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On “here” and “elsewhere” in literature in Senegal and Austria

The Senegalese literary scholar Mbagnick Sene discovered the works of Franz Innerhofer, Thomas Mann, Peter Handke, Arthur Schnitzler, Franz Kafka, Josef Winkler and Thomas Bernhard in his home country. Today, he is fascinated by identity, politics and the relationship between Africa and Europe in his research on transcultural literary studies. 

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New research project: 20 to 30 per cent more energy efficiency for the metal processing industry thanks to artificial intelligence

The metal processing industry requires a considerable amount of energy, especially for sawing, grinding and milling. Using artificial intelligence methods, researchers are now hoping to increase efficiency by 20 to 30 per cent. The SAELING project is realised jointly by the University of Klagenfurt, the KU Leuven and the industrial partners Voestalpine and Siemens and is funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG at a cost of around 1.2 million euros.

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A talk for everyone: “Exploring Earth’s Moon: From Humans and Robots” by Roland Brockers

Roland Brockers has been the Endowed Professor for Modular Robot Systems at the Department of Smart Systems Technologies at the University of Klagenfurt since March 2022. He also works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, as part of his teaching residency at the university, he held another talk for the interested public, this time on the topic of “Exploring Earth’s Moon: From Humans and Robots”.

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Application phase started: Dr. Erich Ciesciutti scholarships support Bachelor’s students with special eligibility for funding

For the second time, the University of Klagenfurt is awarding scholarships from the Dr. Erich Ciesciutti Foundation. The scholarship supports Bachelor’s students with a monthly grant of 600 euros.

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