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Kick-off for ISWA 2025!

29. October 2025

[Translate to English:] christoph SCHARFF ISWA 2025

Today marked the official start of ISWA 2025 – and right from the beginning, we were treated to a special highlight:

Our honorary professor, Dr.…

Excursion to Klagenfurt and Villach: European spatial policies and instruments meet industrial tansition in Carinthia

29. October 2025

From 22 to 24 October 2025, the seminar for bachelor's and master's students of spatial planning took place in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and Villach: "…, opens an external URL in a new window

Participation in the Nanobodies Workshop in Slovenia

28. October 2025

Barbora at the Nanobodies Workshop in Slovenia

Barbora presented her research at the international Nanobodies Workshop at the University of Nova Gorica.

MOVE.Walk: Mobility Management in the Neighbourhood

28. October 2025

MOVE.Walk #2 – Mobility Management in the Neighbourhood — © Lune Boesch

As part of the second urban walk, the group explored Donau City in Vienna, focusing on digitalisation in building management and mobility management…

The Power of Geckos: TU Wien Solves the Puzzle of Large Molecules

28. October 2025

two large molecules with arrows in between, symbolizing an attractive force — © TU Wien

A puzzle in theoretical chemistry has been solved at TU Wien: a new computational method now makes it possible to calculate the forces between large…

Welcome ETIA 19!

28. October 2025

Last week, we were delighted to welcome the new MSc Environmental Technology & International Affairs (ETIA) student group — 17 students from 13…

New SRF member: Johanna Fellbrich

27. October 2025

Johanna Fellbrich studied economic geography and supply chain management in Cologne (2016-2019 BSc, 2019-2021 MSc), with stays abroad in Dublin and…

FutuRaM Yearly Event 2025

27. October 2025

[Translate to English:] Helmut Rechberger als Vortragende in einem Konferenz

Prof. Rechberger presented the Austrian activities for establishing national material (raw material) balances at the FutuRaM project Yearly Event in…

The 34th cohort of the MSc (CE) Real Estate Investment & Valuation has started

27. October 2025

[Translate to English:] Gruppenfoto der neuen Durchgangsgruppe

On October 16, 2026, the 34th cohort of the MSc (CE) Real Estate Investment & Valuation started at the TU Wien Academy for Continuing Education.

The…

How constant is the fine structure constant?

27. October 2025

In 2024, TU Wien presented the world's first nuclear clock. Now it has been demonstrated that the technology can also be used to investigate…

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