Studied journalism, communication and applied cultural studies at the University of Klagenfurt (2003)
HBLA (College for Occupation in Service Industries Management) in Wolfsberg, Carinthia (1994-1998)
Secondary School in Saint Paul, Carinthia (1990-1994)
Primary School in Granitztal (1986-1990)
Completed the AufZaQ course of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation
Completed the EDUCA course of the Austrian Young Farmers" Organisation.
Köstinger is also a substitute and vice spokeswoman of the European People"s Party (EPP) of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). She has been nominated for her “very professional manner” during the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (Civil Air Patrol), which she “mastered” as shadow rapporteur. Assisted at the Kärnten District Health Insurance Fund (1999-2003) Communication sector (2003-2009) Head, Granitztal local group of the Rural Youth Organisation (1995-1997) District head, Wolfsberg section of the Rural Youth Organisation (1997-2001) Regional head, Kärnten section of the Rural Youth Organisation (2001-2002) Federal head, Austrian Rural Youth Organisation (2002-2006) Delegate of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation to the European Council of Young Farmers – CEJA (2003-2005) Federal head, Austrian Young Farmers" Association (2007-2012) Vice-chair of the Austrian Farmers" Federation (since 2009) Vice-chair and general manager of the Austrian People's Party Delegation in the European Parliament (since 2011) President of ‘wald.zeit Österreich’ (since 2012) President of the Ecosocial Forum Europe (since 2014) Substitute of the Austrian People's Party’s chairman (since 2014).
In addition, she is vice-chair of the Delegation to the European Union-Armenia, European Union-Azerbaijan and European Union-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, a member of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and also a substitute of the Delegation to the American College of Physicians-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly. At national level Köstinger is a member of the Austrian People"s Party (Österreichisches Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party)).
