https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria has a lot to offer when it comes to higher academic education. Here are the six highest-ranked universities in the country. https://www.thelocal.at/20241017/revealed-what-are-the-top-universities-in-austria Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:04:13 +0200 revealed-what-are-the-top-universities-in-austria At first sight, enthusiastic Border Collies Miley and Tiara may not appear to be providing insights into the deeper workings of the canine mind. https://www.thelocal.at/20180330/touch-screen-games-could-keep-old-dogs-mentally-active Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:53:19 +0200 touch-screen-games-could-keep-old-dogs-mentally-active Austria's universities have failed once again to make it into a ranking of the 100 most prestigious higher education institutions worldwide. https://www.thelocal.at/20150312/austria-misses-out-in-university-rankings Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:31:38 +0100 austria-misses-out-in-university-rankings Vienna University Students' Union has announced that it will start holding a regular protest rally against the weekly ‘Burschibummel’ - a ritual in which right-wing student fraternity members meet up in front of the university dressed in their traditional outfits. https://www.thelocal.at/20141119/students-union-to-protest-against-fraternities Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:16:00 +0100 students-union-to-protest-against-fraternities An attempt by the University of Vienna to promote its viability as part of the Erasmus student exchange program, and to highlight its diversity backfired when one of the students depicted in a promotional image revealed he is a native born Austrian. https://www.thelocal.at/20141014/university-diversity-image-backfires Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:40:00 +0200 university-diversity-image-backfires Times Higher Education (THE) magazine has published its 2014-15 World University Rankings - the 11th annual edition of the globally trusted rankings, with one Austrian university only just managing to stay in the top 200. https://www.thelocal.at/20141001/vienna-university-falls-in-world-rankings Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:10:00 +0200 vienna-university-falls-in-world-rankings Students in Austria sitting down to take a university entrance exam thought they had been given a lucky break when they found the exam papers had already been completed, with all the answers filled in correctly. https://www.thelocal.at/20140905/austrian-students-given-exam-with-answers-filled-in Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:36:32 +0200 austrian-students-given-exam-with-answers-filled-in The ranking of Austrian universities decreased slightly compared to last year's list published by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. https://www.thelocal.at/20140818/austrian-universities-slip-in-shanghai-rankings Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:28:31 +0200 austrian-universities-slip-in-shanghai-rankings