News & Events
Upcoming events and recent happenings.
Red Tape: Radio and Politics in Czechoslovakia, 1945-1969
When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 12:30 PM
Where: Deutsch Seminar Room 112, International Center
Hans Peter Manz (1955-2024)
Center Austria is saddened to learn of the passing of Ambassador Hans Peter Manz, diplomat and friend.
An Evening of Operetta Music, Song, and Dance
An Evening of Operetta Music, Song and Dance, and an Austrian Dinner was held at the Deutsches Haus on January 6th, 2024.
Welcome Spring Cohort!
We officially welcomed our spring semester students to the UNO campus!
Roesemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Seminar Room Designated
On January 11, Center Austria celebrated the naming of the “Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Seminar Room” in the International Center, whose generosity has enabled University of New Orleans students to study abroad.
Upcoming: Bernadette Conrad
When: Tuesday, January 30th at 7:00 PM
Where: Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Louisiana Association of Teachers of German Visit Campus
Once a year Center Austria welcomes members of the Louisiana Association of Teachers of German (LAATG) to campus for their bi-annual meeting.
The Bischof Family Honors Dr. Günter Bischof’s Career With an Endowed Scholarship
On October 26, family, friends, and colleagues gathered at the International Center for “Günter Fest” – celebrating Dr. Günter J. Bischof’s extraordinary career and retirement from the University of New Orleans.
Conference: Popular Brass Music in the 21st Century
When: October 21-22, 2023
Where: Haus der Musik, Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck Delegation Visits the Center
A delegation from the City Council of Innsbruck was in New Orleans last week to renew the sister-cities agreement, which was first signed in 1995 on the initiative of Dr. Gordon “Nick”Mueller, the first Director of Center Austria.
Annual Convention of the Centers for Austrian Studies
Center Austria director Günter Bischof and Austrian Ministry of Science Fellow Katja Maierhofer attended the XV Annual Convention of the Centers for Austrian and Central European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Austrian Students Prepare to Return Home
Innsbruck students say goodbye to the Center Austria coordinator as the semester comes to a close
Center Austria Generations
The end of the semester brought Center Austria friends and students together to celebrate the past, present, and future:
Bruno Kreisky Workshop in Minneapolis
The Austrian Centers of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and New Orleans, together with the Botstiber Foundation and the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, organized a workshop in Minneapolis from April 19 - 20, 2023, entitled “Reassessing Bruno Kreisky’s Contributions to Postwar History.”
University of Vienna Geography Visit
Center Austria was delighted to welcome a group of Geography students and their two professors to the UNO campus.
Upcoming: Construction and Tradition of Knowledge in Linguistics
When: April 27, 2023, 12:30 pm
Where: Seminar Room IC 112
