25^th November 2025
4pm CET
Info-Webinar
Studying GIS online with UNIGIS Salzburg
  English-language programs  

10^th February 2026

Application deadline for the
UNIGIS professional & Master English-language programs
(Start 1^st March 2026)

8^th-9^th July 2026

AGIT Conference for Geoinformatics
 
Call for Submissions is open!

As in previous years around this time, the program directors of the UNIGIS Partner Sites gathered for the annual UNIGIS International Business Meeting.

This year, on 24^th - 25^th October, our partners from the Information Management School at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, who successfully coordinate the UNIGIS program in Portuguese, hosted the event. The meeting provided an excellent opportunity to discuss GI market needs, their impact on curriculum development, and to share insights into distance learning didactics within the field of geospatial technology education.

We greatly appreciated the warm welcome from our Portuguese colleagues and are already looking forward to meeting again at next year’s UNIGIS International Business Meeting, to be held in October 2026 at the University of Girona, Spain. !Muito obrigado!!

 

Christian Stefan has written an exciting Master Thesis on road safety, and his post is published on the UNIGIS Blog website.

It is about rethinking roadside safety: Run-off-road crashes are among the most dangerous accidents on Austrian roads, with injury risks up to seven times higher than in other crash types. These crashes usually happen when drivers lose control and collide with obstacles such as trees, signposts, or gantries.

This work presents a new approach to pinpoint hazardous roadside sections and strengthens road safety strategies.

English Tuesday, 25^th November 2025, 4:00pm (Vienna Time)

Are you considering if enrolling in the UNIGIS program could enhance your career prospects? Curious about the UNIGIS Master of Science and UNIGIS Professional distance learning programs? Join us for a complimentary Info-Webinar where we will introduce the English distance learning offerings. Dr. Karl Atzmanstorfer, our study director, and tutor Judith Grubinger will discuss the program content, structure, elective options, associated costs, and networking opportunities. Following the presentation, they will be available to address any queries you may have.

> Register now and boost your career with GIS!

Or book a personal meeting with us to get answers to your specific questions and find out whether all your expectations can be met with the UNIGIS online study programs.

> Book a meeting!

At the beginning of October, Frankfurt was hosting the geospatial community at this year’s Intergeo. Over 18,500 visitors from more than 100 countries, 530 exhibitors, and more than 1,200 participants at the Intergeo Conference demonstrated that our industry is growing together and actively shaping the future.

UNIGIS participated with a booth at the Campus Geoinnovation area. Eva and Regina from the UNIGIS Team were busy answering questions from people all over the world about the UNIGIS study programs. Current students stopped by to say hello and talk about their study progress, report about learning experiences and ask questions. It was also a pleasure to meet many alumni and hear about the positive development of their careers.

We are looking forward to the next edition, which will take place in Munich from 15^th-17^th September 2026. We would be happy seeing you there!

 

Our schedule for the optional modules 2026 is online - check out our new and updated courses! The optional modules of UNIGIS Salzburg offer an excellent opportunity to explore cutting-edge topics in Geospatial Science. As a current or former UNIGIS Salzburg student, you can take advantage of this offer.

For more information about the modules and the 2026 start dates, please have a look at  

> UNIGIS optional modules website!

 

We are very pleased to introduce Vanessa Streifeneder, who is joining the UNIGIS team as the new lecturer for the Spatial Analysis module in our UNIGIS MSc and UNIGIS Professional programs!

Vanessa holds Master’s degrees in Applied Geoinformatics as well as Urban Geography and is currently a Research Assistant at the Risk, Hazard and Climate Laboratory of the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, University of Salzburg.

Vanessa succeeds Florian Albrecht, who has accompanied our students as the lecturer of this exciting module for several years. Many thanks, Florian — and welcome aboard, Vanessa!

 

Congratulations from the UNIGIS team go to:
Bo Vandersteene, Zuzanna Barbara Zajac, Rahimeh Gharibpour Poshtiri, Prabesh Khatiwada, Deena Rajopadhyaya and Maximilian Prutsch.

"I would like to say once again that participating in the UNIGIS Programme has been an extremely useful and exciting experience 😊 I have learned a lot, thank you very much for everything! I hope that, with all the knowledge acquired during the programme, I will be able to do a good job 😉. I would also like to continue by taking some additional modules (e.g., advanced Remote Sensing)."

"I’m deeply grateful for everything, and I hope to stay connected with the UNIGIS community in the future."

“Thank you for your great support! I'm looking forward to receiving the certificate😊“