Award-Winning Research on AI and Logistics at the Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy (IDS)
Gerald Schneikart, Project Leader & Senior Researcher at the IDS at FHWien der WKW, was awarded the “Best Presentation Award” at the “International Conference on Management of Technology and Sustainable Production” (MOTSP 2026) in Zadar. The award recognized his presentation on the impact of generative AI on logistics organizations and their employees. […]Read more on Award-Winning Research on AI and Logistics at the Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy (IDS)
A Collection of Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism and the Challenges of the Future
At the 18th FH Research Forum 2025, Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja and Mariya Katelieva from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs addressed current challenges in sustainable tourism development. Presentations from their organized session are now included in the anthology of selected conference papers, including an article by colleagues Daniela Wagner and Andreas Minichberger on the subjective well-being of museum… […]Read more on A Collection of Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism and the Challenges of the Future
Making good use of vacant buildings and brownfield sites
Carmen Dilch, an expert in real estate development and Head of the Bachelor's Program in Real Estate, contributed to the new white paper published by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions, and Water Management (BMLUK). The publication highlights how unused real estate and brownfield sites can be utilized more sustainably and how obstacles to development… […]Read more on Making good use of vacant buildings and brownfield sites
Advancing Cities and Tourism Through “Placemaking”
How can cities remain livable as tourism grows? Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism at FHWien der WKW, demonstrates how placemaking, as an integrative approach, opens new possibilities for balanced urban and tourism development. […]Read more on Advancing Cities and Tourism Through “Placemaking”
“Hybrid Intelligence” in the innovation process of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
In April 2026, Patrick Rupprecht and Isabel Rodenas from the Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy (IDS) presented a paper at the 16th IHIET-AI Conference on Future Applications of Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies in Valencia. […]Read more on “Hybrid Intelligence” in the innovation process of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Between Isolation and Community: Personalized News Consumption on Social Media
Communication research at FHWien der WKW highlights how algorithmic platforms are reshaping public debates, why trust in the media remains crucial, and what risks fragmented information spaces pose to social cohesion. […]Read more on Between Isolation and Community: Personalized News Consumption on Social Media
Understanding the City while Walking: Recap of Jane’s Walk Vienna Festival 2026
How are cities planned - and, above all, for whom? This question served as a central theme throughout the Jane’s Walk Vienna Festival 2026. Co-organizer and expert Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism, also provided important insights. Her contributions to the panel discussion and walks demonstrated how closely research, urban development and social engagement are intertwined. […]Read more on Understanding the City while Walking: Recap of Jane’s Walk Vienna Festival 2026
Between Classroom and Workplace: Priorities, Motivation, and Commitment of Part-Time Master’s Students
More than 150 part-time master’s students at FHWien der WKW were surveyed as part of a study on performance motivation, organizational commitment, and the importance of various professional aspects. […]Read more on Between Classroom and Workplace: Priorities, Motivation, and Commitment of Part-Time Master’s Students
When Cities Become Backdrop: Venice’s Struggle for Infrastructure
Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Professor of Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development at FHWien der WKW, examines how mass tourism is affecting Venice’s public infrastructure. In an article in the “International Journal of Urban and Regional Research,” she highlights how local initiatives are attempting to preserve social cohesion and the “right to the city” in an increasingly commercialized environment. […]Read more on When Cities Become Backdrop: Venice’s Struggle for Infrastructure
Applied science as a driver of further development and cooperation
At the 19th Research Forum of Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences in 2026, approximately 300 participants from academia, business and politics, as well as representatives from 17 universities of applied sciences (UAS), gathered. FHWien der WKW was also present with a delegation at FH CAMPUS 02 in Graz and presented its latest research findings. […]Read more on Applied science as a driver of further development and cooperation