_{All Pictures: © TU Graz / FSI}

Schools, higher technical education institutes, and alumni are also very welcome at the FSI Labs. In 2015, we offered e.g. guided tours for delegations of HTL Vöcklabruck, HTL Braunau, and international TU Graz alumni groups. 
_{HTL Vöcklabruck, HTL Braunau, TU Graz alumni, TU Graz interns (T³UG programme)}

On 20 April 2015, a delegation of TU Darmstadt vistited FSI:  President Hans Jürgen Prömel and on behalf of the International Relations Office, Regina Sonntag-Krupp and Vroni Thiele were welcomed by Peter Fischer from FTG and Alexander Pointner from PSM. Our guests were guided through the T&F lab, the FTG lab, and the fab lab. _{Arno Eichberger, Detlef Heck, Peter Fischer, Hans Jürgen Prömel, Regina Sonntag-Krupp, Sabine Prem, Barbara Böttger, and Vroni Thiele}

On 5 November 2014, Christopher Drexler, member of the Styrian parliament in charge of science and research and Sonja Jöbstl-Findeis, Styrian Provincial Government - Science and Research, visited our labs. After a warm welcome by Rector Kainz and Vice Rector Bischof, FSI Speaker Ralf Kolleck gave a short overview on FSI. Afterwards the heads of the FSI institutes guided our guests through their labs: The T&F lab, the FTG lab, and the fab lab of PSM. Afterwards they were welcomed by the VSI, which runs an interesting lab, too.   _{Left: Harald Kainz, Christopher Drexler. Middle: Horst Bischof, Christopher Drexler, Peter Fischer, Christian Ramsauer. Right: Ralf Kolleck, Christopher Drexler, Harald Kainz.}

On 28 October  2014, the FSI institutes presented their basic research and add-on projects to their MAGNA partners and discussed possible future research co-operations. Around 60 participants attended this kick-off: On behalf of TU Graz, Vice Rector Finances Andrea Hoffmann and Vice Rector Research Horst Bischof, Dean Christof Sommitsch, FSI Professors Ralf Kolleck, Peter Fischer, Christian Ramsauer joined the APM. MAGNA was represented by Dave Pascoe, Magna International , Gabriele Ferrufino Vidal, MAGNA Education, Gabriel Cordoba, Cosma, and by delegations of MAGNA Powertrain (Speiser, Schmidhofer, Prix, Bikeev, Monsberger, Gratzer), MAGNA-SMTP-HUB (Juricek, Zitz, Krammer, Mayr). Canadian participants Soeren Striepe, Magna International, and Aldo van Gelder, Stronach Center for Innovation, joined the meeting via web-ex. FSI group leaders and aspiring young researchers did presentations on their research highlights of 2014. the presentations were followed by an impressing poster session. We let this intense afternoon draw to an end at a delicious Styrian Buffet. APM Impression (Photos)

On 3 July 2014, Rector Harald Kainz welcomed Pearl Sullivan, Dean of Engineering of the University of Waterloo.  Dean Sullivan met with Horst Bischof, Vice Rector for Research, Ralf Kolleck, FSI spokesman and head of the Institute of Tools and Forming, Peter Fischer, head of Institute of Automotive Engineering, Cecilia Poletti, deputy head of Institute of Materials Science and Welding, Sabine Prem, director of International Relations and Mobility Programmes, Susanne Schmidt-Knobloch, Embassy of Canada to Austria and Slovakia, and Dave Pascoe and Gabriele Ferrufino Vidal, MAGNA.     _{Left: Sabine Prem, Peter Fischer, Pearl Sullivan, Harald Kainz, Arno Eichberger, Susanne Schmidt-Knobloch, Ralf Kolleck, Barbara Böttger
Right: Sabine Prem, Cecilia Poletti, Pearl Sullivan}