ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU)

The AAU is a vibrant and innovative university, located at the intersection of three unique cultures. It is the leading academic educational and research institution in Carinthia and serves as a hub for the acquisition, exchange and transfer of knowledge across the entire Alps-Adriatic Region.
More than 10.000 students attend the AAU in Klagenfurt for the purposes of study and research, including around 1.500 students from abroad. Approximately 1.300 members of staff produce outstanding achievements in teaching, research and administration.

Faculty of Technical Sciences

The Faculty of Technical Sciences focuses primarily on computing, information and communication technologies and their theoretical foundations. To this end, the faculty hosts seven institutes informally grouped into the three departments: Informatics (INF), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Technical Mathematics (TEMA).

Institute of Information Technology

The Institute of Information Technology (ITEC) at Klagenfurt University encompasses the computer and communication technology aspects of the Informatics Department. ITEC is comprised of two research groups with two full professors and, currently, 25 scientific, technical and administrative staff. The Institute´s research focuses on distributed multimedia systems and multimedia communication.

News @ ITEC: On the campus and beyond… 

 WHAT ELSE?

• Georg Kühlewind Stiftung

• Reflections (in hu, de, en)

• Some books of Georg Kuehlewind in Hungarian

10 statements from Prof. Böszörmenyi about university, research and life – contrary to the usual practice of Professors – with short answers:

1.  Research @ Klagenfurt University is…
   A lot of fun. Surprisingly, it is much more about people than about technology and mathematics…
2. One day in my office is…
   Meetings with colleagues, courses, reading and writing. And watching the mountains through my window.
3. “Torture”@ University is…
   Bureaucracy
4. The most important thing that students have to learn is…
   …that they don’t need to learn everything, they can invent themselves as well.
5. The last positive episode/event @ Klagenfurt University was… 
   …today in the morning a short chat with my secretary.
6. Thinking about the future I…
   …despare often. At other times I hope. Anyway, future must be invented, it must be essentially different from what we know – otherwise it is just extrapolated past.
7. The most profound experience for me was…
   …that our attentiveness is weak and ill, but can be healed via conscious self-schooling.
8. The most important thing in my life is…
   …my family. And being together with people I love.
9. What I still have to learn is/are…
   …a lot. Most of the really essential things.
10. My greatest passion is…
    …searching for the sense of life.