EFA & the people
How people shape the EFA
The European Forum Alpbach lives from the people who shape it - and from those who support it with openness, curiosity and commitment. Whether locals - who still call the European Forum Alpbach “College”, long-standing companions or young voices from all over the world: encounters are created in Alpbach that will be remembered. This place brings together personalities who might otherwise never have met - and creates connections that have an impact far beyond the summer.
European Forum Alpbach
Wordrap - Hanna Molden
Which goals of the EFA do you think are particularly important for the future?
To involve the humanities more, especially political philosophers.
Is there a story/project/event at the EFA that has particularly influenced you personally?
August 1994: at the instigation of the then Federal President Thomas Klestil, eight European heads of state came together in Alpbach to discuss EU enlargement. A first-class European wind of change was blowing.
What word comes to mind spontaneously when you think of the European Forum Alpbach?
Perseverance = perseverance
Encounters, perspectives & personal voices from Alpbach
Wordrap - David Gschösser, Alpbacher, BSc MA, Linguist at project „Deutsch in Österreich“ at the University of Salzburg
How does the European Forum Alpbach shape the people in the village and vice versa, how does the village of Alpbach shape the participants of the European Forum Alpbach?
The Alpbach bakers benefit (in addition to the economic aspect) from meeting interesting people who are either very different from themselves or very similar, despite superficial differences. For the Forum participants, on the other hand, Alpbach and its inhabitants offer not only a backdrop, but also a grounding. They complement each other in their perspectives and knowledge.
Which people immediately come to mind in connection with the European Forum Alpbach and why?
The scholarship holders, because they herald the Forum with their enthusiasm, and the municipal workers and SPAR employees, because they announce the Forum with their hustle and bustle even before the first participants arrive.
What word comes to mind spontaneously when you think of the European Forum Alpbach? - Festival atmosphere
Wordrap - Prof. Ing. Hannes Kar, Television journalist, man of the first hour for the history of the "European Forum Alpbach"
What does the EFA mean to you personally?
Deepening my knowledge and being ready for new things
In your opinion, which personalities have shaped the EFA in a special way?
The two presidents Otto Molden (1945 -1992) and Erhard Busek (2000-2012)
What is/was your special “Alpbach moment” at the EFA?
Indira Ghandi's appearance at the 1983 Dialogue Congress India Western Europe
Otto Molden Interview in German, 1982
