Dr. Christoph Hauser studied International Business Administration at the University of Innsbruck and the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane/Australia). Subsequently he was a research assistant at the Department of Economics of the University of Innsbruck.
“The Spatial Dimension of Social Capital” is the title of his doctoral thesis. The main research focus is the impact of social attitudes and networks on regional innovation performance. A major finding is the importance of tacit knowledge for innovation processes which can only be diffused in personal face-to-face contacts. Regions with high rates of social trust and interpersonal contacts exhibit better conditions for knowledge diffusion and higher rates of innovation.
As a postdoctoral researcher and university assistant Dr. Christoph Hauser continued his research activities with an emphasis on effects of social capital and its regional constitution. The rectorate of the University of Innsbruck granted him the habilitation for the excellence of scientific research in 2016.
In collaboration projects with the Federation of the Tyrolian Industry and the Institute of Economic Research of the Chamber of Commerce of Bozen/Bolzano Dr. Christoph Hauser communicated the findings on regional factors of competitiveness to a broad public. In addition he acquired extensive experience in applied market analysis in projects with the consulting agency Fehradvice and the energy provider Enamo.
In einer Reihe von herausragenden Praxisprojekten haben sich Studierende des Masterstudiengangs Smart Products & Solutions an der FH Kufstein Tirol mit zukunftsweisenden Technologien auseinandergesetzt.
Die Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol ermöglichte Interessierten zum zweiten Mal in diesem Jahr, einen Blick hinter die Kulissen zu werfen. Auf dem Programm standen Hausführungen, Laborbesichtigungen, Studiengangspräsentationen und Schnuppervorlesungen. Auch Gespräche mit aktuell Studierenden waren möglich.
Im Rahmen der Erasmus Woche an der Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Belgien hatte ein Lehrender der FH Kufstein Tirol Gelegenheit, an den International Days der größten Partnerhochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften in Flandern teilzunehmen.
