{"id":13752,"date":"2025-09-29T15:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/?p=13752"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:44:51","slug":"itu-showcases-international-profile-at-upper-austrian-university-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/news\/itu-showcases-international-profile-at-upper-austrian-university-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"IT:U is part of the O\u00d6 Hochschuldialog \u2013 together strong for international outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The O\u00d6 Hochschuldialog (Upper Austrian Higher Education Dialogue) brings together <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/\">IT:U<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jku.at\/\">Johannes Kepler University Linz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstuni-linz.at\/en\/\">University of Arts Linz<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/fh-ooe.at\/en\">University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria<\/a><\/strong> in a joint collaboration to strengthen the region\u2019s international profile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through shared initiatives \u2014 from international fairs to close cooperation between international offices \u2014 the four universities work together to attract and retain talent, expand global networks, and increase the visibility of Upper Austria as a hub for higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within this shared framework, IT:U presented how international orientation is embedded in its model: English-language degree programs, interdisciplinary curricula, and globally recruited faculty and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key figures from IT:U reflect the diversity and openness the O\u00d6 Hochschuldialog aims to foster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>184 staff members from 43 nations (build-up phase)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40 doctoral candidates from 16 countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40 master\u2019s students starting October 2025, representing 17 nations across Europe, Asia, and Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professors from Canada, Germany, the United States, Japan, Brazil, the Netherlands, Austria, Lithuania, and Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-copy-medium-font-size\"><em>&#8220;<strong>Internationality is not just a buzzword, but a central component of our identity at IT:U. 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