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May 29, 2023

Teaching across national borders: the Virtual Wood University

An extremely successful project is coming to an end: The Virtual Wood University linked four European universities and brought a total of 800 students new knowledge and international perspectives on the wood industry in 12 cooperative courses. Now the final event took place at the Kuchl campus and…

May 17, 2023

ISCONTOUR 2023: Outstanding success for IMT students

The International Student Conference in Tourism Research (ISCONTOUR) is an international conference that offers graduates and students a platform to present their research results and exchange knowledge. This year, the students of the study program "Innovation & Management in Tourism" were able to…

May 08, 2023

FH Salzburg takes Young Talent Award and brings home the 2nd prize

The Young Talents Award was presented for the first time this year during the Austrian Tourism Day at the beginning of May. Léona Lavenka and Nieke Dieteren, both studying the Master Innovation & Management in Tourism, convinced the jury with a sustainable and innovative concept for national parks.

April 13, 2023

Seizing opportunities and realising dreams

Since his youth, Marek Stevko wanted to go to Canada and work with wood there. He has now fulfilled this dream shortly after graduating: In the small western Canadian town of Nelson, British-Colombia, he is learning traditional and modern techniques of timber house construction.

April 04, 2023

New partnership: FH Salzburg joins Unreal Academic Partner Programme

FH Salzburg is the first Austrian university to be accepted into the Unreal Academic Partner Programme of the US computer games manufacturer Epic Games.

March 20, 2023

Strengthening the institutional collaboration between Berjaya University College in Malaysia and FH Salzburg

A bilateral agreement for student exchange between the Tourism and Hospitality Management pro-gram at Berjaya University College in Kuala Lumpur and the Innovation and Management in tourism program at the FH Salzburg has existed since 2010. This project aims to intensify the institutional…

March 08, 2023

Fulbright Professor at the Innovation & Management in Tourism programme

We are pleased to welcome Brian Hill as a Fulbright Professor at the FH Salzburg. The new colleague from Utah will spend the 2023 summer semester at the Innovation & Management in Tourism program, sharing his expertise in experience design.

March 02, 2023

Nature lover and sustainability expert

A life without kayaking, mountain biking, skiing or ski tours is unthinkable for Ronald "Ronny" Schwarzenbrunner. The Wood Technology & Timber Management graduate can now combine his outdoor activities with his job: As Sustainability Manager for the sporting goods manufacturer Atomic, he helps to…

February 27, 2023

International Spirit: More than 80 incoming students welcomed

Even before the start of the summer semester 2023, more than 80 incoming students from 29 different nations were welcomed at the FH Salzburg during the Welcome Days. The International Office awaited them with an extensive program and also connected the international students with the regular…

February 14, 2023

Open House at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences on 17 and 18 March 2023

The FH Salzburg invites you to the Open Days on 17 and 18 March 2023. Interested persons can find out about 18 Bachelor's and 12 Master's degree programmes on site.

December 09, 2022

Tourism graduate wins 2022 Pride Biz research award

Josue Steele, a graduate of the Innovation & Management in Tourism master's program, was awarded the Pride Biz Austria 2022 Best Paper Award for his thesis. Pride Biz Austria, the association for promoting the inclusion of sexual diversity in business and the workplace, awards academic papers on…

October 10, 2022

More than 80 incoming students from 34 countries welcomed at the FH Salzburg

A total of 83 students from 34 different countries will spend the current semester at the FH Salzburg. 4 more have extended their stay at the FH Salzburg. However, Salzburg students are also taking advantage of the opportunity for international mobility: 76 students of the UAS will spend the winter…

September 01, 2022

Dominik Engel starts as the new managing director of the FH Salzburg

At the end of June, Dominik Engel was introduced as the new managing director of the FH Salzburg. With the start of the new academic year - on 1 September - he now takes office.

May 27, 2022

Students succeed in international creative competitions

This year's month of May will remain unforgettable for some students of the FH Salzburg MultiMedia degree programmes. With works from the fields of communication design, film, animation and computer games, they triggered a veritable shower of prizes at several nationally and internationally…

May 19, 2022

Top place for Wood Technology & Timber Construction degree programme in CHE ranking

The CHE ranking is considered the most comprehensive evaluation procedure for degree programmes in the German-speaking world. The new ranking for the Bachelor's degree programmes has now been presented and shows the outstanding quality of education in the Wood Technology & Timber Construction degree…

March 08, 2022

After a three-year break: New Fulbright Professor in the Business Management Program

We are pleased to welcome Earl McKinney from Bowling Green State University as a Fulbright Professor at FH Salzburg. Our new colleague from Ohio will spend the summer semester 2022 at the Business Management Program at FH Salzburg.

February 17, 2022

People-centred brand strategies and meaningful designs

Anneli Eddy studied in the USA, Sweden and Spain before the native Californian moved to Salzburg, where she completed a Master's degree in Design & Product Management. Now she works in the Brand Strategy Team at the design agency KISKA and researches with users around the world to develop…

February 10, 2022

New publication on data science in tourism

After two years of planning and 18 months of intensive writing and editing, the new book "Applied Data Science in Tourism: Interdisciplinary Methodologies, Approaches, and Applications" was published this week by Springer. The 650-page work is the 19th and most comprehensive book project to date by…

January 24, 2022

#karrierewege: Career paths made by FH Salzburg

24 January is International Education Day. We take this day as an opportunity to spotlight our alumni, because many exciting careers of our graduates also started with education. The new campaign #karrierewege is intended to inspire and show the different opportunities that a degree from FH…

January 17, 2022

With an idea from university to business entrepreneur

Together with two friends, Gerald Eder founded the start-up 'solbytech', which specialises on communication solutions for decentralised energy systems. The idea was triggered by a gap in the market that the student identified during his Master's studies at the FH Salzburg.