{"id":20219,"date":"2026-01-09T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/blog\/test-post-iii\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:10:15","slug":"best-wien-2026-rueckblick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/en\/blog\/best-wien-2026-rueckblick\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrospective: BeSt Vienna 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20219\" class=\"elementor elementor-20219 elementor-18177\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77eab689 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77eab689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1741bc55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1741bc55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure><p><strong>Austria&#8217;s largest fair for careers, studies, and further education opened its doors from Thursday, March 12 to Sunday, March 15 at Messe Wien (VIECON), Hall C. Admission was, as usual, free of charge. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8e08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8e08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the four days of the fair, everything centered around the theme <strong>&#8220;Your Path to the Future.&#8221;<\/strong> More than 55,000 visitors followed this guiding principle and took the opportunity to gather comprehensive information about educational and career paths and to plan their next steps toward their future.<\/p><p>As a central information and orientation platform, the BeSt is aimed at everyone concerned with their professional future\u2014regardless of age, educational background, or career stage. In doing so, the fair provided more than 300 exhibitors with access to a broad and interested audience. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9949d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"9949d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;image_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;grow&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2506-CR3-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9949d9e\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI1NTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zb3dpaG9sZGluZy5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcLzIwMjYtQmVTdC1XaWVuLVx1MDBhOUJLQV9XSUwyNTA2LUNSMy1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk5NDlkOWUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2506-CR3-1024x683.jpeg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2551-CR3-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9949d9e\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI1NTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zb3dpaG9sZGluZy5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcLzIwMjYtQmVTdC1XaWVuLVx1MDBhOUJLQV9XSUwyNTUxLUNSMy1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk5NDlkOWUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2551-CR3-1024x683.jpeg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9c890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9c890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Photo credit \u00a9BKA<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4965d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4965d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Short Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over <strong>55,000 visitors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>309 exhibitors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Four days full of conversations &amp; encounters<\/li>\n<li><strong>120 stage slots:<\/strong> over 70 of which on the main stage and deep dive stage, aligned with the focus topic:<br><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orientation, Decision, and Self-Management: 7<\/li>\n<li>Study Choice and Future Competencies: 24<\/li>\n<li>Career Paths: 19<\/li>\n<li>International Perspectives: 7<\/li>\n<li>Future Fields: 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>25 Workshops<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Countless personal conversations at the exhibition stands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a78e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a78e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>exhibitors<\/strong> included universities, universities of applied sciences, academies, colleges, schools, private educational providers, and consulting institutions from all over Austria and abroad. The offering was complemented by companies seeking skilled workers and apprentices, as well as by interest groups, federal ministries, and authorities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4832a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4832a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure><p>THANK YOU! A heartfelt thank you to our exhibitors, partners, and visitors.  You made this fair an unforgettable experience. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7dc79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b7dc79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Countless opportunities <br>to discover the path to the future together.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1173180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1173180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The focus was on personal exchange at eye level. Numerous conversations took place at the exhibition booths, educational paths were discovered, professions explored, job opportunities assessed\u2014all with the goal of finding one&#8217;s own path to the future. <\/p><p>A varied <strong>stage and workshop program<\/strong> complemented the fair offering and made the content experiential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7328b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7328b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2704-CR3-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7328b3b\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI1NjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zb3dpaG9sZGluZy5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcLzIwMjYtQmVTdC1XaWVuLVx1MDBhOUJLQV9XSUwyNzA0LUNSMy1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjczMjhiM2IifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2704-CR3-1024x683.jpeg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2719-CR3-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7328b3b\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI1NjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zb3dpaG9sZGluZy5hdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcLzIwMjYtQmVTdC1XaWVuLVx1MDBhOUJLQV9XSUwyNzE5LUNSMy1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjczMjhiM2IifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-BeSt-Wien-\u00a9BKA_WIL2719-CR3-1024x683.jpeg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed75f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed75f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Photo credit \u00a9BKA<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23a69a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e23a69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your path to the future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee7399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee7399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The contributions addressed key questions that concern young people and those interested in continuing education today\u2014from choosing the right apprenticeship or degree program to international opportunities and the skills that will be in demand in a dynamic future. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c289795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"c289795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Photo credit \u00a9BKA<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae603a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae603a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<p>The organizers of BeSt are the Federal Ministry of Education, the Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research, and the Austrian Public Employment Service. 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In addition, SoWi-Holding has been serving as the fair office for BeSt Vienna since this year.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27352ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27352ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next Opportunities in 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdb121 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcdb121\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bc6ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19bc6ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BeSt Klagenfurt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48765e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f48765e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 15 to 17, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7c057 elementor-mobile-align-left e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df7c057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sowiholding.at\/en\/messen\/best-klagenfurt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a Booth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e646a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e646a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BeSt Innsbruck<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cca62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cca62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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