About Us: International Affairs
The International Affairs unit was established on October 1, 2025, and brings together the Aurora Office and the International Relations Office. In the archive, you can find the former websites of the Centre for Area Studies.
You can find us here:
Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 3 (Old Town), 6020 Innsbruck
International Affairs
Director
Mag. Dr. Thomas Baumgartner, MBA (UCL)
+43 512 507-20080
Thomas.Baumgartner@uibk.ac.at
Please schedule an appointment
- Head of the Organizational Unit for International Affairs
- Representation of the University in International Matters
- Overall Coordination of International Affairs
- Strategy Development and Support
Coordination
+43 512 507-38301
Marta.Romeo@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-THU 9.00 AM to 13.30 PM
- and on nach appointment
- Organizational and administrative support for the International Affairs
- Public relations
- Coordination of the Euregio Mobility Fund
AIANI
+43 512 507-39200
aiani@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- Please schedule an appointment
- Project management of international cooperation with focus on Israel
- Development and maintenance of academic networks & partnerships
- Organization of projects, meetings & delegations
- Coordination of exchange and mobility programs
- Budget, third-party funding & grant management
- Public relations & networking
Aurora Office Innsbruck
Please send inquiries to:
aurora-mobility@uibk.ac.at (mobility funding for students and staff)
All relevant info:
+43 512 507-20083
Dejan.Lukovic@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- Please schedule an appointment
- Institutional Coordinator Aurora 2030
- Overall project coordination of Aurora 2030
- Contribution to research agendas within the Aurora Alliance
- Development of the new Aurora Virtual Campus
Katerina Hochstaffl-Nazarova, BA MA
+43 512 507-20082
Katerina.Hochstaffl-Nazarova@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- Please schedule an appointment
- Aurora Office Management
- Public Relations
- Event Management
- Aurora Student Ambassador Program at the University of Innsbruck (UIBK)
+43 512 507-32411
aurora-mobility@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Aurora mobility
International Relations Office
Head
+43 512 507-32400
Mathias.Schennach@uibk.ac.at
Please schedule an appointment
- General management
- University partnerships and cooperations
- Reception of foreign delegations
- Initiation and conclusion of contracts
Secretary's Office
+43 512 507-32405
Ines.Freudenthaler@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Administration
- Management of the International Relations Office website
- Financial management of the office and partnership funds
- Erasmus+ Officer (financial management, transcripts, Erasmus Online Database)
Facility Manager
+43 512 507-32409
Burkhard.Hager@uibk.ac.at
Parteienverkehr
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Facility manager
- Coordination of the event management in the Claudiana building
- Hospitality services for delegations
Erasmus+
Please send inquiries to:
erasmus@uibk.ac.at (outgoing students and staff)
erasmus-incoming@uibk.ac.at (incoming students)
erasmus-praktikum@uibk.ac.at (trainees)
erasmus-bip@uibk.ac.at (blended intensive programmes)
All relevant info:
+43 512 507-32410
erasmus@uibk.ac.at
erasmus-praktikum@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Erasmus+ Higher Education Coordinator: Overall Coordination of European Education Programmes
- Erasmus+ Higher Education Contract
- Erasmus+ student mobility, teacher mobility
- Erasmus+ traineeships
- Jean Monnet
+43 512 507-32406
erasmus@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Erasmus+ outgoing student mobility
- Erasmus+ international credit mobility
+43 512 507-32404
erasmus@uibk.ac.at
erasmus-incoming@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00-12.00 Uhr
- and on appointment
- Erasmus+ outgoing student mobility
- Erasmus+ incoming student mobility
- Erasmus+ OLS
+43 512 507-32407
erasmus-incoming@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON, WED 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- and on appointment
- Erasmus+ incoming student mobility
+43 512 507-32411
erasmus-bip@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes
- Erasmus+ shortterm Mobility
International Mobility & Networks
Please send inquiries to:
international-outgoing@uibk.ac.at (outgoing students)
international-incoming@uibk.ac.at (incoming students)
international-staff-mobility@uibk.ac.at (staff)
All relevant info:
+43 512 507-32412
international-incoming@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-THU 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- and on appointment
Maternity leave replacement:
- International Mobility & Networks, Head
- Coordination and development of international university partnerships
- International Incoming student mobility (non-Erasmus programmes)
- Hosting agreements for third country nationals
(currently on parental leave)
+43 512 507-32402
international-incoming@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON, WED, THU 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- and on appointment (personal or virtual meetings possible)
- International Mobility & Networks, Head
- Coordination and development of international university partnerships
- Incoming student mobility (non-Erasmus programmes)
+43 512 507-32401
international-outgoing@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Scholarships for students and graduates (outgoing)
- Consulting and administration of scholarship programmes within the frame of research activities
- Coordination of the Joint Study programme
- Support of Secondos (outgoing)
+43 512 507-32403
Sandra.Scherl@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- WED 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- and on appointment
- Specific agreements for PhD studies
- Advice and support for foreign guest lecturers (within the framework of mobility programmes)
+43 512 507-32408
international-staff-mobility@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON-FRI 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Grants for university teachers
- Administration of financial resources for the increased promotion of academic relations abroad
- Financial management of scholarships and subsidies for stays abroad within the framework of international relations
+43 512 507-32413
center-new-orleans@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- MON, TUE & THU 10.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- and on appointment
- Guidance, support & coordination for the UIBK - UNO university partnership
- UNO student mobility & scholarships
- UNO International Summer School
- UNO Staff Mobility & Events
+43 512 507-32414
Monique.Kraft@uibk.ac.at
Office hours
- TUE-THU 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM (noon)
- TUE-WED 01.30 PM to 03.00 PM
- and on appointment
- Public Relations
- Administrative assistant tasks
Retired Employees
Christine Anich
Michelle Heller
Reg.-Rat ADir. Reinhard Aichner
Elisabeth Watzdorf