new media

Assistant Professor at the Department of New Media Technology, Dr. Marta Sabou leads a distinguished career in the male-dominated field of computer science. One of two Transylvanians in the New Media hallway, Marta has been at MODUL University Vienna since May 2010. Prior to enriching the international community of MU, she was a Research Fellow at the Knowledge Media Institute of the Open University, UK.

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Researchers and Software Developers: New Media and Interactive Web Technologies

The Climate Change Collaboratory (Triple-C) is a two-year research project funded within the Austrian Climate Research Program (ACRP). The introductory expert workshop and public symposium entitled “Climate Change Communication and Collaboration: Translating Awareness into Collective Action” took place on June 16th, 2010 at MODUL University Vienna. Photos of the event as well as the slides of the keynote speakers (see short biographies below) are now available for download:

• David D. Herring, Communications Program Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Climate Program Office
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• Prof. Dr. Helga Kromp-Kolb, Head of the Institute of Meteorology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences
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• Prof. DDr. Arno Scharl, Vice President and Head of Department, MODUL University Vienna, Department of New Media Technology
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• Dr. David Stainforth, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute
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• Moderator: Thomas E. Bowman, MA, President of the Bowman Design Group and Founder of the Climate Solutions Project
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Vienna, 06 May 2010 – As of now Fujitsu and MODUL University Vienna will be working alongside each other towards sustainability and effective environmental protection. The goal of this collaboration is to combine management and IT knowledge with research insights to incorporate Green IT into state-of-the-art university education. This information will not only be conveyed in the MBA in New Media Technology and Management program that is currently offered, but also in a forthcoming environmental Master of Science" (MSc) program already under accreditation.

MODUL University Vienna has just recently published five image videos about the University and the study programs offered. You can access MODUL's YouTube channel here.

For detailed information about MODUL University's study programs, please click here.

MODUL University Vienna has just recently launched three fanpages on the social networking platform Facebook. Besides a general representation of the University on Facebook, there is a page for the Bachelor of Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality Management and the Master of Business Administration in New Media Technology and Management programs.

The World Environment Day 2009 is an ideal opportunity to emphasize the importance of new forms of communication and collaboration for addressing global environmental problems. Acquiring, managing and applying knowledge are crucial steps in coordinating environmental action and ensuring that change is conceived and implemented on both regional and society-wide scales.

Publicly accessible Web applications such as the Media Watch on Climate Change, released by MODUL University Vienna's Department of New Media Technology in a significantly extended version earlier today, are an important tool to increase transparency, create shared meaning and support sustainable processes.

(Vienna, 4 November 2008). The latest analyses of the US Election 2008 Web Monitor shed light on fundamental differences in the online media coverage about the Democratic and Republican candidates. In the home stretch of the campaign, Barack Obama manages to defend his lead by capturing 42% of media attention (John McCain: 35%).

On September 30th, Steve Clemons visited MODUL University Vienna to give a captivating presentation on "Electing the American President: Do New Media, Blogs and the Net Make a Difference?".

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The US Election 2008 Web Monitor has been awarded the First Prize in the category 'Online Communities, Web 2.0 and Social Networks' of the Austrian National Award for Multimedia and e-Business. After tracking candidate performance during the primaries and continuously refining the analyses, the development team took this opportunity to re-launch the Web site at www.ecoresearch.net/election2008. The project now focuses on the presidential candidates and their running mates, supplements the analytical tools with semantic and geospatial interfaces, and includes two social media applications built upon the Facebook platform.