Industry Sounding Board

“The Industry Sounding Board has accompanied IT:U since its foundation. We regularly present our approaches to research and teaching there and receive valuable feedback and support. There is a great deal of interest from industry in our project-orientated teaching methodology”.

“I support the IT:U Sounding Board because I am convinced that initiatives in education, research and innovation are the best investments in our future. Linz is the founding location of Dynatrace, from here we have grown with over 10 years of experience in AI research and development to a company with a turnover of over 1 billion euros. Due to our growth, we are looking for international experts who conduct research at the interface of science and business in order to drive digitalisation in companies and society. IT:U will also produce such talents”.

“The digital transformation is one of the key challenges of our time. It affects every single company and therefore our shared business location. It influences competitiveness and future readiness, and at the same time opens up huge new market potential. In order to meet the challenge as a company and optimally utilise the potential of the ongoing transformation, one thing is needed above all: highly qualified experts and IT specialists who are in charge of driving the implementation forward. Every company needs this expertise in-house. And this is precisely where IT:U comes in under the title ‘Interdisciplinary Transformation’ and thus makes an important contribution to Upper Austria as an industrial and business location. As the KEBA Group, we are not only delighted about this great addition to the Upper Austrian university landscape, but also about being part of the IT:U Sounding Board together with other companies, the Federation of Austrian Industries and the Chamber of Commerce. In direct exchange with the team around Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lindstaedt, we can actively help shape the future, position our needs and define common directions in a constructive dialogue. After all, as a company in Upper Austria, we are all part of a great and successful ecosystem in which it is important to get involved, support each other and thus create real win/win situations”.

“As CEO of Sparkasse OÖ, I see our role not only as a financial service provider but as an active contributor to shaping a sustainable future. IT:U represents a new generation of interdisciplinary education combining technological expertise with social responsibility – precisely the combination we urgently need in an increasingly digital world. Our collaboration with IT:U enables us to engage early on with talents who not only understand IT but also grasp economic and ethical contexts. This diversity of perspectives is of immense value to us as a bank – both in developing innovative financial solutions and in handling data and technologies responsibly”.