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DISCOVERDISCOVER KLAGENFURT 8 REASONS BEST PLACE TO LIVE: KA’CHING! UPWARDS & ONWARDS! to study Klagenfurt & the Financing Your career in Klagenfurt Alps-Adriatic Region your studies opportunities AND KLAGENFURT IS YOUR © Daniel Waschnig © Puch GATEWAY TO THE WORLD! The university cooperates with 440 universities around the world. Eras- mus and joint-study semesters, work experience or summer schools abroad5 are therefore easily accessible. 5 © Daniel Waschnig THE UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT IS ONE OF THE BEST … … young universities in the world! It holds top positions in many rankings – including number 48 in the THE IMPRINT Young University Rankings 2021. Many researchers are international DISCOVER KLAGENFURT REASONS TO luminaries in their fields, publish their CAN BE ORDERED FREE OF CHARGE work in highly regarded journals and FROM [email protected]. THE MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED AT are helping to shape the development IRREGULAR INTERVALS IN GERMAN STUDY IN of future technologies. Everyone who AND ENGLISH. graduates from the University of © ÖWF Florian Voggeneder Florian ÖWF © 66Klagenfurt benefits from this success. PUBLISHER KLAGENFURT University of Klagenfurt STUNNING CAMPUS EDITORIAL TEAM Friederike Bollmer, Theresa The university’s campus covers Kaaden, Lydia Krömer, Annegret 10 hectares, close to the shores of LIFE IN MOTION Landes, Patricia Leitgeb, Barbara Lake Wörthersee. The infrastructure Our campus in Klagenfurt offers over Maier, Elisabeth Mogy, Romy 250 sports courses that are guaran- Müller, Johanna Ortner, Jasmin provides all you need for a perfect Pucher, Johanna Röttl, Lisa time at university: short distances, teed to keep you fit throughout your Svetina, Katharina Tischler- THE UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT: modern buildings, and plenty of great studies. The university also offers a Banfield varied cultural programme, which SMALL IN SIZE, BIG IN CHARACTER! leisure and cultural activities. It’s you can contribute to with your own ADDRESS FOR EDITORIAL TEAM The student to professor ratio at the also very green: around half of the Öffentlichkeitsarbeit & campus is undeveloped space. creativity and inspiration. Kommunikation university is around 38 to 1. In other 33 Universitätsstraße 65-67 words, you’re not just an anonymous 7 9020 Klagenfurt am 88(matriculation) number here. Instead, 7 Wörthersee, Austria 8 T: +43 (0)463 2700 9301 8your lecturers will encourage and1 1 SPRINGBOARD FOR YOUR CAREER E: [email protected] challenge you individually. THE WORLD COMES TO YOU The university enjoys extensive COVER PICTURE IN KLAGENFURT! connections with companies across Gert Steinthaler The campus of the University of the region and around the world. DESIGN, TYPESETTING, LAYOUT Klagenfurt is the most interna- You’ll get an early start in a network Daniela Krawath-Weiss IT’S YOUR CHOICE! HUGE RANGE tional hotspot in southern Aust- of experts who will help you on your frauweiss.at OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES ria. Around 2,000 of the 12,000 way to a stellar professional career. TRANSLATION: The University of Klagenfurt offers students come from close to 100 Karen Meehan (AAU), eurocom 4 18 programmes at Bachelor level, 4different countries. The friends you PRINT RUN 27 Master’s degree programmes, make during your time in Klagen- 1,000 copies 14 teaching subjects and 5 doctoral furt will form part of your global PRINTED degree programmes. 10 of these pro- network, opening many internatio- mst.druck:optimierer 2grammes are currently taught in English. nal doors later on. 88 3 THE WORLD IS DIVERSE. SO ARE OUR DEGREE PROGRAMMES. THE UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT CURRENTLY OFFERS 51 DIFFERENT DEGREE PROGRAMMES. FROM LANGUAGES AND CULTURE TO BUSINESS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY: STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT IS THE IDEAL WAY TO PREPARE FOR THE CAREER OF YOUR DREAMS. THESE PROGRAMMES HAVE A SPECIAL ADMISSION PROCEDURE OUR DEGREE PROGRAMMES TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING Computer Science English BACHELOR & MASTER BACHELOR Ethics (BA only at the moment) French Geography & Economics German History, Social Studies & Political Education Italian Mathematics Movement & Sports (BA only at the moment) Music Education - Instruments (at the Teacher Training College Carinthia) Music Education (at the Teacher Training College Carinthia) Slovenian © Daniel Waschnig © Daniel Spanish 5 PROGRAMME WITH A SPECIAL ADMISSION PROCEDURE ECONOMIC SCIENCES Applied Business Administration: Your added – Energy & Environmental Management CHANTAL BAMGBALA bonus: KEY ENGLISH LANGUAGE – Entrepreneurship “I really enjoy the field of cultural You get to learn PROGRAMME – General Management management – the courses had a Business & Law solid practical relevance and three Informations & Communications Engineering: I gained valuable insights languages! – Business Engineering into the cultural scene in Klagenfurt and across the entire Information Management Alps-Adriatic region.“ International Management MASTER © Bogdan Kasp Bogdan © Media & Convergence Management ECONOMIC SCIENCES HUMANITIES & Business Administration: CULTURAL SCIENCES – Business Administration – International Business Administration Applied Cultural Studies Business & Law History BA APPLIED CULTURAL STUDIES Information & Communications Engineering: Media, Communications & Culture – Business Engineering Philosophy Culture is so much more than just opera or gallery. Culture International Business & Economics Visual Culture is a central phenomenon that shapes people and society: We Management Information Systems pose at Insta hotspots, we couch-surf around the world and LAW we stand up for causes like Fridays for Future and Black Lives HUMANITIES & Business Law Matter. We strive to understand our culture(s), to reflect on them and to render them comprehensible to as many people CULTURAL SCIENCES © Müller BACHELOR LITERARY STUDIES & as possible. Applied Cultural Studies introduces you to Applied Cultural Studies LINGUISTICS intercultural forms of cultural management and marketing in History addition to teaching you the theoretical basics. Media & Communications English & American Studies Philosophy German Studies German Studies in an Intercultural Context BA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS PATRICK WEXLER LAW Romance Studies Slavonic Stuides “This programme focuses on Business & Law There are no limits to your professional career: In this age economics as well as business administration. Gaining new SOCIAL SCIENCES of digitalisation and globalisation, we need worldly-wise LITERARY STUDIES & managers who can track down market opportunities. They knowledge about these Adult & Vocational Education two topics in an international LINGUISTICS are equipped with tools that can be used universally: context broadens my horizons Diversity Education in School & Society English & American Studies Accounting, Controlling, Marketing, Human Resources and also creates many Game Studies & Engineering Management, Logistics, Information Systems. The English opportunities for my future. German Studies This is why I opted for this degree Geography & Regional Research: language Bachelor’s programme in International Business Romance Studies Geographical Systems Science programme.“ and Economics will qualify you as an all-round talent who Slavonic Studies History can be deployed anywhere in the world. Please note: Media & Convergence Management We only allocate 50 student places per year following a SOCIAL SCIENCES Media, Communications & Culture selection procedure. Educational Science Psychology Geography Science, Technology & Society Studies History Social Education & Social Inclusion BA MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS Media & Communication Psychology TECHNICAL SCIENCES Communication happens everywhere: via smartphones, Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity TECHNICAL SCIENCES social media such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, or Game Studies & Engineering media such as television, podcasts and newspapers. Nowa- Applied Informatics Informatics days, influencers are highly successful advertisers and shapers Information & Communications Engineering: Information & Communications Engineering: of opinions. Journalism and PR are changing. The degree – Business Engineering – Autonomous Systems & Robotics programme in Media and Communications provides you – Engineering – Business Engineering with theoretical AND practical knowledge: editing videos, Management Information Systems – Networks & Communications writing blogs, creating graphics, organising events – you Technical Mathematics Information Management can try your hand at all these things when you complete Mathematics 300 hours of work experience! Media & Convergence Management Science, Technology & Society Studies 7 BA INFORMATION AND MA GAME STUDIES & ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING Are you passionate about games – both in digital and When data is processed in a world of the “Internet of analogue form? Are you interested in learning about Things” in cars, in watches, in smart home applications, games and their development from different perspec- in robots or even in clothing, this gives rise to new tives? You can take up this Master’s programme if you opportunities for innovative products. Information have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or in the engineering lies at the interface between software and humanities. Your fellow students are very diverse: They hardware. Advancing new technologies simultaneously hail from a variety of subjects and many different count- boosts the economy! This requires technical expertise ries. The English language degree programme has a special