Author Archives: Luca Mikitz

The COVID-19 pandemic has left art students with stretched resources, without access to workshops and studios, and with cancelled exhibitions and virtual degree shows. The arts and culture have found new ways through hyper digitalisation to mediate art to a non physical audience. With the new rules of conduct and restricted freedom of mobility, students have been forced to move inward, and to confront their inner thoughts and imagination in a new way. Despite all the negative effects, the pandemic allowed for much needed time to reflect critically on the capitalist economic structures and the exploitation of natural resources, which led to the outbreak of the virus and the global devastation that followed.

Wir, die Hochschüler_innenschaft an der Universität für angewandte Kunst (hufak) suchen Personen, Gruppen oder Kollektive, die den Studierenden unserer Uni Sportkurse, Bewegungseinheiten oder Körperarbeit anbieten wollen. Schickt uns hierfür Konzepte für das Wintersemester 2020/21 bis 31.08.2020! → vorsitzteam[at]hufak.net

Mögliche Beratungsstellen für (arbeitende) Studierende:
https://www.courage-beratung.at/beratung
Speziell für Sexarbeiter*Innen und queere Personen  in schwierigen (finanziellen) Situationen. Sie beraten auch mehrsprachig, unter anderem auf Englisch. Courage bietet ebenfalls Rechtsberatung an.

Sozialreferat Uni WIen
.https://neu.oeh.univie.ac.at/vertretung/referate/sozialreferat
Sie beraten auch auf Englisch! Das Sozialreferat der Universität Wien ist sehr erfahren und gut informiert. Sie wissen besonders viel über unterschiedliche Fälle von Studienbehilfenbezieher*innen bescheid.

Dear all,
We would like to offer online possibilities that are relaxing, helping us to stay connected to the world around us, and making our time indoors more enjoyable. There are many more opportunities and cool initiatives and these links are hopefully a good start for you to continue exploring. Enjoy <3

• During these trying times, we are sharing self-care practices and resources for you to support yourselves, your families and your communities. 

Stress Relief in Times of Crisis:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IpKxwehHUfHhUPSCslpLEbzG2U8-qQIz/view?fbclid=IwAR1kI19M3AjXhC18iLJdRQxXm2_hvZKAugcAd4cJXW-56vlLB1cuf7HMP1E

Dear all,

We hope you are doing well and some things are already settled 🙂

We have sent a document to your student representatives to collect questions for the rectorate, please send them questions or concerns that do not need to be clarified immediately. If you have an urgent request, feel free to send it directly to us.

We are in regular exchange with the university, there is no reason to panic, everybody is aware of the situation and there should be no disadvantages for students. In that sense: stay at home, read a good book, write seminar papers or watch an exhibition online 🙂