Chancellery
Heinz Kutrowatz
Head of Administrative Department IX / B – International Labor Law
Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
Franz Wolf
Managing Director
Austrian Integration Fund
Stephan Marik-Lebeck
Head of Unit „Demography & Health“
Statistics Austria
Univ.-Prof.in i. R. Mag.a Dr.in habil. Gudrun Biffl
WIFO Associate and fmr Head of the Migration and Globalization Department
University for Continuing Education Krems
Prof. Dr. Rainer Münz
Migration Researcher
Natasha Ghulam
Social Policy and Health Department
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Kevin Hinterberger
Expert on Asylum and Migration Law
Chamber of Labour
Viktor Fleischer
Expert on Education & Society / Vocational Training & Skilled Workers Managing Director of the Committee for Education Policy
Federation of Austrian Industries
Michael Spindelegger
Director General
International Centre for Migration Policy Development