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Tunnel vision… greatly enhanced by research

TU Graz is digging deep, with several institutes making contributions to almost every important project in Austria. In addition to construction and geology, the research focus is on tunnel safety.

From business idea to start-up

Off to a flying start with the Start-Up Garage. In this course of a different kind, students work while being supported in further developing their idea. You can apply until 13th October!

TU Graz Dossiers:

One topic, but a multiplicity of angles and perspectives.

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Are Batteries Safe?

Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important, powerful and widespread. However, this also means that the demands on their safety and durability are growing.

Mediator between business and university

Sigrid Weller, managing director and university assistant, on how the Industrial Engineering Association WING inspires students and graduates, what she loves about her job, why she lives in Graz and…

… Smart district development in small towns

Aglaée Degros, head of the Institute of Urbanism at TU Graz, describes how small and medium-sized towns are able to deal with the challenges of sustainable urban development.

… The new economy and the old economy

What’s it like to actively take part in a start-up within the structure of the ‘new economy’? Kevin Fister – former TU Graz student – has given this some thought.

Small means, big effect

University Council Chairwoman Karin Schaupp talks about the milestones that TU Graz has reached in the past few years, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Collapsible, stackable, portable: winning chair

The HIAS lounge chair designed by TU Graz architecture student Matthias Hierzer on the ‘amm’ label is the winner in the product design category ‘Seating’ at the Austrian Interior Design Award 2018.

NEWSUN – Drinking water for the world

The availability of clean drinking water is not automatic. The ‘Energy Aware Systems’ working group of EMT is working on an energetically self-sufficient and sustainable water desalination plant.

Crossbreeding as an evolution booster

University of Graz, Graz University of Technology together with an international research team discover new mechanisms of speciation