News

07. October 2025

Günter Blöschl has been awarded the “Nobel Prize for Water”

Austrian flood researcher Günter Blöschl from Vienna University of Technology has received the Stockholm Water Prize 2025.

01. October 2025

Global Innovation Index 2025: Austria is one of the most innovative countries in the world

Austria has maintained its position amongst "innovation leaders", retaining a ranking in the top 25 countries and upholding its status as a powerful hub for innovation.

11. September 2025

Here’s to organic wine-growing in Austria!

A quarter of the area given over to growing wine is farmed organically – which means Austria leads the world.

01. September 2025

International Mobility Days 2025: 19-21 November 2025 in Vienna

Current trends, innovative projects and promising topics: this international conference is all about the “mobility of the future”.

20. August 2025

The world’s first hydrogen-based rail has been produced and installed

Environmentally friendly mobility; rails made from hydrogen-based materials and asphalt produced from biochar - both will help to reduce CO2 emissions.

06. August 2025

Rethinking mobility; how will we navigate the world in the future?

What does the mobility of the future look like? Two “BOLD Minds”, Yvonne Winter and Moritz Novak, have been rethinking mobility in urban spaces – and in space itself.

16. July 2025

Popcorn conquered Austria 70 years ago

Kelly's crisps and popcorn brought new variety to the snack shelf. This year, the Austrian company is celebrating a round birthday.

18. June 2025

Sustainability as a cornerstone of the society of the future

The theme of Expo 2025 is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”, and acting sustainably will be essential if our future is to be worth living. Austria has been showing how sustainability can be practised in the business world.