The Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS has a long history in PhD education. More than 100 graduations have been awarded since 1995. In particular, the renowned PhD programme “Doctoral College GIScience”, funded through the Austrian Science fund (FWF), has made a significant contribution to the internationalization of PhD education at the department over the past 10 years. More than 40 PhD candidates underwent this prestigious programme. 2020/21 turned out to be a record year of 11 candidates completing doctoral studies in Geoinformatics at our department. We are are proud to showcase our graduates here: