The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research will host a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Conference in Vienna (Austria), from 1-2 October 2018. In a year when core strategic objectives will be discussed in the EU research and education policy areas, the MSCA 2018 will serve as a key event in the Research and Innovation and Higher Education events calendar of the Austrian EU Presidency to shed a light on the importance of human resources, career development and excellence.