Helena Knyazeva appointed Academician
Helena Knyazeva, Professor at the School of Philosophy at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, has been appointed as member of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS). She is the youngest member of IASCYS and the first member of the Russian Federation. She…
BCSSS Managing Director Stefan Blachfellner is elected as Vice President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences
The members of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) elected Stefan Blachfellner, BCSSS Managing Director and leader of the BCSSS Research Groups Socio-ecological Systems and Design and Systems Science and Philosophy as Vice President of the organization. © Alexander Laszlo
“Transdisciplinary Systems Research”. Two new PhD projects under the supervision of BCSSS board members.
BCSSS President Wolfgang Hofkirchner is supervisor of two new Phd students resarching on “Transdisciplinary Systems Research”. Markus Arzberger is working on “Sustainable Development and Behaviour Change”. In Summer Arzberger already joined the BCSSS to the annual conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS 2015) in Berlin, in…
PhD Scholar from China to visit the BCSSS, 2014 till 2016
Another PhD scholar will join our team from autumn onwards. Her name is Lin Bi. She works on a dissertation thesis about the interplay of Information Technology and Information Society. Her supervisor is philosopher of information, Kun Wu. Wu is professor at the Xi’an Jiaotong University. He heads the International Center for…
Rainer E. Zimmermann Researcher in Residence
Rainer E. Zimmermann, member of the BCSSS Scientific Council, joins our current team in Vienna. Between April and June 2014 he is Researcher in Residence, working with us on different issues related to the project on the foundations of emergence.
Ludwig von Bertalanffy PhD Scholarship awarded
The Ludwig von Bertalanffy PhD Scholarship was awarded to Asimina Koukou from Greece for a period of three years. She convinced the Scholarship Committee set up by the Bertalanffy Center in a competitive interview with four candidates after scrutinising the applications. Her Phd research supervised by Prof. Katharine Sarikakis at…
Jennifer Wilby, member of the BCSSS Scientific Council
Jennifer Wilby (photo: Jennifer Wilby) Jennifer Wilby is the first female member of our Scientific Council (see here). She is a senior lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programmes in the Business School at the University of Hull. Jennifer is a Fellow of the International Academy of Systems and Cybernetic Systems (IASCYS),…
Farewell to long-time board member Günther Ossimitz
On 15th of January 2013 the farewell ceremony for Günther Ossimitz took place in Annabichl, Carinthia. Günther Ossimitz had passed away after a severe illness on 8th of January. In memory of Günther Ossimitz the bereaved plan the establishment of a stipend for young scientists. Please, make donations to Bank…
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