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Augmented World Expo 2024: Perspectives for XR in tourism

November 7, 2024

Larissa Neuburger, Teaching & Research Associate at FHWien der WKW, shared her experiences in XR in tourism as an expert in a panel discussion at one of the world's most important conferences in Extended Reality. […]Read more on Augmented World Expo 2024: Perspectives for XR in tourism

Inner Development Goals drive SDG implementation

November 4, 2024

Promoting Inner Development Goals (IDG), such as communication skills, leads to more effective sustainability communication in organizations. […]Read more on Inner Development Goals drive SDG implementation

From Stability to Chaos: How Climate Change Challenges Our Trust in Nature

September 27, 2024

FH-Prof. Dr. Marian Adolf, communication scientist and media sociologist at the Department of Communication, gave a talk on trust and fear in communicating the effects of climate change at the congress of the European Sociological Association (ESA) in Porto. […]Read more on From Stability to Chaos: How Climate Change Challenges Our Trust in Nature

Tackling the disinformation crisis

June 24, 2024

At the invitation of the Public Relations Association Austria (PRVA), our public communication expert at the Department of Communication, FH-Prof. Dr. Marian Adolf, discussed the challenges posed by fake news and hate speech in the field of professional communication. […]Read more on Tackling the disinformation crisis

How the „discourse crisis“ undermines social cohesion

May 8, 2024

Professor and senior researcher Marian Adolf recently gave a well-received keynote speech on the topic of ‘Fake News & Hate Speech’ at the iab Austria NETwork, which took place in Vienna. The focus was on the effects of the disinformation crisis on society and the loss of trust in social institutions and the media. […]Read more on How the „discourse crisis“ undermines social cohesion

Gen Z study on work attitude clears up

May 3, 2024

The results of the study on Gen Z and work ethic, which was carried out as part of a business field project in the Master's program in Communication Management, have now been published in DER STANDARD. […]Read more on Gen Z study on work attitude clears up

“Protection from X-tremists!”

January 10, 2024

In his guest commentary on kurier.at, Marian Adolf, Researcher at the Department of Communication, analyzes why the 'public sphere' is an elusive concept and yet a precious good. […]Read more on “Protection from X-tremists!”

Will everything stay different? GenZ’s expectations of the job market.

December 13, 2023

Current career starters and employees aged 18 to 39 differ less dramatically from previous generations than one might assume based on current discussions. A study by FHWien der WKW in cooperation with Siemens Energy Austria questions the "differences" of Generation Z in the job market. […]Read more on Will everything stay different? GenZ’s expectations of the job market.

I know what I think I know

August 1, 2023

In his talk at the World Congress of Sociology in Melbourne (Australia), Marian Adolf, Senior Researcher at the Department of Communication at FHWien der WKW, addressed today's disinformation crisis. […]Read more on I know what I think I know

Chatbots become emotional

July 12, 2023

At the Business & Entrepreneurial Economics (BEE) Conference in early June, David Dobrowsky, Head of the Bachelor's program in Corporate Communication, presented the results of a study on the impact of emotionalized language on the perceived credibility of chatbots. […]Read more on Chatbots become emotional