EU Ambassador in Vienna Selmayr Transitions to Academia

PeopleOther ♦ Published: January 31, 2024; 13:14 ♦ (Vindobona)

After serving as the Ambassador of the European Commission in Austria since November 2019, Martin Selmayr is embarking on a new journey in academia.

Martin Selmayr will be a visiting professor at the University of Vienna from February 1. As an EU ambassador in Austria, he has spent four years up and down the country talking about Europe. / Picture: © Vertretung der EU Kommission in Österreich

Starting on February 1st, he will assume the role of a guest professor of European Law at the Institute for Innovation and Digitalization in Law at the University of Vienna. This transition marks the end of his four-year tenure as the head of the European Commission's representation in Austria.

During his time as EU Ambassador, Selmayr faced numerous challenges, including the…