{"id":100231266,"date":"2025-08-14T14:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=alumn&#038;p=100231266"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:37:04","slug":"markus-otruba","status":"publish","type":"alumn","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/alumni\/markus-otruba\/","title":{"rendered":"Mag. iur. Markus Otruba, MA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"alumn-infos mb-5\">\n        <div class=\"container-lg\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                  <div class=\"absolvent-sidebar\">\n                    <picture>\n                        <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 460px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/06\/2-460x576.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2025\/06\/2.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 610px)\"\n                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  <clipPath id=\"clip0_190_52\">\n      <rect width=\"38\" height=\"38\" fill=\"none\"\/>\n    <\/clipPath>\n  <\/defs>\n<\/svg>                                <span>Department<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <h4>Angewandte Informatik<\/h4>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <span><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-flex col-md-1 seperator-column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 order-0 order-md-1\">\n    \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-intro-text margin-bottom-small\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><p>Mag. iur. Markus Otruba, MA studied IT Law and Management at FH JOANNEUM and works at KNAPP AG as Compliance &#038; Data Protection Manager.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-small\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f393.svg\" alt=\"&#127891;\"> What I studied:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree programme Law<\/li>\n<li>Master&rsquo;s degree programme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/it-recht-und-management\/master\/en\/\">IT Law and Management<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/it-recht-und-management\/master\/en\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#128200; My Job :<\/strong> Compliance &amp; Data Protection Manager at KNAPP AG in Graz, Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4ed.svg\" alt=\"&#128237;\"> How to get in touch: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markus-otruba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-akkordeon margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n                                                <div class=\"col-12\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mb-0\"><\/h3>\n\n                                                                                                                    <div class=\"accordion-element-accordion\">\n                                    <a\n                                        data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                                        class=\"arrow-link large-arrow py-3 pe-1 d-block border-bottom collapsed\"\n                                        href=\"#accordion-2088824784\"\n                                    >\n                                        <h4\n                                            class=\"accordion-title mb-0 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n                                            <span>My friendship book entry<\/span>\n                                            <svg width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path id=\"accordion_chevron\" d=\"M1.5 1.5L7.5 7.5L1.5 13.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                                            <\/h5>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"collapse content-wrapper mt-4\"\n                                        id=\"accordion-2088824784\"\n                                    >\n                                        <p><strong>Me in three emojis: \u20bf \ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udf14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>In my free time: <\/b>I spend time with my family and friends in nature, with a book in my hand or skiing down mountains with seasonal sports equipment.<\/p>\n<p><b>The coolest experience in my job was: <\/b>every time you have to think outside the box and learn new things.<\/p>\n<p><b>If I hadn\u2019t studied <\/b>Law<b>, <\/b><strong>I would have been<\/strong> Business economist or medical doctor.<\/p>\n<p><b>My favorite place on campus:\u00a0<\/b>library.<\/p>\n<p><b>This is how I celebrated my graduation:\u00a0<\/b>on the mountain bike.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"accordion-element-accordion\">\n                                    <a\n                                        data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                                        class=\"arrow-link large-arrow py-3 pe-1 d-block border-bottom collapsed\"\n                                        href=\"#accordion-2121559232\"\n                                    >\n                                        <h4\n                                            class=\"accordion-title mb-0 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n                                            <span>About my studies<\/span>\n                                            <svg width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path id=\"accordion_chevron\" d=\"M1.5 1.5L7.5 7.5L1.5 13.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                                            <\/h5>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"collapse content-wrapper mt-4\"\n                                        id=\"accordion-2121559232\"\n                                    >\n                                        <p><b>This is what you are guaranteed to learn in the master\u2019s programme:<\/b> different approaches and areas of application in the field of IT law.<\/p>\n<p><b>I had a bit of a struggle with this course: <\/b>IT project management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun fact from my studies? Unnecessary knowledge?<\/strong> Pets (especially dogs) are great for PowerPoint presentations.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"accordion-element-accordion\">\n                                    <a\n                                        data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                                        class=\"arrow-link large-arrow py-3 pe-1 d-block border-bottom collapsed\"\n                                        href=\"#accordion-1417102195\"\n                                    >\n                                        <h4\n                                            class=\"accordion-title mb-0 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n                                            <span>My tip for students<\/span>\n                                            <svg width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path id=\"accordion_chevron\" d=\"M1.5 1.5L7.5 7.5L1.5 13.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                                            <\/h5>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"collapse content-wrapper mt-4\"\n                                        id=\"accordion-1417102195\"\n                                    >\n                                        <p>Despite working full-time, the course is easy to complete thanks to the high proportion of remote work. It was instructive and entertaining at the same time.<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <h3>About my Job<\/h3>\n<p>I work in a legal professional environment in which I implement regulatory requirements and conduct training courses. I also focus on drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and legal documents. My studies have given me the necessary foundations for this &ndash; in particular an understanding of how legal requirements can be combined with efficient and practicable processes.<\/p>\n<p>What I particularly like about my job is the challenge of integrating new legal requirements into existing processes. The work requires tenacity, accuracy and a good understanding of the law &ndash; skills that I use every day. The job offers a lot of variety and the opportunity for continuous development.<\/p>\n<p>I am currently planning further studies to deepen my knowledge. Thanks to the support of my family and the opportunity to take part in courses remotely, I am able to combine my job with my career. 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