16. Johannes Kepler University
• Altogether 15.000 students
• Founded 1964 with focus IT (3000 students) and Business (5000
students)
• ~ 30 full professors in IT (and related subjects)
• Bachelor, Master, PhD according to EU standards
• Some of our research institutes are world-renowned (e.g. RISC, US
NSF, already 1990: “there is no comparable institute in the US”)
• RISC … Research Institute for Symbolic Computation
17. Softwarepark Hagenberg
• Spin-off of the Johannes Kepler University in
a separated campus (20km off Linz)
• Software:
– Research
– and Academic Education,
– and Business
18. How come ?
Softwarepark:
Founded 1987 in the Castle of Hagenberg
19. - RISC was growing because of
and needed space.
- Request of the Governor of Upper
Austria 1987: build up economy in
rural area.
20. Castle of Hagenberg after Renovation 1989
Starting point of Softwarepark Hagenberg
25 co-workers
24. Research Institutes in the SWP
JKU RISC – Research Institute for Symbolic Computation
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Paule
JKU FAW – Institut for Applied Knowledge Processing
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner
JKU FLLL – Institute for Knowledge Based Mathematical Systems
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erich P. Klement
JKU Institute Business Informatics – Software Engineering
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gustav Pomberger
JKU Research Center GeoGebra
Univ. Prof. DI Mag. Dr. Markus Hohenwarter
JKU SCCH – Software Competence Center Hagenberg
Univ.Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter-Schewe
JKU Hagenberg High Performance Computing Center
Mag. Michael Krieger
Research Institute of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg
DI (FH) Thomas Kern
Josef Ressel Center Heureka!
Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Affenzeller
Research Studio Austria NiCE
Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Haller
JKU Christian Doppler Research Lab for Cloud Computing
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schewe
25. Academic Studies at the SWP
• JKU International PhD in
Information Technology (in English)
• JKU International Master’s
Informatics (in English)
• University of Applied Sciences
Hagenberg: Bachelor and Master
in Information Technology
26. Univ of Applied Science Hagenberg
First place in a recent ranking of all IT studies in Austria.
Place 4 in a ranking of all IT-studies in all German
speaking countries.
27. 60+ Companies in the Softwarepark
(30 start-ups)
• Aberger Software GmbH
• AMS Engineering GmbH
• APEX gaming technology GmbH
• Automobiltechnik Blau / MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems Ges.m.b.H"
• BECKHOFF Automation GmbH
• bluesource - mobile solutions gmbh
• Buchberger Thinking Technologies GmbH
• CDE Commuications Data Engineering GmbH
• Cloud Guard
• Count IT Group – WURM & Partner Unternehmensservice GmbH
• Diakoniewerk EDV-Werkstätte Hagenberg
• Mag. Heinrich Enengl
• ergonis software
• F-Line KG
• FAW Software Engineering GmbH
• FL3XX
• funkinternet.at GmbH
• Gleichmann Electronics Research (Austria) GmbH & Co KG
• Hagenberg Software GmbH
• DI (FH) Mario Holzer, Software Engineering
• ISIQIRI
• jotas Services GmbH
• Kreinecker Steuerberatung Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH
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28. 60+ Companies
• Mistelberger Strada OEG
• Ninepoint Systems GmbH
• NEXPERTS GmbH
• Nöbauer Unternehmensberatung
• Objectbay Software & Consulting GmbH
• Pentadoc GmbH
• P und P Sozialforschung
• Posimis Internet GmbH
• Pro-face Europe B.V.
• Raab Coaching – Strategie- & Vertriebsberatung
• RISC Software GmbH
• Rise 2 Reality Software
• RK robotic KG
• Ruhmer Förderberatung
• Scheimzuber Harald, CAD-Systeme
• Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Medetz
• SNS Saturn Networking Solutions Hager & Partner KEG
• Software Competence Center Hagenberg GmbH
• STIWA Holding GmbH
• Tiscover AG
• TISP Aufschließungs- und Betreibergesellschaft mbH
• ubitronix system solutions gmbh
• virtec informatik Ges.m.b.H
• Vorarlberger Verlagsanstalt GmbH
• Wesely - Visuelle Mediengestaltung
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29. International Master’s Program
Informatics Hagenberg
• Master’s Thesis in cooperation with Austrian
companies.
• All courses etc. in English.
• Special “Entrepreneurship Training”
• Numerous fellowships sponsored by companies
34. 2012 at Softwarepark:
- May: IT start-up / investors day
- June: StartEurope live
- Ocotber: 1st Internat. Meeting of
Softwareparks. Initialization of Global
Start-up Space.
48. Contact:
Professor Bruno Buchberger
Head and Founder of Softwarepark Hagenberg
Tel.: +43 (0) 664 4211646
buchberger@softwarepark-hagenberg.com
www.softwarepark-hagenberg.com
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57. • Austria is the 12th richest country in
the world, in terms of GDP (Gross
Domestic Product per capita).
• Capital Vienna ranked 2nd in a recent
world-wide ranking of cities, in a
combination of all aspects.
58. • Has a highly-developed eco-social market
economy.
• Highly developed industry: steel, special metals,
polymer, and thousands of high-tech small and
medium enterprises, high export rate.
• Unique geopolitical position in the center of
Europe.
