Upcycling Convention 2025

REX – Material und Dinge / materiali e cose St.-Josef-Straße, Via S. Giuseppe 1, Brixen, Bressanone, Bolzano, Italy

Join us at this year's Upcycling Convention with Inspiring Talks, Workshops, Market, Music, and Food The Upcycling Convention (UpCon) is back for its fourth edition at REX - Material und Dinge in Bressanone, inviting the public to a day of talks, workshops, markets, music, and food. Running from 10 am to 10 pm. This unique […]

Digital and Sustainable Construction 2025

NOI Techpark, Sala seminario-Seminarraum 1 via Volta-Voltastrasse 13/A, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, Italy

Digitalisation and sustainability are the challenges for the construction industry in this decade. Disruptive technologies present opportunities and risks, for small and medium-sized enterprises, but also for established large corporations. This day will focus on innovation and exchange. Participants will learn about potentially disruptive technologies in the field of "Innovation & Sustainability in the Built […]

Futuring the rural

Online on Teams

Public lecture with Edgar Vladimirenko, practicing architect and urbanist in Lithuania and UNESCO Chair Fellow As tractors block capital boulevards and city ministries plan the countryside from afar, the line between rural and urban dissolves. If we were to acknowledge the "complete urbanisation of society", rural territories become part of the urban system with functional […]

Vom Klima der Erdzeit zum heutigen Klimawandel

GEOPARC Bletterbach Lerch 40, Aldein, Bozen, Italy

Action for Climate im GEOPARC Bletterbach zeigt, wie Sedimente und Fossilien vergangene Klimaschwankungen enthüllen und was der heutige Klimawandel für die Alpen bedeutet. Wir laden euch herzlich zur Exkursion Action For Climate zum Thema: Vom Klima der Erdzeit zum heutigen Klimawandel: Was verraten uns die Sedimente und Fossilien des Bletterbachs über frühere Klimaschwankungen – und was bedeutet […]

Food Waste and Food Poverty: Links and Challenges

UNIBZ - Room BZ E4.22 Universitätsplatz 1 - Piazza dell'Università, 1, Bolzano, Bozen, South Tyrol, Italy

Fighting waste, fighting hunger - one solution for two challenges The event aims to explore the connections between strategies to reduce food waste and those addressing food poverty, with the goal of identifying integrated solutions that can tackle both issues. Targeted at cooperative governance bodies, local policymakers, and non-profit organizations, the event seeks to foster […]

Typology Approaches in Historical Building Renovation Webinar

online

From Case-by-Case to Scalable Solutions: Typology Approaches in Historical Building Renovation The webinar will highlight challenges and opportunities in making building renovation scalable and replicable. It will also showcase how cultural heritage values are integrated into technical solutions for sustainable transformation. This webinar is a side event to the European Week of Regions and Cities. […]

Overtourism in Barcelona: empirical evidence

NOI Techpark Brunico-Bruneck - Room BK B1 3.24 & Online Europastraße 9 - via Europa, 9, Bruneck-Brunico, South Tyrol, Italy

Research seminar of the Cluster Tourism, Marketing and Regional Development Speaker: Prof. Philipp Wassler - University of Bergamo Overtourism has reemerged as a pressing issue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, fuelling widespread public protests. Despite its growing relevance, the concept remains ambiguously defined in academic discussions. This study seeks to clarify the notion […]

STARS Alliance Course “Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions” – Introductory Session

UNIBZ- BZ E 4.11 Piazza Università, Universitàtplatz 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, Italy

Session Lectures: Prof. Elisabeth Gsottbauer (Unibz CCEES President): Introduction to Sustainability: People, Planet and Profit Prof. Camilla Wellstein (Unibz, STARS Alliance coordination): Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research Course OverviewThe interdisciplinary course “Nachhaltigkeit: Herausforderungen und Lösungen / Sostenibilità: sfide e soluzioni / Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions”, part of the Studium Generale program at the Free University […]

Efficient rolling bearings: current challenges, analysis methods, and use-cases from the industry

UNIBZ- NOI Techpark BZ; B1.0.14 (aula magna) Via Volta, Volta-Straße 13/A, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, Italy

From CFD to design: discover how Schaeffler reduces rolling-bearing losses with smart analysis and lubricant modeling for efficient, sustainable products. Rolling bearings are machine elements that are used in a high number of industrial applications, enabling low-friction support for rotating components. Particularly due to the electrification of the automotive industry, requirements for further reduction of […]

Dies academicus unibz 2025

UNIBZ - Room BZ D0.01 Piazza Università, Universitätplatz 1, Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, Italy

The Free University of Bolzano celebrates its ‘Academy Day’ with a special guest: Nobel Prize winner in Economics 2003 Robert F. Engle Here is a brief summary of this year's programme: Welcome address President Prof. Ulrike Tappeiner Rector Prof. Alex Weissensteiner Keynote speech ‘Can we stop climate change?’ Speaker: Prof. Robert F. Engle, 2003 Nobel […]

STARS Course “Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions” – Tra numeri e parole: misurare e comunicare la sostenibilità aziendale; Come sfruttare la normativa EU per migliorare il design di prodotto

UNIBZ -Room BZ E4.23 Piazza Università, Universitätsplatz 1, Bolzano - Bozen, South Tyrol

Session Lectures: Prof. Nicola Dalla Via (Unibz): Tra numeri e parole: misurare e comunicare la sostenibilità aziendale Dr Davide Don (Fraunhofer Italia): Come sfruttare la normativa EU per migliorare il design di prodotto Course Overview The interdisciplinary course “Nachhaltigkeit: Herausforderungen und Lösungen / Sostenibilità: sfide e soluzioni / Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions”, part of the […]