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From 1 December, 2025, to 20 January, 2026, the first stage of the PORT call 2025 for proposals was open; 57 submissions were received. Thirty-three project teams were invited to the second stage. By May 12, 2026, 30 full proposals had been submitted. The PORT Advisory Board 2025 reviewed the projects proposals based on programme-specific criteria.

The following experts were members of the advisory board for the PORT call 2025: Ella Raidel, Fahim Mohammadi, Kai Lehikoinen, Kathrina Dankl and Markus Krajewski. On the basis of an individual peer review by the PORT Advisory Board, the advisory board collectively developed a list of recommendations for the final decision of the Rectorate.

Anab Jain – designer, filmmaker, futurist and educator – has been awarded the Design Innovation Medal at the London Design Festival. Jain leads the Design Investigations Studio at the Angewandte.

Die Initiative Wissenschaftsbotschafter*innen lädt engagierte Forschende ein, ehrenamtlich an Schulen, in Kindergärten und Bibliotheken aktiv zu werden. 

Katarína Čechová, Tereza Sejková und Fricka Lindemann, Alumnae der Abteilung Social Design an der Angewandten, realisierten im Rahmen des Projekts Luník CoLab eine fünftätige Summer School im Community Center in Košice.

Başak Şenova, currently a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Angewandte, took up the post of Chief Curator at KunstHausWien in August 2026.

This versatile curator brings with her many years of international, research-based practice addressing social and ecological issues. Her numerous international projects include, amongst others, curating the pavilions of Turkey (2009) and North Macedonia (2015) at the Venice Biennale, as well as numerous exhibitions, biennales, research initiatives and long-term institutional (research) projects.

The Zink Art Association, founded by students from the Painting Department, has been invited by the University of Applied Arts to explore the theme of art fairs with an exhibition at the Otto Wagner Areal: The Zink Art Award opens on 9 September 2026 at Parallel Vienna.

Ein hybrides Habitat aus Pflanzen, Sensorik, KI, Klang und Projektion: Stefan Kainbacher, Doktorand an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, präsentiert im Kunstraum Engländerbau in Vaduz seine Einzelausstellung TRIALOGUE: Holobiont Habitat – Chapter 1: Decode im Zuge seiner Doktorarbeit. Das raumübergreifende Setting kann bis zum 4. Oktober 2026 besichtigt werden.

Solmaz Farhang, Alumna of the Department of Art & Science at the University of Applied Arts, has been awarded the Styria Artist in Residency scholarship by land Steiermark and Forum Stadtpark Graz. The Residency will take place 1 August – 30 September 2026. 

In a world dominated by consumerism and capital, many residents of Matzleinsdorf have no time, money, or space left to meet up in their neighborhood, build connections there, or enjoy any consumption. This exacerbates social inequality and weakens community cohesion. Given that one in two people in Austria admits to financial worries, we need ideas that go beyond charity and make it possible for everyone to celebrate the everyday. Inspired by the emancipatory concepts of “Red Vienna” – such as the “Volksküche” [people’s kitchen] or the “Einküchenhaus” [one-kitchen house] – the project by students from the Department of Social Design, under the direction of Brigitte Felderer aims to address current problems with this project.