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18. November 2025

Successful graduation at TU Wien Academy: Three real estate programmes celebrate their graduation

A total of 48 students received their degrees in a joint ceremony.

[Translate to English:] Gruppenfoto der Alumni vor Graduierung — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] Studiendekan Bob Martens bei seiner Ansprache — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] Sitzende Studierende im Publikum — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] Sandra Hochleitner während ihrer Festrede — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] Guido Zorn bei seiner Ansprache zur Verleihung des BZP Awards — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] v.l.n.r Bob Martens, BZP Award Preisträgerin Cornelia Kratzer , Guido Zorn — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] Alumni Ansprachen von Sabine Schmutzer und Christoph Heiderer — 1 of 12 images or videos

[Translate to English:] Gruppenbild mit Abschlussmappen — 1 of 12 images or videos

High above the rooftops of Vienna, on 13 November 2025, graduates from three continuing education programmes at the TU Wien Academy for Continuing Education celebrated their graduation: the MSc in Real Estate Investment & Valuation, the MEng in Sustainable Construction, and the universitycourse in Real Estate Management.

Bob Martens, Dean of Continuing Education, welcomed the guests and congratulated the students on successfully completing their part-time studies. He emphasised that this achievement was only possible thanks to their tremendous personal commitment and the support of their families and friends. He stressed the importance of continuing education in an economy that is constantly facing new challenges.

In her speech, Sandra Hochleitner from Salon Real, opens an external URL in a new window pointet to the importance of gender equal opportunities and critical thinking in the real estate and construction industry. She encouraged the graduates to remain curious, to break new ground and to stay true to the principle of lifelong learning.

A special highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of the BZP Award for an outstanding master's thesis in law. This year's award went to Cornelia Kratzer for her master's thesis on "Housing subsidy guidelines in Austria – a comparative economic analysis with a focus on non-profit property developers". The award was presented by Mag. Guido Zorn MSc, graduate of the MSc Real Estate Investment & Valuation programme, on behalf of Die Wirtschaftskanzlei, opens an external URL in a new window.

Philipp Distel
Franz Binder, CFA
Philipp Bohrn
Natalie Busch
Guo Sheng Chung
Daniel Comploier
Clemens Dostal
Patricia Fink
Astrid Kasteliz
Sandra Kendlbacher
Felix Lanzerstorfer
Sebastian Leutzendorff
Matthias Lippert-Primus
Otto Loibl
Charlotte Maierhofer
Katharina Noll
Emma Nowak
Natascha Nußbaumer
Hanna Pöll
Philipp Pyringer
Gregor Roesler-Schmidt
Isaac Schiestl
Sabine Schmutzer
Iris Schnedl
Richard Wietersheim
Michaela Winkler
Laura Zobernig
Simon Virat Bakshi
Lukas Böhm
Roman Ellinger
Benedikt Galler
Christoph Heiderer
Richard Henmüller
Katharina Kaider
Mateusz Kaminski
Franz-Xaver Lessiak
Jia Liu
Monika Riener
Magdalena Anna-Sophie Sammer
Satrivan Singh Sihana
Kornelia Steiner
Marijana Todorovic
Sophie Winkler
Josephine Zender
Weronika Chwalibogowska-Roguska
Benjamin Gschnell
Theresa Klinger
Elke Preisitz-Mathoi

The TU Wien Academy congratulates all new alumni and wishes them every success in their future professional and personal endeavours!

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