International Outreach
Collaboration and exchange is in our DNA. We are deeply connected to the international community in academia and industry, and host a multitude of guest professors from all over the world each year.

Picture: Vladislav Kaplin
Facts
- We attract world-renowned experts as guest professors and visiting researchers each year.
- We have close ties to hundreds of universities, academic institutions, and industry partners all over the world.
- We teach five out of eight of our master programs completely in English.
People
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Guest Professors: Each year, we’re able to attract renowned experts in their fields to teach in our master programs and doctoral school. In addition, our guest professors hold public lectures open to everyone.
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Kurt Gödel Visiting Professorship: To further our international outreach, we appoint internationally highly renowned scientists to serve as Kurt Gödel Visiting Professors.
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Vienna Gödel Lectures: Since 2013, we invite outstanding scientists to give the annual Vienna Gödel Lecture, a series dedicated to a broad public and societally important topics.
Connections
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Double Degree Programs: Through collaboration in teaching, we offer students to expand their horizons, spend time abroad, and earn two diplomas in one of our international master programs.
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Bachelor with Honors Partnerships: We introduce our honor students to the international scientific community and industry. To achieve this, we are constantly expanding our network of partners.
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International Advisory Board: Formed in 2016, our International Advisory Board (IAB) reviews performance and offers guidance to influence and shape the strategy of TU Wien Informatics.
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Memberships and Networks: Over the years, we have grown a large international network of partners in research and teaching. We’re also active members of national and international informatics associations such as Informatics Europe.
Guests
International academic exchange is in our DNA. In addition to our guest professors and the world-renowned guest speakers of our Vienna Gödel Lectures, we each year host a multitude of visiting researchers, lecturers, and other guests from all over the world:
2023
Shriarul Gobichettipatayam, Thailand / Syed Yaqub Shah, Pakistan / Attila Fazekas, Hungary / Raquel Panadero, Spain
2022
Rui Hu, China / Zhicheng Hi, China / Alexander Hick, Germany / Alexander Sing, Austria / Lukas Kampel, Austria / Yann Bover, Spain / Petia Radeva, Spain / Petra Svobodová, Czech Republic / Thomas Münzer, Switzerland
2021
Johanna Barzen, Germany / Hans van Ditmarsch, Netherlands / Felix Kroiß, Austria / Shervin Naderi, Austria / Moshe Y. Vardi, USA
2020
Katharina Orovits, Austria / Henrique Filipe Rosa Samora de Melo Leote, Portugal / Bartek Przybylski, Poland / Bartek Przybylski, Poland
2019
Andreea Ioana Staicu, Romania / Stefan Munteanu, Romania / Andrei Stanescu, Romania / Silviu Constantin Tiulescu, Romania / Benedikt Vallant, Austria / Denisa Safta, Romania / Christiana Sandru, Romania / Felix Kroiß, Austria / Martti Forsell, Finland / Oren Etzioni, USA / Josef Justa, Czech Republic / Jordi Aparicio, Spain / Julen Mantecon, Spain / Moriz Brandweiner, Austria / Nikita Koval, Austria
2018
Sergi Sanchez Deutsch, Spain / Viktor Vad, Hungary / Stefan Bruckner, Norway / Kai Lawoon, Germany / Marian Olteanu, Romania / Helwig Hauser, Norway / Cagatay Turkay, UK / Alexander Keller, Germany / Simone-Daniel Cruceru, Romania / Sarkis Halladijan, France / Peter Dinesh, Dr., India / Arthur Olson, USA / Miriah Meyer, USA / Ladsilav Cmolic, Czech Republic / Gael McGill, USA / Maximilian Nowak, Austria / Manuel Aira Vazquez, Spain / Michael Gleicher, USA / Manuel Blum, USA / Adrian Laureiro Beiroa, Spain / Karsten Schatz, Germany / Eduard Pallas, Spain / Erik Gallego, Spain / Barbora Kozlikova, Slovakia / Alexandra Diehl, Germany / Patric Ljung, Sweden / Lars Olav Tolo, Norway
2017
Henry Fuchs, Hungary / Lorenzo Gennari, Romania / Nikolaus Dworzak, Austria / Rodrigo Rene Cura, Argentina / Claudio Delrieux, Argentina / Ricardo Baeza-Yates, USA / Kwan-Liu Ma, USA / Alexandra Diehl, Germany / Mateu Sbert, Spain / Ivan Carrascal, Spain / Barbora Kozlikova, Czech Republic / Michael Krone, Germany / Daniel Sykora, Czech Republic
2016
Ladislav Cmolik, Czech Republic / Anders Ynnermann, Sweden / Arthur Olson, USA / Kwan-Liu Ma, USA / Marc Streit, Austria / Paul Herghelegiu, Romania / Stefan Bruckner, Norway / Marcel Breeuwer, Netherlands / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Sergej Stoppel, Norway / Jeannette Wing, USA / Gergely Ferenc Racz, Hungary / Bernhard Preim, Germany / Leandro Pelorosso, Argentina / Renata Raidou, Netherlands / Jiri Chmelik, Czech Republic / Michael Krone, Germany / Patrik Polatsek, Slovakia
2015
Jan Palecek, Czech Republic / Maria Lujan Ganuza, Argentina / Stefan Bruckner, Norway / Timo Ropinski, Germany / Paul Herghelegiu, Romania / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Alexandra Diehl, Argentina / Francois Faure, France / Peter Norvig, USA
2014
Javier Tovar, Spain / Shaojin Hu, China / Barbora Kozlikova, Czech Republic / Douglas Cedrim, Brazil / Bernhard Kainz, UK / Ladislav Cmolik, Czech Republic / Karol Myszkowski, Germany / Dragoslav Ljubic, Austria / Stéphane Calderon, France / Luca Di Gaspero, Italy / Bart Postma, Netherlands / Anna Vilanova, Netherlands / Nigel John, UK / Ladislav Cmolik, Czech Republic / Daniel Meister, Czech Republic / Balazs Csbefalvi, Hungary / Paul Herghelegiu, Romania / Erik Demaine, USA / Francois Faure, France / Holger Theisel, Germany / Cagatay Turkay, Turkey / Brian Barsky, USA / Andrea Brambilla, Norway / Nicholas Waldin, Switzerland / Viktor Vad, Finland / Elham Mousavian, Iran / Asmund Birkeland, Norway
2013
Alina Fernandez Arias, Cuba / Stefan Bruckner, Norway / Jiri Sochor, Czech Republic / Barbora Kozlikova, Czech Republic / Mike Gleicher, USA / Alexandra Diehl, Argentina / Susanne Suter, Switzerland / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Francois Faure, France / Paul Herghelegiu, Romania / Donald E. Knuth, USA / Jan Koenderink, Belgium / Alexandra LaCruz, Venezuela / Jarosz Wojciech, Switzerland
2012
Joaquim Jorge, Portugal / Luca DiGaspero, Italy / Johannes Kopf, Germany / Marek Linder, Slovakia / Brian Barsky, USA / Bardia Sadri, Canada / Ivan Viola, Norway / Peter Wonka, Saudi Arabia / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Michael Wand, Germany / Simona Caraiman, Romania / Paul Herghelegiu, Romania / Alexandra Diehl, Argentina / Jaoquim Jorge, Portugal / Anca Morar, Romania / Ladislav Cmolik, Czech Republic
2011
Alexandra Diehl, Argentina / Luca Di Gaspero, Italy / Niklas Röber, Germany / Hans Christian Hege, Germany / Adam Kucera, Czech Republic / Alexandra Diehl, Argentina / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Jacco Bikker, Netherlands / Olaf Maurer, Germany / Ashwin Arulselvan, Germany / Luca Di Gaspero, Italy / Eduardo Alvarez-Miranda, Italy / Olaf Maurer, Germany / Ashwin Arulselvan, Germany / Andreas Bley, Germany / Werner Axel, Germany
2010
Robert Herzog, Germany / Michael Guthe, Germany / Jens Gottlieb, Germany / Moritz Gerl, Netherlands / Roy Van Pelt, Netherlands / Ivan Viola, Norway / Anton Kaplanyan, Germany / Francois Faure, France / Bernhard Preim, Germany / Petr Sikachev, Russian Federation
2009
Ondrej Hirjak, Slovakia / Torsten Möller, Canada / Marc Stamminger, Germany / Peter Kohlmann, Germany / Jean-Paul Balabanian, Norway / Carsten Dachsbacher, Germany / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Ralph Brecheisen, Netherlands / Roy Van Pelt, Netherlands / Maurice Termeer, Netherlands / Ivan Viola, Norway / Moritz Gerl, Netherlands / Silvia Castro, Argentina / Oliver Bimber, Germany / Timo Ropinski, Germany / Jan Meseth, Germany / Holly Rushmeier, USA / Oliver Deussen, Germany / Elmar Eisemann, Germany / Roy van Pelt, Netherlands / Ivan Viola, Norway / Marcel Breeuwer, Netherlands / Stefan Zachow, Germany
2008
Jan Hovora, Czech Republic / Ronny Peikert, Switzerland / Helwig Hauser, Norway / Jean-Paul Balabanian, Norway / Wolfgang Hamann, Canada / Peter Wonka, USA / Torsten Möller, Canada / Ralph Brecheisen, Netherlands / Francois Faure, France / David Ebert, USA / Daniel Patel, Norway / Charl P. Botha, Netherlands
2007
Hendrik Lensch, Germany / Ivan Viola, Norway / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Torsten Möller, Canada / Mario Costa Sousa, Canada / Yun Jang, Switzerland / Jean-Paul Balabanian, Norway / Laszlo Szirmay Kalos, Hungary / Francois Faure, France / David Williams, UK / Marco Tarini, Italy / Robert S. Laramee, UK / Ernesto Coto, Venezuela / Jean Pierre Charalambos, Spain / Torsten Möller, Canada
2006
Philip Willis, UK / Klaus Müller, USA / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Leif Kobbelt, Germany / Francois Faure, France / Ropinski Timo, Germany / Laszlo Szirmay-Kalos, Hungary / Robert Kosara, USA
2005
Daniel Wagner, Austria / Laszlo Neumann, Spain / David Luebke, USA / Balazs Csebfalvi, Hungary / Chuck Hansen, USA / Reinhard Klein, Germany / Francois Faure, France / David Laidlaw, USA / Timo Aila, Finland / Radek Oslejsek, Czech Republic / María Belén Melián Batista, Spain / Ernesto Coto, Venezuela / Matthias Teschner, Germany / Zsolt Toth, Slovakia
Before 2005
Laszlo, Dr. Neumann, Spain / Marc, Dr. Uetz, Netherlands / Balazs, Dr. Csebfalvi, Hungary / Francois, Dr. Faure, France