“Grasping Mathematics” & “Making Mathematics visible”

Mathematics can inspire! This was demonstrated in the first week of July when around 250 pupils visited the “Understanding Mathematics” exhibition. Under the direction of Gerhard Hainscho and Roland Prinz, many different exhibits were on display for puzzling, trying out, playing and having fun.

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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.

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Klagenfurt-Berlin Workshop on Multiple Perspectives in Optimization

Strengthening collaborations with highly renowend Universities is among the aims of the area of research strength MPOpt — Multiple Perspectives in Optimization. A workshop with researchers from TU Berlin, including the two Einstein Professors Martin Skutella and Peter Friz, took place in June at the University of Klagenfurt. Funding from MATH+, the Berlin Mathematics Research Center, made this workshop possible.

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Irene Tubikanec wins Kepler Award for Excellent Teaching

Congratulations to Irene Tubikanec, who was awarded for the “Kepler Student Award for Excellent Teaching” at JKU Linz.

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