The Austrian Academy of Sciences visiting Ephesos

26.09.2025

f.l.t.r. Excavation Director Martin Steskal, Austrian Ambassador Gabriele Juen, OeAW Vice President Ulrike Diebold, OeAW President Heinz Faßmann with his spouse Sigrid Faßmann (© OeAW-OeAI/Judith Wurzer)

From 17 to 21 September 2025, the works council of the Austrian Academy of Sciences organised an trip to Ephesos. During the trip, OeAW President Heinz Faßmann and his wife, Vice-President Ulrike Diebold and Austrian Ambassador Gabriele Juen visited the OeAI excavation team on site. The trip concluded with a barbecue at the excavation house on 19 September, attended by the OeAW delegation, the participants of the works council's trip and other guests from the municipality of Selçuk.

We would like to thank all our colleagues for their visit and appreciate their interest in our work!

OeAW Vice President Ulrike Diebold and President Heinz Faßmann (© OeAW-OeAI/Judith Wurzer)

f.l.t.r. OeAW President Heinz Faßmann, OeAW Vice President Ulrike Diebold, Sigrid Faßmann, Excavation Director Martin Steskal, Hanna Gabriel, OeAW-Director Infrastructure and Institutes Hubertus Schmid-Schmidsfelden (© OeAW-OeAI/Judith Wurzer)

Group photo of participants at the works council's trip (© OeAW-OeAI/Judith Wurzer)

Group photo at the excavation house (© OeAW-OeAI/Niki Gail)

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