Events

The Center for Doctoral Studies welcomes all doctoral and PhD students to an open door event in the winter semester 2026/27.

Market in Place is a series of events organised by the alumni association that focuses on current developments in the art market and discusses them with experts.

Expert talk

This event is part of the inter-university event series #MeToo Art: Gender-Based Violence and Power Dynamics at Art Universities, a collaboration between the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Lecture

The panel discussion The Sum of the Individual Parts explores what makes an art centre internationally relevant. What are the individual elements that enable a local art scene to thrive, and under what conditions What are the individual elements that enable a local art scene to thrive, and under what conditions can the dynamics they generate locally gain international resonance?

Panel discussion

Online hate affects many people. Ingrid Brodnig has studied the entire field of digital violence in depth. In the digital space, people are made to feel insecure and can even be marginalized. Certain forms of digital violence affect women in particular. What can be done to combat digital violence, both on an individual and a collective level? Ingrid Brodnig offers clear suggestions and strategies for this. As for what needs to be done at the institutional level, that’s the focus of the #GegenHass online counseling center run by Zara and led by Fiorentina Azizi-Hacker. She advocates for victim-centered support in addressing experiences of online hate.

Talk

How do I formally submit my dissertation? What are the benefits of a voluntary plagiarism check before submission? What is a revocation application (Sperrantrag), and what role does it play if I am planning to publish my dissertation? How and when do I register for my thesis defense (Defensio) or Rigorosum?

Coffee Table Talk