University meets Industry: Talents for Carinthia continues to thrive

On 5 November 2025, the University of Klagenfurt hosted the second edition of University meets Industry: Talents for Carinthia. This joint initiative by the Faculty of Technical Sciences and the Federation of Austrian Industries Carinthia (IV) brings together students, researchers, and companies to strengthen collaboration between science and industry and to build new bridges for future joint projects.

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Best Performer Awards, Roland Mittermeir Award, and Doctoral Thesis Award of the Faculty of Technical Sciences 2024/25

On 5 November, the Best Performer Awards 2024/25, the Roland Mittermeir Prize 2024 and, for the first time, the Dissertation Prize 2024/25 were presented at the University meets Industry: Talents for Carinthia event.

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“Grasping Mathematics” & “Making Mathematics visible”

Mathematics can inspire! This was demonstrated in the first week of July when around 250 pupils visited the “Understanding Mathematics” exhibition. Under the direction of Gerhard Hainscho and Roland Prinz, many different exhibits were on display for puzzling, trying out, playing and having fun.

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50 Years of Maths — Anniversary Ceremony

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024 we celebrated! On the occasion of “50 years of mathematics at the University of Klagenfurt”, the “Gauss Lecture” of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) took place – for the first time in Austria. It was a public lecture by prizewinner Monique Laurent (CWI Amsterdam and Tilburg University) on current developments in mathematics. The lecture was opened by DMV President Joachim Escher. Willibald Dörfler spoke about “the beginning from nothing” of mathematics at the University of Klagenfurt.

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