Region
20 Jahre Region

20 Years of Teaching | Researching | Making Regions

To mark the 20th anniversary of the research unit Regional Planning and Regional Development, a conference was held in Vienna and Mikulov on November 3 and 4, 2025.

There we looked back on our previous work, but above all discussed the future of regional planning and celebrated with you!

On this page you will find the program and a photo selection.

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Day 1: Conference on November 3rd, 2025

Two people are giving a presentation. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Moderation: Kevin Oehlschlägel & Flora Schmudermayer

A woman draws comics on a wall. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Graphical recording in the making!

A man draws comics on a wall. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Graphic Recording in the making!

Three young men are deep in conversation. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Speed dating for students and alumni

One person hands a microphone to another. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Speed dating for students and alumni

A ballroom full of people — © Daniel Dutkowski

Speed dating for students and alumni

Three people are talking at a table. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Speeddating for students and alumni

Seven people are standing next to each other, one of them is speaking into a microphone. — © Daniel Dutkowski

The organizing team for the Rendez-vous Region course – from left to right: Reinhard Tötschinger, Sibylla Zech, Petra Hirschler, Hartmut Dumke, Matteo Holzmann, Stefan Podhovnik, Karoline Hadek

A man is giving a presentation to an audience. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Talk: Velimir Šećerov

A man gives a presentation in front of an audience. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Talk: Daniel Galland

Three men in suits are sitting at a table and smiling. — © Daniel Dutkowski

from the left to the right: Thomas Dillinger, Marco Cremaschi, Velimir Šećerov

Several people are chatting at bar tables. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Break-time conversations

Groups of people are sitting and standing and chatting. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Break-time conversations

Two men are talking. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Break-time conversations

Two people are giving a speech. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Our new professor Alois Humer and our professor emeritus Sibylla Zech

Five people are holding bouquets of flowers and smiling. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Flowers for the conference organizing team

A young man is giving a presentation in front of an audience. — © Daniel Dutkowski

student exhibition

Several people are viewing an exhibition. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Student exhibition

A screen showing a map of Austria — © Hartmut Dumke

student exhibition

A person is looking at comics on a wall. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Graphic Recording

A table full of books. In the background, a map of Austria and a map of the world. — © Sibylla Zech

Books available for free. In the background: the research department's laboratories.

Several people are sitting next to each other, one of them is speaking into a microphone. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Podium discussion: Kerstin Schmid, Elias Grinzinger, Marco Cremaschi, Agnes Förster, Daniel Galland, Hannah Politor, Velimir Šećerov, Elisabeth Stix

A woman is talking into a microphone. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Podium discussion: Kerstin Schmid, Elias Grinzinger, Marco Cremaschi, Agnes Förster, Daniel Galland, Hannah Politor, Velimir Šećerov, Elisabeth Stix

Two people are moderating a panel discussion. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Moderation: Kerstin Schmid & Elias Grinzinger

A woman is smiling. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Our emeritus professor Sibylla Zech

Several stacks of books — © Daniel Dutkowski

The publications of the research unit

Three men are standing next to each other, one of them is speaking into a microphone. — © Daniel Dutkowski

from left to right: Professor Alois Humer, Principal Jens Schneider, Dean Rudolf Scheuvens

Multiple people are clapping. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Our professor emeritus Sibylla Zech and Dean of Studies Thomas Dillinger

An old man is giving a presentation. — © Daniel Dutkowski

The founder of the research unit, Gerhard Schimak

A woman speaks into a microphone. — © Daniel Dutkowski

The history of the research unit is told.

A man is talking into a microphone. — © Daniel Dutkowski

The history of the research unit is told.

Two people roll a table with a four-tier cake on it into a banquet hall. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Our former colleague Isabel Stumfol (left) and Gerhard Schimak roll up the birthday cake.

A man plays the trumpet — © Daniel Dutkowski

Happy birthday, Region!

Two people are cutting a four-tier cake. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Cutting the birthday cake

A man cuts a multi-tiered cake. — © Daniel Dutkowski

Cutting the birthday cake

A band is playing a concert. — © Hartmut Dumke

Band GLUT

Day 2: Expedition:Region on November 4th, 2025

View over an old town with a castle — © Karoline Hadek

View of the castle Mikulov

Approximately 50 people in front of a train station building — © Sibylla Zech

Group photo

Several people are walking down a street one behind the other. — © Isabel Stumfol

Excursion to Mikulov

house with balconies — © Sibylla Zech

Housing estate in Mikulov

A group of people in a square full of old colorful houses — © Sibylla Zech

Main square of Mikulov

Several people are standing in a circle and talking. — © Sibylla Zech

Guided tour of Mikulov

Several people are sitting and enjoying the sun. — © Sibylla Zech

Excursion to Mikulov

Several people are standing in a circle. — © Sibylla Zech

Guided tour through Mikulov

A church on a hill — © Sibylla Zech

Evening atmosphere on the Turoldhöhe

A square with old churches, buildings, and parasols — © Matteo Holzmann

Mainsquare in Mikulov

View over the rooftops into a flat landscape — © Matteo Holzmann

View towards Austria

A huge barrel in a wine cellar — © Hartmut Dumke

The barrel of Mikulov

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