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Field trip to the Kriehubergasse Sports Centre, Vienna

31. March 2026

For this year’s rock and tunnel construction field trip, the group visited the Kriehubergasse construction site in the city centre. This is the site…

Master's project excursion to Kosovo

30. March 2026

People in a snowy mountainscape — © Nina Svanda

This year's P3 project from the research unit took us to Kosovo for a week.

Project completion ANTRIEB: How electric cargo bikes can work in everyday operations

30. March 2026

The results show how companies can successfully organise their workflows using cargo bikes.

Kickoff of the Research School on Transformations in Architecture and Planning

30. March 2026

Participants of the Research School gathered around a table

On March 17, the new Research School Transformations in Architecture and Planning (ReSTAP) successfully launched with a joint kick-off event. Over the…

Research unit Digital Building Process at the buildingSMART International Summit in Porto

27. March 2026

This photo shows a delegation from the Digital Building Process research unit at the bSI Summit in Porto

Perfect timing to publish the BIMcert handbook in Portuguese.

Rector Jens Schneider Reappointed for a Second Term

27. March 2026

The University Council and the Senate have approved Rector Schneider’s reappointment for the 2027–2031 term

Office closed

26. March 2026

A robot rabbit is sitting next to an Easter basket filled with tools and eggs. — © KI-generiert 2026

Our office will be closed from Friday, March 27th, to Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. Individual appointments can still be scheduled. The institute wishes…

Prof. Zeck on the ÖGBMT Board

26. March 2026

Prof. Günther Zeck now represents TU Wien on the board of the Austrian Society for Biomedical Engineering.

AI on the rise, new opportunities for HCI

26. March 2026

The picture shows a man sitting in an office chair, holding a small object in his hands. To the right of him is a graphic, and above him a text banner. — © TU Wien / Livia Beck

Prof. Paweł W. Woźniak on human-centred design despite the AI hype, the diversity of methods in user research, and the development and sharing of…

Reforming pension systems

26. March 2026

heart made of hands in the foreground, in the back, blurred an old woman on the left side and a young woman on the right side — © LimeSky_stock.adobe.com

After three years of research, the EU project FutuRes has come to an end, providing fascinating insights into potential pension reforms for the…

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
CookieConsent	Saves your settings for the use of cookies on this website.	1 year	HTML	Homepage TU Wien
SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
JESSIONSID	Is needed so that in case of a LectureTube the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien
_shibsession_lecturetube	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
_pk_id	Used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID.	13 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ref	Is used to store the information of the users home website.	6 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ses	Is needed to store temporary data of the visit.	30 minutes	HTML	Matomo TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
facebook	Is used to Enable ad delivery or retargeting	90 days	HTTP	Meta
__fb_chat_plugin	Is needed to store and track interactions (marketing/tracking).	persistent	HTTP	Meta
_js_datr	Is needed to save user settings.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
_fbc	Is needed to save the last visit (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	Meta
fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
_fbp	Is needed to store and track visits to various websites (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	Meta
datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn