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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”

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)

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

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

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

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

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

In March, Clemens Löffler, researcher at the Department of Management, presented his paper “Who should collect? Reverse Channel Design for Remanufacturing under Supplier Competition” at the 13th EurOMA Sustainability Forum 2026 in Porto, Portugal. […]Read more on New perspectives on sustainable economic cycles through international academic exchange

As part of the “Master Propaedeutics” project funded by the City of Vienna (MA 23), the competence team “Bridging courses in research skills & methods” at FHWien der WKW has been developing digital self-study resources on research skills at the Bachelor’s level since April 2024. The goal is to specifically prepare students for the transition to Master’s studies while simultaneously… […]Read more on Digital bridging courses strengthen students’ academic skills

How are vacancy rates, tourism and short-term rentals changing our cities? This question was the focus of the 4th Urban Future Talk, organized by Endowed Professor Cornelia Dlabaja at the Neubau District Office on March 17, 2026. […]Read more on Urban Future Talk 4: Urban Transformation in the Interplay of Vacancy, Tourism and short-term Rentals