Vier gewinnt: WKO Steiermark verlieh an vier junge Wissenschaftler:innen Stipendien

Prämierte Nachwuchsforschung: WKO-Steiermark-Direktor Karl-Heinz Dernoscheg, Wirtschaftsinformatiker Jürgen Fleiss, Klima-Ökonom Karl Steininger, Stipendiatin Kathrin Winkler, Stipendiatin Laura Wallenko, Stipendiat Jan Amthauer, Uni-Graz-Vizerektor Joachim Reidl. Julian Resmann war bei der Verleihung verhindert. Foto: Fischer

Bereits seit zehn Jahren vergibt die WKO Steiermark Forschungsstipendien für Studierende an steirischen Universitäten. Vier Auszeichnungen gingen heuer an Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen der Universität Graz.

Aus knapp hundert Einreichungen hat eine Fachjury 22 Preisträger:innen, die jeweils 2.100 Euro als Stipendium erhalten, ausgewählt. Überreicht wurden sie am 11. Juli 2023 im Rahmen eines Festakts im Europasaal der Wirtschaftskammer.

Über vier prämierte Nachwuchsforscher:innen freut sich die Universität Graz:

Kathrin Winkler (Master Environmental Systems Sciences / Sustainability and Innovation Management)
Laura Wallenko (Master Umweltsystemwissenschaften VWL)
Julian Resmann (Joint International Master‘s Programme in Sustainable Development)
Jan Amthauer (Master Betriebswirtschaftslehre)

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