PARTNERS

The IPT Program enjoys the support of the Austrian Federal Government, including the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry for Education and Science.

A co-operation agreement has been concluded with United Nations Volunteers (UNV), who regularly conduct job interviews with participants of the Specialization Courses and give special consideration to its graduates in their recruitment for field missions.

For conducting those modules pertaining to practical mission preparation, IPT has a long-standing co-operation with the CIVPOL Training Section of the Austrian Ministry of Interior as well as the Training Section of the Center for Operations Preparation of the Austrian Military.

Over the past years, there has been a very fruitful collaboration with various organizations and institutions which regularly have people prepared for field missions by IPT, e.g. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Entwicklungshilfe (AGEH) and Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED), as well as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

The ASPR offered its leadership to the European Union in order to co-ordinate the European Community Project on Training for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management. IPT served as a model for the development of other training courses throughout Europe.

The ASPR was also a partner in the Network of Europeans for Electoral and Democracy Support (NEEDS) and organizes Election Observation Training for the European Commission and other institutions.

When it comes to United Nations Training Institutes, the ASPR is a certified member of Peace Operations Training Institute (formerly UNITAR POCI). Students aiming to achieve the Certificate of Training in Peace Support Operations (COTIPSO) can apply for the IPT Program to attend their mandatory classroom course.

Further, the ASPR supports the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN INSTRAW) through an emphasis on gender in the IPT Courses.