Austria holds a top position in the “World Talent Ranking”

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In the IMD World Talent Ranking 2017, Austria is given a top rating, placing fourth in the world, and is even ranked an outstanding third in the area of Investment & Development.

When it comes to investments, Austria relies very heavily on its dual education system, which means employee training (1^st place ranking) and very effective implementation of training programs (3^rd). At the same time, Austria invests strongly in its educational system (6^th in terms of expenditures in education per pupil), thus ensuring the high quality (7^th in the pupil-teacher ratio) of its educational systems. Austria is also very successful in luring and retaining talents, and is rated fifth globally in this area by IMD.