The University College of Virtual Teacher Education (VPH) The Virtuelle Pädagogische Hochschule/University College of Virtual Teacher Education (VPH) is a NCoC (National Center of Competence) maintained by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and has been attached to the Pädagogische Hochschule Burgenland since 2011. The VPH’s main goals are supporting University Colleges of Teacher Education in Austria in implementing their digitalisation strategies into their syllabus and teaching; advancing the digital competencies of university lecturers and teachers; and supporting elearning initiatives instigated and run by the Ministry of Education.