Sports

Indoor and outdoor sport facilities will make it easy for you to stay in good shape.

Sport facilities include:

• Outdoor multi-use courts (soccer, volleyball, badminton, etc.)
• Fitness suite
• Tennis court (the local tennis club OBSV Maria Gugging is located on campus)

Ping-pong tables and table soccer tables can be found in several shared areas of the campus.

More about sport facilities.

Social Activities

There are a lot of outstanding opportunities to meet new people, to learn something new and enjoy some quality spare time.

Examples of social groups and activities include:

• ISTA Sustainability group
• Photography club
• Running group
• ISTA Austria choir and charity concert
• Arts club
• Cycling group
• ISTA family group
• Salsa on campus
• Board game nights
• Institute-wide events: retreat, BBQ, Winter Bash

Highlight: ISTA Sustainability Group

The ISTA Sustainability Group is composed of students, researchers and staff whose aim is to raise awareness about climate change and other environmental issues, exchange knowledge and ideas, and promote sustainability at the individual and collective level. The group has weekly meetings. Individual time commitment and project choice is very flexible! If you are interested, sign up to the Sustainability Group mailing list (https://icp.ist.ac.at/manage/mailinglists/dashboard); for questions, please contact sustainability_contact@lists.ist.ac.at. 

More about social life at ISTA.

Graduate Student Association

You can also get involved in ISTA’s vibrant Graduate Students community by joining the Graduate Student Association (GSA).

The GSA promotes communication between students and fosters a dynamic campus environment. The GSA also serves as an interface between all graduate students and the ISTA faculty and administration.

More about the GSA.