The University of Klagenfurt is a young and vibrantuniversity in the very south of Austria. Situated at the intersection of the Alpineand Mediterranean cultures, it benefits greatly from its geographical location.

Founded in 1970, the University of Klagenfurt hasestablished itself as a leading academic educational institution, and a hub forthe acquisition, exchange, and transfer of knowledge across the entireAlps-Adriatic Region. More than 11,600 students pursue their studies andresearch on the campus, while around 20 per cent are international,representing 100 countries between them. The University of Klagenfurt offers abroad choice of Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral degree programmes in thefield of engineering, management and economics, social sciences, culture, andlanguages.

Located in Klagenfurt, a beautiful and picturesque Renaissance town, theUniversity of Klagenfurt is one of just a few campus universities in Austria.The proximity to beautiful Lake Wörthersee makes it the most attractive. Klagenfurt,with its population of about 100,000, is a buzzy and young city in the verycenter of Europe, located only 2 hours from the Adriatic Sea.It has many shops, museums and restaurants, lidos, hiking trails and historicattractions.

Its library dates back to the sixteenth century and isby far the largest in Carinthia. It is home to around 1 million books, 50,000e-books, 14,000 e-journals, and more than 50 licensed databases. As the university’sknowledge center, it is open 24 hours 7 days per week. Precious historicalcollections are stored in its archives: the Karl Popper collection, the JosephButtinger library, the Goess library, and the Hermann Broch library. Thespecial collections include 30,000 old prints, 700 early prints, 271incunables, 374 paper manuscripts, and 66 parchment manuscripts.

As a modern, research-driven university, Klagenfurthas numerous strengths but cites particular prowess in the Information andCommunication Technologies. It focuses on all aspects of ”Humans in the DigitalAge“ with a brand new Digital Age Research Center currently being established.The ”Karl Popper Kolleg“ provides promising young researchers at the cuttingedge of their fields a forum for long-term synergies.