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02/27/2026

Impulse for Higher Education Strategy 2040: IT:U positions the “Fourth Generation University” as a future model

What does the university of the 21st century look like? With its position paper on Higher Education Strategy 2040, the Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) brings the internationally discussed concept of the “Fourth Generation University” (4GU) into focus. The paper outlines how universities can integrate research, teaching, and transfer to move innovation into practice faster and […]

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02/25/2026

Inaugural Lecture – Advancing Health Through Data

Across healthcare and the life sciences, data is transforming how we understand disease and deliver care. As healthcare systems grapple with aging populations, multiple diseases, and the rise of next-generation therapies, progress increasingly depends on bringing disciplines together. In their First Lecture, IT:U Founding Professors Spiros Denaxas and Kristin Reiche show how clinical insights, data […]

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02/18/2026

IT:U researches AI for disaster response

As climate change drives more frequent and severe natural disasters, technology must keep pace. IT:U is advancing an AI-powered platform within the EU-funded TEMA project that fuses publicly available social media data with satellite imagery. The goal: deliver rapid, reliable digital situational awareness to emergency services during floods and other crises. Social media as an […]

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02/16/2026

Infineon Austria and IT:U agree on strategic cooperation

Linz, February 16, 2026– The aim of the partnership is to familiarize students with various digital technologies through specific learning projects and to connect and train them across disciplinary boundaries with experts from business and industry. To this end, Infineon and IT:U will jointly set up specialized laboratories directly at the Infineon site in Linz. […]

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02/13/2026

Linz on the Path to an AI Hotspot for Everyone? IT:U Drives Upper Austria’s AI Excellence Strategy 

The Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) in Linz is playing a decisive role in implementing the AI Excellence Strategy of the Upper Austrian Federation of Industries (IV OÖ). Of the 40 measures proposed in the strategy, 25 fall directly within IT:U’s scope – 13 are already active, with 12 more in the pipeline. The shared goal: […]

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01/28/2026

Network Spotlight – More Than Cognition: Socio-Emotional Processes in Learning With Human and AI Tutors

Learning is not only about processing information. It’s shaped by how we feel, how we relate to others, and how we interact with the systems that support us. In the latest edition of IT:U’s Network Spotlight on January 27, 2026, Fellow Professor Manuela Paechter explored the socio-emotional side of learning and asked what it takes […]

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01/22/2026

AI Writes Nearly One-Third of New Software Code

The software industry is immense. In the US alone, companies spend an estimated hundreds of billions of dollars annually on programming labor. Every day, billions of lines of code keep the global economy running. How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshaping this backbone of modern life? AI’s Global Uptake in Software Development Generative AI is transforming […]

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01/15/2026

Network Spotlight – From Sensors to Intelligence: Building the Future of Edge and Physical AI

The latest Network Spotlight at IT:U – Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria focused on how intelligence is moving from centralized cloud systems into the physical world. Fellow Professor Michele Magno presented his keynote, From Sensors to Intelligence, highlighting how Edge and Physical AI enable systems to sense, process, and act directly where data is generated. From […]

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12/15/2025

IT:U part of pioneering research initiative “Personalized Technical Medicine”

Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria (IT:U) is pleased to be part of the newly launched “Personalized Technical Medicine” initiative. For the first time, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (FH OÖ), the Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria (IT:U), and Kepler University Hospital (KUK) are working together as equal partners within the […]

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12/09/2025

IT:U Continues Its Growth Course – Number of Professorships Raised to 25

Eight additional founding professors have prevailed in an international application field with 670 submissions from 70 countries. The Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) is appointing further professorships in the areas of Cyber Security, Quantum Information, Industrial Innovation, Data Science, Design and Economics. With this, the new Technical University for Digital Transformation in Linz is taking another […]

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12/05/2025

WKOÖ and IT:U launch innovation lab at WIFI Linz

A new collaboration between the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKOÖ) and the Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) marks an important milestone for research, education, and business in the region. Together, the partners are setting up the IT:U-Lab at WIFI Linz on Wienerstraße, an innovation space where students and companies can explore and co-develop digital technologies. […]

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11/24/2025

IT:U expands its campus for interdisciplinary collaboration, thereby strengthening research and education

The Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) achieved another milestone in October 2025 with the expansion to the IT:U Research Campus. While the IT:U Education Campus in Science Park 4 in Linz Auhof remains the center for students, the rented space on Freistädter Straße strategically consolidates research and administration under one roof. This move enables IT:U to […]

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