More than 45 years ago, in 1976, the University of New Orleans initiated its flagship study abroad program in Innsbruck. Its founder, Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, is known as a man who “thinks big,” so even for the first UNO-Innsbruck program he chartered a Pan Am flight to take 166 students to Innsbruck, and launched what was to become one of the largest study abroad programs of its kind in the United States. To hear from some former "UNO-Innsbruckers" watch this video and the one posted on our Program Alumni page.
Successes and challenges have shaped the International Summer School over the past four and a half decades. The program has adjusted to changing times and student needs, but it has managed to maintain its identity and academic integrity.
With over 10,000 alumni, “UNO-Innsbruck” is widely recognized both in New Orleans and Innsbruck. Since its initiation, the program has spawned and cultivated a series of partnerships on various levels. First and foremost, the partnership agreement between the Universities of Innsbruck and New Orleans was signed in 1983.
This partnership quickly became one of the most active transatlantic university relationships, including student programs, publications, conferences, and centers. In 1995, the mayors of the two cities signed a Sister City Agreement, and in the same year a vibrant art exchange was started.
So many lives and careers have been touched by the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School. Is it your turn this summer?