Austrian Embassy Pristina

08/06/2026

The impact of climate change can be seen across the globe 🌎

It is our shared responsibility to protect and preserve nature for future generations.

Take a look at this video and see how Ambassador Schnetzer’s hometown in Austria 🇦🇹 looked like before these changes took place. A striking reminder of how our environment is evolving and why climate action matters.

02/06/2026

29/05/2026

📢 Open call for the ,,GO STYRIA RESEARCH GRANT – Summer Semester 2027”

Are you a Master’s student, PhD candidate, or Post-Doc interested in a short-term research stay in Graz? The GO STYRIA Research Grant offers the opportunity to conduct research at the University of Graz during the summer semester 2027.

Open to applicants from:

Kosovo 🇽🇰, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.

📅 Research period:
1 or 2 months during summer semester 2027
(Earliest possible start: February 2027)

WHO CAN APPLY?
Master & Doctoral Students:
• Currently enrolled at an accredited university in the target region
• Will remain enrolled in 2026/27
• Already working on their Master’s or doctoral thesis
Post-Docs:
• Academic staff members at an accredited university in the target region
• PhD completed within the last 3 years at the time of application

📌 Important Dates:
• Information for application tool access (Master/PhD students): by 7 October 2026
• Online info session: 24 June 2026 at 2:00 PM CET
• Application deadline: 12 October 2026 at 1:00 PM CET
Selected candidates will have the opportunity to carry out research at the University of Graz and continue their academic work at their home institutions.

📧 For full details and eligibility criteria, please visit the official program website: https://international.uni-graz.at/en/incoming-students-and-staff/incoming-students/go-styria-scholarship-programme/

We encourage all eligible students and researchers to apply!

The Go Styria Scholarship is a research scholarship for Master's students, doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers from universities in Southeast Europe.

26/05/2026

22/05/2026

Always a pleasure to partner with initiatives like the POLIP Festival 🎭

This year, with an immersive, science fiction theatre experience from Graz.

Lisa Horvath’s “ZOE” propelled the audience into a world where humans, machines and nature communicate 🤖🌿 and the boundaries between species dissolve.

Happy to see Austrian participants 🇦🇹 at a festival that continues to open space for inspiring artistic encounters.

22/05/2026

A visit to Prizren to one of the five Austrian Language Diploma (ÖSD) testing centers 📝in Kosovo. Approximately 900 candidates take officially certified German language exams ✍️at various levels here each year.

🇦🇹 Sot, më 21.05.2026, në ambientet e Shkollës së Gjuhëve URA dhe të Qendrës së Provimeve ÖSD në Prizren, qëndroi për vizitë Ambasadori i Austrisë në Kosovë, Mag. Georg Schnetzer. Në shoqëri të ambasadorit ishte edhe përfaqësuesi i ÖSD nga Austria, z. Lazim Ahmedi.

Mysafirët u pritën nga udhëheqësi i shkollës dhe kryesuesi i provimeve, prof. Neki Jahaj, së bashku me Mag. Verena Walzl dhe bashkëpunëtorët e tjerë.

Gjatë vizitës, ambasadori u informua nga afër për veprimtarinë dhe punën e përditshme të shkollës, organizimin e kurseve të gjuhës gjermane 🇩🇪, si dhe funksionimin e Qendrës së Provimeve ÖSD në Prizren, e cila tashmë ka një rol të rëndësishëm në përgatitjen dhe certifikimin gjuhësor të kandidatëve në rajon.

Në kuadër të takimit u diskutua edhe për rëndësinë e bashkëpunimit kulturor dhe arsimor ndërmjet Kosovës dhe Austrisë, si dhe për interesimin në rritje të të rinjve për mësimin e gjuhës gjermane.

Ambasadori pati rastin të njihet më shumë edhe me jetën kulturore dhe historinë e qytetit të Prizrenit, duke vlerësuar diversitetin dhe trashëgiminë e pasur kulturore të tij.

19/05/2026

Reception on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Austrian Leadership Programm (ALPS) at the residence of the Austrian Ambassador.

In 2016, this exclusive, high-caliber visitor’s programme was established by the Austrian MFA, in cooperation with the Association of Austrian Industries 🏭 and the Austrian Economic Chamber, in order to establish sustainable international networks in the long run.

ALPS aims at presenting Austria 🇦🇹 as a modern, competitive business and innovation hub with a strong presence in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe 🌍 as well as an international player and cultural nation.

After ten years, more than 400 alumni from Non-EU countries have participated in 20 cycles of the programme. Kosovo 🇽🇰 ranks second among the participating countries, with high-ranking personalities among the participants, including former and current members of the Government and of the Assembly as well as representatives of public institutions, the business sector, academia and the cultural sector.

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19/05/2026

19/05/2026

Ambassador Georg Schnetzer visited a chestnut forest rehabilitation project implemented by CNVP Foundation in partnership with the Municipality of Deçan. The project is part of the regional project “Integrated Forest Management along the Drin River Basin”, co-financed by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and aims at reviving the traditional economic sector of chestnut cultivation 🌳 while preventing illegal logging and producing biomass ♻️⚡

A constructive meeting with Rame Melaj, Director for Urbanism, Spatial Planning and Environmental Protection, and Isuf Demhasaj, Director for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, focused on the great potential of sustainable tourism 🏞️ in the National Park in the Municipality of Deçan and on projects of sustainable energy.

During a visit at the company Higjiena, Ambassador Schnetzer was able to see for himself how the municipality benefits from the reforestation project in the generation of heating energy in the biomass power plant ♻️

18/05/2026

Celebrating Europe Day with literature 📚

Our DHoM Clarissa Castek took part in the Reading Europe event organized by EU Member States 🇪🇺 in collaboration with the Embassy of Montenegro at Europe House Kosovo

We had the honour of presenting Franz Kafka, who more than 100 years after his death remains deeply embedded in Europe’s cultural heritage, with his works continuing to inspire readers, artists and new generations around the world 🌍📖

The presentation included a reading from Kafka’s The Metamorphosis (“Die Verwandlung”), a timeless story that captures Kafka’s unique blend of the absurd and the everyday 🎭🪳📚

Thank you to the Montenegrin Embassy and all participating colleagues for an inspiring evening dedicated to stories that shape our shared European identity.