Interviewing with the ambassador of Austria to Thailand—H.E.Mr.Enno Drofenik

Once there was an Oscar film award winner, with everlasting fans over the world to get in love with the movie is named as [the sound of music], as times spreading over half a century, it has been so much famous for its scenery filming in the idyllic country alike paradise, which is called [AUSTRIA] ,while appealing of musical rhythm and accommodated with nice melody, the dream of the grassland is mixed with the setting of the nature on the film show, with the beautiful lawn on the Snowy mountain capped with the deep snow on the top, so intoxicated with the feeling of the audience in heaven, from inside a beautiful country, today we will go into the fairytales by introducing the very distinguished guest who is the ambassador of Austria to Thailand—H.E.Mr.Enno Drofenik，at arrival of the embassy on time, the ambassador await me awhile ,greeting to me with pleasant feeling to seat down, before the conversation we started to strike up, Mr. Ambassador gave me a briefing over the background and history of Austria, so far shifting into the broad topics by deepening into the several aspects covering with the elements of Thailand.

 

PART 1—THE RECORD IN HISTORY

As long as tracing back to 150 years ago, around in 1865 with long history, as the treaty of Thailand with the European powers signed up , Austrian delegates followed the groups of European countries to start up with its good will diplomatic mission and official visit to Thailand by setting up the initial diplomatic ties, as recorded in the history, which had signaled up the good relation between Austria and Thailand had been established with the Austrian consulates.

THE PART 2— GEORAGRAPHY LOCATION

Austria is surrounded by the mountains with more than one thousand meter above in height so numerously; amid the Europe’s highest mountain – the mountain Alps, located in the midst of Austria, as one of the highly developed countries in Europe, lack of the natural resources, but endowed with many factors that promoted the country’s economic leap; with its most powerful length in showing off the technological training and human resource empowerment, within short period, its economic sound in the world as it used to take-off and present its strength in offering the premium training courses and certification in nearly 200 kinds of the items in category ,so far it has won the reputation to the world ,which is indispensable to the output of high quality industrial technology by Austria.

 

THE PART THREE—THE PROFILE OF THE NATION

1—the capital of music from Vienna, which won the fame all over the world, tracing back to its long history and background, due to the Habsburg Empire to create the brilliant culture and prosperity along with reborn of the Austro-Hungarian empire later, became one of the powers of the old Europe and as well as focus of European music heart.

The 2^nd—the mountain Alps marked as the cultural backbone and spiritual symbol in Europe; Skiing is one of the most favorite sports to majority of Austrians, at every winter, the skiers stepping at the peaks, rushing in from home and abroad to take the real experience of the world’s top level skiing along the alpine on the skiing slopes ,filled with infinite happiness, more importantly, there is a great thing beyond that to witness the sacred face of the Alps in honor , setting in amidst of the tall mountains capped with the deep snow around the world, so marvelously in miracle, even tipping with a piece of white snow on the vast mountains.

The 3^rd —the food culture, it is so ideal to experience the Austrians today by following up the fashion and trend in the modern life, HEURIGEN is viewed as the one of Austrian best cuisine culture with the basic essence and the symbol. Cafe COFFEE HOUSE exist throughout Austria, with the legend left behind by the Turkish invasion in the period of OTTOMAN empire rampantly invaded in the Europe, the Turkish brought in the concept of COFFEE and with expansion of the coffee culture passed down from generation to generation till now, it had deeply rooted and molded into the mind of the modern Austria.

 

THE 4^th—THE MUTUAL EXCHANGES

On May 2015, Austrian symphony orchestra paid a official visit to Thailand; which had enhanced the cultural exchanges between the two countries in the friendly steps; As tattooed with the symbol of the musical contacts in the highest level; in Thai society caused a stir so warmly; of course the events would be continued to run on with themes the music festival every year; then, Austrian musicians will be invited to Thailand including solo, dancers and chorus conductor as well. On the stage with cooperation with Thai symphony & orchestra performance together; all efforts will strengthen the friendship by Austria with Thai culture exchanges program and deepen the non-governmental exchanges between the two countries.

2— The cooperative projects between Thai universities and the Universities of Austria, in which ASEA UNINET offers a kind of platform and data base incorporating with the two universities’ academic communication and as pipeline; For the future, the prospects depend upon the talents from the two countries and their government educational departments respectively in further developing the national offspring.

 

PART 5—TRAILING INTO HISTORY

Austria, endowed with the heritages of the royal balls and privileged rights over the musical halls, in the past centuries, with the significance of the establishment of these noble palaces to feed with the demands of the royal officers and noblemen in the upper class, the musicians from European countries rushed into Vienna to seek for any opportunities to make success during the reign of Hatsberg Empire, as result of creating the flourishing and blooming of the great empire , on the hand, who had brought out the prosperity and cherished up the world of music in the heart of Europe, while stepping into the golden musical hall, where the Austrian symphony orchestra on February each year open the door to the world, providing the world-class masters of music a chance of giving performances in public so as to be acting as a bridge international to enhance for spiritual power via RADIO transmission in communication with the souls of music lovers in the world, as a kind of platform—air concert; going through the voice of Vienna to send off the music from the golden hall by means of conveying peace and spreading beyond the boundaries and over the barriers.

 

PART 6—THE IMMOTAL GLORY

Austria had been proud of possessing with the ancient European ballroom in a long history, totaling over hundreds of large and small size, in which the largest ballroom can accommodate over three thousand people at spot; at Salzburg festival, where have been on display of live music shows at every corner of Vienna, in the year-round Vienna has been plunged into the great joy of music; From Vienna to Salzburg, Austria offers its charming everywhere in showing an unique musical atmosphere to the tourists from all over the world.

 

PART 7—POWER OF NATION

Austrian vocational training is well known in the world; around the world it has totaled with 200 kinds of skills examination and certification accredited by the professional constitutions, the apprentice training courses, welcomed by employers; which is focused on establishment of the perfect system, to facilitate with the apprentice in the process of training as result of the satisfaction from the contracts between the workers and employers.

In Thailand there is Thai-Arskik Technical College, saying as one of the best example in proof; It had witnessed the cooperation for more than half a century, between Austria and Thailand, at the beginning of enlistment in 50 students, but till today expanding over 500 students; with availability of the training courses covering in the fields of mechanic, electricity and cooking and home appliance maintenance., etc., of course it has succeeded in conveying lots of the skilled workers for the Thai society today.

 

PART 8—CONSOLIDATE WITH THAI IN TIES

The Thai railway system in whole has been deploying the advanced technology in the metro and sky-train lines, for most important parts of the technology used on the vehicle and transportation which originated from Siemen Company based in Austria. Utilizing with more than 50% of the modern railway and subway system works make Thailand run faster and safer in the modern daily life.

 

PART 9 —THE EXECLLENT ARTWORKS

SWAROSKI is the world brand crystal products with its fame over the world consumers, Austria has made achievement in offering the craftsmanship of glassware, handicraft and artworks in glasses, noted as the world’s top producer; with Its exquisite glass & crystal in design, it has always been beloved by the zest collectors in seeking of the crystal glass collection internationally.

At present, in Chonburi and Ayuttaya provinces, the production bases where there have been more than 1,000 Thai employees in employment.

2— [SEMPERIT] as the famous brand in rubber series; It includes as a wide range of the application in mechanical, industrial, medical usages and construction.

 

PART 10—-THE EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE BOTH

Each year there are about 100,000 Austrian arriving in Thailand for tourism; And Thais, about 30,000 apply for visa to travel to Austria, the Austrian embassy in Thailand has range of empowerment to those four areas covering for issue of visa : Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand; New Austrian embassy in Thailand will be completed in the spring of 2017, at now, under the construction, the new embassy will deploy the eco-materials so environmentally in the buildings so as to conform with the trend of fashion in design, initiated with its novel and unique creativity, hopefully we can see the removal of the prospects that is on the way and on forth coming soon. Then in Bangkok near future where international color would be lightened up by addition of new elements inside the heart of the cosmopolitan.

 

[BRIEF TO THE AMBASSADOR]

Graduated from the University Of Vienna, Austria, with master degree in law; he used to serve as the permanent general secretary to the minister of Austrian foreign ministry; after that, he was assigned to act as ambassador to Japan and today the Austria’s ambassador to Thailand.

[WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE EMBASSY AND AMBASSADOR OF AUSTRIA TO THAILAND WITH THE PHOTOS AND FILES PROVIDED ABOVE]

Written by Darwin