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June 25-30 | Meet UNIGIS at the Esri conferences

June 25-30 | Meet UNIGIS at the Esri conferences Meet UNIGIS at the biggest GIS event of the year, the Esri User Conference in San Diego. From June 25th until June 30th, you can find UNIGIS in the different exhibition areas during the Esri User Conference: June 25 and 26 at the Esri Education GIS Conference table #E202 June 27 at the Esri Academic GIS Program Fair table #A105 June 28, 29 and 30 at the Esri User Conference booth #2401 We look forward to an exciting event together with you! More information about the different UNIGIS programmes: www.unigis.net.

Welcome UNIGIS Turkey!

Welcome UNIGIS Turkey! Turkish language ‘lifelong learning’ students are now supported through a local UNIGIS Turkey contact point that is coordinated by Dr. Deniz Gerçek. Dr Gerçek received her PhD from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara and conducted part of her PhD studies at the University of Salzburg. Since 2010 she is affiliated with Kocaeli University in İzmit. Her research focus is on Remote Sensing and Object-Based Image Analysis connecting with other fields of GIScience including Spatial Statistics, and Application Development. The first cohort of Turkish students will be welcomed for the next student intake in autumn. …

50th workshop at UNIGIS Kraków, Poland

In the middle of June students of intake 2015 together with the organizers celebrated  the 50th workshop in the history of Postgraduate Studies in Geographic Information Systems UNIGIS at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. After regular classes on GPS data collection in laboratories and in the field, students and teachers gathered in the social room of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management JU. A speech of the programme director prof. Jacek Kozak opened the meeting, then students and teachers tasted cake and strawberries, that accompanied informal consultations.   With this significant anniversary we started next enrolment of candidates for the …

Meet UNIGIS at the Esri conferences

Meet UNIGIS at the biggest GIS event of the year, the Esri User Conference in San Diego. From June 25th until June 30th, you can find UNIGIS in the different exhibition areas during the Esri User Conference: June 25 and 26 at the Esri Education GIS Conference table #E202 June 27 at the Esri Academic GIS Program Fair table #A105 June 28, 29 and 30 at the Esri User Conference booth #2401 We look forward to an exciting event together with you! More information about the different UNIGIS programmes: www.unigis.net.

UNIGIS accredited by AQ Austria

Through systematic evaluation, feedback and international cooperation, UNIGIS Salzburg has always strived for top national and international quality standards in terms of content, structure and organisation of the two distance learning study programmes UNIGIS professional and UNIGIS MSc. National regulations in Austria, however, do not provide a legal framework for external evaluation of study programmes at federal universities by the official national accreditation agency AQ Austria. Therefore guidelines for a voluntary accreditation first had to be established. Today we can proudly state that UNIGIS is the first continuing education programme (‘Universitätslehrgang’) at a national university in Austria reviewed and successfully accredited …

Summer school opportunities 2016

Cabot Institute Summer School on risk and uncertainty in natural hazards 2016 11 – 17 July 2016 at University of Bristol, UK http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2016/cabot-summer-school-2016.html Smart Cities: Designing Places and U rban Mentalities – Vienna Summer School 2016 21 – 29 August 2016 at TU Wien, Austria http://summerschool2016-smartcity.tuwien.ac.at/ N.B. Upon the successful completion of summer schools, ECTS could be awarded towards the Elective subject, both for MSc and UNIGIS professional study programmes.

5-8 July GI_Forum 2016 | registration

GI_Forum 2016 open : spatial : interfaces July 5- 8, 2016 | Salzburg, Austria GI_Forum 2016 provides a platform for dialogue among geospatial minds in an ongoing effort to support the creation of an informed GeoInformation Society. Bearing in mind different perspectives from a variety of professions, presentations as well as workshops and exhibitions will concentrate on innovations in education, science and technologies. The spatial sciences today contribute significantly to a more just, ethical and sustainable society. Prominent keynote speakers will highlight new developments, offer insights into trends and visions, and at the same time be individually accessible for our …

5-6 July workshop | Geo-Entrepreneurship

Recommendation for UNIGIS students and alumni, AGIT/FOSSGIS 2016 participants! Special offer for this 1,5 days workshop around AGIT 2016 in Salzburg! Build your Geo-business idea and learn how to face certain issues on the way towards market readiness. The participants of this workshop will deal with these issues and experience important skills to bring their business into market. These skills are not only for young entrepreneurs, they are helpful for company projects as well. The workshop will take place during AGIT-week in Salzburg. Also consider visiting www.agit.at/startup Dr. Ian Heywood teaches at the Business School at university of Aberdeen with …

24 June | Celebrating 25 years of UNIGIS UK

Friday 24th June 2016, 1pm (for a 1.30pm start) – 5pm University of Salford, Digital Performance Lab, Salford Quays, M50 2HE Are you a GIS specialist? Are you interested in GIS? Want to learn more about developing a career in GIS? Join UNIGIS UK for an afternoon of activities to celebrate 25 years of online and distance learning in Geographical Information Systems. The occasion will include: a discussion panel with guest speakers from academia and industry, including Professor Bob Barr (OBE), Dr Richard Armitage (University of Salford), and Rob Sharpe (ESRI UK); a poster session showcasing the work of UNIGIS students and …

Summer school opportunities 2016

Cabot Institute Summer School on risk and uncertainty in natural hazards 2016 11 – 17 July 2016 at University of Bristol, UK http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2016/cabot-summer-school-2016.html Smart Cities: Designing Places and U rban Mentalities – Vienna Summer School 2016 21 – 29 August 2016 at TU Wien, Austria http://summerschool2016-smartcity.tuwien.ac.at/ N.B. Upon the successful completion of summer schools, ECTS could be awarded towards the Elective subject, both for MSc and UNIGIS professional study programmes.