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International
Belgrade – Sofia – Varna: Post-socialist urban development
An internship in Aarhus – the City of Smiles
Zoe Zweifler from the University of Vienna has spent four months on an Erasmus+ internship at Aarhus University – and here she shares her experiences and insights. With her story, she hopes to inspire others. How does one begin a post signaling the end of a wonderful internship at the International Center at Aarhus University … Continued
Meet the Circle U. Ambassadors of the University of Vienna
Internationalise your studies! Olena and Zoe are the first Circle U. Ambassadors helping to promote international opportunities for students. Read more about their unique experiences with the University Alliance and get to know the offers for your studies as well. What is Circle U.? Circle U. is an alliance of nine research-intensive, comprehensive universities in … Continued
Circle U. Summer School: Negotiating Climate Change in the context of absolute CO2 limits and timeframes
Participating in the Circle U. PhD Summer School on Negotiating Climate Change in the context of absolute CO2 limits and timeframes at Aarhus University in Denmark has been very enriching for my PhD project as well as my personal and academic growth as a young scholar.
Students of the University of Vienna dive into the Coral Reef
In the early morning of October 14, 2023, 13 biology students from both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, together with Univ.-Prof. Martin Zuschin, Dr. Jürgen Herler and Angelina Ivkić, MSc from the University of Vienna, set off for Marsa Alam, Egypt. Their destination: the reef of Mangrove Bay. Before the trip began, even though the students … Continued
Transforming Superblocks to Super-Grätzl: 4CITIES Spring School on methods and transdisciplinary skills 2023
Delving into urban complexity by researching Superblocks, or Super-Grätzl, as coined in Vienna, underpins the need for inter- and transdisciplinary skills and in-depth knowledge about different methodologies for urban studies. Therefore, for the second year in a row, the Urban Studies working group at University of Vienna organised a 5-day long Spring School on transdisciplinary … Continued
European housing markets in comparison – ÖAW Summer School Urban Housing Markets in Central and South-eastern Europe
What are the particularities and developments that shape urban housing markets in Central and South-Eastern Europe? How do politics, economics, and society deal with different paths of development? How do socio-spatial processes such as gentrification, segregation, etc. present themselves in various urban contexts? These questions, and many more, were treated during an interdisciplinary summer school … Continued
Live from the Nobel Week in Stockholm
As I arrive in Stockholm in the early afternoon, the sun is already setting. Cold air blows into my face, the only feeling of warmth provided by the twinkling Christmas lights that decorate almost every building in the city. It is the week leading up to the award ceremony on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s … Continued
Summer School – How to spend your summer holidays in the best way possible
Usually, our first association with ‘summer’ is holidays, but an even better way of spending your summer is by networking, exploring, meeting new people and relaxing while doing something meaningful for the future of humanity and the development of your career – aka, summer school. This summer, I was incredibly lucky to be given the … Continued
Doing urban research: 4CITIES Spring School on methods and transdisciplinary skills
Doing research on complex urban issues is not an easy task as it requires skills and knowledge on how to navigate and work within a transdisciplinary setting. Accordingly, the Erasmus Mundus joint Masters in Urban Studies (in short: 4CITIES) team at the University of Vienna organised and hosted a week-long Spring School on methods and … Continued
Summer school during the COVID pandemic
Sommerhochschule. A word I repeated incessantly in the weeks leading up to my flight to Austria. To some of my American friends, it was merely some gibberish that meant I would be unavailable for over a month. To my American professors, the word meant widening horizons, a great deal of learning, and elicited a hint … Continued
