Liechtenstein's housing market is characterized by strong momentum. Since 1980, the population has grown by more than 50 % to around 40,000 people. During the same period, however, the housing stock has more than doubled.
Last week, a team of the Youth Green Finance Initiative, including Assoc. Prof. Martin Angerer and Jennifer Schein from the University of Liechtenstein, members from the Liechtenstein Banker Association and from UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein joined forces on a landmark expedition to South Africa.
As the world grapples with the mounting challenges of climate change, resource extraction, and social inequalities, architecture is advancing as an academic discipline.
Marie Scheuffele, Niels Fetkenheuer and Prof. Dr. Leo Brecht from the Chair of Technology and Innovation received the Dick Marsh Award for their conference paper "An Attempt at Data-Driven Validation of Early-Stage Technology Trends" at ISPIM Connects Porto Alegre in Brazil. The award recognizes the conference paper for best illustrating the influence of innovation management among all the research papers submitted.
The carpentry trade is undergoing constant change. Digitalization and CNC-controlled joinery robots offer enormous potential for speed and accuracy in the creation of complex structures in timber construction.
As part of this year's "Maak Week", the two researchers from the Liechtenstein School of Architecture Livia Herle, MSc Arch, and Dipl.-Ing. Dr. sc. Wolfgang Schwarzmann were able to accompany and support the students from the University of Antwerp in their learning and working process.
The exhibition "Ewaste Last and Treasure" showed the invisible bond between Liechtenstein and Ghana, which changes living spaces, social spaces and social structures through actions in this country. Curated by Alberto Alessi, the exhibition by the Liechtenstein School of Architecture was shown at the 18th Venice Biennale last year and can be seen at the Küefer-Martis-Huus in Ruggell from Tuesday, April 16 until May 5.
The University of Liechtenstein, the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein (UFL) and the Liechtenstein Institute together form the Liechtenstein University Network. All three institutions conduct scientific research with very different focuses. On March 27, 2024, the three institutions presented themselves to the interested public for the second time as part of a joint event with a panel discussion, poster exhibition and science slam at the UFL in Triesen.
US Ambassador Scott C. Miller and 22 of his staff from Bern visited Liechtenstein for a two-day stay to set up a pop-up embassy. During their stay, they visited various institutions in the country, including the University of Liechtenstein.
At the University of Liechtenstein's graduation ceremony on Friday, March 22, 2024, one doctorate was awarded and 49 graduates of the University of Liechtenstein received their diplomas. Awards for outstanding achievements were also presented to seven graduates.