In May 2006, Barbara Schultze joined the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor where she is employed in the HR department.

After gaining experience as a law clerk, she worked in a law firm specializing in IP and business law.  Her previous work experience includes internships at the Austrian Trade Commission in Paris and in various law firms in Vienna. She joined the Office of Science & Technology from January to March 2007 as a visiting expert sent from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor.

Schultze holds a master's degree in law from the University of Vienna, Austria, and has studied at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is currently working on completing her Ph.D. dissertation in international arbitration.

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