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From March 17-21, 2025 Vienna became a living laboratory for urban development and tourism as FHWien der WKW hosted the Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP) "Caring for the City: Placemaking in the interplay of urban development and tourism." This innovative week-long event brought together students and experts from across Europe to explore sustainable urban planning and visitor economy strategies in… […]Read more on Caring for the City: International students conducted research at the interface between urban development and tourism

The Austrian tourism industry continues to suffer from a shortage of skilled employees. A study by the Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs at FHWien der WKW shows that specific initiatives can help to retain graduates in the industry and companies while they are still studying. In particular, practical relevance and good support when starting a career play a decisive… […]Read more on Good supervision, better chances: How companies can secure talent in tourism

In Vienna's first district, worlds collide on a daily basis: 16,000 residents, 250,000 visitors and 110,000 employees share the limited public space. How can this balancing act between tourism, everyday working life and quality of life be mastered in the future? The research project ‘Learning Journey - Innere Stadt’, led by endowed chair Cornelia Dlabaja at FHWien der WKW, is… […]Read more on Learning Journey – Walking through the city center

In September 2024, Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja was present at two important events that dealt with the challenges and opportunities of urban and regional development. Her expertise in sustainable urban and tourism planning made her a sought-after panelist who contributed her experience. […]Read more on Cornelia Dlabaja: Driving force for sustainable urban and tourism development

What is it like to live and work in the Seestadt Aspern? What challenges and opportunities have arisen for residents and urban developers over the last ten years? How can the insights gained be transferred to other projects? These and other questions were discussed at the second Urban Future Talk organized by the Tourism & Hospitality Management study programs at… […]Read more on 10 years of Seestadt – An interim Report

Invitation to a panel discussion on the 10th anniversary of Seestadt Aspern as a populated district […]Read more on Urban Future Talks: “10 years of Seestadt”

As part of a Erasmus+ BIP, short for Blended Intensive Program, our five Master's students, Camila Sanches, Manisha Nandi, Sandra Kurzmann, Hannah Schalhas and Lisa Kebritsch, had the opportunity to work together with other international students for a week at the renowned ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. The student projects dealt with questions of sustainable urban development using placemaking,… […]Read more on From Place to City – Shaping urban neighborhoods together

Cornelia Dlabaja, Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development, gave interviews to ORF and Puls 4 on the current development of mass tourism. […]Read more on Scientific expertise on mass tourism in TV interviews

On July 2, 2024, the Walking Café of the Vienna Mobility Agency invited people to take a special walk through Vienna's city centre. Under the motto ‘Old City - New Places’, 100 people explored the first district with endowed professor Cornelia Dlabaja. […]Read more on A walk through the city center: Cornelia Dlabaja at the Viennese walking café

WienTourismus invited endowed professor Cornelia Dlabaja and lecturer Daniela Wagner to review their Visitor Economy Strategy in the Wiener Börsensäle. Together with experts and decision-makers from the industry, they discussed possible topics that will concern both the Viennese tourism industry and the city's residents in the future. […]Read more on Discussion about the future of tourism in Vienna