SYLFF FELLOWS 2024/25

The Tokyo Foundation supports excellent students from selected universities worldwide through its scholarship program SYLFF. The mdw awards a total of 3 annual scholarships. 

From among the numerous applications, three excellent students were selected for the SYLFF scholarship for the 2024/25 academic year by two specially appointed expert juries and the mdw SYLFF Steering Committee in December 2024:

GREGOR BÖTTCHER - Major in Orchestral Conducting, Department of Conducting
REZA RASOULI - Master of Arts in Directing, Film Academy 
JAGODA SZMYTKA - Doctor Artium Program, ARC

Due to the high endowment of the scholarship, these students also submitted their own project concepts as part of their application documents, which will be realised in the academic year 24/25.

Further information can be found here.

DANUBE SOUNDS: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS IN THE DANUBE REGION

In conjunction with Austria’s EUSDR presidency from 1 November 2023 to 31 December 2024, the Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs (BMEIA) joined forces with the mdw to initiate a multilateral cooperative project with a number of mdw partner universities as well as Austrian Cultural Forum locations throughout the Danube Region. The result was a concert series that was realised near to and along the Danube in the six cities of Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Karlsruhe, Munich, and Vienna between October and December 2024. The final Danube Sounds concert then brought representatives of all participating institutions to the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna on December 16th.

Further information can be found at the mdw web magazine.

Info WEBINar: STudy abroad opportunities for the academic year 25/26

mdw students have the chance to study or conduct research at over 150 partner universities worldwide, gaining invaluable international experience. This informative webinar will cover all key FAQs about studying abroad in the 2025/26 academic year, including: What are the requirements? How and where can I apply? What is a Learning Agreement? Are there scholarships?

Time & Place
15. Nov, 11:00 ZOOM

ERASMUS+ INFO EVENT

Presentation of international exchange and cooperation opportunities (mobilities, projects, cooperation partnerships) for faculty, researchers, and administrative staff of the mdw.

Time & Place
16. Oct, 11:00 spiel|mach|t|raum

Welcome days - September 2024

During this year’s Welcome Days, our new incoming students from around the world were warmly welcomed to the mdw. Over the course of three exciting days, they attended info sessions where they learned essential details about studying and living in Vienna, explored the key spots on campus during a tour, and had the chance to connect with fellow students at a social gathering. The event concluded with a guided city tour of Vienna, allowing the students to discover the city’s cultural highlights. We are excited to welcome them to our community and wish them a successful start!

BIP - KlangBildKlang - Mai 2024

Students from four music universities presented a multimedia concert experience at the end of the Erasmus+ BIP (Blended Intensive Programme) on transdisciplinary concert dramaturgy. A co-operation project with the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest, in cooperation with the Shirabe Festival.

MUSIQUE SPECTRALE - Mai 2024

As part of a co-operation project with the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), the Parisian Ensemble Next and the mdw's Webern Ensemble Vienna, under the artistic direction of Jean-Bernard Matter, have presented ATTHIS for soprano and eight instruments by Georg Friedrich Haas and Vortex Temporum for piano and five instruments by Gérard Grisey.

The mdw’s Motus Quartet in Taiwan

Gastbesuch bei der National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU).
Johannes Meissl und das Motus Quartet wurden zu einer Masterclasss nach Taiwan eingeladen. Mehr dazu von Tim de Vries im International Blog der mdw.

Bridging Cultures in Tunisia

Kooperationsprojekt mit der Hasdrubal Foundation in Tunesien. Das Motus Quartet der mdw und Fedor Rudin, Professor für Orchestererziehung wurden nach Hammamet eingeladen. Mehr dazu von Anna Kühleitner im International Blog.