Depot:Austrian Institute
The Österreich Institut GmbH was established in 1997 as a not-for-profit organisation responsible to the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its mission is to promote the German language and culture, primarily in supporting the learning of the German language in Central European countries. A network of centres runs German language courses and promotes cultural exchange in co-operation with Austrian and international organisations - this network comprises its headquarters in Vienna, and centres in Bratislava, Brno, Budapest, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Krakow, Roma and Istanbul. The Slovene branch was opened in February 2004: