At the University of Salzburg we see studying not only as education, and as preparation not only for a career, but also for life. The University of Salzburg offers numerous Master‘s degree programmes. 35% are taught in English. 

Children are among those most affected by global injustice – from poverty and malnutrition to exploitation and lack of education. Yet, in most debates on global justice, they remain almost invisible. In his new book “Global Justice for Children: A Capability Approach” (Routledge 2025), Gottfried Schweiger from the Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research at the University of Salzburg argues that this must change.

Iepke M. Rijcken, doctoral researcher at Department of Sociology and Human Geography | Division of Sociology has been awarded the prestigious 2025 ÖAW Dissertation Award for Research on Migration for her ongoing dissertation, “Conviviality and Infrastructures of Mobility: Cross-Border Commuting in the Polish-German Border Region.”