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30 years of Uniability: Inclusion in higher education is not just an item on the agenda; it is a mission

03. November 2026

Inclusion has become an established area of responsibility and an integral part of the profile of institutions and companies. This status is the result of the active and persistent struggle of people with disabilities. Uniability was one of the first organisations to address the issue in higher education. The association is now celebrating its 30th anniversary with and at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.


Re-opening of the Art and Research Depot

23. October 2026
The festive re-opening of the Angewandte's Art and Research Depot took place on 15 October. The reorganisation was part of a "Leistungsvereinbarungsprojekt".

Andreas Körner receives the Scholarship of the Architecture Prize of the Province of Salzburg

23. October 2026
Andreas Körner, Senior Artist at the Institute of Architecture, has been awarded the scholarship for his project The Patient Surface: Ornament, Weathering and the Ecological Life of the Wall. The project continues the research he began at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in the Department of Construction.

Digitalisierungsstrategie der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

13. October 2026
Die Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien hat eine Digitalisierungsstrategie verabschiedet. Entwickelt wurde sie vom Rektorat und vom Digitalforum für fünf strategische Handlungsfelder: digitale Lehre, Forschungsdaten und digitale Forschung, künstliche Intelligenz in Kunst und Forschung, digitale Grundbildung sowie Open Source und Softwareentwicklung. Auf Grundlage der Strategie werden Leitlinien, Policies und weitere Regelwerke kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt und bei Bedarf angepasst.

WHY NOT THIS SPACE? A theatre that acts properly.

12. October 2026
As part of this year’s Vienna Art Week, the University of Applied Arts Vienna is presenting an exhibition programme comprising two events at its location on Paulusplatz in the 3rd district: Students from the departments of Site Specific Art and Sculpture and Space have been working there together with various groups of people from the ‘lost open space’ of St. Marx to explore the theme of temporary uses and the issues surrounding them – focusing on the lost spaces in this city, the search for new ones, and what needs to change now.

Vote on new toilet symbols

07. October 2026
Who’s actually allowed to use which restroom? As part of the idea competition Kunst kommt von Klo or where art takes a seat, the University of Applied Arts was seeking new pictograms for its restrooms. Voting for your favourite design is now open. 

PORT Call for Proposals launched

Internal funding of art and research projects

05. October 2026
The University of Applied Arts Vienna is inviting its members to submit project proposals in response to the first call for proposals of the programme for the development of Perspectives for Opportunities through Research of Transdisciplinarity (PORT).