{"id":100257092,"date":"2026-06-30T09:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=event&#038;p=100257092"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:29:08","slug":"forum-on-vocational-excellence-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/event\/forum-on-vocational-excellence-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum on Vocational Excellence 2026"},"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=\"event-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=\"event-factbox border border-light p-3\">\n                        <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                            <label>Date<\/label>\n                            <p class=\"mb-0 fw-bold\">7. until 9. September 2026<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                            <label>Time<\/label>\n                            <p class=\"mb-0 fw-bold\">respectively 00:00 &#8211; 00:00<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mb-3\">\n                            <label>local<\/label>\n                            <p class=\"mb-0 fw-bold\">FH JOANNEUM Graz<br \/>\r\nAudimax<br \/>\r\nEggenberger Allee 11<br \/>\r\n8020 Graz<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                        <div x-data=\"ics_dl\">\n                            <a\n                                href=\"#\"\n                                class=\"major-text-color fw-bold\"\n                                x-on:click.prevent=\"downloadEvent($event.target.getAttribute('data-event'))\"\n                                data-event=\"{&quot;summary&quot;:&quot;Forum on Vocational Excellence 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