UNO-INNSBRUCK 1976 - 2026
50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion and Celebration
June 30 - July 5, 2026
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About the Event
50th Year Celebration
If you are one of the over 12,000 alumni or former faculty and staff of the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School, we invite you and your family to join us in Innsbruck in 2026! Take a walk down the streets of Old Town, visit the Universität of Innsbruck where you lived and studied, reminisce about the time you spent nestled in the Austrian Alps, and walk along the beautiful Inn River. An exciting celebration awaits you next summer, and we can’t wait to welcome you back.
Remember. Reconnect. Celebrate.
Planned Activities
Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception for UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School Alumni Program Registrants
Universität Tour
Memories and Meaning Lunch at the University of Innsbruck presided over by the founder of UNO-Innsbruck, Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, and featuring testimonials and stories from alumni faculty and staff, including Louisiana Lt. Governor, Billy Nungesser ’85.
50th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner
Hosted by UNO President Kathy Johnson and Universität Innsbruck Rector Veronika Sexl.
Grand Opening Ceremony and Ball
University leadership from New Orleans and Innsbruck, Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, and invited dignitaries from the U.S. and Austria will address 400+ combined students, faculty, dignitaries, alumni and guests to officially convene the Summer School, followed by a Gala Dinner and Ball.
Leisure activities
Leisure activities – visits to Golden Roof, City Tower, Schloss Ambras, and Bergisel.
Or a special excursion and lunch at Seefeld, the Olympic cross-country skiing village. Hear from Nick Mueller about the OSS Operation Greenup that led to the peaceful entry of American troops into Innsbruck at the end of WWII—the most successful espionage mission of WWII.
About the event
The UNO-Innsbruck 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion complete program is coming soon, but space is limited. To be the first to receive details of the Alumni Reunion itinerary, email Alea Cot, Managing Director, UNO-Innsbruck 50th Anniversary Reunion, at amcot@uno.edu with the subject line “50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion.” Or, fill out the form below. Tell your friends and encourage them to return to Innsbruck with you.
$895 for the land package
Tuesday, June 30
6:30 pm Welcome Reception for UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School Alumni Program Registrants
Wednesday, July 1
9:00 – 11:00 am Tour Universität Innsbruck to see historic and new university classrooms, where the Summer School began, and new housing and dining facilities.
11:30-1:30 pm Alumni Event and buffet lunch: Memories and Meaning
UNO President Kathy Johnson presiding with Summer School founder Dr. Nick Mueller featuring testimonials from alumni, including Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, and former faculty and staff, including Carl Wagner, Dr. Margaret Davidson, Alea Cot, Walter Freytag, and many others sharing – What International Education Meant to Me.
2:00 pm Exclusive visit to Swarovski Kristallwelten with tour of archives, museum, and gift shop.
Free evening
Thursday, July 2
9:30 – Cable car to the top of Nordkette mountain for panoramic views of Innsbruck
Lunch individually and free afternoon
19:00 – 22:00 50th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner
Hosted by UNO President Kathy Johnson and Universität Innsbruck Rector Veronika Sexl.
A celebration of 50 years of partnership, and visions for a future expansion of transatlantic activities and exchange.
Friday, July 3
10:00 – 12:30
Leisure activities – visits to Golden Roof, City Tower, Schloss Ambras, and Bergisel.
Or a special excursion and lunch at Seefeld, the Olympic cross-country skiing village. Hear from Nick Mueller about the OSS Operation Greenup, which led to the peaceful entry of American troops into Innsbruck at the end of World War II—the most successful espionage mission of World War II.
Lunch individually
17:30 – 18:30 Opening Ceremony of UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School
Welcome by the Tirolean Brass Band and interludes provided by the Austrian string quartet.
18:30 – 21:30 Gala Dinner and Ball
Featuring Universität Innsbruck Big Band Combo, Jazz Ensemble, and New Orleans Second Line.
Saturday, July 4
10:00 – 2:00 Excursion to a gorge or waterfall in the environs of Innsbruck, with lunch at a mountain hut.
19:00 Tirolean Evening of dinner and entertainment
Sunday, July 5
Individual departures
Registration
UNO-Innsbruck 50th Anniversary
If you are one of the over 12,000 alumni or former faculty and staff of the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School, we invite you and your family to join us in Innsbruck in 2026! Take a walk down the streets of Old Town, visit the University of Innsbruck where you lived and studied, reminisce about the time you spent nestled in the Austrian Alps and walking along the beautiful Inn River.
