LEADING EMPLOYERS 2026: USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten Ranks Among Austria's TOP 1% of Employers.

USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten combines forward-looking teaching, applied research and international collaboration. With around 4,000 students, more than 500 employees and over 1,000 part-time lecturers, we shape education, research and innovation across nine fields, ranging from media, digitalisation and artificial intelligence to health, mobility and social sciences.

As the leading higher education institution of the European University Alliance E³UDRES², we build connections across regions, disciplines and national borders. We offer our employees a modern working environment, diverse opportunities for professional development and the freedom to turn impactful ideas into reality. Driven by a pioneering spirit, a passion for shaping the future and an open culture of collaboration, we work together to develop solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow. Our campus in St. Pölten is a place for learning, research and connection, where people can realise their potential and actively help shape the future.

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Receiving the LEADING EMPLOYER award is particularly meaningful to us because it places the people who make our university what it is at the heart of the recognition. It acknowledges the commitment, ideas and collaboration of our employees, and we are very proud of this achievement. At the same time, we see the award as both confirmation and motivation: we want to continue actively shaping USTP as a place to work and develop, where people can contribute their strengths, grow professionally and personally, and create the future together.

Marion Dolezal-Meissl

Head of Human Resources and Finance