Austria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Magnus Brunner, visited the JVI on September 28, 2022.

The JVI is a regional training center founded in 1992 by Austria, the International Monetary Fund, and several other international organizations.

IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva visited the JVI on May 13, 2022.

Our courses are geared to officials from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

About 80 courses per year are taught by the Austrian authorities, IMF, EBRD, EIB, OECD, World Bank, WTO, EC, JVI, and selected central banks.

Since its establishment over 54,000 course participants have been trained at the JVI.

Annual lectures by current ministers, governors, top public officials, and esteemed professors are a particular highlight (Prof. Anton Korinek, October 2024).

The Annual Lecture in the previous year also featured Robert Holzmann, Governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. Thanks to Austria and the IMF’s committed support, the JVI has been able to build capacity and foster effective cooperation across the region.