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Welcome to our Center & Community

The Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science (BCSSS) is an Austrian independent research and knowledge transfer institute that is internationally acknowledged as an ambassador for the systems science heritage and a contributor to the present state-of-the-art applied systems research.

We are dedicated to advance systems concepts and systemic approaches to achieve innovative solutions for a sustainable development.

We work in trans-disciplinary processes at the interface of science – humanities – engineering and design to create a better and more sustainable future for all, addressing the global challenges we face today.

Our solid foundations are based on the heritage of the Ludwig von Bertalanffy Archive and the legacies of other scientists, which the Center makes accessible and maintains. Our activities comprise research projects, education and training as well as awards, especially for the next generation of system scientists, researchers, and designers.

We strengthen a global competence ecosystem of recognized scientists, researchers, policymakers, innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, and leaders. In this role the BCSSS also acts as an organizer of international science and practice forums, like the European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research and serves as the legal body of the Circular Economy Forum Austria.

We have been and are invited and connected to several advisory positions and bodies, e.g. in the European Commission, European Stakeholder platforms, and national and international science, professional and industry associations.

The BCSSS, as a non-profit, charitable organization under Austrian law, is an active member of the International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR), the largest umbrella organization in the field of systems science and systems engineering, which the BCSSS also hosts since 2018.

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Stefan Blachfellner

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Alexander Laszlo

PRESIDENT

Felix Tretter

VICE PRESIDENT

Thomas Wallner-Drewitz

BOARD MEMBER

Karin Huber-Heim

BOARD MEMBER

Thomas Fundneider

BAORD MEMBER

Jeanette Müller

BOARD MEMBER

Ray Ison

BOARD MEMBER

Jürgen Lenk

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Upcoming Events

2021
Sep 27

1st Global Transdisciplinarity Conference

1st Global Transdisciplinarity Conference

Science Society Collaboration: On the Quest for Sustainable and Cohesive Societies, in cooperation with the Danube University Krems, Austria.

Jun 10

IRDO International Science and Business Conference 2021

IRDO International Science and Business Conference 2021

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBILE SOCIETY 2021: Challenges and opportunities of digitalisation for sustainable future, in cooperation with the University of Maribor, Slovenia. For furtehr information please visit https://www.irdo.si/en/invitation-for-participation-at-irdo-joint-conferences-on-socially-responsible-society-2021-online-performance-10-11-june-2021-maribor-slovenia-european-union/

Mar 08

Munich Business Design Week

Munich Business Design Week

In cooperation with designaustria, BCSSS presents the Future of Systems Design towards a Circular Economy and Ecocivilisation.

Mar 05

ONE DAY Conference

ONE DAY Conference

In 2 days we engage with young entrepreneurs to change the system towards a world, we want to live in, one day, organized by Prime Movers, Vienna, Austria.

Jan 31

Relaunch of the BCSSS

We restart our system for you. Stay tuned, be connected, and engage for the years to come.

Keynote at the invitation of CIRCULAR4.0 “The European Green Deal – Economic Potential for SMEs”

Umweltcluster Bayern once again extended an invitation to an exchange of experts as part of the CIRCULAR4.0 project. BCSSS Managing Director Stefan Blachfellner presented the European Green Deal and its economic potential for SMEs with the support structures in Austria and Germany and discussed with experts from countries in the...

Keynote address at the invitation of Energie Steiermark “Potentials of the Circular Economy”

BCSSS Managing Director, Stefan Blachfellner, guided the participants through the links between the relevant European policies and the resulting support structures, from the European Green Deal, the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy, the EU Industrial Strategy, to the Austrian RTI initiative Circular Economy and the independent Circular Economy...

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