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Using artificial intelligence for text generation seems like a blessing in corporate communications. But experts from FHWien der WKW reveal in a guest commentary for Horizont that the curse behind it is the loss of individuality. […]Read more on Corporate Individuality and AI: Why Everything Suddenly Sounds Kind of the Same

On 28 September 2026, FHWien der WKW presented the Young Journalism Award for the eighth time. Eleven aspiring journalists received awards in five categories. These included Radio & Audio, TV & Video, Text, Multimedia and Best Thesis. The award-winning entries address a wide range of social issues – ranging from online hate and racism to drug use on construction sites,… […]Read more on Online Hate, Car Tuning Culture and Conspiracy Narratives: Young Journalism Award 2026 Winners Announced

What does modern modular residential construction look like in practice? During a field trip to Stockerau in Lower Austria, students from the Real Estate Management study programs gained firsthand insights directly on the construction site. On September 18, 2026, they toured a current residential construction project by the LZH Group on Prager Straße. […]Read more on Modern Residential Construction in Action

Starting a new study program raises many questions: How are the upcoming semesters organized? Who can I turn to with my concerns? And above all: Who will I be spending the next three years with? The new students at FHWien der WKW received answers to these questions right at the start of their studies. During the first few weeks of… […]Read more on The 2026 Kick-Off Events

Marian Adolf, Andreas Hess, and Gisela Reiter from the Department of Communication presented a recent study at the European Communications Conference (ECC) 2026 in Brno (Czech Republic) that examines the effects of changing media usage on the democratic resilience of modern societies. […]Read more on Media Transformation as Challenge for Democratic Resilience

AI agents, drones, digital twins, and automated real estate appraisals: New technologies are rapidly transforming the real estate industry. The 4th Digital Real Estate Day, held on September 14, 2026, at FHWien der WKW, demonstrated how these technologies are already being used in practice today. […]Read more on AI, Drones, and Data: How Digital is the Real Estate Industry?

In early September, Clemens Löffler from the Competence Center for Business Controlling & Accounting at FHWien der WKW presented the latest research findings on closed-loop supply chains at the International Conference on Operations Research 2026. The discussion centered on the question of whether manufacturers or suppliers should retrieve used products and components. […]Read more on Successful closure of the loop

Since fall 2021, the Research Institute IDS at FHWien der WKW and the startup BOOXit have been collaborating on solutions for more sustainable, digitized, and human-centered logistics. […]Read more on Five Years of Research for the Logistics of Tomorrow

A study program should not only provide knowledge, but also prepare students for real professional life. This is exactly where FHWien der WKW comes in – with a clear focus on practical relevance. But what does that actually mean? And why is it so important? […]Read more on What does “Study real business” mean?

Isabel Rodenas and Patrick Rupprecht from the Institute for Digital Transformation & Strategy (IDS) investigated the impact of different role distributions in the design thinking process on efficiency, workload and human control. They presented their findings at the 18th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies 2026 in Venice. […]Read more on How should humans and generative AI collaborate in the innovation process?