Institute seminar winter 2025/26

The institute seminar series of the Institute of Sustainable Economic Development at BOKU aims to foster the exchange of knowledge within and beyond the institute. Institute members and external speakers will present their work during these regular events, allowing time for in-depth discussions and reflection.

The seminar will be presented in two different formats: format A will provide an opportunity for the presentation of research focusing on specific guiding subjects anew each semester. Format B is intended to foster exchange within the institute on a more strategic level, focusing on organizational issues and reflections on teaching.

The seminars take place on Tuesdays at 12:00-13:00 and will be held in presence in Guttenberghaus. Online participation via Zoom is possible, the respective links are sent out one week before by e-mail.

A new feature of the seminar is its lunchtime format. In keeping with Einstein’s maxim, attendees are encouraged to bring a meal or a snack: “To obtain an assured favorable response from people, it is better to offer them something for their stomachs instead of their brains.”


If you wish to attend one of the seminars virtually, please log in or contact wiso-inwe(at)boku.ac.at and you will receive a zoom link.

Updated schedules are published here:

DateTopicSpeakerFormatRoom
Tuesday, 21.10.2025Presentation of PhD projects and insights from COP28Isabelle Grabner, Max NutzAEG/04
Tuesday, 28.10.2025Revisiting (European) Ecofeminisms: Insights from a South American PerspectiveSarah Espinosa FlorAEG/04
Tuesday, 4.11.2025From the Bogotá Group to Quality Neoliberals: The Final Years of the International Coffee Agreement, 1978-1989Carmen ElsayadAEG/04
Tuesday, 11.11.2025PhD intro: Exploring farmers' intended behaviour and scenarios for floodplain and wetland restoration in AustriaKatharina BauerAEG/04
Tuesday, 2.12.2025Ensemble protection and maximum building height in ViennaUlrich MorawetzAEG/04
Tuesday, 9.12.2025Viennese initiatives on alternative food systems AEG/04
Tuesday, 16.12.2025Social Responsibility in MarketsMarc Kaufmann, CEUAEG/04
Tuesday, 13.01.2026   EG/04
Tuesday, 27.01.2026   EG/04