Austrian-American Organizations
The Austrian Association for American Studies is an academic non-profit organization that sets out to support American Studies in Austria at academic institutions and to promote transatlantic understanding. Currently, the Austrian Association for American Studies has more than 110 active members. They represent the Association at practically all Austrian universities and academic institutions with departments…
Mission and History The Austrian Studies Association (formerly the Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association, MALCA) continues traditions started in 1961, as the only North American association devoted to scholarship on all aspects of Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, and Habsburg territory cultural life and history from the eighteenth century until today. The Association publishes a quarterly scholarly…
The Austrian Studies Program at UC Berkeley was founded in 2017 with the support of the Austrian Marshall Foundation and the Austrian Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, und Forschung. It is an integral part of the Institute of European Studies (IES), home to the leading concentration of researchers and scholars on European affairs and the European…
Mission and History The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies was originally established in 1998 upon an initiative by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Sciences, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Conference of University Presidents as the “Canadian Centre for Austrian and Central European Studies.” Subsequently, the Centre received…
Mission and History The Mission of the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Austria encompasses public engagement with Austrian citizens; sharing knowledge about the U.S. and its institutions; shaping Austrians’ opinion about the United States; and, providing opportunities for educational, academic, and professional exchange between the United States and Austria. The beginnings of…
Mission and History Mission: The Europe Center provides an interdisciplinary platform for collaboration among scholars who teach and conduct research on the histories, cultures, institutions, and people of Europe, to collectively advance our understanding of the region. Additionally, the Center provides a forum where experts and scholars productively engage with, and shape, contemporary public policy…
Mission and History Johns Hopkins University is a leading U.S. research university with substantial commitment and expertise on international affairs and has been a pioneer in U.S. higher education in the enduring value of regional studies. It has a substantial commitment to the study of contemporary Europe. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International…
Mission and History The Center for Austrian Studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary research center with a mission to support the study of Central Europe across the disciplines. Established in 1977, CAS is the Western Hemisphere’s oldest and best-known research center focusing on the past, present, and future of Austria and the successor states of the…
Mission and History The Mission of Center Austria is to oversee international student and faculty mobility between the University of New Orleans (UNO) and the University of Innsbruck and other Austrian universities. Center Austria promotes to communication and extension of Austrian and Central European culture through scholarly and artistic activities and academic partnerships. UNO has…
Mission and History The Foundation benefits and supports the co-operation between Austrian and American universities and academics. The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation is an endowment established according to Federal legislation for foundations and funds. The Foundation was initiated with a financial allocation from the ERP Fund to the sum of 30 million schillings in 1999.…