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Switzerland: Language programme aims to boost integration Via SwissInfo : The Federal Migration Office has launched a language training system specifically defined around the integration needs of migrants. The course will be gradually introduced in collaboration with the cantons from the summer. Called �FIDE � learn, teach and assess French, Italian and German in Switzerland�, the training system will become the nationwide norm for immigrant language training. Its focus will be on giving immigrants the language competence needed to undertake such ordinary tasks such as consulting a doctor or attending parent-teacher meetings.  ( source )

Austria: Kurz tackles immigration at school level Via the Austrian Times : Integration Secretary Sebastian Kurz, 26, was at the ministry of interior affairs this week discussing with educationalists whether schools were failing in their mission of integration. (...) Going further, he stated how: �In the capital, the percentage of people of migrant stock rises to 39%. Vienna like many other European capitals has 150 languages spoken in its schools. At primary school level, one in two pupils is of a migration background, mostly from the Balkans and Turkey. Under the motto, �Integration through achievement�, the question of language was a major theme as schools are frequently the last bastions of community in urban settings. Some Viennese schools in districts like Brigitenau and Ottakring have a migrant intake that is over 80%.  ( source )