Center Austria - University of New Orleans

01/12/2026

Join the World Affairs Council for an interesting talk:

05/20/2025

We did it! Despite seemingly insurmountable challenges, Center Austria Director Marc Landry and University of Innsbruck Professor Markus Mailer pulled it off! They successfully brought together researchers and practitioners from Innsbruck, Austria, the United States, and even Australia to discuss Trans-Atlantic Perspectives on Public Transit.

While the conference was originally planned to take place in New Orleans, Professors Landry and Mailer quickly pivoted and improvised to deliver a first-rate online event.

Thank you to all who participated for their flexibility, colleagiality, and support!

04/15/2025

Great book launch and interview with the author: Dr Landry presents his new book "Mountain Battery".
We want to thank UNO's Justice Studies Program and the Midlo Center for providing the support and the comfortable space.

04/03/2025

University of New Orleans history professor Marc Landry’s new book shows how building dams in the 19th and 20th centuries transformed the Alps into Europe’s “battery,” designed to store and produce electricity for use throughout the continent. “Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water and Power i...

03/20/2025

03/20/2025

We had excellent talk by Dr Andrew Denning of the U of Kansas yesterday! He spoke about roads, cars, and colonial empires. Very good Q &A after with Dr. Landry's students.

03/19/2025

🇺🇸 Working Holiday Program ✈️🇦🇹

Want to immerse yourself in Austrian culture, experience daily life, and learn or improve your German? 📚

The Working Holiday Program offers U.S. citizens aged 18 to 30 the chance to work in and explore Austria!

If you’ve recently graduated from a US institution, you can apply for a visa that allows you to stay in Austria for up to 12 months.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a unique program promoting mutual understanding! 🤩

🔗 More info here: https://www.austria.org/working-holiday

03/17/2025

We are happy to announce that Director Marc Landry will be part of New Orleans' Entrepreneurship Week.

03/12/2025

Upcoming:
When: March 19, 2025, 5:00-7:00 pm
Where: Earl K. Long Library, Room 407

Dr. Andrew Denning

By 1940, Africa’s road network was 350,000 miles in length and 750,000 motor vehicles crisscrossed the continent. Why did European empires become obsessed with roads in their colonies, and what kinds of empires did roads and motor vehicles create? This talk examines the trans-imperial connections, competition, and collaboration among the Belgian, British, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese empires in the early decades of the twentieth century to reveal how technology and infrastructure defined colonialism in Africa and forged bonds of shared Europeanness.

Light refreshments will be served.

Andrew Denning is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Museum Studies Program at the University of Kansas.

03/12/2025

20 UNO students are once again preparing to compete in the 2025 National Model United Nations simulation and conference in NYC in April. This is the second time the group represents Austria. We are thrilled about that, and wish the delegation all the best.
Here is Dr. Marc Landry , in his role as environmental historian and Center director, giving the group valuable insights into Austria's environmetal issues.

03/10/2025

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Maria Anastasiadis from the University of Graz's Department of Social Work and Social Pedagoy to Center Austria. Her visit was initiated by Political Science professor Dr Steve Mumford. We hope that this could be "the beginning of a beautiful friendship" for future research collaboration.
foto from right: Marc Landry, Steve Mumford, Maria Anastasiadis and her companion Armin.

02/24/2025

Our Model UN group is getting ready for the big show in NYC. Here they are listening to Dr Marc Landry, Environmental Historian and Center Director, talk about Austria and it's environmental issues.
Foto: Dr Jim Mokhiber