But first our former colleague Prof Dr Jens Schneider – now rector of TU Vienna – introduced his thoughts on the need of technial universities: „Why Technical Universities are needed – the 7T“.

Clemens Hübler followed with is introducing speech „How digitalization and AI can help us get a grip on ageing infrastructure“. The session was closed with Michael Kraus speech: „Structural design paradigms – why the structural design servant is a visionary by tradition“