From 22th till 25th October 2017 a study trip of the actual master`s degree seminar of the German Police Academy took place to the Austrian Security Academy in Vienna.

The topic of it was to get to know the Austrian Law Enforcement structure and the system of education and advance training of the Austrian Security Academy.

As an additional key aspect the cross-border cooperation was discussed and core areas of crime in Austria were reconsidered. At the same time the accomplishment of migration was debated with experts.

During their stay the colleagues of the German Police Academy visited the primary control unit of the Vienna Police Department and the special unit of the Vienna Police "WEGA". Another highlight was the excursion to the Austrian Police Special Forces "COBRA" at their base in Vienna.

All of the 15 colleagues of different Police Forces in Germany were inspired by the different systems of the Austrian executive and the cultural choice of Vienna.