Humanitarian Aid Hub

Our deepest sympathy goes to everyone affected by the ongoing crises in Ukraine and other parts of the world, whether personally, through family and friends, directly or indirectly. We are also aware of personal engagement of many individuals among WU's faculty, staff and students, who have been dedicating their energy, skills and resources to humanitarian relief work. Thank you!

Refugee Talents: A research-informed guide

A brochure produced by WU’s Judith Kohlenberger (Institute for Social Policy), Milda Zilinskaite (STaR), and project assistant Teresa Riosa, in collaboration with Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) and Federation of Austrian Industries (IV). It presents research insights on refugee employment, dispels common misconceptions and provides useful tips for recruitment, onboarding and management of persons with refugee background. With quotations from scholars, humanitarian aid experts, and business leaders from Austria and abroad.

To download the guide, click on the title: Refugee Talents: Leitfaden für Arbeitgeber/innen zur Unterstützung von Recruiting, Onboarding und Beschäftigung geflüchteter Mitarbeiter/innen
[For now available only in German]

Welcome to Vienna Brochure

Our dedicated student volunteers compiled an informational brochure with useful links and tips for refugees and asylum seekers in Vienna [last updated summer 2022]. To the best of our knowledge first of such kind in Austria!

Much of the information is specifically for newcomers from Ukraine. We hope some of it will also prove useful for individuals who are fleeing persecution and violence in other countries.

Download the guide in English here
Download the guide in Ukrainian here
Download the guide in Russian here

Please share with anyone to whom these guides could be helpful!

viaGerman: free German lessons for Ukranian children

This initiative was started in April 2022 by WU (CEMS) alumnus Lukas Pichler, with support from STaR. It offers free informal German lessons to Ukrainian children in Vienna, taught by WU volunteers. Over the past year, more than 30 individuals have joined and contributed to making a difference for 110 children from Ukraine.

For more details or to sign up for volunteering, visit: https://viagerman.com

Get involved!

Our team has compiled a carefully curated Google spreadsheet table with links to:

Volunteering & donations locally
Information platforms
Job search platforms

Click here: #How Can We All Help?

Additional information for students and scholars from Ukraine. CLICK TO EXPAND

Please share a link to STaR Humanitarian Aid Hub if you know a student or researcher who may be in need for help.

Hotline numbers and other important information! If you are a Ukrainian citizen or hold a different non-EU passport (third country national) but happened to be in Ukraine for working or studying, visit the website of the Austrian Federal Agency for Reception and Support Services.

Click here: https://www.bbu.gv.at

Also good to know:

#ScienceforUkraine: https://scienceforukraine.eu/support.html#Austria
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities (JESH): https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/stipendien/jesh-ukraine [in English] AND Sonderstipendienprogramm Ernst Mach-Ukraine [in English and German]
Information by the Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD): https://studyinaustria.at/en/study/information-for-students-and-researchers-from-ukraine [in English and German]
University of Vienna: https://ukraine.univie.ac.at/en/info-for-researchers/ [in English]
MORE initiative (access to participating universities in Austria for persons with refugee background): https://uniko.ac.at/themen/more/angebot/index.php?lang=EN
Jobs for students and researchers: https://www.studium.at/jobs [mostly in German]
Jobs for students, also outside academia: https://jobs.oehweb.at [mostly in German]

Other job platforms, in Austria and internationally:

Ukraine jobs, Austria: https://www.ukrainejobs.at/
Jobs for people affected by war in Ukraine by FemaleFactor Global, click here (FemaleFactor is an Austria-based international organization that hosts a job platform for female talents)
Waa.berlin: https://t.me/waajobs(Germany-based organization with focus on female professionals; their job platform requires Telegram freeware instant messaging service)
EmployUkraine: https://employukraine.org (UK-based charity organization & platform that lists jobs for skilled Ukrainian professionals)

Other EU and global support sites:

Scholars at Risk (SAR): https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/ (International network of academic institutions (WU is a member) defending the human rights of scholars fleeing persecution and violence)
Students at Risk, table of suppor organizations provided by SAR: click here to download a pdf.
Russia Ukraine War - Resources and Initiatives by Female Founders organization, click here
HRForUkraine: https://hrforukraine.org (Human Resources (HR) Focus; licensed under Attribution 4.0 International)
Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/s?q=Ukraine (US-based for-profit online fundraising/ crowdfunding platform; includes non-profit & charity projects and currently, support for Ukraine-related initiatives; please check requirements and viability of individual projects

Learning German

A special thanks to Teresa Riosa for compiling a spreadsheet of online platforms and other tools for learning German. It includes:

Podcasts
Learning apps
Language exchanges where you can meet people and practice your German
Tutoring services

Click here: Learning German

The list includes free and paid offers for learning the language, from beginner to advanced levels.

STaR Humanitarian Aid Hub: Our Purpose. CLICK TO EXPAND

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
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site-popup	Saves if popup was filled or closed.	30 days	WU
BACH_PRXY_ID	To be able to display some WU-specific content, it is necessary that some information must be accessed by back-end WU systems. Required to assign the appropriate answer to a request.	20 years	WU
BACH_PRXY_SN	To be able to display some WU-specific content, it is necessary that some information must be accessed by back-end WU systems. Required to assign the appropriate answer to a request.	session	WU
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_ga	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google Analytics can recognize returning users on this website and merge the data from previous visits.	2 year	Google
_gat_gtag	Certain data is only sent to Google Analytics a maximum of once per minute. As long as it is set, certain data transfers are prevented.	1 minute	Google
_gid	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google Analytics can recognize returning users on this website and merge the data from previous visits.	24 hour	Google
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IDE	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites across domains and display personalized advertising.	1 year	Google
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_tt_enable_cookie	This cookie is used to enable the vimeo video embedding on the WU Website and for other unspecified purposes.	1 year	Vimeo
afUserId	This cookie collects data from users who interact with embedded Vimeo videos.	2 years	Vimeo
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sd_client_id	This cookie stores data about the users current video settings and a personal identification token	2 year	Vimeo
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vimeo_cart	This cookie is used to check how many times a video has been played by the user.	10 years	Vimeo
OptanonConsent	This cookie stores information about the consent status of a visitor.	1 year	Vimeo
_scid	This cookie is used to assign a unique ID to a user	10 months	Vimeo

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
test_cookie	Is set as a test to check whether the browser allows cookies to be set. Does not contain any identification features.	15 minute	Google
IDE	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites across domains and display personalized advertising.	1 year	Google
_gcl_au	Contains a randomly generated user ID.	90 day	Google
_gcl_aw	This cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad on the website. It contains information about which ad was clicked.	90 day	Google
xs	Used to maintain a Facebook session. It works in combination with the c_user cookie to authenticate the user's identity on Facebook.	1 year	Facebook
fr	Used to serve advertisements and measure and improve their relevance.	90 day	Facebook
m_pixel_ratio	Performance cookie used by Facebook with Facebook pixels.	session	Facebook
wd	Used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	7 day	Facebook
dpr	Used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	7 day	Facebook
sb	Used to save browser details and Facebook account security information.	2 year	Facebook
dbln	Used to save browser details and Facebook account security information.	2 year	Facebook
spin	Cookie for advertising purposes and reporting on social campaigns.	session	Facebook
presence	Contains the "Chat" status of a logged in user.	1 month	Facebook
x-referer	Performance cookie that is used by Facebook in combination with Facebook pixels.	session	Facebook
cppo	Cookie for statistical purposes.	90 day	Facebook
datr	Identifies the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 year	Facebook
locale	Saves language settings.	session	Facebook
_fbp	A cookie for Facebook advertising that is used to track and improve relevance and to serve ads on Facebook.	90 day	Facebook
_fbc	A cookie for Facebook advertising that is used to track and improve relevance and to serve ads on Facebook.	90 day	Facebook
UserMatchHistory	This cookie is used to synchronize the LinkedIn Ads IDs.	30 day	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	This cookie saves the time at which the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_oatml	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analysis purposes.	30 day	LinkedIn
lms_ads	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 day	LinkedIn
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li_fat_id	This cookie is an indirect member identification that is used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analysis.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_sugr	This cookie is used to determine probabilistic matches of the identity of a user.	90 day	LinkedIn
U	This cookie identifies the user’s browser.	3 month	LinkedIn
_guid	This cookie is used to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 day	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	This cookie is used to determine the rejection status for tracking by third-party providers.	10 year	LinkedIn
lidc	This cookie makes it easier to select LinkedIn's data center.	24 hours	LinkedIn
aam_uuid	This cookie is used for ID synchronization with Adobe Audience Manager.	30 days	LinkedIn
AMCV_XXX_at_AdobeOrg	This cookie contains a unique identifier for the Adobe Experience Cloud.	180 days	LinkedIn
li_mc	This cookie is used as a temporary cache. It is used to have the user's consent information from the database available client side.	2 years	LinkedIn
lang	This cookie stores the language settings of a user. This ensures that the LinkedIn.com website appears in the language selected by the user.	session	LinkedIn
twll	This cookie is set when Twitter is embedded on the page. Twitter collects data that is mainly used for tracking and targeting.	4 year	Twitter
secure_session	This cookie is set when Twitter is embedded on the page. E.g. Twitter's like or sharing functions.	14 year	Twitter
guest_id	This cookie is set by Twitter when a visitor shares content from the WU website on Twitter.	2 year	Twitter
personalization_id	This cookie is set by Twitter to measure the performance of Twitter advertising campaigns in a user's browsers and devices	2 year	Twitter
remember_checked	This cookie is set by when Twitter is embedded on the page. Twitter collects data that is mainly used for tracking and targeting.	4 year	Twitter
remember_checked_on	This cookie is set when Twitter is embedded on the page. E.g. Twitter's like or sharing functions.	4 year	Twitter
mbox	This cookie is intended for identifying Twitter users, for analyzing interaction with the Twitter Service and advertising whitin the service.	2 years	Twitter
guest_id_ads	This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and for sharing content to social media.	10 months	Twitter
d_prefs	This cookie ist used to check referral links and the login status.	90 days	Twitter
ct0	This cookie is set due to Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.	10 months	Twitter
kdt	This cookie is used to monitor the users login status on Twitter.	10 months	Twitter
guest_id_marketing	This cookie is set for tracking and analytics purposes.	10 months	Twitter
twid	This cookie checks if you are logged in to Twitter during a browser session.	1 year	Twitter
auth_token	This cookie is required for authentication and checks whether the user is logged in.	10 months	Twitter
external_referer	This cookie collects statistical data, including how often you visit Twitter and how long a user stays on Twitter.	1 day	Twitter
NID	This cookie contains a unique ID that is used to save user-specific settings and other information, in particular your preferred language, how many search results should be displayed per page and whether the Google SafeSearch filter should be activated.	6 month	YouTube
1P_JAR	This Google cookie is used to optimize advertising, to provide ads that are relevant to users, to improve reports on campaign performance or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times.	1 month	YouTube
CONSENT	This cookie is used to support Google's advertising services.	20 year	YouTube
OTZ	Aggregated analysis of website visitors.	17 day	YouTube