News published by the University of Klagenfurt

Shortlist nomination for students of Games Studies

Three game developers from the Master’s degree programme in Games Studies and Engineering have been nominated among those shortlisted for the Pioneers of Game Development Austria’s Talent Award 2024.  One of the three developers, Mano Marichal from Belgium, revealed how this came about and what makes this Master’s degree programme so special when we interviewed him. Along with his colleagues Nikolay Markozov from Russia and Anja Kolundzija from Serbia, they are some of the most innovative young artists that have emerged from the University of Klagenfurt’s Games Studies and Engineering programme.

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University of Klagenfurt receives over a million euros in funding for City Science Lab, supporting the capital Klagenfurt in its quest to become a climate-neutral city

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the only Austrian city to take part in the EU mission “100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities by 2030”. Numerous ambitious and financially intensive projects are being planned and implemented to help achieve the climate targets, from decarbonising the bus fleet to expanding the supply of green electricity. The University of Klagenfurt will support the city in its efforts to achieve climate neutrality by providing expertise from a wide range of disciplines in the social, cultural, economic and technical sciences. To this end, funding is being provided by the Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) to establish the “City Science Lab (University of Klagenfurt): Climate & Cities Missions in Action”. Funds totalling more than one million euros have now been approved.

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ÖH Info-Days in August and September 2024!

The Info-Days of the Österreichische Hochschüler:innenschaft (ÖH) Klagenfurt, the lobby group in university politics for all students at our university, will support you on 28 and 29 August and 25 and 26 September 2024 before the start of the semester with advice on all aspects of studying.

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Get inspired for excursions and win prizes with “Sommerradeln”

Anyone who wants to get on their bike and explore Carinthia or the other federal states can take part in the nationwide “Sommerradeln” campaign as part of “Österreich radelt” from July to 12 September 2024 and win not only virtual trophies, but also high-quality prizes!

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