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Scholarship Opportunity for Doctoral Candidates in Climate Change or Ressources

TU Wien is offering a scholarship amounting to 18,000 euros for doctoral candidates in the fields of climate change or resources. This opportunity is made possible by a generous donation to the TU Wien Foundation to promote innovative research and support forward-looking projects. The application deadline is December 15, 2025.

Find more information: TU Wien NextGen Scholarships

Call for Proposals: First TU Austria Doctoral School 2026

TU Austria invites research groups from TU Wien, TU Graz, and Montanuniversität Leoben to design the first joint TU Austria Doctoral School in the pioneering fields of Green Tech and Digitalization, opens an external URL in a new window.

Vienna School of Mathematics: Fostering Excellence and Innovation

A group of doctoral students from the Vienna School of Mathematics stands in front of two yellow buildings.

The Vienna School of Mathematics, opens an external URL in a new window (VSM) is dedicated to supporting and advancing doctoral candidates in their pursuit of research across all branches of mathematics. Through this doctoral school, TU Wien and the University of Vienna are fostering networking and collaboration between the two institutions.

In Memoriam: Mag. Dr. Klemens Wassermann

[Translate to English:] Dr. Klemens Wassermann

We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Dr. Klemens Wassermann, TU Wien doctoral graduate and co-founder of Cellectric Biosciences. A brilliant scientist and entrepreneur, he was a cherished friend of the TU Wien Doctoral Center and a devoted supporter of young researchers. His kindness, generosity, and inspiring presence will be dearly missed.

"Water Nobel Price" awarded to Prof. Günter Blöschl

Prof. Günter Blöschl, Coordinator of the DK “Water Resource Systems,”, opens an external URL in a new window was awarded the 2025 “Water Nobel Price”. Congratulations!

Announcement of new DK

TU Wien will establish a new doctoral college (DK) in the field of “Biosensors and Medical Devices” with a term of for years. Proposals will be accepted until October 31, 2025.

Registration open for ENROL 2025

Registration for the 1st International Conference on Engineering for Life Sciences is now open. The conference will take place from June 29 to July 3, 2025 at TU Wien. The Early Bird rate for TUW students (until April 30) is €250.

Registration open for MEA2025

Registration for the 13th international Meeting on Neural and Electrogenic Cell Interfacing, opens an external URL in a new window is now open. The conference will take place from July 9 to 11, 2025, at TU Wien.

In Memory of Dr. Anna Prianichnikova

[Translate to English:] Dr. Anna Prianichnikova

It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to our esteemed colleague Dr. Anna Prianichnikova, who left us much too soon.

Her dedication, expertise and kindness enriched our team and will leave a lasting gap. We will remember her as a wonderful colleague and valuable person.

Our deepest sympathies go out to her family, friends, and all those who were close to her.

Invitation to the Winter Symposium 2025 of the CO2Refinery DC

[Translate to English:] CO2Refinery Einladung Winter-Symposium 2025

The CO2Refinery doctoral college invites everyone to register for their Winter Symposium 2025, opens an external URL in a new window on February 25.

Call for Abstracts for ENROL 2025 Open

[Translate to English:] ENROL 2025 Call for Abstracts

The Call for Abstracts for ENROL – International Conference on Engineering for Life Sciences 2025 is now open. The conference will take place from June 29 to July 4 at TU Wien.

Lecture Series “The Many Faces of Networking” 2022

Lassen Sie uns in diesem Herbst an Ihren sozialen Fähigkeiten feilen. Warum? Weil es an der Zeit ist, Ihr Netzwerk aufzubauen!

Kommen Sie im September mit den Kollegen der DOC School zu Vorträgen zum Thema "The Many Faces of Networking, opens an external URL in a new window".

"Best Paper Award" für das SecInt Doktoratskolleg 2022

[Translate to English:] Best Paper Award

We are proud to announce that the members of the : Andrey Kofnov, Marcel Moosbrugger, Ezio Bartocci and Efstathia Bura were awarded with the Best Paper Award (1000 Euro offered by Springer) at the 19th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST 2022) held in Warsaw (Poland) for their paper: "Moment-based Invariants for Probabilistic Loops with Non-polynomial Assignments". CONGRATULATIONS!

Scholarship on climate change & resources

The Vienna University of Technology is awarding a scholarship worth €18,000 for outstanding work in the field of climate change and resources. Students, assistants, or employees involved in an FFG project or similar institution are eligible for funding. This scholarship is made possible by a generous contribution from the TU Wien Foundation to support innovative research and forward-looking projects.

The application deadline is December 15.

All information on how to apply can be found here:

TU Wien NextGen Scholarships

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