Ute Bock

Ute Bock (27 June 1942 – 19 January 2018) was an Austrian educator who was known for her projects helping asylum seekers.

Biography Bock was born in Linz. After high school graduation, she applied for a job at the municipality of Vienna and could start working as an educator. From 1962 until 1969, she worked in a school in Vienna. Afterwards, she started working for the youth care center Zohmanngasse in the Viennese district Favoriten and in 1976, she was appointed as its director. 2000: UNHCR-Refugee-Award 2002: Bruno Kreisky Award 2003: Karl Renner Prize and Greinecker Seniorenpreis 2005: One of the five Austrian women, who were selected for the project Peace Women Across the Globe 2007 2007: International Human Award 2012: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

Publications with Cornelia Krebs (ed.): Ute Bock. Die Geschichte einer Flüchtlingshelferin. Vienna: Molden, 2010.