Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

The Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates was a renowned series of seminars held from 2006 to 2013. In close collaboration with the Universities of Vienna and the City of Vienna / Wiener Vorlesungen, the seminar offered a unique platform for exchange with Nobel laureates. The Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates was initiated and organized by Helmuth Hüffel, professor at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna.

Participants gained valuable insights into physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, and economics through lectures, discussions, and interactive sessions. The seminar fostered interdisciplinary dialogue, forming new networks among scientists, students, and professionals. The seminar leaves behind a legacy of excellence, collaboration, and knowledge advancement in Vienna.

The events were co-financed by go international - an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. We would like to thank all individuals, institutions, and companies that supported this seminar series.

8. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2013, Economics

James Heckman, Finn Kydland, Roger Myerson

7. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2012, Medicine

Sidney Altman, Elizabeth Blackburn, Günter Blobel, Martin Evans, Thomas Steitz, Ada Yonath

6. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2011, Physics

Theodor Hänsch, Gerardus 't Hooft, George Smoot

5. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2010, Peace politics and human rights

Mohamed ElBaradei, José Ramos-Horta, Betty Williams, MSF / Unni Karunakara, UNHCR / Melissa Fleming

4. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2009, Chemistry

Robert Huber, Jean-Marie Lehn, Roger Y. Tsien, Kurt Wüthrich, Ahmed Zewail

3. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2008, Economics

Eric S. Maskin, Robert A. Mundell, Joseph E. Stiglitz

2. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2007, Physiology, genetic engineering and biochemistry

Tim Hunt, Roger Kornberg, Richard Roberts

1. Vienna Seminar of Nobel Laureates

2006, Physics

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Roy Glauber, Walter Kohn, Chen Ning Yang

Co-organizers, Sponsors, Media Partners

Co-organizers

City of Vienna / Wiener Vorlesungen
Medical University of Vienna
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
University of Vienna
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Vienna University of Technology

Sponsors

Academia Superior
Association for the Promotion of Physics and Chemistry Education
Austrian Educational Competence Center Physics
Austrian Federal Chancellery
Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research
Austrian National Bank
Austrian Physical Society
FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency
FWF Austrian Science Fund
Bank Gutmann AG
Baxter
Buchbinder Rent-a-Car
Center for Innovation and Technology GmbH
City of Vienna
City of Vienna: Department of Culture / Science and Research Promotion
Consultatio Group
Council for Research and Technology Development
Egon Zehnder International
Embassy of the United States
Europe Assistance
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
Federal Chancellery
Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Federal Ministry for Science and Research
Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth
Federal Ministry of Health
Institut Français de Vienne
Industriellenvereinigung
Life Science Austria, Vienna region
Norwegian Embassy
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
SCS - Shopping City Süd
Siemens
University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna
University of Vienna
VCQ Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology
WWTF Vienna Science, Research, and Technology Fund

Media Partners

Der Standard
Die Furche
Die Presse
Wiener Zeitung

We thank the Austrian Central Library for Physics for the photo and video recording of the event.