Tag Archive for: MA-MEDS

No energy transition without metallic minerals: Research project investigates trade in critical raw materials in times of political unrest

The war between Russia and Ukraine, for example, does not only affect the trade in gas and oil, but also the market for metallic minerals, which Europe urgently needs to boost the energy transition. A research project from the field of economics is investigating how trade in mineral commodities is linked to geopolitical risks.

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Reason cast in equations

Casting the rational behaviour of individuals in mathematical models and learning from these for use in reality: Daniel Rehsmann recently completed his doctorate in microeconomics and, among other things, he explored the conditions under which it is rational to spread misinformation.

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From Chemistry to International Business and Economics

What does a chemist do when she realises that she doesn’t enjoy working in a lab? She takes up International Business and Economics at the University of Klagenfurt and gains the necessary tools to enter a managerial position – perhaps in a chemical company – in the future.  Janna Despriet Roig, from Spain, tells us how this decision brought her to Klagenfurt.

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Splendid career ahead – with International Business & Economics and the new Master’s Programme Management, Economics & Data Science

We asked our international student Gian Marco Palazzoni, who is enrolled in the Bachelor’s Programme International Business and Economics, why he came to Klagenfurt and what he likes about studying here.

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