5 reasons to choose a technical degree (and you don’t have to be technical to get started)

There are countless unresolved questions that may plague you in your last year of school or once you have completed secondary school: “What should I study? Where should I study?”, and so on. Did you know that the University of Klagenfurt offers state-of-the-art, innovative and future-oriented degree programmes in the field of technical sciences? So, how about pursuing a degree in technology!? You could, for instance, start with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Informatics, Information and Communications Engineering, Technical Mathematics or Management Information Systems.  To help you choose the right degree programme, we have compiled a list of 5 good reasons why a technology degree programme may be the right choice for you after all. Read more

Management Information Systems: The best of two worlds

The best of both worlds! Management Information Systems offers an optimal combination of computer sciences and business administration. The degree programme imparts the knowledge necessary to manage computer-supported information systems in companies from both a business management and information technology perspective. Anna Lena Röttl has chosen the Bachelor’s degree programme in Management Information Systems. She talks to us about the degree programme and tells us why she has chosen this path.

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The State of Carinthia honours academic theses on digitalisation

This week, State Governor Peter Kaiser honoured three Bachelor’s, three Diploma and three Master’s theses as well as three doctoral theses, awarding a Carinthian Digitalisation Grant 2020 to each of the authors.

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Technical mathematics is more than adding 0 and multiplying by 1

Celina Strasser has always loved puzzles. Mathematics was already her favourite subject during her school days. Celina Strasser is currently studying Technical Mathematics at the University of Klagenfurt. She talked to us about outdated ways of thinking, the gender gap in technical areas, clichés in mathematics and her passion for modelling, optimising and programming.

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