APSIM Training Workshop

Organised jointly with APSIM Initiative in Australia, this hands-on training on the highly advanced computer model APSIM (Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator) will be held on April 24-26 at UFT-Tulln.

Spatial statistics

Prof. Ole Wendroth (USA) will give a guest lecture on April 16 - 20 2012 with the topic "Spatial and Temporal Statistics in Soil Science".

ELLS Summer Schools

Spend a different summer - study ELLSwhere! All BOKU students are invited to take part in an intensive programme or summer school of the Euroleague for Life Sciences. Next deadline for application: March 1st.

RIZ Genius award

A team from the Institute of Food Biotechnology at the Department of Food Science and Technology won the RIZ Genius Ideenpreis award in the category "Intelligent Measuring and Sensor Technology".

Geo-risks in numbers

The project “Multiscale Modelling of Landslides and Debris Flows“ (MUMOLADE) deals with the numerical and physical simulation of landslides and debris flow, funded under FP7.

Prizewinning Review

Electrochemical Biosensors
Erik Reimhult led the writing of a prizewinning review, published in SCI-Journal "Sensors".

Admission summer term

This old admission information is no longer published, in order to avoid any mis-leading out-dated information. Only the current up-to-date information is available and will be found with Internet searches.

New Professor for Hydraulic Engineering and Modelling

On December 1st, 2011 Helmut Habersack became Full Professor for Hydraulic Engineering and Modelling.

IWA PIA Development

Dr. Günter Langergraber, the coordinator of the ROSA project, receives the "IWA Project Innovation Award Development 2011" on 23 Nov 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Student Community Garden

Over 60 Students celebrate the third anniversary of the Student Community Garden at the experimental site in Jedlersdorf and would like to thank BOKU for its support.

Human life

Monetary valuations of human life: Ethical and moral dilemmas? Dec 2nd, 10 a.m., HS VI.

Green Jobs

Green Knowledge for Green Jobs - chances, trends and potentials. Get together with well-known Green Jobs companies on Nov. 28th.

Senior Fellowship

Professor Bernhard Freyer was awarded a Senior Fellowship at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture ...

Danube Rectors' Conference

The Danube Rectors' Conference 2011 takes place at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, on Nov. 17th - 18th 2011.

Austria/Taiwan

Joint Seminar: National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 14 - 17 November 2011.

Acta Geotechnica's Impact

The journal “Acta Geotechnica“ was included into SCI Expanded in 2009, 5 years after its inauguration. The Impact Factor of 1.66 in 2010 means the 4th rank in the SCI category “Engineering, Geology”.

GO EcoSocial Training

Get to know the concept of the eco-social market economy and important tools to implement it in three different modules.

Future of Agriculture

On November 2nd, Dr. Hans Herren will be giving a lecture at the BOKU on the future of agriculture (in German).

Forest and Health

The first Austrian Conference on Forest and Health takes place in the castle of Reichenau an der Rax from October 27 to Oct 29, 2011.

Best Presentation Award

for DI Stefan Höltinger from the Institute for Sustainable Economic Development.

Forestry Mechanisation

Pushing the Boundaries with Research and Innovation in Forest Engineering - 44th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation, October 9-13, 2011, Graz, Austria.

Seeing the bigger picture

The Centre for Development Research again offers interesting courses that focus on development and innovation.

Inge Dirmhirn Prize

Call for applications. Submission deadline: 15th November.

Danube Rectors' Conference

28th Annual Meeting & General Assembly and DRC Conference Nov. 17th - 18th 2011, BOKU Vienna. Registration deadline: October 20th.

Workshop

Working with our cultural values to achieve a sustainable future: 29th November 2011.

New Master's Programme

BOKU offers a new master's programme by 1 Oct 2011: "Applied Limnology" - Aquatic Ecosystem Management.

Danube Rectors' Conference

28th Annual Meeting & General Assembly and DRC Conference Nov. 17th - 18th 2011, BOKU Vienna

Admission to the winter term

This old admission information is no longer published, in order to avoid any mis-leading out-dated information. Only the current up-to-date information is available and will be found with Internet searches.

Chemical Imaging at UFT

Shortly, highly topical research projects that are using the new chemical imaging infrastructure will start at the BOKU campus Tulln.

archaeology on the mountain 2011

The Museum of Natural History and the BOKU dendrochronology-team present their research at the Hallstatt salt mines – and this year it’s all about wood!

The Danube Strategy

Moderated debate “The Danube Strategy – Prosperity through Environmental Management?” in the Hub, Vienna, on 29 June.

Deforestation and Desertification

The June Global Change and Sustainability in Focus topic is “Deforestation and Desertification”. Check out our homepage and  come to Café der Provinz on Tuesday, June 28th to discuss the topic!

Best paper award

Mag. Viktoria Gaß has been awarded the best paper in the topic Sustainable Transport at the World Renewable Energy Congress 2011.

Pre-registration for studies

If you would like to begin studying for a bachelor's or master's degree in the winter semester 2011/12, or if you would like to study for a further degree, it is mandatory that you register online in advance at the latest by 31st August.

Young Scientist Forum

The 6th Young Scientist Forum will take place on the 14th of June 2011 in the Hall of BOKU. The event will consist of interesting presentations and discussions on the topic "Food security".

Call for Papers

ELLS Scientific Student Conference 2011: Can agriculture feed the world? Call for papers, deadline June 30th.

Prof. Maramorosch

Prof. Karl Maramorosch, Wolf-Prize Winner in Agriculture (1980), visited the PBU, Dept. Biotechnology, VIBT, BOKU, Vienna.

Sensory Science

The European Sensory Science Society (E3S) was constituted in Florence (Italy) on the 12th of May 2011.

New Master's Programme

BOKU offers a new master's programme by 1 Oct 2011: "Applied Limnology" - Aquatic Ecosystem Management.

WhyELLS? WhatELLS!

Mobility at BOKU and the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS): May 30th, 10:30 a.m., Muthgasse.

Initiative

Take part in the new initiative Global Change and Sustainability in Focus, learn about issues of global change and sustainability and meet new people! First meeting: 26th of April.

Summer School

Participation for BOKU students possible for the "Summer School Organic Food Production Chain". August 7-20, 2011, Poland.

World’s Large Rivers Conference

The “International Conference on the Status and Future of the World’s Large Rivers”will take place from 11th to 14th of April 2011 at the Vienna Austria Center.

Material of the Future: Wood

Within the „Wiener Vorlesungen” (Viennese Lectures) Alfred Teischinger will be speaking about the future of the material wood on April 1 at the “Großer Hörsaal” (main lecture hall), BOKU Vienna.

Green. Building. Solutions.

First hand ecological knowledge and engineering expertise bundled in a three-week program in the capital of energy efficient building: Vienna.

Best Article Award

Ataharul Chowdhury wins Best Article Award 2010.

Language courses

Application for the language courses of the summer term 2011: from Monday, February 14th, 8:00 a.m. until Thursday, February 24th, 2011.

BOKUcard

A new, electronic students id card - in the summer semester 2011 for newly admitted students only - in the winter semester 2011/12 for all BOKU students.

Admission to Summer Term

This old admission information is no longer published, in order to avoid any mis-leading out-dated information. Only the current up-to-date information is available and will be found with Internet searches.

BOKU Ball 2011 (sold out)

The Students' Association of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (ÖH BOKU) cordially invites you to attend the BOKU ball 2011 on February 4, 2011. Please join us for a delightful evening at the Vienna Imperial Palace Hofburg.

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