Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU) strives for academic excellence in research and teaching and is guided in these endeavors by the highest international standards. The motto inscribed in the university's official stamp, per Aspera ad Astra, is a vivid expression of the university's constant pursuit of excellence. Here at AAU, we believe that acting in a responsible, proactive manner and adhering to good academic practices are central to university life.
AAU is an organization work, research, teach, and learn together. Respect and mutual support are the principles that underpin a productive community of lecturers and students and provide a solid basis from which to achieve our ambitious goals. AAU is an independent, confident institution that reflects critically on itself and its environment. In addition to its core mission, the university provides an open platform for dialogue, exchange, and think tanks. It is keenly aware of its unique role as a transmitter of knowledge and culture that encourages participation.
According to Section 1 Universities Act 2002, universities' mission is to "contribute to the personal development of the individual, and the welfare of society and the environment" and "help society in transition to master the challenges it faces in a humane and gender-equal fashion." AAU is committed to the principles of sustainability, gender mainstreaming and diversity, the compatibility of family and career, the health of our students and staff, embracing an entrepreneurial, innovative, reformative attitude and rising to meet the social, cultural, economic and technological challenges of the 21st century. The university sees its international research and teaching responsibilities through the prism of developing the region of Carinthia within a united Europe and an interconnected world, taking advantage of its historic location at the intersection of three cultures.
The AAU campus is a meeting point for ideas, nationalities, and languages. A multilingual place for exchange, personal development, group development, and progress. The boundaries between teaching, learning, and research are fluid. The university culture is based upon the thirst and searches for knowledge, creativity, critical thinking, and constructive skepticism. As well as being a mechanism for communicating knowledge, quality teaching demands and promotes independent academic thinking.
The university is the "region's academic backbone" and takes advantage of the wide-ranging opportunities afforded by its geographic location, campus structure, and diverse community of staff and students. We are continually expanding our national and international links and offer excellent support to outgoing students going on the study and work abroad placements, as well as for incoming international students and lecturers. Using teaching that challenges yet supports our students, we create the academic conditions that will enable as many of our students as possible to continue or consolidate their studies with us or at another international university. We also work continuously to improve upon our high standard of student supervision and infrastructure.
Our research-oriented teaching is a flagship feature of our course offering and in line with the lifelong learning strategies of the EU and the Austrian government. This position is consolidated through our commitment to quality assurance and by focussing our course offering on critical social issues and social goods, particularly in the fields of business and management, teacher training, and psychosocial and demographic change.
We support the success of our students and provide them with the best possible preparation for their future. We, therefore, place great value on the personal development of our students and on helping them to become open-minded, responsible, reflective critical thinkers. They embody the principle of sapere aude.
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