On 15 June 2025, all members of the University (with the exception of students) are called upon to elect the representatives of their groups to the Senate for the term of office 1.10.2025 - 30.9.2028.

The University of Salzburg and the Mozarteum University Salzburg invited their graduates and friends living in Berlin to a cultural evening at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin to mark the founding of the Alumni Chapter.

What a beautiful story: In 1869, the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef travelled to Japan. On board was a Bösendorfer grand piano as a gift for the Japanese Emperor Meiji. Legend has it that a naval officer was allowed to play the instrument for the tenno - a first musical experience that cemented the friendship between the two countries. 

Alumnus Rupert Pföß has been working as a music teacher at Musikum Salzburg since 1996 and has been head of the folk music and harmonica department since 2012. He is also an extended board member of the Salzburger Volksliedwerk. His busy seminar and jury activities at various music weeks and music competitions enrich his everyday life as a musician time and again.