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How to improve your English: Push your language boundaries off campus

We are often asked by students what they can do outside our language classrooms to improve their English communication skills. In a nutshell, any engagement with English off campus will support your target of reaching a more advanced language level. It is very often up to you and what you make out of it.

COVID-19 update: study online!

Based on the decisions taken by the federal government, FH JOANNEUM is switching its study traffic light system to RED. This means FH JOANNEUM will transition to online learning until December 6, 2020.

Communicating through the crisis in English

Heidemarie Köllinger, lecturer at the institute, talks in her blog post about communication channels and their changes in the field of teaching.

Students’ welcome: top information for the new academic year 2020/2021

As temperatures start to fall and the first leaves turn orange and brown, we know that autumn is here! And autumn means the start of studying! The beginning of a new year, a new semester and a new stage in life. But this year, everything is a little different. To ensure that our students stay well informed and prepared, you can find the most important information and tips about starting your course here.

Struggling with my online teacher self: online teaching is like a rollercoaster

What makes online teaching effective? We have been asking ourselves this question not only since Covid-19 outbreak - in fact, we have been racking our brains over it at IIT for many years. Thanks to our part-time degree programmes "Mobile Software Development" and "Software Design" we are able to draw on previous experiences in online teaching. Nevertheless, every online unit is a challenge and we always find ourselves pondering on the following question: Does teaching English online make sense or not? Our answer is: YES and NO. It has some pros and cons.

We fight against energy poverty in Africa

The researchers of the institute Energy, Transport and Environmental Management are fighting energy poverty in Africa as part of the RETEM project. After welcoming guests from Mozambique at FH JOANNEUM Kapfenberg in November 2019 , it was time for the return visit in February 2020.

It’s really important to know what you really enjoy learning

In October 2019, our new Master’s Course System Test Engineering started at the Institute of Engineering at FH JOANNEUM in Graz, which is unique in Europe. Who might describe this stunning and hands-on course programme better than one of its students? Miss Jayvilyn Dela Cruz (35) started studying System Test Engineering last autumn and has some exciting insights both in studies and in the testing sector in international companies.

Students like to be challenged

A student challenge has been developed as a teaching methodology for the class “Entrepreneurial and Cross Cultural Competences” in the third semester of International Management and for the incoming undergraduate business students of the Global Business Program at FH JOANNEUM. Aim of the class is to teach “Intercultural and Entrepreneurial Mindset” to the students.

ECHO Design Exhibition

ECHO is not only an acoustic phenomenon, but also the resonance that art evokes in the viewer.

The ECHO Symposium at Designforum Steiermark