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New Yearbook “Reflect & Refine” presented at Schubertkino

To mark the start of the new semester, the 15th yearbook of the Institute for Design & Communication was presented at Schubertkino Graz.

Study at Two European Universities – FH JOANNEUM and Savonia UAS Launch Double Degree Program

As part of EU4DUAL, students in the Health and Tourism Management program now have the opportunity to complete a Double Degree program.

Make a Wish

As part of the course Project Work 2 – Interaction Design, led by Birgit Bachler, students Iuliia Razumovskaia and Dila Bayraktar developed an interactive installation in cooperation with Kunsthaus Graz for its BIX media façade.

GENERATE26 – Where Tech Meets Art & Sound

At the second edition of the festival, the Institute for Design and Communication at FH JOANNEUM was right in the thick of things: hosting events, designing the exhibition, creating interactive installations, and, of course, bringing plenty of student energy to the event.

EU4Dual Alliance: Highlights from the Academic Year 2025/26

The past academic year has been a period of great advancements for the EU4Dual alliance.

Critical Imagination Exhibition

The Communication Design master's students transformed the vacant space at Eggenberger Allee 15 into a creative and colorful display.

Sound and Vision Exhibition in a Tattoostudio

Students in the Master’s programs in Sound Design and Communication Design worked in interdisciplinary groups to develop audiovisual works.

Project Work: Media Design

Throughout an entire semester, students on the Bachelor’s degree programme in Information Design explore the topic of moving images.

Startup Presentation at Lendhafen

Students on the Information Design degree programme presented their own start-ups at Lendhafen Graz.

The First Academic Standards Day in Graz with the participation of the FHJ project RADIUS

On June 16, 2026, the first Austrian Academic Standards Day took place at Karl-Franzens-University Graz. As part of the EU-funded EDU4Standards project, researchers, students, and professionals came together to explore the role of standardisation in higher education. Sabine Proßnegg presented findings from the RADIUS project, showing how technical norms can bridge the gap between complex legal frameworks like the AI Act and GDPR and their real-world implementation.

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