The Faculty of Humanities cordially invites its alumni and their company to the following program:

Welcome & News from the Faculty

Vice Dean Univ.-Prof. Mag. Sonja Dr. Rinofner-Kreidl

Impulse lecture followed by a question and answer session

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Vogeler, Professor for Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities: Digitization of cultural heritage and what can be made of it

Our living environment is becoming increasingly digitalised. Literature, art, music or archaeological finds are also increasingly experienced in the digital space. The Digital Humanities (DH) are concerned with accompanying this change. How can we ensure that cultural heritage objects are properly contextualised? How do we turn handwritten texts into proper digital texts?
But the DH are also concerned with what can be done with digital forms of cultural heritage: How do you use them in social media? Is it possible to count the content, stylistic or narrative properties of texts? You can find examples of answers on our website or on the GAMS platform.

Impulse lecture followed by a Q&A session

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulla Kriebernegg, Professor for Cultural Studies of Aging and Care Research

"Society of long life? - Chances, possibilities, challenges

This lecture deals with the diversity of social images of aging and how these affect the possibilities of fair social participation in society. How do literature, film and media influence our ideas about the “good life” in old age? What fears and crisis discourses are revealed in it? What conditions can we derive from a cultural-scientific analysis of discourses on aging in order to be able to age well in a "society of longevity"?

Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: HS 01.22, main building, 2nd floor
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The Faculty of Catholic Theology cordially invites its alumni and their company to the following program:

Welcome & News from the Faculty

Dean Univ.-Prof. DDr. Pablo Argárate

Keynote

Univ.^-Profin. Dr. Sabine Konrad, Professor of Canon Law

Ecumenism in Canon Law

Whereas before the Second Vatican Council the Catholic Church was still of the opinion that all Christians who did not belong to it were gravely mistaken, and punished them accordingly, the Council brought about a radical change: the ecumenical mandate! The aim is to restore the unity of Christians. The mandate was incorporated into the legislation of the Church and was further concretized later on. The lecture will present how canon law has implemented the Council's mandate, and what challenges it poses both for the leadership of the Church and for the faithful.

Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: HS 47.01. UZT, Heinrichstraße 78A, 8010 Graz
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The Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics cordially invites its alumni and their company to the following program:

Welcome & News from the Faculty

Dean of Studies ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Königsmaier 

Keynote

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Reimann, Professor for Production and Logistics 

Right to repair and circular economy

Repair of consumer goods is the central strategy to extend the lifetime of these products and a related reduction of resource consumption. Repair is therefore an integral part of the circular economy. This presentation will consider both supply-side and demand-side aspects that can contribute to strengthening the repair sector. These issues are framed in terms of the right to repair, or more generally infrastructural measures taken by the state. Extensive results on consumer behavior regarding repair will be presented, processes and strategies of repair service providers will be discussed and the influence of control measures, such as repair subsidies, will be shown.

Time: 16:00-17:00
Location : HS 15.03, Resowi Center, Universitätsstraße 15, 8010 Graz, Austria
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The Faculty of Natural Sciences cordially invites its alumni and their company to the following program:

Welcome & News from the Faculty

Dean Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Klemens Fellner
 

Important words

FWF President Univ. Prof. Dr. Christof Gattringer
 

Short presentation

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Martin Sterrer, Professor for Experimental Physics

Graz Center of Physics: Conceptions of the project and visions of Physics in Graz

Impulse lecture

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Frank Madeo, Professor for Molecular Microbiology

Healthy aging

Frank Madeo is a professor at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Graz and his research focuses on autophagy, a kind of recycling mechanism in which cells digest their own proteins and organelles without harming themselves. 
In his lecture, Frank Madeo will explain scientific connections between nutrition and healthy ageing. In particular, he will address the role of fasting in extending lifespan.
 

Impulse lecture

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Psych. Dr.phil. Katja Corcoran, Professor of Social Psychology

Climate crisis: What can I do?

The climate crisis is a global problem that can only be tackled globally. But that doesn't mean that we as individuals can't contribute. We explore how citizens can actively participate in the green energy transition and explain why it is worthwhile to start changing your own behaviour.

Time: 16:00-17:20
Location : HS 03.01, Universitätsplatz 1, 8010 Graz
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The Faculty of Law cordially invites its alumni and their companions to the following program:

Welcome & News from the Faculty

Univ.-Prof. Dr.iur. Bettina Nunner-Krautgasser

Impulse lecture

Prof. MMag. Dr. Paul Gragl, Professor for European Law

"Collective obligations to provide assistance: NATO and EU in comparison"

Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: SZ 15.21, Resowi, Universitätsstraße 15, Bauteil A, 2. Stock, 8010 Graz
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The Faculty of Environmental, Regional and Educational Sciences cordially invites its alumni and their company to the following program:

Welcome & News from the Faculty

Dean Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andrea K. Steiner
 

Keynote lecture
Dr. Birgit Bednar Friedl, Associate Professor at the Institute of Economics and staff member at the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change 
Dr. Douglas Maraun, Associate Professor at the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change and Head of the Regional Climate Research Group

What you always wanted to know about the World Climate Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is composed of hundreds of scientists from around the world who contribute to the preparation of the World Climate Reports. 
Birgit Bednar Friedl coordinated the contributions of the chapter on Europe (2022) as lead author. Douglas Maraun contributed as lead author to the chapter on regional climate change (2021).

Keynote lecture

Annina Thaller, BSc MSc. PhD, PostDoc at the Insitute of Environmental Systems Science

Flying in times of climate change: Possible future perspectives for private, business and university air travel

What factors influence air travel behavior in the private, corporate and scientific sectors? Where does the so-called carbon lock-in in air travel come from and what could possible solutions look like in terms of climate protection? The lecture will give an overview of current research results from the TRANSFLIGHT project, in which we use quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate these and other questions about the future of air travel.

Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: HS 11.03, Heinrichstraße 36, 8010 Graz
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