[Translate to English:] Hauptgebäude verschwommen im Hintergrund, vorne Hand mit zwei Blättern, die ein Herz formen

Welcome to the winter term

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On your marks, get set, go!

01. October 2026

TU Wien main building in the background, in front hand holding two leaves, heartshaped — © TU Wien

Start of the winter semester 2026/27

A glimpse inside – without actually looking inside

29. September 2026

links ein mit Aluminium verhüllter Wärmespeicher, in der Mitte ein eiserner Wärmespeicher mit Kablen, rechts ein Foto mit darüber liegender Grafik mit roten Punkten und T1-T9 auf der Mittelachse eingezeichnet. — © Paul Schwarzmayr

A new method developed by TU Wien makes it possible to precisely determine the inner state of thermal energy storage systems using just a few sensors.…

AI Data Centers: A Challenge for the Power Grid

28. September 2026

Data centers are consuming ever more resources worldwide. Researchers at TU Wien now argue that data centers must adapt to the power grid – not the…

Start of the semester – detailed information for the winter semester 2026/27

28. September 2026

lecture hall with students, first few rows are blurred — © TU Wien

Overview of all info events of the single fields of study

X-ray light is like guitar music

21. September 2026

visualization of the atom and the x-rays with a symbolic guitar — © TU Wien

X-ray light on demand: For the first time, its frequency can be tuned continuously – much like producing any desired pitch on a fretless guitar.

Visiting Professorships and Global Fellowships at TU Wien in the 2026/27 winter semester

17. September 2026

[Translate to English:] TU Wien mit darübergelegtem Bild einer Lehrsituation. — © TU Wien | Matthias Heisler; Overlay freepiks

We would like to welcome James L. Garrison, Jens Hauser, Bas Princen, Bettina Schnedl, Anastassia Smirnova-Berlin and Alexander Sverdlov to TU Wien.

Study aeronautical engineering and shape the future of aviation

15. September 2026

The aviation industry faces major technological challenges, offering exciting opportunities for engineers. The new Master’s programme in Aeronautical…

Getting Photons into Shape for Reliable Quantum Communication

14. September 2026

a visualization of the photon's wave shape — © Oliver Diekmann / TU Wien

Photons can carry quantum information from one qubit to another – but the transfer does not always succeed. Researchers at TU Wien have now shown how…

Bees, Flowers and Structural Mechanics

11. September 2026

a large red flower with large stamens — © TU Wien

Some flowers only release their pollen when bees set them vibrating. Researchers at TU Wien have now analyzed the biomechanics of this process.

Six Knowledge Spheres to tackle the major challenges of our time

08. September 2026

In the centre of the image, a snowflake can be seen branching out. The following text appears on the branches: ‘Bioengineering and medical technology for One Health’, ‘Data and intelligent systems for digital transformation’, ‘Future energies and advanced manufacturing for industrial leadership’, ‘Quantum and nanosystems for leadership in deep tech’, ‘Security and protection for resilient societies’, ‘Designing urban systems for sustainable transformation’ — © TU Wien

Through a data-driven reorganisation of its competences, TU Wien is making its strengths in interdisciplinary research, innovation and teaching even…

Settling in, getting off to a great start, feeling part of the community: Welcome Days at TU Wien

04. September 2026

picture taken outside, group of youths walking in front of TU Wien, flags blowing in the wind in the background — © TU Wien | Matthias Heisler

Starting your studies brings with it lots of questions, new experiences and lots of people you are yet to meet. To ensure a successful start at TU…

Two ERC Grants for TU Wien

03. September 2026

Computer scientist Daniela Kaufmann and physicist Jiří Pavelec have been awarded prestigious, highly funded grants by the European Research Council.

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SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
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fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
_fbp	Is needed to store and track visits to various websites (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	Meta
datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn

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