Empty trucks are stuck in traffic jams and people use cars to drive to parcel lockers: Urban supply chains have a lot of potential to be made more sustainable and efficient. This is particularly noticeable in the run-up to Christmas, when more goods and parcels than usual are in circulation. A research project is now set to develop new optimisation tools.
The Dunning-Kruger effect can be observed in many different areas: Those who know the least often think of themselves as particularly competent, while those with a lot of knowledge tend to underestimate their own expertise. A research team recently investigated the extent to which this phenomenon can be observed in the area of media and nutrition. The results are clear: Even when it comes to evaluating a supposedly healthy low-carb bar, people who are not competent at all consider themselves to be particularly competent.
Power lines are frequently damaged during snowfall or snowstorms. Until now, engineers working for the energy providers have had to painstakingly inspect power pylons and insulators on site to check for damage. In the future, drones will be able to perform this task. Researchers at the University of Klagenfurt are developing new technologies to support autonomous inspections.
After winning one of the coveted prizes in 2021, the University of Klagenfurt was again successful at this year’s award ceremony. It won the award in the area of Student Diversity and was able to hold its own in the global final round against the University of West Florida (USA) and the Prince of Songkla University (Thailand). As a result, the University of Klagenfurt is the only university in the world to win a Global Student Satisfaction Award twice in a row.
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards were presented for the seventh time this year. Studyportals evaluated a total of 126,000 university reviews, 1,114 universities were rated. Universities cannot apply to participate in the awards; it is the students alone who decide whether a university is successful. Prizes are awarded in a total of seven categories: Overall Satisfaction, Student-teacher interaction, Quality of student life, Career development, Student diversity, Online classroom experience and Admission process. In 2021, the University of Klagenfurt received the special prize for best Covid crisis management, which was now followed by the prize for Student Diversity.
The Student Diversity category describes how friendly and diverse the atmosphere at a university is and how successful a certain university is in integrating people from all over the world at the university.
Doris Hattenberger, Vice-Rector for Education, is delighted with the prize: “In my view, the best award a university can receive is one where students feel welcome and comfortable at our university. We understand diversity as a source of enrichment and are glad to see that we are successful in putting it into practice. Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this award. Namely our lecturers and the many colleagues in the administration who make every effort on a daily basis to ensure that students feel welcome and well looked after here. I would especially like to thank the students who have given us such a good report card. We will not let up in our efforts to become ever better.”
The tremendous success of the English-language Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes shows that the University of Klagenfurt is on the right track with its many and varied efforts. In total, students from over 100 countries study and research at the University of Klagenfurt. In the Bachelor’s programme Robotics and Artificial Intelligence alone, first-semester students from 33 countries took up their studies this winter semester. The University of Klagenfurt also regularly receives top marks on other evaluation portals, such as Studycheck for the German-speaking countries.
Further information on the Global Student Satisfaction Awards: https://studyportals.com/global-student-satisfaction-awards-2023/
The University of Klagenfurt takes first place in the “Student Diversity” category of the Global Student Satisfaction Awards
