Alexandra-Madelaine Tichy

YFU Austria (Youth for Understanding Austria) is a non-profit organization and part of an international educational network with partners in more than 60 different countries. It is active in the field of cross-cultural education and promotes understanding through long-term student exchange programs as well as host family programs. YFU Austria also offers an educational program called "Coloured Glasses"​. The program focuses on intercultural understanding, cultural identity, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, as well as human rights. The topics are taught in free workshops for teenagers and young adults. From 2018-2019 the program is part of the EU project ACLEV ("Active Citizens Living European Values"​), from 2017-2018 it has been part of another EU Project called "CGrow: Expanding intercultural Education Project"​.

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients.

Monash University is Australia’s largest and most international university. Its extensive educational offering, delivered via our 10 faculties, includes undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. Monash is a research-intensive university, known for some significant and lasting discoveries that have delivered impact beyond the academic community. The university is home to a range of world-leading facilities and technologies, giving it wide-ranging capabilities across many fields, sectors and industries. Monash works with a variety of industry, government and community groups, allowing its researchers to share their discoveries with the world. Monash is a truly global institution, with five Australian campuses, a campus in Malaysia, a joint graduate school in China, a learning centre in Italy, and a research centre in India. At Monash, cultural experiences are lived, not described. Registered Australian University CRICOS No: 00008C

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a young, international research institution dedicated to graduate education, science education, and cutting-edge research in the physical, mathematical, computer, and life sciences. Located in Klosterneuburg on the outskirts of Vienna, the Institute was opened in 2009. Currently, there are more than 60 research groups on campus and ISTA is to grow to about 1.000 scientists, doctoral students, and other employees by 2026. The governance and management structures of ISTA guarantee its independence and freedom from political and commercial influences. The Institute is headed by President Thomas A. Henzinger, a leading computer scientist and former professor of the University of California at Berkeley and the EPFL Lausanne in Switzerland.

The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a young, international research institution dedicated to graduate education, science education, and cutting-edge research in the physical, mathematical, computer, and life sciences. Located in Klosterneuburg on the outskirts of Vienna, the Institute was opened in 2009. Currently, there are more than 60 research groups on campus and ISTA is to grow to about 1.000 scientists, doctoral students, and other employees by 2026. The governance and management structures of ISTA guarantee its independence and freedom from political and commercial influences. The Institute is headed by President Thomas A. Henzinger, a leading computer scientist and former professor of the University of California at Berkeley and the EPFL Lausanne in Switzerland.