Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt

The University of Klagenfurt (also Alpen-Adria -Universität Klagenfurt, AAU ) is the largest educational and research institution in the Austrian state of Carinthia, with locations in Klagenfurt, Vienna and Graz. She was under construction since 1964 and took the regular course of operation in 1973 in the office of the Provincial Governor Hans Sima.

It is divided into the departments of Cultural Studies, Economics, Engineering Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF ), and in 2012 was appointed as the University Centre, the teacher education dedicated School of Education ( SoE ). The IFF - Faculty also maintains institutes at the sites of Vienna and Graz; their dean, Verena obliterans, is Austria's Scientist of the Year 2013. Alongside the institutes and departments of the faculties consist central facilities such as the Musil Institute (among assistant organizer of the Bachmann Prize ), the University Cultural Centre ( UNIKUM ), the build! Incubator, the University Sports Institute ( USI) and the University Library Klagenfurt.

The University of Klagenfurt regularly achieves good to very good reviews in the CHE ranking, most recently with the English and American studies, educational science, German, history, information technology, and psychology. Rector of the University 's Oliver Vitouch; the Senate sitting in front of Norbert Frei, the University Robert Rebhahn.

• 4.1 university centers
• 4.2 Special University Institutions

History

1964, which still exists today as friends of the University of Carinthian University Association was constituted. Two years afterwards, the project " Business School Klagenfurt ", 1968, " University of Educational Sciences in Klagenfurt " was configured.

In 1970, he was the parliamentary adoption of the federal law establishing the College of Education in Klagenfurt, a year later you already handed the so-called precursor building at the College of Education. In 1972, the first doctorate at the university.

From 1973-1978 we established the scientific diploma, teacher training and doctoral programs. This included areas such as philosophy, education, history, German, English and American Studies, Romance, Slavic, mathematics, geography and linguistics. The regular study operations began in 1973. The following year was the start of construction of the main building with the first construction phase.

In 1975 changed its name to University of Education, due to the entry into force of the University Organisation Act 1975. Anno 1976, the first meeting of the University College as the supreme body of the university ( according to UOG ) took place. A year later, the first graduation ceremony was performed.

In 1978, the Inter-University Research Institute of Educational Technology, Educational Media, and Engineering Education was established ( it was 1988 again dissolved ), in the following year, the Inter-University Research Institute was for Distance Learning (since 1991: Inter-University Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies - IFF ) was founded. Since 1981 there are partnership agreements with foreign universities, now these are internationally 28

As of 1983, the development and expansion of the fields of study " Applied Business " and "applied computer science ". Ten years later was changed to University of Klagenfurt, the name of the University; simultaneously a Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a faculty of economics and computer science have been established. From 1994 began the implementation of the University Organisation Act 1993, its implementation was conducted on 1 January 1996.

The extension ( south wing ) was taken in the year 2000. Two years later, they started with the implementation of the University Organisation Act 2002 and the development of new structures and the Articles of Association in the founding convention. On 1 January 2004, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF ) was founded. It is the successor of the Inter-University Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Universities of Klagenfurt, Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck ( IFF). Thus, the University of Klagenfurt is from this point of three faculties. From 1 October 2004 the official name of the University of Alpen-Adria -Universität Klagenfurt (implemented under the rectorship of Günther Hödl ). Where " Alps-Adriatic" one - unused in the foreign-language use - Supplement ( cognomen ) and no formal renaming.

The University had in 2006 approximately 7,200 students at around 65 professors and about as many extraordinary professorships. Most subjects were selected business administration (including Economics & Law ), Psychology and Journalism & Communication Studies. Since 1 January 2007, the university has a fourth, Faculty of Engineering (focus on Applied computer science and Ambient Intelligence ), which started the research operation in conjunction with the Lakeside Science & Technology Park. With winter semester 2007/ 08 the number of students for the first time rose above 8,000, exceeding a few years later the 10,000 mark.

Courses

(As of summer semester 2008)

Diploma, Bachelor and Master studies

• Applied Business (Bachelor / Master)
• Applied Cultural Studies (Bachelor / Master)
• English and American Studies (Bachelor / Master)
• Geography (Bachelor / Master)
• German (Bachelor / Master)
• History ( Bachelor / Master)
• Computer science (Bachelor / Master)
• Information Management ( Bachelor / Master)
• Information Technology (Bachelor / Master)
• International Management (Master / English)
• Education ( Bachelor / Master )
• Philosophy ( Bachelor / Master)
• Psychology ( Bachelor / Master)
• Media and Convergence Management (Master / English)
• Media and Communication Studies (Bachelor / Master)
• Romance Studies (Bachelor / Master)
• Slavic Studies (Bachelor / Master)
• Social and Human Ecology ( Master)
• Technical Mathematics (Bachelor / Master)
• Business and Law (Bachelor / Master)

Teaching

• German
• English
• History and Social Studies / Civics Education
• Italian
• Spanish
• Slovenian
• Geography and Economics
• Computer science and computer science management
• Mathematics

Doctoral Studies

• Doctoral Studies in Science
• Doctoral Studies in Social and Economic Sciences
• Doctoral program in Engineering Sciences
• Doctorate of Philosophy

Life Long Learning

The University of Klagenfurt is, moreover, by the Danube University Krems and the University of Salzburg, the third largest research-based training in Austria.

Faculties and Institutes

Faculty of Arts and Sciences ( KUWI )

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences currently comprises ten institutions. Their effort is in addition to the subject-specific tasks in research and teaching in interdisciplinary cooperation, to promote multilingualism and intercultural education - especially in the Alps- Adriatic region - aligned.

• Department of Cultural Studies, Literature and Musicology ( KLM )
• Department of English and American Studies
• Institute of Educational Science and Educational Research
• Institute for German Studies
• Department of History
• Institute for Media and Communication Studies
• Institute of Philosophy
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Romance
• Department of Slavonic Studies

Faculty of Economics ( WiWi )

The Faculty of Economics at the Alpen-Adria -Universität Klagenfurt is in their area, the "Angewandte" among Austrian faculties. The core discipline of the faculty are Applied Business Administration, interdisciplinary associated with application-oriented geography, law, sociology and economics. The faculty is in these disciplines topics that she represents in research and development, teaching and consulting in the field of culture, economy and society.

• Department of Geography and Regional Research (GEO)
• Institute of Financial Management ( IFM)
• Institute for Legal Studies ( REWI )
• Institute of Sociology ( SOCIO )
• Institute of Business Management ( IFU)
• Institute of Economics (VWL)
• Institute for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (IUA )
• Institute of Public Business Administration (PUMA )
• Institute for Production, Logistics and Environmental Management ( PLUM )

Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF )

The IFF is the development, testing and evaluation of new forms of science in research, teaching and organization. Goal is the processing of selected current social problem areas through design of appropriate research and learning processes.

• Department of Intervention Research and Cultural Sustainability
• Institute for Social Ecology
• Institute for Science and Technology Research
• Institute of Science Communication and Higher Education Research
• Department of Palliative Care and Organizational Ethics
• Institute for Organizational Development and Group Dynamics
• Centre for Women 's and Gender Studies
• Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education

Faculty of Technical Sciences ( Tewi )

The Faculty of Technical Sciences is devoted to research and teaching in the fields of computer science, information technology and technical mathematics. The Faculty was founded in January 2007 ( Founding Dean Martin Hitz ) and emerged from the faculty of economics and computer science as well as from a new Department of Information and Communication Technology. The Faculty is headed by Dean Gerhard Friedrich and Vice Dean Clemens Heuberger. It is organized in seven institutions and offers four bachelor's degree programs, four master's degree programs, two doctoral programs, as well as two teacher training at:

• Institute for Applied computer science
• Institute of computer science systems
• Institute of Information Technology
• Institute of Intelligent System Technologies
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Statistics
• Institute of Networked and Embedded Systems

The research focus of self-organizing networked systems operating in the research cluster Lakeside Labs. In addition, the Faculty of the Erasmus Mundus Doctoral Program Interactive and Cognitive Environments ( ICE) involved.

Other facilities / organizational units

University centers

• M / O / T - School of Management, Organizational Development and Technology

The M / O / T - School of Management, Organizational Development and Technology with locations in Klagenfurt and Vienna focuses on an in-service training and development of decision-makers with managerial responsibility in business and non-profit organizations.

• School of Education

The most important task of the School of Education ( SoE ) is the scientific and profession- oriented focus of the training, continuing education and training of teachers and the related research and development. Under its umbrella include the Institute for Teaching and School Development ( IUS ) and the national centers of excellence (Austrian Educational Competence Center, AECC ) are united for mathematics education and didactics for German.

Special University Institutions

• Build! Business Incubator
• Robert Musil Institute
• Writing Center
• University Cultural Centre ( UNIKUM )
• University Sports Institute ( USI)
• Center for Sign Language and Deaf Communication

Alumni

• Markus Clermont, Software Engineer, Google
• Heimo Egger, Director of Operations ( CSEE ), Mazda
• Jürgen Fanzott, IT entrepreneur, ONELOGIN
• Alexander Felfernig, University Professor (TU Graz) and software developers
• Karl -Heinz Grasser, Finance Minister
• Egyd Gstättner, journalist and writer
• Franz -Joseph Huainigg, Member of Parliament
• Dietmar Jannach, University Professor (TU Dortmund) and service computer
• Milan Jazbec, Slovenian State Secretary and Ambassador
• Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia
• Mario Lassnig Data Manager ( ATLAS ), CERN
• Walter Lieb Hart, IT entrepreneur, ilogs
• Roman Memmer, Head of Sales (DACH), Puma
• Solveig Menard - Galli, Business Control Manager, Heineken
• Claudia Mischensky, Executive Director of the Association of Industrialists Carinthia
• Stefan Piëch, CEO, Your Family Entertainment
• Hubert Pirker, MEP
• Sonja Sagmeister, ORF foreign correspondent
• Gerti Senger, psychotherapist and author
• Matthias Strolz, founding chairman of the NEOS
• Erlfried Tauris, board member, Constantia Industries
• Melitta Trunk, Member of Parliament retired
• Sabine Urnik, university professor (University of Salzburg) and tax law expert

Honorary Doctors

• Hans Albert ( 2007)
• Manfred Bockelmann (2013 )
• Joseph Butt Inger (1977 )
• Eichhorn Peter (2003)
• Helmut Engelbrecht (1998)
• Hertha Firnberg (1980 )
• Adolf Frise (1982 )
• Gerda Fröhlich ( 1995)
• Manfred Max Gehring (1992 )
• Ernst von Glasersfeld (1997)
• Michael Guttenbrunner (1994 )
• Maja Haderlap (2012 )
• Peter Handke (2002)
• Adolf Holl (2000)
• Sigmund Kripp (1998)
• Maria Lassnig (1999/2013)
• Claudio Magris (1995 )
• Ewald Nowotny (2008)
• Valentin Oman ( 1995)
• Paul Parin (1995 )
• Wolfgang Petrich (2013 )
• Theodor Piffl - Percevic (1977 )
• Janko Pleterski (2005)
• Wolfgang puschnig (2004)
• Josef Rattner (2006)
• Siegfried J. Schmidt ( 2004)
• Klaus Tschira (1995 )
• Peter Turrini (2010)
• Oswald Wiener ( 1995)
• Horst Wild Man (2003)
• Josef Winkler ( 2009)

Rectors

List of Rectors of the University of Klagenfurt