Michael Prochazka (born February 10, 1972 in

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) is an

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n social scientist and economist and vice-chairman of the

Austrian Service Abroad The Austrian Service Abroad is a non-profit organization founded by Andreas Hörtnagl, Andreas Maislinger and Michael Prochazka in 1998, which sends young Austrians to work in partner institutions worldwide serving Holocaust commemoration in f ...

Life

Studying

Michael Prochazka studied economics,

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

, as well as

ethnology Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). ...

and

sinology Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to th ...

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, international relationships at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris, and graduated a studies at the

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics The Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics () is a public, coeducational research university located in Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province, China. History Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (JUFE), founded in 1923 in ...

Nanchang Nanchang (, ; ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east ...

, VR China.

Work

In the years 2003-2005 he was

secretary general Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...

of the international governing body of the Nature Lover and responsible for the coordination of the networking process of 50 Members and partner alliances with 500.000 members worldwide. He was also involved at the conversion of the projects Landschaft des Jahres Lebuser Land in the German-Polish border region at Frankfurt (or) and Landschaft des Jahres Jura in the French-Swiss-border region Jura. In this capacity he was a member in the European Director-board at GREEN 9- the 9th biggest environment-movement in Europe: Greenpeace, WWF, Birdlife, Climate Action Network, Europäisches Umweltbüro, Epha Environment Network, Friends of the Earth,

European European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...

Federation for Transport and Environment and Naturfreunde.

Engagement for Asia

In the year 2005 Michael Prochazka and his wife Hong Yang created the "Cheng Gong Help Scholarship Program". With this promotional program aggrieved children and juveniles from agrarian areas, whose parents are busy in the agriculture sector, are sponsored. The aim of this project is that children and juveniles who appear as engaged in a parental agriculture business, may afford attendance at school in which emerging costs get replaced by the "Cheng Gong Help Scholarship Program". In the year 2006 he founded, together with Hong Yang, the association for the advancement of factors for success in the education field. Aim and purpose of this association is to succeed in the necessary factors for success for a deserved and sufficient education, and a basis for access to education, even in underdeveloped areas.

Austrian Service Abroad

Below he was a

volunteer Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve ...

at the

, where he was elected in the directorate at the year 2001 and since that moment he is the locum from Andreas Maislinger and they coordinate the

Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service Gedenkdienst is the concept of facing and taking responsibility for the darkest chapters of one's own country's history while ideally being financially supported by one's own country's government to do so. Founded in Austria in 1992 by Andreas Ma ...

, Austrian Social Service and

Austrian Peace Service {{unreferenced, date=April 2011 The Austrian Peace Service is one of the three sections of the non-profit organisation Austrian Service Abroad and offers a 6-12 months voluntary service at its partner institutions. Male Austrians may accredit thei ...

together. Michael Prochazka was in the year 2006 also applicable responsible for the amelioration of the assignments at the

development cooperation Development aid is a type of foreign/international/overseas aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries. Closely-related concepts include: developm ...

. In 2003 Prochazka has conceived the mobillityprogram „experience european responsibility“ and started with the conversion. This program enables aggrieved juveniles in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

to integrate in the job market by sponsored praxis-abidance abroad. John Rabe House

From 2001 till 2006 he prepared the Holocaust Memorial Service in China. On February 1, 2006 the first Holocaust Memorial Servant has formed up his

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

at the centre for Jewish Studies. On October 17, 2006 the

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

historian Pan Guang was awarded the first

Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award (AHMA) was founded by the Austrian Service Abroad in 2006. Meaning The prize is annually conferred to a person, a group of individuals or an institution, which has shown special endeavors for the memory ...

.Professor Pan Guang received Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award
Since 2008 the Austrian Service Abroad sends a peace servant to work with the

John Rabe House The John Rabe House (), located at Xiaofenqiao No. 1 (小粉桥1号) in Nanjing, China, was where John Rabe stayed during the Nanking Massacre and protected more than 600 Chinese refugees in this house, and within its garden, from Japanese persecu ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

every year.

References

External links

www.hrb.at/shanghai

Austrian Service Abroad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prochazka, Michael Austrian sociologists Austrian sinologists Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics alumni 1972 births Living people