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Vienna’s New “Summer of Ideas”: The Institute for the Sciences of Humanity Launches the “Month of Ideas” and Calls for Action
In times of international crises, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, and political polarization, Vienna is seeking answers to the pressing questions of our time. In September 2026, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) will transform the Austrian capital into a hub of intellectual debate for the first time: With the newly launched “Month of Ideas” and the subsequent Vienna Humanities Festival, the IWM, together with internationally renowned guests, invites participants to overcome feelings of powerlessness and develop new perspectives for the future.
September 2, 2026
Attacks in the Information Domain: How Austria Plans to Strengthen Its Democratic Resilience
Disinformation, deliberate polarization, and hybrid warfare threaten liberal democracy in Europe. With support from the ERSTE Foundation, the INVED platform (Institute for the Defense of European Democracies) is launching a nationwide project to raise awareness and sustainably strengthen society’s resilience.
July 22, 2026
Vienna's Jewish Square and Europe
The US historian Timothy Snyder will give a lecture on the topic "Judenplatz 1010 - A speech to Europe 2019". The place and time chosen for the lecture are no coincidence: European history is presented at Vienna’s Judenplatz like in no other place.
April 18, 2019
Generation Next - Europe's Futures Conference
The conference is the first event of the Future of Europe Task Force meetings, which are to be held in Austria and Romania during their respective Presidency in the Council of the EU. The gathering seeks solutions and encourages action to face the upcoming challenges both to the European Union and to the regions of Central and South East Europe.
September 14, 2018
Erste Group: Core Shareholder Endangered to Reduce Stake
Erste Group´s main stockholder, the Erste Stiftung, needs 2012 dividend to avoid stake sale.
December 28, 2011
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