As part of her European tour, Sr Lucy Kurien, a charismatic nun from Kerala, who has been running the social project www.maherashram.org for 29 years under her own steam, especially for women and children, but also for the elderly and disabled, with 72 houses in several Indian states, and social worker Brony Mathew, are visiting Burgenland University of Applied Sciences.
In a lecture to students of the Bachelor of Social Work programme, they will talk about their work and the challenges of their everyday lives.
All interested parties are cordially invited to attend. No registration required!
Time: 11:00 to 12:00
Location: HS 1, Campus Eisenstadt
The International Office invites you to the International Day at the Pinkafeld campus.
Meet international students from the Bridging Programme, who will present their home countries with regional delicacies. Learn 10 words in 10 minutes in their language. Discover the diversity of our international activities for students and staff. Numerous partner universities abroad are waiting for you.
We look forward to exchanging ideas over snacks, coffee and various drinks!
No registration required.
Time: 09.00 to 13.00 hrs
Location: Campus Pinkafeld, in front of lecture theatre 3 (P.HG.HS3)
Open Lecture at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences for students, alumni and employees
Parents - the underestimated secret weapon in the "War for Talents"
Guest speakersTabea Reicher | LinkedIn
- With her company "Alles bisschen viel", Tabea Reicher supports managers and parents in all aspects of parental leave. Even if there is a professional parental leave management system in place, there is still a gap that needs to be filled. Tabea Reicher reports on how companies can be supported in parental leave management so that working parents can lead a fulfilling professional life without compromising on family life and without a guilty conscience in the office, and how companies and families benefit equally.
Time: Thursday, 21 May 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
Location: Online via MS Teams (in German)
Registration possible until 20 May 2026, 12:30 pm.
What awaits the participants:
- Stations for each Master's degree programme
- Direct exchange with programme directors, lecturers and students
- Information on content, labs, projects and career prospects
- Guidance on which Bachelor's degree is required for which Master's programme
Special feature/highlight:
One fast lane application per Master's programme will be raffled off - winners can make an appointment for the admission interview directly on site or arrange it flexibly. Internal applicants who fulfil the admission requirements are eligible to participate.
Target group: Bachelor students in the 6th semester of the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences
Time:13:00-14:00
Location: 1st floor outdoor area (corridor to the offices), Eisenstadt campus
Cool solutions for everyday university life
This is the motto of this year's Heat Action Dayat the university. Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Health Management and Health Promotion have developed ideas for this, which they will present as part of a station operation and encourage people to join in and try them out.
Time: 09:00 and 12:30
Location: Outdoor area in front of HS 3, Pinkafeld Study Centre
What you can expect:
- an experience and hands-on station with information on heat and its effects as well as interactive elements to try out
- a toolbox with tips for everyday university life on hot days
- a nutrition and drinking station with tastings
- as well as a refreshment and information corner with drinks and information material on topics such as sleep, learning and exercise in the heat
At Campus Eisenstadt, students, staff and lecturers have the opportunity to register for and complete the ID Austria.
Registration for the ID Austria is only possible for Austrian citizens with a valid Austrian passport or identity card.
The process is carried out by employees of the Federal Chancellery.
Each person has a time slot of 15 minutes, i.e. 60 people can register on this day.
Time:09:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
Place: Aula, Campus Eisenstadt
Dear students and graduates,
We cordially invite you to the Alumni - Get Connected of the Department of Health & Social Affairs.
The meeting offers students the opportunity to talk to graduates from professional practice, gain insights into different career paths and make valuable contacts. In turn, graduates have the opportunity to share their experiences and network with young professionals and each other.
A relaxed setting, inspiring conversations and space for exchange are at the centre of the event.
We look forward to seeing you again and meeting new people!
Time: Thursday, 11 June 2026, 5 .00 pm
Place: Aiola Upstairs, Graz
Registration possible until 4 June 2026, 12:30 pm.
The students of the International Wine Marketing Master's programme at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences invite you to a special evening of enjoyment at the Birgit Braunstein family winery in Purbach am Neusiedler See on Fri, 12 June 2026. Under the motto "Terroir Trilogy - Three Regions. One pleasure.", guests can expect a wine journey through Burgenland, Styria and Sopron with tastings of selected wines and delicacies from all three regions. Look forward to a personal exchange with the winemakers.
More information about the programme will follow soon!
Time: from 17:00
Location: Birgit Braunstein family winery, Purbach am Neusiedler See
Tickets: EUR 38,- incl. wine tasting & regional delicacies
From chatbot to colleague: what the next stage of AI use will really change
91 per cent of students and 88 per cent of teachers use AI. Most of them, however, use it like a telephone: ask a question, get an answer, close the window.
But where AI is today, the real work is just beginning. Connectors link ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini with your own files, emails and notes. Skills allow AI to perform recurring tasks with consistent quality. Agents work on jobs without anyone having to sit in front of a screen. Much of this has only become available in the last few months, some of it doesn't cost a cent extra, and all of it changes what we have learnt about good prompting so far.
This Open Lecture takes up four strands: where you are right now and what the next step can look like - regardless of whether you use AI occasionally or every day; how prompting has changed and why shorter instructions often work better today than sophisticated prompt templates; why the individual productivity gains are not yet reflected in the balance sheets of many companies; and what it means when individuals work 40 per cent faster, but hardly anything changes in the overall result. Research has three surprising answers to these questions - and educational institutions in particular have a lever at their disposal that other sectors do not have.
The lecture will be accompanied by short practical examples from our own day-to-day work in which the tools mentioned can be seen in action.
The Open Lecture is aimed at teachers, students and alumni who already use AI in practice, as well as anyone looking for an overview beyond the headlines.
Speakers:
Prof.in(FH) Mag.a(FH) Barbara Geyer, PhD
Head of degree programme, Master E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Barbara Geyer is Professor of E-Learning and Knowledge Management at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences and heads the Instructional Design department. She puts the integration of AI into teaching and examination formats into practice herself and imparts this knowledge in continuing education. She writes regularly on Substack and LinkedIn about discoveries and insights from her daily work with AI.
Date: Wednesday, 17.06.2026 17:00 to 18:00
Location: Online Open Lecture via MS-Teams
On 24 and 25 June 2026, the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Department of Energy & Environment, is organising the e-nova conference.
More information and the call for papers can be found on the e-nova page.
Celebrate the end of the day together with alumni of Burgenland University of Applied Sciences...
After-work event for a relaxed yet informative evening after work
At a get-together in a relaxed atmosphere, you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with graduates from different degree programmes, expand your network or simply meet your former fellow students again.
Start: 24/06/2026, 17:30
Location: Motto am Fluss, 1010 Vienna, Franz-Josefs-Kai 2
Registration possible until 22.06.2026, 12:30 pm.
Exclusively for alumni University of Burgenland members
To mark 12 years of the Bachelor's degree programme in Social Work at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, we are inviting alumni, current students, teaching staff and companions to a summer party at the study centre in Eisenstadt.
The get-together offers the opportunity to talk to each other, share experiences from professional practice, gain insights into different career paths and make or rekindle valuable contacts.
We look forward to inspiring conversations, a cosy get-together and many new encounters!
Time: 26.06.2026, from 17:00
Location: Campus Eisenstadt
We invite you to the ceremonial presentation of the Pannonia Research Award Junior, Pannonia Research Award, Special Award of the Municipality of Pinkafeld, Sustainability Award, Teaching Award, International Award and Staff Award.
Date: Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Eisenstadt Study Centre, E.HG. 0.15
Programme:
- Presentation of the Pannonia Research Award Junior
- Presentation of the Pannonia Research Award
- Presentation of the special prize of the municipality of Pinkafeld
- Presentation of the Sustainability Award
- Presentation of the Teaching Award
- Presentation of the International Award
- Presentation of the Staff Award
We are delighted to be able to award our graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland from the Departments of Energy & Environment and Health & Social Affairs their academic degrees at a dignified graduation ceremony.
Location: Campus Pinkafeld
Time frame: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Details to be announced.
We are delighted to be able to award our graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences and our university courses in academic continuing education their academic degrees at a dignified graduation ceremony.
Venue: Haydnsaal, Esterházy Palace
Time frame: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Details to be announced.
We cordially invite all new students of our Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Health & Social Sciences, Information Technology and Business with their family, friends and acquaintances to a welcome event at the Study Centre in Eisenstadt.
Programme:
- Presentation of Burgenland University of Applied Sciences
- Campus tour
- Get-together with a glass of Burgenland wine
Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026
Time: 5.30 pm
Place: HS 1, Campus 1, 7000 Eisenstadt
For organisational reasons, please register by 21 September.
The alumni network alumni Hochschule Burgenland cordially invites you to the ALUMNI COMING HOME at the newly built Pinkafeld campus.
Return to your alma mater, meet former fellow students and gain a first-hand impression of the newly built campus. On guided tours, you will discover modern buildings, laboratories and learning spaces - from innovative teaching environments to open meeting zones that combine (joint) learning, research and exchange.
The Coming Home Day focuses on reunions, networking and reminiscing: share milestones from your studies and career, make new contacts with alumni from different years and talk to lecturers. Following the champagne reception, the guided campus tours and the official opening, there will be plenty of time for professional dialogue, networking and personal discussions. The event will be accompanied by atmospheric live music; refreshments will of course be provided.
Programme:
- 15.00-15.30 Arrival with champagne reception
- 16.00-17.30 Guided campus tours
- 17.30-18.30 Opening of the alumni Coming Home
- from 18.30 Get together and party
Binding registration until 20.9.2026!
ORGANISATION alumni ANNIVERSARY MEETING
Anniversary years (5, 10, 15 years, ...) that come with at least ten participants will receive a magnum bottle of sparkling wine as a special thank you.
To organise your class reunion as part of the alumni Coming Home event, please contact alumni(at)hochschule-burgenland.at
Bring your colleagues, spread the word - we look forward to seeing you again at the Pinkafeld campus!
Further information will be continuously updated and published here - please stay informed.
We are delighted to be able to award our graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes of our continuing academic education courses their academic degrees at a dignified graduation ceremony.
Venue: Haydnsaal, Esterházy Palace
Time frame: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Details to be announced.
We are delighted to be able to award our graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland from the Departments of Energy & Environment and Health & Social Affairs their academic degrees at a dignified graduation ceremony.
Location: Campus Pinkafeld
Time frame: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Details to be announced.
We are delighted to be able to award our graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences and our university courses in academic continuing education their academic degrees at a dignified graduation ceremony.
Venue: Haydnsaal, Esterházy Palace
Time frame: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Details to be announced.
We bring STUDIUM & INFORMATION together and invite you to an information afternoon at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences in Eisenstadt and Pinkafeld on Friday, 4 December 2026. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., interested students can find out about their desired degree programme.
- Heads of degree programmes will present their Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.
- Our experts and students will be available to answer your questions.
- Live impressions of our two study centres in Eisenstadt and Pinkafeld during the campus tours.
To the registration for InfoNachmittag 2026
We are also happy to answer your questions by telephone on 05/7705-3500 or by email at beratung(at)hochschule-burgenland.at
