Information systems shape our daily lives. We work with notebooks, listen to music with MP3 devices and are linked worldwide via the Internet and mobile phone. When travelling, we are supported by navigation systems and in hospital, state of the art diagnostic equipment is used. Increasingly robots do complex tasks in industry and household.
Networked sensor-actuator systems are monitoring, controlling and regulating physical and chemical processes.

Information technology is concerned with the capturing, processing, transportation and storage of data and information by technological means. Data and information can take on various forms including voice, image, video or text.

To create information technological innovations, highly trained and creative engineers are urgently required.
They are developing new concepts and products and offer services making our life easier, more efficient and the world a bit smaller via modern information and communication technology.
Rapid change is typical in this area and current products are out of date quickly. Therefore, people who have enjoyed a broad and deep university education are demanded. They are able to think analytically and to understand complex relationships in order to create new knowledge and to persuade in leadership and management positions.

The study of Information Technology ("Informationstechnik") at the Alpen-Adria Uniersität Klagenfurt provides these knowledge and skills.

The three-year bachelor study deals with the subjects of electronics and circuits, signals and systems, measurement and control technology, computer and network technology and computer science and software development, based on mathematical and physical principles. Exercises in modern equipped laboratories and workshops underline the practical relevance. Additional courses to strengthen the soft and management skills are also provided.

The two-year master's program is built on the skills acquired with the bachelor's degree. It serves as scientific professional training and qualification for professional activities in the development and operation of modern information and communication technologies. Currently, seven areas of specialization in information and communications technology are available:

    * Applied Mechatronics
    * Mobile and Wireless Systems
    * Media Engineering
    * Pervasive Computing
    * Control and Measurement Systems
    * Embedded Communications and Signal Processing
    * Intelligent Transportation Systems

The students can further choose among three methodical tracks: research, entrepreneurship and industrial specialization. The courses of the master's program will be offered in English and the student population is international. The course concludes with the international degree Master of Science MSc (in German: Dipl.-Ing.).

The Doctoral program aims at improving the ability of doctoral students to conduct independent research work. As admission requirements, the candidate must have successfully completed an eligible Master or Diploma degree. The doctoral program consists of courses as well as a thesis to be defended in a "rigorous examination".