Ukrainian-Austrian Association (UAA)

What Ukrainian-Austrian Association (UAA) does

The Ukrainian-Austrian Association (UAA) is a Kyiv-registered, non-profit membership organization founded in 2017 to improve the perception and image of Ukraine in Austria and to foster bilateral civil-society, business, and cultural relations between the two countries. Its core offerings span four areas: (1) a tiered annual Membership Program (€50 individuals, €250 SMEs up to 100 employees, €500 larger companies) granting preferential access to events and individual assistance; (2) business networking and B2B facilitation, including intercultural management training delivered in cooperation with the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; (3) cultural events such as opera concerts at Vienna's Ehrbar Saal, Vienna Balls, and the "Kultur verbindet" program; and (4) forums and conferences, notably the recurring Ukraine-Symposium at Vienna City Hall. The organization also runs an "IT for DACH" service line connecting a vetted pool of IT companies in Dnipro with Austrian and German buyers, framed against documented IT specialist shortages (Austria ~28,000, Germany ~96,000).

UAA is governed by a 3-person Management Board — President Alfred F. Praus, Board Members Stefan Haböck and Marianna Kordun — supported by a Supervisory Committee. It is the Austrian member of ICBAC (International Council of Business Associations and Chambers in Ukraine) since December 2017 and held the ICBAC General Secretariat in 2019-2020. Revenue is generated almost entirely through membership fees and event-linked sponsorships; no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds are disclosed. Marketing is community-led and event-driven, combining a multilingual website, LinkedIn and Facebook presence, video content on YouTube/UA-TV, and press releases distributed via the Austrian Press Agency (APA). Notable partnerships include Rotary Clubs (Wien-Mozart, Kyiv International Business), the Diplomatic Academy Vienna, the Museum of Military History Vienna, Raiffeisen Bank UA, Ukraine's State Finance Institution for Innovations (SFII), and several Ukrainian regional and civic organizations. Recognition includes a 2022 award from the International Chamber of Commerce and the 2025 Ukrainian state honor "HONOR AND GLORIA" awarded to its President.

Name

Ukrainian-Austrian Association (UAA)

Legal name

Ukrainian-Austrian Association

Website

https://ukrainian-austrian-association.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Ukrainian-Austrian Association is a Kyiv-based, non-profit membership organization founded in 2017 that fosters bilateral business, cultural, and civil-society relations between Ukraine and Austria through events, forums, a tiered membership program, and an IT-for-DACH matchmaking service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individual members (€50/year), small and medium companies with up to 100 employees (€250/year), and larger companies (€500/year). Members receive assistance in their individual needs and preferential treatment in events conducted in both countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UAA is a non-profit membership organization that fosters civil-society, business, and cultural relations between Austria and Ukraine. It sells tiered annual memberships to individuals and companies, organizes bilateral business forums and cultural events, and runs an "IT for DACH" service that connects vetted Ukrainian IT firms (based in a Dnipro pool) with Austrian and German clients for outsourcing, outstaffing, dedicated teams, and R&D.

Product overview

Ukrainian-Austrian Association is a bilateral business and civil society organization offering a portfolio of services focused on fostering Ukrainian-Austrian relations. The core offerings include IT outsourcing services (IT for DACH) connecting Ukrainian IT companies with Austrian and German markets, business networking and B2B facilitation, cultural event programs including concerts and balls, and organized forums and conferences. The Association also operates a membership program with tiered annual fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT for DACH Services IT outsourcing and staff augmentation facilitation connecting a vetted pool of Ukrainian IT companies in Dnipro with Austrian and German businesses, addressing documented IT specialist shortages in Austria (28,000) and Germany (96,000) through outsourcing, outstaffing, dedicated teams, and R&D services.
• Business Networking and B2B Relations Facilitation of business-to-business relations between Austrian and Ukrainian companies to attract investment and promote bilateral projects, including intercultural management assistance and professional-standards training delivered in cooperation with the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Cultural Events and Programs Organised concerts, charity balls, photo exhibitions, and cultural exchanges such as the 'Kultur verbindet' (Culture Connects) program at venues including Ehrbar Saal in Vienna, plus the photo exhibition 'Impressions of War – The Russian War in Ukraine' at the Museum of Military History Vienna.
• Forums and Conferences Organised and co-organised Ukraine symposia, investment forums, and business conferences, including the Ukraine-Symposium at Vienna City Hall and international economic forums such as the Global Economic Impact Forum on Ukraine in Istanbul.
• Membership Program Annual membership program offering individual (€50/year) and corporate (€250/year for SMEs up to 100 employees; €500/year for larger companies) tiers with preferential treatment at events in both countries and direct assistance with member needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• €10,000 raised for charity from single concert event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Raiffeisen Bank UAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2025General sponsor of 150 years anniversary of Chernivtsi university on 11 October 2025, initiated and organized by UAA.
• Diplomatic Academy ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025Partnership with Diplomatic Academy upon invitation by mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig for Ukraine symposium at Vienna City Hall on 24 September 2025.
• Museum of Military History ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2025UAA initiated and partnered on photo exhibition 'Impressions of War – The Russian War in Ukraine' at Museum of Military History from Feb 10 to August 2, 2026.
• SOS Children's Villages UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2025UAA President received award alongside Serhii Lukashov, National Director of SOS Children's Villages Ukraine, upon initiative by philanthropist Lida Filatova.
• Vienna Charity Ball (Hotel Fairmont, Kyiv)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 April 2025UAA is partner of Vienna Charity Ball on 2 April 2025 at Hotel Fairmont in Kyiv. President of UAA delivered greetings from the City of Vienna.
• Rotary Club Wien-Mozart and Rotary Club Kyiv International BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2022Partnership for charity concert at Ehrbar Saal in Vienna on 21 September 2022. Net proceeds of €10,000 spent on support of needy people of Ukraine.
• Vil'na Natsia (Free Nation) NGOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2021Memorandum of cooperation signed to consolidate joint efforts in promoting development of free market economy in Ukraine.
• State Finance Institution for Innovations (SFII/DIFKU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020UAA signed Memorandum of Understanding with SFII, which reports to Ministry of Strategic Industries in Ukraine. UAA-President and SFII-Chairman have ambitious plans for future cooperation.
• Regional Development Agency of Poltava OblastminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2018Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation signed between UAA and Regional Development Agency of Poltava Oblast.
• ICBAC (International Council of Business Associations and Chambers in Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017Since December 2017, UAA is the Austrian member of ICBAC together with bilateral associations representing USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, Turkey, China and Ukraine. UAA bore responsibility for ICBAC General Secretariat in 2019-2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Ukraine): Long-established bilateral German-Ukrainian chamber under the German Chamber of Commerce network. Sits alongside UAA as an ICBAC member and competes directly for member companies, B2B matchmaking mandates, and event sponsorship in the DACH-Ukraine corridor.
• Ukrainian-British Chamber of Commerce: Bilateral UK-Ukraine business association, ICBAC member. Closely analogous mission and structure to UAA — membership fees, networking events, and B2B introductions — but for the UK corridor.
• Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI): National-level Ukrainian chamber founded in 1972, also an ICBAC member. Directly comparable bilateral business facilitation mandate; serves as the institutional anchor that smaller bilateral associations like UAA feed into.
• Turkish-Ukrainian Business Council / TUID: Bilateral Turkish-Ukraine business council under DEIK; ICBAC member with Burak Pehlivan named in UAA's Istanbul forum. Comparable bilateral advocacy and matchmaking mandate to UAA, but anchored in a different geography.
• US-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC): Bilateral US-Ukraine business association, also an ICBAC member. Similar model of corporate membership, policy advocacy, and event-driven engagement; provides a useful scale benchmark for what an active bilateral association can achieve.
• Canadian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (CUCC): Bilateral Canada-Ukraine business chamber, ICBAC member. Closely mirrors UAA's structure (Emma Turos is a known CUCC leader cited in UAA's event records) and competes for similar corporate members and sponsors across the Ukrainian diaspora business community.

Broad incumbents

• International Council of Business Associations and Chambers in Ukraine (ICBAC): Umbrella body of which UAA is the Austrian member. Provides shared events, policy advocacy, and the General Secretariat that UAA once ran (2019–2020). Not a competitor so much as the platform UAA operates within.
• Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) / Advantage Austria: Statutory Austrian chamber with far larger resources and an export-promotion arm (Advantage Austria) that overlaps with UAA's B2B facilitation mandate. Sets the institutional context within which UAA operates and partly competes for Austrian SME attention on foreign markets.

Others

• Diplomatic Academy of Vienna: Austrian foreign-policy educational institution that co-hosted UAA's 2025 Ukraine Symposium at Vienna City Hall and is a recurring venue/credibility partner. Comparable in being a small, Vienna-based bilateral diplomacy platform; not a competitor but a closely adjacent institution.
• Rotary International (Rotary Club network): Global service-club network whose local chapters (e.g., Wien-Mozart, Kyiv International Business) have directly co-hosted UAA events such as the €10,000 charity concert. Comparable membership-based civic society operating model and a recurring partner/peer for fundraising and event execution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCw5kB3hXQ3z3Dw3
• Facebookfacebook.com/ukrainianaustrianassociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ukrainian-austrian-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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