Future visions and innovative ideas: Graz celebrates the Future Day!

Future visions and innovative ideas: Graz celebrates the Future Day!

On May 23, 2025, the first Future Day took place at the FH Joanneum in Graz, an event that offered young people the opportunity to sniff university air, to find out more about current research topics and to develop visions for the future. As part of the event, numerous workshops and hands -on stations on various topics were offered. A special attraction was the presentation of the electrobolid JR25 by the Institute for Vehicle Technology / Automotive Engineering as well as innovative work assistance systems such as exoskeletons presented by the Institute Industrial Management. In addition, a resuscitation app was presented by the EHEALTH Institute and a traffic test was presented by the Energy, Transport and Environmental Management Institute. These initiatives illustrate the wide range of innovative projects at the university, which are intended to rely on advanced technologies and use society. 5min.at reports that focused on the event.

A highlight of the day was the AI ​​photo competition that was under the motto "How do you imagine the world in 100 years?" took place. 14 schools took part and the quality of the submissions was classified as particularly high. The winners of the competition are:

• 1. Place: HAK Deutschlandsberg-"City on the Moon" (Lisa Marie-Dam, Michael Trampusch)
• 2. Space: HLW Weiz - "Botanik 4.0" (Hannah Lehmbacher, Emma Pock)
• 3. Space: HTBLA Leonding - "How did it come this far?" (Manuel Freihaut)

Recognition prices were also awarded at several schools, including HAK/HAS Innsbruck, HAK Völkermarkt, BG/BRG Pestalozzi and Bhak Mürzzuschlag.

Future Award for outstanding VWA-DA Work

The winners of the AVL-Future Award are:

• Alina Nessel (HTL Mössingerstraße Klagenfurt) - “LivesaferoView: Ai Supported Emergency Services Coordination”
• Paul Mayr (Adalbert Stifter Gymnasium Linz) - “Comparison of different options for plant cultivation in hydroponic systems”
• Nicole Nitzinger (Bundesrealgymnasium Zell am See)-“Influence of new anti-aging active ingredients on the thread worm”

The Future Award is funded by the Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) and shows the commitment to support future -oriented projects and ideas.

artificial intelligence and big data in focus

An important aspect of the event was the discussion about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data in today's society. The Fit4BA research center was founded at the FH JOANNEUM to support small and medium -sized companies (SMEs) in using Big Data and AI. The aim is to make these companies fit for the challenges of the digital future. As fh-joanneum.at, can achieve competitive advantages and a higher efficiency through the targeted analysis.

artificial intelligence has become very important in recent years, which makes it versatile applications in various areas such as healthcare and production. digitales-institut.de declared that AI is able to identify complex patterns and to automate tasks, which can lead to a significant increase in productivity. Nevertheless, there are also challenges such as ethical questions and technical hurdles that need to be mastered.

The successful implementation of the future day and the various projects presented mark an important step into the future of education and technology in Austria. As a result, the potential that is in the combination of AI and big data is further reinforced.