Together with the University of Salzburg and the Students’ Unions of both universities, Mozarteum University Salzburg sent a strong message yesterday against the planned budget cuts at universities. More than 2,500 students, faculty members, researchers and general staff took part in the demonstration through Salzburg’s Old Town, proclaiming a clear message: the future of education, research and the arts must not be jeopardised by short-term cost-cutting measures.

The Rectorate, the Senate and the SOMA – School of Music and Arts Education at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg welcome, in principle, efforts to further develop teacher training in Austria. However, from the perspective of an arts university, the present draft proposal for the establishment of a ‘School of Education’ raises questions regarding content, structure and education policy, particularly with regard to the professionalisation of teachers in the arts subjects

The Armand & Nicky Delvaux Foundation, under the patronage of the Fondation de Luxembourg, is awarding a full annual scholarship of EUR 20,000 for the 2026/27 academic year to a music student at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, with the option to extend the funding for the following academic year (2027/28).

The announced budget cuts for Austrian universities are currently facing massive criticism across the country. The Austrian Universities Conference (uniko) warns of serious consequences for teaching, research, and university operations, with significant long-term societal impacts that we will not accept.