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“We are global competitors, but also global co-operation partners”

Internationalization is one of the challenges of the present and the future for academic institutions. Leading staff of technical universities from all over Europe gathered in Graz to discuss possible…

Workshop on cultural heritage and graphics in Graz

When it’s a matter of recording cultural material, managing it and conveying it to the public, digitalisation is the state of the art. Experts from various disciplines meet up to discuss the subject.

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.

Pro2Future – Products and Production systems of the future

At the beginning of April, the COMET competence centre Pro²Future was established and shared between Linz and Graz.

… Meeting great role models

Beate Steller, doctoral student in chemistry at TU Graz, met the absolute greats of her specialty at the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

The Chief Information Officer of Austria

Reinhard Posch is not only the co-founder of computer science at TU Graz, he has also been Chief Information Officer of the federal government for years and gives advice on IT matters and security.

… an academic year in Bordeaux

Bernd Somitsch is studying Mechanical Engineering and Business Economics at TU Graz and is setting off for the Université de Bordeaux for one year to gain experience.

Untalented for doing the same thing again and again

Looking for a red-hot research topic, mechanical engineer Christian Ellersdorfer found safety in e-mobility and remained faithful to it. Privately, he’s fulfilling his dream of flying.

Treasures from a Graz history of physics

Since the beginning of the year, measuring instruments, tools and machinery from more than 100 years of physics history at TU Graz are on show in the cellar of the Institute of Experimental Physics.

Diesel from non-food biomass

Nikolaus Schwaiger co-developed the BioCRACK process. High-grade and eco-friendly diesel fuel is produced from biomass such as wooden waste, straw and reeds.