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17.12.2024
 

On December 7, 2024, Professor Wendehorst was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.

16.12.2024
 

The EU's digital legislation and the existing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) encounter certain conflicts when it comes to regulating AI...

11.12.2024
 

Following the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law’s addition to the BBMRI.at Consortium in 2023, our UNIVIE Team has had the...

08.12.2024
 

As UNIVIE’s journey with the European Union’s Horizon 2020 ODYSSEUS Project comes to an end in November 2024, we reflect on its impactful legacy. This...

29.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst gave a lecture on ‘The regulation of artificial intelligence’ as an introduction to the award ceremony of the Heinrich Klang...

28.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst participated as an observer for the European Law Institute (ELI) at the 67th session of UNCITRAL's Working Group on Electronic...

27.11.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst gave a lecture on ‘Liability for artificial intelligence’ for the NÖ Jurist Society on 13 November 2024. Her presentation...

26.11.2024
 

On November 8, 2024 Christiane Wendehorst spoke on the topic “Crypto Assets in Private International Law.” at the 10th International Economic Law Day,...

19.11.2024
 

Iris Eisenberger will give a lecture on "Avatars, Drones & Data Infrastructure: Border Control under the European AI Act" at Stanford University on 19...

15.11.2024
 

At the webinar organized by the European Law Academy (ERA) on “Data Sharing: Preparing for Compliance with the EU Data Act” on November 14, 2024,...

13.11.2024
 

On November 11, 2024, Christiane Wendehorst delivered a keynote at the GSV Forum titled “Data from Cars – Who Decides What Happens to It?” about this...

07.11.2024
 

On November 6, 2024, Christiane Wendehorst delivered a lecture on Artificial Intelligence and Liability Law as part of the "Artificial Intelligence...

05.11.2024
 

As part of Stanford's Democracy Day, a round table will take place on 5 November 2024 discussing AI and elections, safety regulations and democratic...

30.10.2024
 

On October 23, 2024, Christiane Wendehorst participated as a speaker at the Krogerus Data Symposium, organized by Krogerus' Technology, Data & IP team...

24.10.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst participated as a speaker at the "Wissensgipfel" organized by the Austrian Court of Audit and the Institute for Internal...

24.10.2024
 

Iris Eisenberger gave a lecture on the topic of the legal framework for artificial intelligence in Europe and whether it is enough at the Austrian...

23.10.2024
 

On 23 October 2024, an international group of judges and legal staff from seven EU countries visited the Juridicum.

18.10.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst, together with her team, is organizing an expert workshop on "AI in Contracting" on October 21 and 22, 2024.

11.10.2024
 

On 7 October 2024, Christiane Wendehorst delivered a keynote titled “The AI Act – Practical Consumer Protection?” at the event “AI and Consumer...

04.10.2024
 

The 74th German Jurists Forum (DJT), which is the largest legal policy congress in Europe, took place from 25 to 27 September 2024 in Stuttgart....

19.09.2024
 

The European Union’s new AI Act, which sets out comprehensive and far-reaching rules for the use of artificial intelligence, came into force on 1...

19.09.2024
 

The European Union’s new AI Act, which sets out comprehensive and far-reaching rules for the use of artificial intelligence, came into force on 1...

13.09.2024
 

On September 10, 2024, Professor Wendehorst participated as an expert in the screening of the documentary Eternal You and the subsequent panel...

06.09.2024
 

On September 19, 2024, Christiane Wendehorst will join leading minds from MIT, ISTA, Oxford, and many others at bigX: The Future of AI to discuss the...

05.09.2024
 

On the 2nd of September 2024, Christiane Wendehorst spoke alongside Veronica Kaup-Hasler, Jens Schneider, Noshir Contractor, and George Metakides on a...

14.08.2024
 

In an interview with brutkasten on 31 July 2024, Christiane Wendehorst spoke about the regulation of artificial intelligence by the EU's new AI Act...

02.08.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst, together with the AI expert Bernhard Nessler has written an article on the new AI-Act for the MMR – Zeitschrift für IT-Recht...

11.07.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst participated in the 57th UNCITRAL commission session in New York as an observer for the European Law Institute (ELI) from the...

08.07.2024
 

We are looking for a student to support the course "KU Legal Research" and to support the Team as an E-Multiplikator for 10 hours per week.

12.06.2024
 

Applications for individuals and teams are open until 15 September 2024.

10.06.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst gave an interview for ‘Die Presse’ about the latest EU regulations on artificial intelligence, which was published in the Legal...

07.06.2024
 

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) is organising an international conference on ‘Narratives of Digital Ethics’ on the 27th and 28th of June 2024....

07.06.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst discussed topical issues of data protection and artificial intelligence together with Friedrich Ofenauer, Matthias Schmidl and...

05.06.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst discussed the regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Europe together with Kilian Gross and Malgorzata Steiner at the 14th...

04.06.2024
 

It was astonishing to see what is possible in only three days, if bright young minds are given the right conditions to develop their own ideas.

31.05.2024
 

UNIVIE is proud to participate in the BBMRI.at project, a cutting-edge Austrian funded project focused on building on a – “visible, essential and...

24.05.2024
 

Nikolaus Forgó and Christiane Wendehorst at the ÖAMTC Compliance Day 2024

09.05.2024
 

Christiane Wendehorst discussed the impact of digital services on our understanding of democracy with other renowned experts as part of an event...

19.04.2024
 

On 11 April 2024, Christiane Wendehorst gave a presentation on the topic of "Proprietary Interests in Digital Assets and the Conflict of Laws".

17.04.2024
 

The Federal Ministry for Internal Affairs organised an event on Monday, 08.04.2024 on the opportunities and risks of using AI for the Ministry.

04.04.2024
 

The Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law is organising the Legal Design Sprint in cooperation with Arbeiterkammer Wien from 23-25 May...

04.04.2024
 

At the 21st Austrian Jurists' Conference 2022 in Vienna, lawyers from all professions came together to discuss fundamental but also specific questions...