Three national awards for FH Burgenland
(c)BMBWF/ elephant and porcelain GmbH/Gabor Mayerhofer (gabor@eap.at) / www.eap.at
Vienna, 28 November 2023 - The State Prize for the Best Diploma and Master's Degrees, which is financed from student support funds and endowed with 3,000 euros, is awarded annually to the best diploma and master's degrees at all Austrian universities. The prize was first awarded in 1990 and has been awarded annually ever since. This time, 15 of the 55 prizes were awarded to graduates of universities of applied sciences, three of which went to FH Burgenland.
LinkedIn use and depression
Denise Laube studied for a Master's degree in Digital Media and Communication at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences and wrote her award-winning thesis on the connection between LinkedIn use, social comparison, self-esteem and depression,
social comparison, self-esteem and depressive symptoms in Austria. A connection between social media and depression has long been discussed scientifically, but has so far been limited mainly to private platforms. With this in mind, Denise Laube's master's thesis aimed to shed light on the world's leading professional social network LinkedIn in this regard.
Gas turbines in the hydrogen economy
Peter Springer completed the Master's programme in Sustainable Energy Systems at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences. The future potential of hydrogen technology is widely recognised by politicians and industry. The hydrogen produced by water electrolysis can be converted back into electricity using modified gas turbines. The big advantage here is that hydrogen can be burnt without CO2 emissions. This results in special requirements for the manufacturers of gas turbines. Peter Springer was honoured with the appreciation award for his master's thesis on this subject.
Generating electricity from waste heat
Nikolaus Alexander Kunater also studied for a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Systems at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences. In his final thesis, he compared an advanced and a conventional organic Rankine process for generating electricity from waste heat. He compared both process variants and analysed the results in terms of overall net efficiency. He was also honoured with the State Prize of the Ministry of Science.
About FH Burgenland
As one of the most personal universities in Austria, internationally orientated and with an extremely future-oriented educational programme - this is how FH Burgenland presents itself in its 30th year. There are currently well over 7,700 regular and non-degree students studying in five departments, namely Business, Information Technology, Social Sciences, Energy & Environment and Health, as well as in continuing education programmes. More than 12,000 graduates in good positions are proof of the high quality of education.
Information on the degree programmes at www.fh-burgenland.at
The press photo (c)BMBWF/ elephant and porcelain GmbH/Gabor Mayerhofer(gabor(at)eap.at)/ www.eap.at
Award winners from left: Peter Springer, Denise Laube, Nikolaus Alexander Kunater
Further information:
Mag.a Christiane Staab
Marketing & Communication
Fachhochschule Burgenland GmbH
Tel: +43 (0)5 7705 3537
E-Mail: christiane.staab@hochschule-burgenland.at
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