Fifth Cohort of Dual Students Welcomed at MCI

Smart Building Technologies welcomes students from the 2025 cohort | Kick-off with corporate partners from North, East and South Tyrol

The first dual study program at MCI, in the province of Tyrol and in its form in the EUREGIO “Tyrol - South Tyrol - Trentino” welcomes a new cohort for the fifth time: On September 1, 2025, the 2025 cohort of students began its dual education, which is made possible in cooperation with nine corporate partners from North, East and South Tyrol.

Starting this year, construction company Baupuls GmbH joins the study program, offering dual training places at the headquarter PlanQuartier in Kematen.

At the end of their first week of studies at MCI, the new students were ceremoniously welcomed to the program by the program team together with the corporate partners and active students from the higher years as well as alumni at a joint kick-off on Friday, September 5, 2025.

After his welcoming words, Head of Studies Werner Stadlmayr was able to ask the company partners present for their introductory words in order to give the students present an understanding of the range of trades, departments and services represented in Smart Building Technologies.

The new fellow students on the course were also welcomed by the active students of the higher years: Roger-Enrique Fitsch, as the representative of the 2024 cohort, addressed his greetings to the new fellow students.

Traditionally, the degree program hosted a cozy get-together in the auditorium of MCI campus Technology & Life Sciences after the welcoming speeches. In this setting, the students were able to talk to all of the corporate partners and make connections across the respective partnerships. It is important to everyone involved to see the big picture of the program and to network all participants in order to understand the connections between the individual trades and to deepen synergies, commitment and motivation.

Nine companies from North, East and South Tyrol offer training positions to the students of the dual study program in order to promote the smart building technology of tomorrow. In line with the slogan "Combine studies & professional practice", dual students at MCI can enjoy the benefits of an academic education with simultaneous work experience in the comprehensive field of building technology.

Our Partner Companies:

Our partners from the industry form an essential part of the dual study program Smart Building Technologies, which is why we would like to sincerely thank all those involved for their cooperation and present their expertise.

The office for integral planning ATP architects engineers with headquarters in Innsbruck is market leader in Western Europe and realizes innovative solutions in building construction as well as building equipment between Zurich, Zagreb and Moscow. Since 2012, ATP has been planning digitally throughout using Building Information Modeling (BIM).

The family-owned company planlicht GmbH & Co.KG, which specializes in lighting technology and is headquartered in Vomp near Schwaz, has been producing high-quality luminaires and lighting systems for the store and office sector exclusively in Austria for over 30 years. With its own engineering and development department as well as an in-house lighting laboratory, planlicht is a technology expert in the field of biodynamic lighting.

The Brixlegg-based technical planning office SPIEGLTEC GmbH has been a specialist in the metallurgical, pharmaceutical and chemical industries for 25 years. SPIEGLTEC acts as a general planner and covers the core areas of process and process engineering, technical building equipment (HVACSE), automation, authority engineering and legal compliance with support in all phases of planning and implementation.

ORTNER Ges.m.b.H. has been working on international projects in plant, process, piping and building technology for 120 years. From Innsbruck as well as Munich, Vienna and the Swiss Appenzell, the family-owned company plans and realizes projects ranging from hospitals, buildings and plants for the pharmaceutical industry, offices and hotel buildings to shopping centers.

As a full-service provider of heating, cooling, ventilation and sanitation, Mader GmbH builds, renovates and refurbishes private homes as well as hotels and office buildings from Sterzing, Bozen, Brixen, Bruneck and Munich. From planning to execution, Mader is able to offer everything from a single source, from architecture to shell construction and technical building equipment to maintenance and service.

E-Group is also based in South Tyrol and owns the company Eurotherm S.p.A. based in Eppan an der Weinstraße. They produce the entire product chain of radiant systems for heating as well as cooling buildings by means of water in northern Italy as well as Germany. For almost 40 years, Eurotherm has been a specialist in the field of floor, ceiling and wall systems for heating and cooling buildings of all sizes and uses.

HELLA Sonnen- und Wetterschutztechnik GmbH is one of the leading European suppliers of sun and weather protection systems for buildings. In the field of building equipment, the product portfolio includes coordinated exterior and interior solutions, security systems and their electronic controls. The products create individual light profiles, protect against sun and weather influences, contribute to the security of buildings and help to reduce energy consumption.

iDM Energiesysteme GmbH has been producing cutting-edge technology in the field of renewable energies for over 45 years in the heart of the Hohe Tauern mountains and is Austria's largest manufacturer of heating heat pumps from 2 to 1,500 kW. iDM is part of a family-run group of companies with traditional roots in Tyrol: the PLETZER Group develops, operates and invests in sustainable companies and real estate in the Alpine region.

In the “PlanQuartier” energy and technology center in Kematen, which was awarded the title of model and lighthouse project by the Climate and Energy Fund, Baupuls GmbH, managed by Patrick Weber, offers all services from a single source: from planning and execution to specialist technical reports. The focus lies on commercial and industrial buildings, residential construction, catering projects and ecologically integrated construction, renovation and revitalization