Shortly before the end of the 2025/26 winter semester, the Carinthian Academic Championships in gymnastics took place once again. The competition was divided into the following three categories: ‘External’, ‘Sports Students’ and ‘Club Gymnasts’.
The performances were generally very impressive. All teams participated with great ambition and commitment. Right from the start, the teams’ entrance and the perfect choreography rounded off this event in an impressive manner.

The American company Oracle and Lebanon’s Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Kamal Shehadeh, recently signed an undisclosed strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train 50,000 people from the private and public sector in different technologies.

While the agreement was framed as a “free grant” to suggest an achievement for the ministry, it comes with its own set of unique challenges to Lebanon’s digital sovereignty. 

Italy’s media landscape is on the brink of a major shift. In this piece, we analyse how this acquisition could trigger the first use of the new EMFA tool to assess threats to media pluralism and editorial independence.
 

This course offers an alternative to the exercise sessions accompanying the lectures on Advanced Econometrics in the PhD programme at the School of Economics and Business of University of Ljubljana so local students enrolled for that (e.g., via CESEENet) don’t neet to travel to Ljubljana for the exercises.
Lectures and exam(s) need to be attended in Ljubljana for a positive overall grade and being awarded 8 ECTS.

Röntgen war der erste von insgesamt 14 Wissenschaftlern, die an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) geforscht oder gelehrt haben und mit dem Nobelpreis ausgezeichnet wurden. Ihre Leistungen stehen im Mittelpunkt der Ausstellung „Ausgezeichnet! 14 Würzburger Nobelpreisträger – geniale Köpfe, die die Welt veränderten“, die 2026 an mehreren öffentlich zugänglichen Orten in Würzburg zu sehen ist.

Webseiten von Behörden, Mitteilungen der Bank oder Briefe von der Versicherung sind bisweilen kompliziert geschrieben. Und zwar so kompliziert, dass selbst gut gebildete Menschen mit Deutsch als Muttersprache den Inhalt schwer oder gar nicht verstehen.
Wie muss es da erst den sechs Millionen Menschen in Deutschland gehen, die dringend auf eine leicht verständliche Sprache angewiesen sind? Menschen zum Beispiel, die Deutsch als Fremdsprache lernen, die kognitiv eingeschränkt sind oder Lernschwierigkeiten haben.

Telecommunication prices in Syria have increased nearly a thousandfold, drawing public attention and concern. However, the Syrian Ministry of Telecommunications tried to distance itself from the decision in an attempt to absorb the public anger.

Questions have multiplied about the legality of this move and its compatibility with Syria’s current economic and living standards. Others have also questioned whether it would be possible to legally hold telecom companies accountable to prompt them to reverse their decisions.

Bread&Net took place in Beirut in October 2025, bringing together more than 550 participants from across the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region and beyond. Since then, the political conditions in which the gathering happened have not eased; far from it, they have intensified. 

Foto: Christina SupanzAfter five years, the FWF doc.funds doctoral school concludes with an outstanding track record: Eleven successful PhDs, a strong gender balance, and extensive international networks mark the completion of this program.

This post is authored by Jason Pielemeier, Executive Director, Global Network Initiative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being sewn into all aspects of our society. It is being deployed in networks, apps, vehicles, schools, and hospitals. This patchwork of technological advancement offers many promises. And yet the tailors stitching it together are mostly working for a […]

Neben Komplexität und Topologie bildet die Dynamik in Quantensystemen für ctd.qmat nun den dritten Schwerpunkt, der alle Forschungsbereiche des Exzellenzclusters prägen wird. „Die Quantendynamik ist der Schlüssel, um die in der ersten Förderperiode entdeckten Phänomene tiefgreifender zu verstehen, gezielt zu kontrollieren und technologisch einsetzen zu können“, betont Matthias Vojta, Professor für Theoretische Festkörperphysik an der Technischen Universität Dresden und Dresdner Sprecher des Clusters.

aau/Tischler-BanfieldResearchers are increasingly expected to take on new roles. In addition to generating new knowledge through scientific methods and presenting it within their academic communities, they are also required to communicate their work to non-academic publics. In this context, researchers do not always encounter receptive audiences, particularly when they engage with socially contentious issues such as climate change, migration, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, vaccinations, the energy transition, or the fundamental principles of liberal democracy.

Wie wird sich die Art, wie wir arbeiten, in Zukunft verändern? Ist der Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz eine Bedrohung oder ein nützliches Instrument für die arbeitende Bevölkerung? Welche Möglichkeiten KI heute schon im Arbeitsleben bieten kann und worauf es beim gezielten Einsatz im Betriebsalltag ankommt, diskutiert Moderatorin Birgit Kappel im ARD „alpha-gespräch“ mit Sabine Pfeiffer, die seit Langem erforscht, wie neue Technik das Arbeiten verändert.

Nothing is easier than sharing data – and it is precisely this ease that makes companies in particular reluctant to share data. This is because the potential benefits of data sharing – optimisation of products and processes, cost savings, new data-driven business models – are offset by the risks: data loss, data theft, data leaks. Do you have to accept the risks in order to realise the potential benefits?

aau/Arnold PoeschlStarting Thursday, January 29, students and external users will once again be able to borrow a maximum of six items from the open shelves in the reading rooms for the entire holiday period. The last day for returns is Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
 
Please note that the library is closed on Saturdays during the lecture-free periods!
 
The 24/7 library will remain open as usual – please register in advance.
 

aau/MüllerPostdoctoral researcher Reza Farahani will launch his first independently led research project at the University of Klagenfurt in April. By combining artificial intelligence, autonomous drones, and edge computing, he aims to develop new, more efficient and data-driven approaches to the technical monitoring of bridges – another milestone in his international scientific career.

On February 4, 2026 apply following opening hours: 8.30 am – 1 pm
The 24/7 library stays active – please register in good time.
Der Beitrag Opening hours February 4, 2026: 8.30 am – 1 pm erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

At our last call we discussed the evolution of the Frictionless Data standards, ongoing software development, and real-world adoption across research domains.
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