Belonging

In her doctoral thesis, Julia Katharina Kubelka asks people where they belong and what belonging means to them. She believes that the question is especially pertinent at a time when (political, social and personal) belonging is at the centre of public debate more than ever before.

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Elena Smirnova: „Seeing the world from new angles.“

Our graduate Elena Smirnova completed the Master’s degree programme in Geography and Regional Studies. For the past two years, she has been working as a regional manager for Hilfswerk International and in recent months she has been in charge of various projects in the South Caucasus, the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. In the interview, she tells us about her dream job and explains her work for women who have experienced migration.

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Bibliotour – Unibib goes City

The University Library is coming to Klagenfurt – on the book bike! 🚲
Books to go – come and browse, check us out, find what you’ve been looking for and borrow.

We’re turning Klagenfurt’s old town into a library (weather permitting ☀️):

  • Thursday, 15.09.2022, corner Heuplatz/Wiener Gasse (McDonalds) from 10:00 – 14:00 and in Kramergasse (corner Nordsee) from 14:00 – 16:00
  • Monday, 19.09.2022, Alter Platz (Boutique BonBon) from 10:00 – 14:00
    and in Kramergasse (corner Nordsee) from 14:00 – 16:00
  • Thursday, 22.09.2022, corner Postgasse/Neuer Platz (Kärntner Sparkasse) from 10:00 – 14:00

Don’t miss it! Everybody who registers during these three days gets a free library card (valid for one year)!

Women and men equally act as barometers for the future of their relationship

Researchers studying mixed-sex relationships have long believed that women have a more acute sense for shaping and predicting future relationship satisfaction. However, this assumption has never been subjected to thorough investigation. An international research team has now analysed the data gathered in two large studies and has reached the following conclusion: There is no difference between the sexes. In both men and women, current satisfaction has an equal influence on future relationship satisfaction.

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