290302 VU Urban Research to Practice: Science for Policy Hackathon (2026W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Do 10.09.2026 09:00 bis Do 24.09.2026 09:00
- Abmeldung bis Sa 31.10.2026 23:59
Details
max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Deutsch, Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
12.1-13.1, ganztägig 9:00-17:00, DOCK4Change
19.1, 13:15-16:30, Abschlussveranstaltung in der Aula am Campus
- Dienstag 06.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- N Dienstag 13.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 20.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 27.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 03.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 10.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 17.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 24.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 01.12. 13:15 - 16:30 Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 2.OG UZA II
- Dienstag 12.01. 09:00 - 17:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Mittwoch 13.01. 09:00 - 17:00 Ort in u:find Details
- Dienstag 19.01. 13:15 - 16:30 Ort in u:find Details
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
This course is based on continuous assessment. A prerequisite for positive completion is your full participation in at least 80% of all indicated dates. This means that you can only miss a max. of 2 lecture sessions between October and December. Furthermore, attendance in the first unit and full hackathon is mandatory.
Registered participants who are absent in the first unit will be de-registered.
The assessment depends on the following components, all of which must be assessed positively (min. 50%) in order to complete this course positively.
1. Problem statement of the sustainability challenge and its policy relevance (30%)
2. Active participation and contribution to session discussions throughout the course and hackathon (40%)
3. Final pitch and policy brief following the 2-day hackathon (30%)
The course will be held in English.Software to detect plagiarism (e.g. TurnitIn on Moodle) might be used when grading assignments.
The use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT is only permitted if teaching staff explicitly allows it or, in some instances (e.g. for particular tasks), expects it.
Registered participants who are absent in the first unit will be de-registered.
The assessment depends on the following components, all of which must be assessed positively (min. 50%) in order to complete this course positively.
1. Problem statement of the sustainability challenge and its policy relevance (30%)
2. Active participation and contribution to session discussions throughout the course and hackathon (40%)
3. Final pitch and policy brief following the 2-day hackathon (30%)
The course will be held in English.Software to detect plagiarism (e.g. TurnitIn on Moodle) might be used when grading assignments.
The use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT is only permitted if teaching staff explicitly allows it or, in some instances (e.g. for particular tasks), expects it.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
To successfully complete the course, students are expected to
· Carry out and submit all asynchronous assignments in preparation or follow-up of the sessions
· Actively contribute to session discussions, the hackathon and final pitch
· Deliver a problem statement about the challenge and its policy relevance (group work)
· Deliver a final policy brief and pitch explaining your solution to the respective sustainability challenge (group work)
· Carry out and submit all asynchronous assignments in preparation or follow-up of the sessions
· Actively contribute to session discussions, the hackathon and final pitch
· Deliver a problem statement about the challenge and its policy relevance (group work)
· Deliver a final policy brief and pitch explaining your solution to the respective sustainability challenge (group work)
Prüfungsstoff
More information will be communicated via Moodle after course registration.
Literatur
More information will be communicated via Moodle after course registration.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
(MA neu GGCST MA5) (MA neu GGCST 4.4) (SDS-DS) (MP4) (MR1a) (MR1b) (MA 21 MM) (MNB4)
Letzte Änderung: Do 01.10.2026 09:07
The course consists of two parts: weekly classes from October – December, and a two-day Hackathon (12 and 13 January 2027) followed by a science-based policy pitch (19 January 2027). During the weekly semester course, students will work in interdisciplinary teams to develop strategies to address one of the specified challenges in the context of Vienna. Developing an in-depth understanding of this challenge requires combining current academic research with information provided by the City of Vienna, relevant local, national and international strategies and policies, and comparing learnings from other international practices.
To achieve this, the weekly course will focus on building the transdisciplinary knowledge and skills required to analyse specific urban sustainability challenges in a science-practice-policy-arena. Furthermore, the course will support students in establishing contact with the relevant departments and experts from the City of Vienna.
During the hackathon, students will implement their skills and knowledge to develop innovative science-based policy briefs. Here, they will receive mentoring support by experts in research based policy-making, and experts from the City of Vienna. The developed policy briefs will be pitched to a jury.
The course is jointly conducted by the Urban Sustainability Living Lab, Univie:Innovation and the City of Vienna. You can find insights from the previous year here: https://urbanlab.univie.ac.at/en/urban-research-to-practice-science-for-policy-hackathon-2025/