Andreas Ehrmann has joined the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies (DA) as an alumni relations officer in 2009 with the main task of establishing the DA’s first institutional Alumni Office. In close cooperation with one of the oldest alumni associations in Austria, ClubDA (est. 1969), Andreas increased alumni membership to approx. 60 percent and helped forge a global alumni network with local chapters from the U.S. via Europe to China.

Over the following years, Andreas and his team took over additional tasks and responsibilities. This eventually led to the creation of the DA’s Development Department, which Andreas has been leading since 2018. The department comprises the fields of alumni and career services, communication and marketing, fundraising as well as the DA’s ICT team.

Andreas holds a Master’s in political science. Prior to his time at the DA, he has gained experience in (online) journalism (3.5 years with the Austrian news portal NEWS Networld) and communications (one year as a full-time trainee in the Austrian Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information Department). In addition, Andreas has worked as a ski instructor and, for almost ten years during his studies and besides other above-mentioned jobs, in aviation security.