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Austrian Institute, Rome

The Rome branch of the Österreich Institut, teaching German as a foreign language and promoting Austrian culture in Italy.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

The Austrian Institute, Rome (Österreich Institut Rom) is the Italian branch of the Österreich Institut, a network of institutes dedicated to teaching German as a foreign language and to presenting Austrian culture, economy and education abroad. The parent organisation was founded in 1997 and today operates institutes in several European countries, serving more than 11,000 students annually. The Rome location is one of the network's sites in Italy and functions as both a language school and a cultural-education outpost. The institute offers German courses for adults, teenagers and children, at every level from beginner to advanced, and also designs customised German programmes for companies. Teaching is delivered face-to-face, online, in blended formats and through e-learning on the network's own SERVUS learning platform. The Österreich Institut has developed its own learning materials, including the newspaper Österreich Spiegel and various learning apps, and its courses combine language instruction with insights into Austrian culture and Austrian German. As part of the Österreich Institut network, the Rome branch benefits from shared quality standards, teaching methods and materials. The network's partners include Austrian federal ministries such as the BMBWF and BMEIA, the Goethe-Institut, the OeAD, the ÖSD, EUNIC and Austrian cultural forums, reflecting its role as an ambassador for Austrian language and culture. The Rome institute is aimed at language learners in Italy who want to learn German with an Austrian focus, whether for personal, academic or professional reasons.

History

The Österreich Institut was founded in 1997 and has since become a recognised provider of innovative, personalised German courses and a promoter of Austrian culture, economy and education abroad. The Rome institute is one of the network's locations in Europe. According to the network's own information, it operates 10 institutes across Europe and serves more than 11,000 students annually in Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia. The locations page lists 11 sites, including Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bratislava, Brno, Rome, Sarajevo, Moscow, Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw. The Rome branch thus forms part of a broader European network that combines language teaching with cultural diplomacy, working with partners such as Austrian federal ministries, the Goethe-Institut, the OeAD, the ÖSD and EUNIC.

  • 1997

    Österreich Institut founded.

  • Rome institute operates as part of the Österreich Institut network.

Products and positioning

Innovative, personalised German courses and an ambassador for Austrian culture, economy and education.

  • German courses for adults, teenagers and children

  • Customised German courses for companies

  • Online and blended learning German courses

  • SERVUS e-learning platform

  • Österreich Spiegel newspaper

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