50 Years of Maths — Anniversary Ceremony

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024 we celebrated! On the occasion of “50 years of mathematics at the University of Klagenfurt”, the “Gauss Lecture” of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) took place – for the first time in Austria. It was a public lecture by prizewinner Monique Laurent (CWI Amsterdam and Tilburg University) on current developments in mathematics. The lecture was opened by DMV President Joachim Escher. Willibald Dörfler spoke about “the beginning from nothing” of mathematics at the University of Klagenfurt.

In addition to colleagues from all areas of the University of Klagenfurt, many former employees of the Institutes of Mathematics Education, Mathematics and Statistics as well as students and graduates and representatives from business and society accepted the invitation to the ceremony.

 

The event has been recorded and can be viewed here: https://www.aau.at/blog/festakt-50-jahre-mathematik-in-klagenfurt/

More information: https://www.aau.at/en/50-years-of-maths/