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F.l.: Bonanni, Mayr-Dorn; photo credit: JKU

Christoph Mayr-Dorn Presented with a Venia Docendi/Habilitation Certificate

Vice-Rector Alberta Bonanni presented the JKU researcher with his Venia Docendi/Habilitation certificate.

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F.l.: OA Dr. Mario Scala (Institute of Central Radiology, Kepler University Hospital), Dipl. Ing. Roland Haring (managing director, Ars Electronica Futurelab), Dipl. Ing. (FH) Michaela Hofer (JKU Media Technology), Assist. Dr. Julian Niedermair (Institute of Central Radiology, Kepler University Hospital), photo credit: Patrick Müller

JKU medSPACE Project Presented with the 2025 Inavation Award
 

As part of the “2 Universities - 1 Virtual 3D Lecture Hall” project, the JKU medSPACE project received the 2025 Inavation Award in the category…

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Professor Christoph Helm

A JKU Study Reveals 74% of Teachers Support a School Cell Phone Ban

949 teachers responded to an Austrian-wide survey conducted by the öbv in partnership with the JKU's School of Education.

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Georg Krammer; Credit: JKU

Why Re-Invent the Wheel? Why We Need Duplications

JKU researcher Georg Krammer is advocating for more duplications in journals.

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F.l.: Augstein, Bonanni; photo credit: JKU

Mirjam Augstein Presented with a Venia Docendi/Habilitation Certificate

Vice-Rector Alberta Bonanni presented the computer scientist with her Venia Docendi/Habilitation certificate.

 

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JKU Astros 2025; Credit: Ahmed Ab El Ghany

The JKU Astros Clinch a Spot in the Play-Offs

During a very impressive game at the Kepler Hall on Friday, the JKU Astros went up against the WU Tigers of Vienna.

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F.l.: Rector Stefan Koch, Bernadett Humer (head of the Family and Youth Section at the Federal Chancellery), Mirjam Strecker (JKU head of the Department of Gender Equality, Equal Opportunity and Diversity); photo credit: Harald Schlossko

The JKU is Once Again Accredited as a Family-Friendly University

The 2025 certificate award ceremony took place in Vienna's Aula der Wissenschaften.

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 Prof. Johann Bacher; Credit: Nikita Kvir

Retirement Ceremony to Honor Univ. Prof. Dr. Johann Bacher

Some 250 guests attended the ceremony, including many representatives in academia, science, research, government, and administration.

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F.l.: Florian Krammer (MedUni Vienna), Doris Wilflingseder (Vet Meduni), Otto Doblhoff-Dier (Vice-Rector Vetmeduni), Markus Müller (Rector MedUni Vienna), Austrian Minister Martin Polaschek, Andrea Kurz (Rector MedUni Graz), Stefan Koch (Rector JKU Linz), Wolfgang Fleischhacker (Rector MedUni Innsbruck); photo credit: MedUni Vienna/APA/Schedl

The Ignaz Semmelweis Institute Sets its Focus on Infectious Diseases

The new Ignaz Semmelweis Institute opened its doors at the start of 2025.