Julia Seidl
Born 1993, Julia C. Seidl did her first internship at the Austrian news paper "Die Presse" when she was 17. After living in the US for half a year, she went on to study "Journalism & Media Management" in Vienna and continued working as a freelancer for several local news outlets such as ORF, Kurier and Falter. Seidl was employed at the weekly "Die Ganze Woche" before joining the Metropole team as an editor in 2018. She mainly writes about social issues and specializes in doing portraits and interviews. Seidl is the company's Online Content Manager and also responsible for the social media accounts of the magazine.
International | What It Means To Be Austrian
Cultural heritage is not just monuments, artworks, and great literature — it is, above all, who we are.
To a newcomer, Austria may not seem like a strange country. Stunningly beautiful but with people who,...
“CEU has been forced out”
Because Hungary’s Lex CEU forbids Central European University (CEU) to accept new students after January 1, 2019, CEU says, it is forced to announce that it will launch all U.S.-accredited degree programs in Vienna...
Sports | Hit Me!
With more women getting involved in combat sports, we visited one of Vienna’s all-women gyms.
The only man in the room has no arms, legs, hands, feet or hair. Going by the name of Bob,...
Attend the December METROPOLE Salon!
Register for our December METROPOLE Salon!
Join us for an evening of food and drink and a chance to meet other METROPOLE readers, editors and the international community of Vienna! We'll be discussing our December...
CEU to move to Vienna in 2019
Press Release - The Board of Trustees of Central European University (CEU) announced today that incoming students for its U.S.-accredited masters and doctoral programs will study at a new campus in Vienna beginning in...
After sexual harassment on Facebook: Controversal verdict in Sigrid Maurer process
On October 9, an Austrian judge hands down a controversial verdict. A young woman, called Sigrid Maurer, has to pay €4,000 to Albert Lastufka, the owner of a craft beer shop. The allegations: defamation....
Travel | Living History
A stately gem in Lower Burgenland, Bernstein castle offers respite from modern living
History has a way of drawing you in. Lords and ladies, knights and squires continue to mesmerize, with shows like Game of...
Austria’s Interior Ministry under fire for suggesting blocking “critical media”
On September 24, some troubling news broke: News outlets like Kurier and Der Standard published a leaked email that was sent from within the Interior Ministry to the press offices of the regional directors...
