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The film PRODUKT: BUCH sheds light on the Austrian literary scene and shows how books are written, published, printed, and sold along the value chain. A film by Andor Sipos.

Who are we? was the guiding theme of the inauguration of Ulrike Kuch as the new Rector of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. This question of the Angewandte’s identity, responsibilities, profile, and future was explored from multiple perspectives in interviews with members of the university and people connected to it.

On 15 January 2025, Ulrike Kuch was officially inaugurated as the new Rector of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The guiding theme of the event was the question Who are we?. This question was explored through speeches, performances, and a film, followed by a lively celebration. 

At its meeting on 12 January 2026, the University Council of the University of Applied Arts elected the new team of Vice-Rectors.

The exhibition Fascination Paper at the Albertina Vienna is dedicated to the diversity of the medium of paper and traces its development from the 15th century to the present day. Through exceptional juxtapositions, works from the Graphic Collection, the Architecture Collection, and the Collection of Contemporary Art are brought into dialogue with contemporary works, opening up new perspectives on paper as a carrier of ideas, experimentation, and space.

Among the more recent contributions is Living Room (Closing) by Liddy Scheffknecht, a lecturer in the KKP department and an alumna of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. 

The media art collective Total View was awarded the Digital Literacy Special Prize for its project Sensing Sinicization as part of the Content Vienna 2025 competition.

Colonial Chic (1) Expansion of fashion. Monica Titton, sociologist, fashion theorist and senior scientist at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, in conversation on the Ö1 radio series betrifft: Geschichte (concerns: history).

Tulay Atak, Professor for Theory of Architecture at the Angewandte, spoke on the Ö1 programme Dimensionen about the future of windows in architecture.

Huda Takriti, die 2020 ihr Studium TransArts an der Angewandten abschloß, nahm den Kardinal König Kunstpreis am 27. November entgegen. 
Im Mittelpunkt der prämierten Arbeit On Another Note stehen die Hände von Takritis Mutter, die Fotos durchblättert und Textilarbeiten entfaltet – einige davon waren von der Großmutter bewusst unvollendet gelassen worden, damit die nachfolgenden Generationen sie nach ihrem Tod weiterführen konnten. Takriti nutzt diese Fotos und Textilien als Ausgangspunkt, um eine neue "potenzielle Geschichte" zu erzählen.

How can museums change society? What consequences can curatorial actions have? The /ecm study programme in exhibition theory and practice at the University of Applied Arts Vienna is a postgraduate, fee-based course that provides comprehensive knowledge and skills in the expanded field of museums and exhibitions.

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is delighted to announce the recent award won by Noor Stenfert Kroese, lecturer in the Art & Science department. Together with artist Amir Bastan, she was honoured with the City of Linz Art Funding Award 2025 in the category Design, New Media and Communication.