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Wednesday, 02 October 2019

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Gemeinsam mit der Bibliothek wurde auch der neue Hörsaal eröffnet. Foto: Uni Graz/Kanizaj

Gemeinsam mit der Bibliothek wurde auch der neue Hörsaal eröffnet. Foto: Uni Graz/Kanizaj

Alumni-Hörsaal in der Universitätsbibliothek eröffnet

Gemeinsam mit der neuen Universitätsbibliothek wurde auch der neue Alumni-Hörsaal aus der Taufe gehoben: Über 200 StifterInnen und Ehrengäste nahmen am 26. September 2019 auf den von ihnen gestifteten Sesseln Platz. Darunter auch prominente Gäste wie Landeshauptmann a.D. Waltraud Klasnic, Rudi Roth, Alfred Stingl und Waltraud Schinko-Neuroth.

Im Rahmen einer einzigartigen Fundraising-Kampagne konnten zwischen September 2015 und Oktober 2016 analog zur mehr als 430-jährigen Universitätsgeschichte AbsolventInnen sowie FreundInnen der Universität Graz Sessel für den Hörsaal stiften. Unter anderem sammelte Wecker-Moderator Robert Kratky in der Ö3-Community Vorschläge für den Spruch auf seinem Sessel. Unter den weiteren StifterInnen sind bekannte AbsolventInnen, wie Schlager-Star Monika Martin und ORF-Moderatorin Claudia Reiterer. Auch der frühere Bundespräsident Heinz Fischer hat einen Platz erworben.

Bei der Eröffnung nahmen Rektorin Christa Neuper und Vizerektor Peter Riedler in ihren Grußworten Bezug auf die Wichtigkeit der AbsolventInnen für die Universität Graz. Univ.-Prof. Helmut Konrad, einst Rektor der Uni Graz, sprach in der anschließenden „Eröffnungsvorlesung“ zur Geschichte von Bibliotheken und der nach wie vor unersetzlichen Bedeutung von Büchern an Universitäten. Überraschende künstlerische Interventionen setzte die Willi Dorner Cie mit der Performance „Bodies in Urban Spaces“.

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Staying fit during the holidays: summer sports on the University of Graz campus

The Kleeblattlauf is not the end of the fitness term. Following last year’s successful launch, the University of Graz is once again offering summer sports on campus this year. From 30 June to 16 July 2026, there will be a free exercise programme in the open air. On the shady Südwiese (between the main building and Universitätsplatz 2), anyone interested can get in shape in the afternoons with body workouts, fascia training and yoga.

Getting even hotter: Researchers predict global warming of 1.7 degrees by 2027

While Europe is currently sweltering in the heat, global temperatures are also rising towards concerning record levels. In 2026, Earth’s surface air temperature is expected to reach 1.62 degrees, and in 2027 even 1.71 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The long-term temperature rise – an average over a 20-year period – is predicted to exceed the 1.5-degree threshold of the Paris Agreement as of 2026 already. For the first time, researchers at the University of Graz have been able to make such a forecast so far in advance. The intensifying El Niño climate event favors forecast skill and thereby facilitates a reliable computation.

Forest fire at Rosenhain: Volunteer fire brigade carried out an evacuation drill at the Jesuit refectory

Thick smoke in the stairwell, flames at the edge of the forest, people missing in the Jesuit refectory at the University of Graz: at Rosenhain, the Graz Volunteer Fire Brigade carried out a drill simulating a scenario that is becoming increasingly realistic given the heat and drought

Full effort in the heat: the Sports Centre was in full swing at the Kleeblattlauf

On 19 June 2026, 2,000 runners and hundreds of supporters made their way to the Rosenhain for a sporting end-of-term event.

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