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Project Launch in June 2025: CIDEAL – Together for a Green Industry!
The qualification initiative, funded by the Klima- und Energiefonds, supports companies in reducing their carbon footprint. More...
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High-Tech Meets Circular Economy: New University Course “Green Microelectronics”
Take advantage of subsidised course fees and gain the expertise needed to help shape green and technological innovations in the microelectronics sector! More...
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Let’s Unite! in Barcelona!
At the end of February, experts gathered in Tallinn to discuss the role of short, flexible learning formats in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. More...
April
Project Launch in June 2025: CIDEAL – Together for a Green Industry!
Around 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in Austria originate from the industrial sector. The CIDEAL project (Clean Industry Development, Education and Advanced Learning) – led by TU Graz Life Long Learning and in cooperation with Montanuniversität Leoben – focuses on targeted skills development to help companies achieve their emissions goals.
In practice-oriented "Transformation Camps", employees are trained in key topics such as Circular Economy (waste utilisation, plastics recycling), Industrial Carbon Cycles (carbon capture, bio-based value creation), and Energy Systems (systems analysis, optimisation).The aim is to transfer scientific knowledge directly into operational solutions. This approach not only enhances competitiveness, but also increases the attractiveness of Austria as a business location.
*The Klima- und Energiefonds is represented by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
High-Tech Meets Circular Economy: New University Course “Green Microelectronics”
Whether in smartphones or cars, microelectronics are an integral part of our everyday lives. The semiconductor industry is therefore a growth market with the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of microelectronics through environmentally friendly materials and energy-efficient designs.
In this university course, you will not only explore groundbreaking technologies and materials, but also expand your knowledge in the areas of life cycle assessment and the circular economy. Furthermore, you will gain an overview of the macroeconomic and legal frameworks in which electronics companies operate.
The course, starting in autumn 2025, also offers the opportunity to benefit from subsidised participation fees!
Upcoming information session (online): 22 May 2025, 16:00 – 17:00, registration
March
Let’s Unite! in Barcelona!
Since 2022, TU Graz has been a full member of the "University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering." Various groups (communities) address current and future-oriented topics in education and continuing education while facilitating the exchange of expertise between universities.
"Cultural diversity, in particular, enables innovative solutions," says Vera Poschauko, coordinator at TU Graz for the group An Open Innovation Community for the Green Transition. "I am delighted that, as LLL, we can contribute to the development of an international continuing education programme to support the green transition!"
A heartfelt thank you goes to our hosts, who not only provided an authentic experience of Catalan culture but also offered insights into the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya through a job shadowing initiative, enabling a fascinating professional exchange.
Successful Cooperation:
TU Graz and DIH Süd
"For us, this collaboration has been a complete success," said Ernst Kreuzer, Head of LLL, ahead of the closing event on 27 February at TU Graz. "The DIH Süd network and funding from the FFG have enabled us to reach a target group that we had previously struggled to engage with."
More than 200 individuals from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were able to enhance their skills through courses and lectures on digital and green transformation.
A particular highlight: The university course "Applied Leadership in Digital Transformation", offered in cooperation with the Theresian Military Academy (MILAK), brought together military leadership expertise with real-world business applications.
Due to the success of the first funding period, a project extension is planned.
Our Tip: New Brochure from
TU Graz Life Long Learning
Did you know that:
- The content of our courses and programmes is research-based and designed for practical application in professional settings?
- One of our key focus areas is the green and digital transformation?
- We offer a variety of part-time formats – both short and long – to support your professional development?
- Many of our programmes are eligible for funding?
- We provide English-language master’s programmes that are in high demand worldwide?
- We exchange knowledge and expertise with other educational institutions to grow stronger together?
- Through funded qualification programmes, we help companies bridge skills gaps?
Curious? Take a look!
(Brochure in German only)
Increase Competitiveness Through Decarbonisation Management
Gain not only relevant expertise in sustainability reporting and greenhouse gas accounting but also specialise in one of the following areas of your choice:
- Energy and Production: Potential of energy systems, strategies and solutions for the industrial sector, alternatives
- Corporate Mobility: Intelligent mobility systems, CO₂-neutral freight transport and logistics
- Sustainable Buildings: Planning, optimising, utilising
Learn which investments and innovations will pay off for your company in the long run and increase your business’s profitability!
Next Start: 8 September 2025
Application Deadline: 3 September 2025
Online Info Sessions (via Webex):
- 26 March, 16:00 – 17:00, registration
- 30 April, 16:00 – 17:00, registration
February
Microcredentials as a Key to Sustainability
The international event, "Symposium on Qualifications, Training, Micro-Credentials, and Sustainable Development," provided numerous practical insights into how "green" knowledge can be packaged into small units, known as microcredentials. The goal is to make them relevant for the labor market and accessible to a broad audience.
Life Long Learning also presented its approach, inspired by the service-oriented architecture (SOA) from the world of IT governance: small units can be flexibly combined, saving resources and increasing agility. The result: short, stackable continuing education formats, individualized learning paths, and various certification options.
There are still challenges in administrative implementation, but Helmut Aschbacher, microcredentials expert at LLL, concluded with a wink: "No guts – no glory!"
New offer: Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Digital Transformation
Do you want to discover new innovative fields of business and action, anticipate future technologies, successfully utilise agile and virtual forms of work and integrate constantly growing volumes of data as a valuable resource in your business processes?
In this short programme (Diploma of Advanced Studies, DAS for short), you will acquire basic skills in the following areas:
- Digital & Green Economy
- Innovation Management
- Advanced Digital Technologies
- Digital Strategies & Business Modelling
- Organizational Change
- Applied Digital Transformation
Take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation for your company and seize the opportunity to work on specific operational tasks in your company as part of a transfer project!
Registration information event, online, 24.2., 16:00 – 17:00
January
2025 – Our Anniversary Year!
Rich in experience and full of fresh ideas, we have entered this special year with enthusiasm. Providing a wide range of continuning education programmes our service facility has become an integral part of TU Graz’s educational offerings for two decades.
Here are some key highlights we’ve set for 2025:
- Our revamped homepage will make it easier than ever for you to search for suitable courses and programmes (January).
- Our new information brochure will highlight the unique advantages of learning with TU Graz Life Long Learning (March).
- We are modularising our Master’s programmes (ongoing), allowing for shorter variants and new intermediate qualifications, such as Microcredentials, Certificates of Advanced Studies, Diplomas of Advanced Studies, and Academic Expert degrees.
Example: Joint NATM Master of Science
But of course that's not all – we'll keep you up to date!
December
Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
Take time to meet friends and family, eat, sing, and play together, read an exciting book, sleep in, go skiing, clear your head, and enjoy the snowflakes – whatever you have planned, we hope you have a wonderful time!
Looking ahead to 2025: If you're considering updating, deepening, or broadening your knowledge and skills, we invite you to explore our offerings:
We appreciate your interest and will be available to answer your questions again starting on 7 January 2025!
Congratulations!
What better way to end the year than with a Master’s degree? At the end of November and beginning of December, the students of the two Master’s programmes Lean Construction Management and Sustainable Construction received their well-deserved degree certificates in two celebratory graduation ceremonies – one at TU Graz (Lean Construction Management) and the other at TU Wien (Sustainable Construction).
What unites the 24 graduates of these two programmes is not only their joy at having gained valuable skills and successfully completed an intensive period of study, but also their commitment to promoting resource-efficient construction. “You are the experts the world urgently needs,” said Ernst Kreuzer, Head of TU Graz Life Long Learning, encouraging all graduates to boldly explore new and uncharted paths.
We wish you all the best for the future!
Start the new year with...CONTINUING EDUCATION!
Here are our top topics from January to April 2025
Courses:
- Timber construction and technical expansion:
Start 17 January, application still possible - Low and No-Code Machine Learning with KNIME:
Start 27 March, registration by 7 March - Developing and Evaluating AI Use Cases:
Start 10 April, registration by 20 March
Master's programmes:
- Executive MBA Green and Digital Transition:
Start March 2025, application by 15 February - SpaceTech - Master in Space Systems and Business Engineering:
Start March 2025, application by 15 January
