AI Force:Stage Graz

On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the AI Force:Stage Graz will provide insights into the latest developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence and its limitations. This partner stage is organised by Graz University of Technology in cooperation between the Department of Teaching and Learning Technologies and the Digital University Hub.

The on-site stage in Graz is organised by Graz University of Technology, the Department of Teaching and Learning Technologies, and the Digital University Hub.

Key Information: The programme begins on 23 June 2026 at 9.30 a.m. and ends at approximately 5.20 p.m. Refreshments and snacks will be provided throughout the day for informal networking; for this, the stage in Graz would like to thank the Austrian Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research.

Location: Ground floor of the building at Stremayrgasse 30, 8010 Graz, Austria

How to get there:
From Graz railway station or the transport hub Jakominiplatz, please take tram line 6 towards “St. Peter Schulzentrum” and alight at the “Neue Technik” stop. From there, it is approximately a 5-minute walk to the partner stage on the ground floor of the building at Stremayrgasse 30, 8010 Graz.

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Stage programme

Keynotes

Horst Bischof
Rector of Graz University of Technology

Birgit Phillips
Head of the Department of Learning, Innovation and Technology at FH JOANNEUM

Interactive programme

Core Theme: Insights into the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for higher education.
In light of the advances and impacts of AI technologies across various areas of life – particularly within higher education – the need, or in line with the conference motto “the pressure”, to actively help shape the educational landscape of tomorrow is immediate.

Through the exchange of ideas, experiences, practical reports and initial evidence, we aim to foster a better understanding of AI use in higher education and to highlight its future potential. This partner stage is dedicated to these urgent and highly topical questions and invites joint discussion.

In addition to the main programme, visitors can look forward to workshops, meet-ups, stands, networking opportunities and much more at the U:FF partner stage AI Force:Stage Graz.

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“transitional Roads” is a combination of two independent games. Both are deeply rooted in the experience of discovering one’s gender identity and the pressure associated with this process. The work explores breaking conventions, the simultaneity of trauma and escapism, freedom of choice and powerlessness, endings and new beginnings.

Stage programme

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Special Clusters

You can identify our special clusters by the emojis in the programme overview:

🚨Fringe: Unexpected connections, counterintuitive theses or radical experiments with format
🔄Fail & Learn: Failed projects from which do’s and don’ts can be derived
🌍Global Perspectives: Ideas, perspectives and insights from abroad that are valuable for the DACH region
📚Student Voices: Contributions from students
🌱Environmental Sustainability: Contributions with an environmental focus. Criterion: Contributions must place a particular emphasis on the topic of sustainability

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