Is Graz a must-see destination, Mireille van Poppel?

Mireille van Poppel, born in the Netherlands, is a medical biologist and has been a professor at the Institute of Kinesiology, Sports and Health since 2015. Photo: Uni Graz/Tzivanopoulos

“In the Netherlands, they say that wherever the land slopes upwards a bit, that’s a mountain. So the Schlossberg in Graz is worth a visit in itself, given the views over the really green city that you get from the top. What’s more, Graz can rightly claim to be a very, very lively city, not least because the 30,000 students and 5,000 staff that make up our University have a major hand in powering the city’s heartbeat. I’ve also noticed that everyone’s connected to everyone else in a really good way. And the University of Graz is a clear and central part of this network.”

Mireille van Poppel is Dutch, Professor of Sports Science and Vice Rector for Internationalisation and Gender Equality

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