Klaus Fiesinger

Dr. Klaus Fiesinger serves as the Regional Director of the German Hanns Seidel Foundation for South-Eastern Europe since 2016, managing projects in European integration, democracy promotion, and civic education across new EU member states and Western Balkan candidate countries. His regional office is based in Zagreb, overseeing branches in Sofia, Belgrade, and Tirana. Additionally, he has been a lecturer at Edward Bernays Polytechnic since the winter semester of 2018/2019, contributing to the undergraduate Communication Management course titled "Mass Media, Politics and Democracy". Prior to this, he held a visiting professor position at Andrassy University in Budapest from 2004 to 2012 and occasionally lectured at political science faculties in Vienna and Zagreb.

He earned his doctorate in Political Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. His academic work focuses on political culture, international dialogue, and post-war diplomatic strategies, exemplified by his acclaimed book "Ballhausplatz-Diplomatie 1945-1949", which was praised and distributed by the Austrian diplomatic service. He is affiliated with the Austrian Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) in Vienna and the Südosteuropa Gesellschaft in Munich.

Dr. Fiesinger’s career includes over two decades in the Hanns Seidel Foundation, where he led departments for Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe and Central Asia from 1992 until becoming Regional Director in 2016. He actively engages in strategic consulting and academic programs, such as the EMBA in Strategic Communication and Political Academy, but no specific grant details or advisees are explicitly listed in the provided texts.

His contributions bridge academic teaching and political practice, emphasizing regional cooperation and democratic governance in post-Soviet and Balkan contexts. He remains a key figure in promoting European integration through civic education initiatives and cross-border partnerships.