Based on the agreement between the government and the Swiss Federal Council on the promotion of science-based innovation of 26 January 2021 and the corresponding commitment credit approved by Parliament, the Swiss Innosuisse innovation promotion program is also available to companies and research institutions in Liechtenstein.
Ass. Prof. Giovanni Apruzzese von der Professur Data & Application Security präsentierte am "APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime research (eCrime)" in Barcelona das Paper "Do users fall for real adversarial phishing? Investigating the human response to evasive webpages", das von ihm gemeinsam mit Ajka Draganovic, Javier Aldana Iuit (Avast Software), Savono Dambra und Kevin Roundy (beide Norton Research Group) verfasst wurde.
In the summer semester of 2023, the lecturers Alberto Alessi and Anna Lohs of the Advanced Studio Upcycling worked with their students on a series of interventions in the partially disused and abandoned historic center of the village of Castè, in the municipality of Riccò del Golfo della Spezia.
Discontinuities in the market create space for disruptive business opportunities. Companies are therefore increasingly interested in proactively identifying future competitive advantages. Researchers Marie Scheuffele, Dr. Niklas Bayrle-Kelso and Prof. Dr. Leo Brecht published their paper on Data-Driven Foresight in Digital Disruption and Transformation Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics 2024.
Prof. Dr. Michael Hanke, together with Prof. Nicole Branger (University of Münster) and Prof. Alex Weissensteiner (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano), published the paper "The information content of wheat derivatives regarding the Ukrainian war" in the Journal of Futures Markets in February.
The PIRANESI Award 2023 exhibition can be viewed in the foyer of the University of Liechtenstein until March 22. The Piranesi Award presents various projects of different sizes and programs that reflect a successful relationship between modern architecture and its natural, cultural, historical and social context.
The Accenture Campus Innovation Challenge is a cross-university and cross-national case study competition organized by the management consultancy Accenture (one of the largest companies in the world with around 750,000 employees), in which students develop ideas for creating benefits through new technologies.
The University of Liechtenstein is pleased to announce the start of the Erasmus+ project "Pathfinder". Since January 2024, Sebastian Moder and Julia Tenschert from the Liechtenstein Business School have been working under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Furtner in cooperation with the LAB University of Applied Sciences in Finland, the University of Dubrovnik in Croatia and the formatio private school in Liechtenstein to anchor the understanding and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. The project will run until December 2026.
The Center for Philanthropy at the University of Liechtenstein has launched a new online information service. The portal "Liechtenstein Philanthropy Talks" (philanthropytalks.li/) offers extensive knowledge about charitable commitment and philanthropy. Under the motto "HOLISTIC. MEANINGFUL. EFFECTIVE." it is aimed at philanthropists, volunteers and all those working in the charitable, non-profit sector.
At the beginning of February, the graduating class of the Master's in Entrepreneurship from 2012 returned to the campus of the University of Liechtenstein after more than a decade. A reunion that became a special occasion, especially thanks to the visit of the former Executive Board.
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium, H.E. Pascal Heyman, hosted a discussion on the future of Europe at the University of Liechtenstein on Monday, February 19.
The rapid pace of digitalization in the workplace presents managers and employees with the challenge of adapting to digital forms of communication. Prof. Dr. Marco Furtner, Liechtenstein Business School, and Simon Liegl, MSc, have investigated whether it is possible for managers to show emotion when communicating with their employees, even in times of advancing digitalization and the shift to working from home.
Daniel Haselsberger, a doctoral student at the Liechtenstein School of Architecture, and his wife Isha, a native of India and alumna of the University of Liechtenstein, have initiated and supported the construction of a school in Bahuarwa, a rural town in the Indian state of Bihar, with the support of their association and Liechtenstein foundations. The school construction is also part of Daniel Haselsberger's dissertation.
At the beginning of 2024, the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences took place. Over 1300 attendees from 45 countries attended this event.
Anfang 2024 fand die «57. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences» statt. Über 1300 Teilnehmer aus 45 Ländern nahmen an dieser Veranstaltung teil.
Das rasante Tempo der Digitalisierung am Arbeitsplatz stellt Führungskräfte und Mitarbeitende vor die Herausforderung, sich an digitale Kommunikationsformen zu gewöhnen. Prof. Dr. Marco Furtner, Liechtenstein Business School, und Simon Liegl, MSc, haben untersucht, ob es Führungskräften möglich ist, auch in Zeiten der voranschreitenden Digitalisierung und der Verlagerung ins Home-Office Emotionen in der Kommunikation mit ihren Mitarbeitenden zu zeigen.
Ass. Prof. Giovanni Apruzzese von der Professur Data & Application Security präsentierte am «APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime research (eCrime)» in Barcelona das Paper «Do users fall for real adversarial phishing? Investigating the human response to evasive webpages», das von ihm gemeinsam mit Ajka Draganovic, Javier Aldana Iuit (Avast Software), Savono Dambra und Kevin Roundy (beide Norton Research Group) verfasst wurde.
Sven Lagger from Göfis was one of many applicants to win the scholarship for the Blockchain and FinTech certificate program offered by Bank Frick as part of its close cooperation with the University of Liechtenstein. Lagger, who is also enrolled as a Master's student, will be able to take part in the top-class program free of charge.
Sven Lagger aus Göfis hat sich unter vielen Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern für das von Bank Frick im Rahmen der engen Kooperation mit der Universität Liechtenstein ausgeschriebene Stipendium für den Zertifikatsstudiengang Blockchain und FinTech durchgesetzt. Lagger, der ebenfalls als Masterstudent eingeschrieben ist, kann damit kostenfrei an dem hochkarätig besetzten Programm teilnehmen.
On Monday, 8 January, five representatives of the Swiss Network for Service Learning at Universities* visited the University of Liechtenstein. They were following an invitation from Bmstr Mag. arch Cornelia Faisst, who is also part of the network.
The exhibition “Learning from Ukraine. Teaching architecture in wartime” at the University of Liechtenstein, which ran from 8 November to 6 December, examined the situation of architectural education in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war, following the example of the Kharkiv School of Architecture.
Die Online Educa Berlin (OEB) ist eine jährliche internationale Konferenz über technologiegestütztes Lernen und Training, die 1995 in Berlin, Deutschland, ins Leben gerufen wurde. Dr. Bernd Schenk hat an der OEB Konferenz 2023 in Berlin die im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts der Universität Liechtenstein zur Implementierung von Bildungstechnologien in der konsekutiven Lehre gewonnenen Ergebnisse und Denkanstösse zum Thema Technologie und Lehre präsentiert.
Über die vergangenen fünf Jahren hat sich das Format «ESG Kompakt» als erfolgreiche Plattform in Liechtenstein etabliert, um den Austausch zwischen diversen Akteuren der Finanz- und Realwirtschaft zu stärken und das Thema Nachhaltigkeit aus unterschiedlichen Blickpunkten zu beleuchten und zur Diskussion zu stellen.
Am 7. November 2023 fand das Finance PhD Meeting an der Universität Liechtenstein statt, bei dem sich Doktoranden der Universität St. Gallen und der Universität Liechtenstein zu einem fachlichen Austausch versammelten.