Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt

With its research, the University of Klagenfurt makes a major contribution to finding solutions to the social challenges and practical problems of our time. Our researchers work on a wide range of problems to ensure security in virtual and real life, blems to ensure security in virtual and real life, mitigate threats and positively shape social progress. The University of Klagenfurt (AAU) strives for academic excellence in research and teaching and is guided by the highest international standards. The motto per aspera ad astra, which appears in the university's round seal , vividly expresses this claim of consistent striving for excellence. Responsible, proactive action and scientifically correct work are basic principles for us. Research at the University of Klagenfurt follows the great European tradition of the Enlightenment, is committed to the classic scientific principles of gaining knowledge, openness and exchange and is closely linked to the respective national and international scientific communities . Cooperation and competitiveness are not mutually exclusive, but rather complement each other in a productive way. Our research achievements should be internationally visible and recognized; The university's scientists - and especially young scientists - should be able to successfully prove and assert themselves in the international competition for attention, reception, innovation, scientific positions and research resources in order to make a leading contribution to gaining new scientific knowledge and solving the problems of our time. As a “university of short distances” ( proximity ), the University of Klagenfurt is predestined to promote interdisciplinary developments. We promote appropriate collaborations, including across faculty boundaries, without neglecting professional standards and subject-specific excellence. At the same time, we have made it our goal to specifically promote young scientists through an open and cooperative environment: the curiosity, activity and commitment of young scientists are essential driving forces for the dynamic development of the university.Quality teaching requires and promotes, beyond the mere imparting of knowledge, the ability to think independently at a scientific level. As the “academic backbone of the region”, the university takes advantage of the diverse opportunities that arise due to its geographical location, its campus structure and the diversity of its members. We are continuing to expand our national and international connections and offer the best conditions for stays abroad ( outgoing ) and for international students and teachers ( incoming ). Through challenging and supportive approaches, we create the academic framework so that as many of our students as possible can successfully complete their studies in situ, but can also continue or deepen their studies at all universities in the world. We are consistently expanding our high standards of care quality and infrastructure. In line with the lifelong learning strategy of the federal government and the EU, research-led further training is also a profile-forming part of the course offering. Our position here is consolidated through committed quality assurance and a focus on core social issues and public goods, particularly in the areas of business and management, teacher training, psychosocial issues and demographic change. We support the success of our students and prepare them in the best possible way for their future in society. We attach great importance to the personal qualifications of students and – more importantly – to their comprehensive education to become open-minded, responsible, critical and reflective individuals. The University of Klagenfurt is an organization in which around 1,500 employees and around 12,000 students work, research, teach and learn together. Appreciation and mutual support are the foundations of a thriving community of teachers and learners and form the basis for achieving ambitious goals. The University of Klagenfurt is an autonomous and self-confident institution that critically reflects on itself and its surroundings. In addition to its core tasks, it is a socially open dialogue platform, meeting place and think tank and is fully aware of its special role as a participatory knowledge and culture carrier. According to Section 1 of the University Act, universities are called upon to “contribute responsibly to solving people’s problems and to the prosperous development of society and the natural environment” and at the same time to “overcome social challenges in a changing, humane and gender-equitable society”. The University of Klagenfurt is committed to the principles of sustainability, gender mainstreaming , diversity, the compatibility of work and family and the health of its members as well as an entrepreneurial, innovative, reformatory attitude and faces social, cultural, economic and technological challenges of the 21st century. In fulfilling its international demands in research and teaching, it sees its basic mission as promoting the development of the region in the midst of a united Europe and a networked world and taking advantage of its historical location at the intersection of three cultures. ...view more