Move from BLIS to BOKUonline

The new education managment system BOKUonline is available since August 18th 2009. The old system BLIS remains available as an archive system in the read-only mode. Within the BLIS archive, you can still read the old data. New data, however, can be accessed only in the new system BOKUonline.

Admission Winter Term 2009/10

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 Master program: Alpine Natural Hazards / Torrent and Avalanche Control

The new Master program starts on 1st of October 2009. The course language is German.

Go Organic: Students on the way to Africa

For the fourth time BOKU is organising the „International Training Course on Organic Agriculture (ITCOA)“ in Uganda. Together with East African students, BOKU students learn about organic agriculture in East Africa across disciplines.

Agrinatura - Europe's Voice for Development

The field of agricultural research and education for development has an even stronger voice: AGRINATURA - "The European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development".

Introducing the Master Study Programme "Mountain Forestry"

Short presentations and discussions in the "World Café" with students from (almost) all over the world. Snacks will be served afterwards: Monday, 22.06.2009, 18:30 – 20:00, seminar room 06, F. Schwackhöfer House

1st International Conference on Landscape Economics

The European Consortium for Landscape Economics (CEEP) is pleased to announce the first International Conference on Landscape Economics, taking place on 2nd, 3rd and 4th July, 2009 at Vienna, Austria

10th Joint TFEIP/EIONET meeting

The Task Force on Emission Inventories and Projections is a group of experts organised through EMEP. The meeting is a joint meeting with EIONET, a network of national representatives focusing on information exchange.

Microbial Stress - from Molecules to Systems

A conference with the topic " microbial stress" will be held in Hotel Panhans from May 7th to May 10th 2009. The conference has been organised with the help of BOKU and FH Campus Wien under the auspices of the European Federation of Biotechnology.

Morphic Resonance and the Memory of Nature

The world known scientist Rupert Sheldrake will give an exclusive lecture at the BOKU Vienna under the title "A New Science of Life".
Tuesday, 05.Mai 2009, 19:30 HSXX, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna

Landscape - great idea!

X-LArch III International Conference on Landscape Architecture: April 29th - May 1st, Schwackhöferhaus SR 06 and SR09, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

2nd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Hydrology and Ecology: Ecosystems Interfacing with Groundwater and Surface Water (20-23 April 2009)

The conference is jointly organised by  IWHW-BOKU and the International Commission on Groundwater (ICGW), of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague. The main goal of the conference is to improve the scientific knowledge about the interactions between groundwater, surface water and ecology.

ELLS - Intensive Programs and Summer Schools 2009

Each summer the Euroleague for Life Sciences organizes intensive programs in different European countries. For BOKU-students and students of the partner universities these courses afford a unique opportunity to gain international practical experience and ECTS-points.

FORED Project Bhutan

The research partnership CORET between RNR-RC Jakar, Bhutan and BOKU, Institute of Forest Ecology enters the third phase under the name of FORED (Forest Research for Development).  Training and research for development are supposed to make a contribution to an improved management of resources and thereby to poverty alleviation.

3rd BOKU Waste Conference

he Institute of Waste Management at the BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, organises the "3rd BOKU Waste Conference" taking place from April 15th to 17th, 2009. The focus of this conference lies on "Prosperity Waste and Waste Resources".

Poster Award for Master Student at the VIRIS Lab

Johanna Irrgeher BSc, currently master student at the Department of Chemistry, Division of Analytical Chemistry, VIRIS Laboratory, was awarded the 3rd place in the poster session of this year’s ‘European Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry’ in Graz (February 15th - 20th 2009).

Professorships at the BOKU

Currently there are several advertisements for professorships at the BOKU. You can find them at this address: http://www.boku.ac.at/professuren-ausschreibungen.html?L=1

Most cited paper

ABF-BOKU submitted most cited paper in the leading Waste Management
journal (Elsevier Science Ltd.)

PRE-REGISTRATION NOW

German Intensive Language Courses (Beginners & Refresher) are held over a 50 hours-period  from 9th to the 20th February 2009. There are only a limited number of places in both courses. Pre-Registration is compulsory.
sprachkurse@boku.ac.at

INITS Award 2008

Ms. Marion Brunner, phD student since 2007 at the Department of Chemistry, Division of Analytical Chemistry, VIRIS Lab at the university of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, won the 3rd prize.

Best poster award for Luke Omondi Olang

Mr. Luke Omondi Olang, a researcher from Egerton University in Kenya, who is currently undertaking his doctorate studies at the Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, BOKU University, Vienna with the support of the ÖAD North-South-Dialogue Scholarship Programme, recently was awarded the best poster presentation for his contribution to the "12th Biennial Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Network of  Experimental and Representative Basins (ERB), Hydrological Extremes in Small Basins" held in Cracow from September 18th - 20th , 2008.

Long Night of Research at the BOKU

"What does the future of growing old in the country look like?", "Spatial planning measures for flood protection" and "What do soil and climate protection have in common?" are the titles of the three stations of the "Long Night of Research 2008" on Saturday from 4:25 - 8:30 p.m. at the Institute of Spatial Planning in the top floor of the Wilhelm-Exner Building.

BOKU scientist awarded to give the Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecture at Kew Gardens, UK.

Austrian Alpine Ethnobotany: Examples and Trends of the Use and Management of Plant Species in the Austrian Alps Christian R. Vogl currentlya present as Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecturer at  Kew Botanical Garden sponsored by the Anthropology Department of  the University of Kent, the Global Diversity Foundation and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Plenary lecture: Jodrell Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Tuesday 28 October 2008, 17.00 prompt.

u:book - Notebooks for BOKU students and staff

At the beginning of each semester - currently between Sept 22 and Oct 19 - BOKU students and staff members can buy business notebooks for MS-Windows, Linux/Ubunto or Mac OS X (Apple) at special bargain prices.

82nd Annual Conference of the German Society of Mammalogy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde e.V.)

The 82nd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Mammalogy will be held in Vienna for the third time and takes place at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), September 14-17, 2008.

Admission Winter Term 2008/09

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.

Admission Winter Term 2008/09

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.

Peter Faller Award Goes to BOKU Scientist

Patrick Hirsch won the Peter Faller award 2007 in the category dissertation of the 'Österreichische Verkehrswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (ÖVG)' for his thesis 'Optimization in Round Timber Transport'. The award was handed over by State Secretary Christa Kranzl and Peter Faller.

Abstracts of thesis

The web application for the abstracts data input and for the BOKU thesis search is now available both in German and in English. Students and supervisors whose native language is not German will now be able to use it with more ease.

Women-Power from Nepal for Food Security

Form May 12th to Mai 24th within the ÖAW-KEF project ”Food Security in Kathmandu Valley/ Nepal – Validation and Quality Control of Methods for pesticide Analysis” an analytical workshop with exclusively female participants from Nepal together with scientists from the BOKU-Departments of Forest and Soil Sciences and of Chemistry and the Food Testing and Research Institute Vienna at BOKU was organized. 

Nobel Peace Prize Winner at BOKU

Prof. Steven W. Running, University of Montana, USA, a Lead Author of the 4th IPCC Assessment report on Global Climate Change, is guest professor at the Institute of Silviculture. He will give three lectures (26.2., 4.3. and 10.3.2008) on climate change impact assessment issues.

International Conference: Global Change - yesterday, today and tomorrow

From 31st of August to 6th of September 2008 the international conference of the German Quaternary Group takes place at BOKU Vienna.

Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2008

In memory of the founder of the Umdasch Group, its proprietors Hilde Umdasch and Alfred Umdasch, respectively the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Umdasch AG, have endowed a biennial sum of EUR 30,000 to honour outstanding achievements in the fields of forestry and timber science.

International Conference – Preservation of Biocultural Diversity – a Global Issue

From May 6 – 8, 2008 the international conference on the Preservation of Biocultural Diversity will be held at BOKU University. The links between traditional ways of life and biodiversity are well known – but how can we sustain both in the long-term? Experts from Japan, Europe and other regions of the world are exchanging their experiences.

Global Change - yesterday, today and tomorrow

From 31st of August to 6th of September 2008 the international conference of the German Quaternary Group takes place at BOKU Vienna. The topics are Global- and Climate Change in Quaternary Research, Archaeology, Palaeontology, Environmental research etc.

International Conference: EuroDendro 2008

From 28th of May to 1st of June 2008 the international conference of the European Working Group of Dendrochronology – EuroDendro 2008 takes place at Hallstatt, organised by the BOKU. The topics reaching from historical dating, reconstruction of climate, wood formation to tree rings in forestry.

International Conference: Mountain Forests in a Changing World

From April 2 to 4, 2008 the international conference "Mountain Forests in a Changing World - Advances in Research on Sustainable Management and the Role of Academic Education" takes place at BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna)

Professor Guillermo A. Mendoza teaches at BOKU

From 5th to 16th of November 2007 Professor Guillermo "Gil" A. Mendoza (Associate Professor an der University of Illinois)  is guest professor at  BOKU, Vienna. During his stay he is giving a lecture about "Multi-criteria decision analysis to assess sustainability in natural resource management".

Congress: Sustainable Food Production and Ethics

The premise underlying the main theme of this conference is that concepts of sustainability are inexplicably linked to discussions of the future of food production. Continuous ethical reflection is needed to clarify and evaluate underlying concerns, as well as to facilitate a transparent discussion of socio-political strategies to meet the challenges of sustainable food production.

4th International Black Grouse Conference

The Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management of the Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna invites you to attend the 4th International Black Grouse Conference, to be held in Vienna, Austria from 16th to 21st September 2007.

The 4th Tri-National Arabidopsis Meeting

The 4th Tri-National Arabidopsis Meeting, 12-15 September 2007, Vienna/Austria, will discuss advances in Arabidopsis research carried out primarily in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

NEW: Joint research – Transdisciplinary Doctoral School Sustainable Developement

In March 2007, BOKU starts a new research initiative: Doctoral candidates have the chance to participate in the Transdisciplinary Doctoral School Sustainable Development, where they will get an excellent training within an inter- and transdisciplinary research environment. For details and job advertisements see more …

Lecture of Dr. Franz Fischler at the BOKU

Dr. Franz Fischler, former EU commissioner and BOKU alumni, gives a lecture about "International Agricultural Policy" at the BOKU university in the winter term 2006/07. The content covers European policy in agriculture, WTO and its consequences on European agriculture, rural development programmes as well as global questions.

The New BOKUweb

We are currently changing our web site to a new structure and to the new coporate design of our university, with the help of the open source content management system Typo3. More information about this project and its timetable is available in German.

Redesign of the BOKU website

The BOKU website and the content managment system TYPO3 are upgraded to a new, sligthly different version.
First tests: 12th to 16th May
Switching: 17th to 18th May
Courses: in May and June
For more details (in German) about the change management and the support by the ZID, click here.

Workshop: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal research in Austria (AMinAT) at the BOKU (Saturday, July 23, 2005)

This is the first meeting on arbuscular mycorrhiza in Austria. The aim of the meeting is to present the work of the all groups working in the field of arbuscular mycorrhizal research in Austria to a national and international audience.

BLIS++ Finding Your Course at the BOKU

The major task of the BOKU Lecture Information System is to outline the contents, aims and dates of all BOKU courses.
Still, there's much more to our service programme: the subscription system keeps you up-to-date. Students and teachers can create their own personal agenda. You can register to take part in a course for practical classes using BLIS++, and the administration of exams is also online. Get connected!

IUSS-Symposium

Advances of molecular modeling - Perspectives for soil research

Lecture of Dr. Franz Fischler at BOKU-University

Dr. Franz Fischler, former EU commissioner and BOKU alumni, gives a lecture about   “International Agricultural Policy” in summer term 2005 at BOKU-University. The content covers European policy in agriculture, enlargement of the community, rural development as well as global questions.

Studying at BOKU

BOKU, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, provides this overview of its internationally recognized bachelor-programs as a service to those who have yet to determine their study choices.

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