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Save the Date - 360CARLA Events!
The career events we organize as part of the 360CARLA project offer you the opportunity to get to know various top companies from Austria and beyond and find out what job opportunities await you.
In addition, the 360CARLA Experience gives you the chance to spend a day at your dream company and get to know experts and their career pathways on site!
Symposium & Training 11. May
A day dedicated to your career, featuring two fantastic events perfectly coordinated with one another!
11. May 2026, 09:00 – 13:30:
360CARLA Training with focus on “Manufacturing” at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien)
see also: 360CARLA Training „Manufacturing“ TU Wien
Followed by a shuttle service to the symposium at the BMIMI
ATTENTION: Slot 1 & 2 fully booked! (Registration only via waiting list)
11. May 2026, 14:00 – 19:00:
360CARLA Symposium with focus on “Manufacturing” at the Ballroom of the Austrian Federal Ministry (BMIMI) in Vienna
see also: Day of Light – Photonics Austria or 360CARLA Symposium „Manufacturing“ BMIMI Wien
Experiences Manufacturing
Get to know your dream company up close during an interactive day at their premises!
19. May 2026
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Manufacturing” at Carl Zeiss GmbH in Vienna
20. May 2026, 08:30 – 14:00:
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Manufacturing” at the EV Group in St. Florian am Inn
see also: 360CARLA Experience @ EV Group
April – June 2026 (individual dates available on request!)
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Manufacturing” at weldmetrix in Vienna
April – June 2026 (individual dates available on request!)
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Manufacturing” at cerabyte in Vienna
27.04. , 28.04. , 05.05. , or 12.05.2026:
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Health” at ams OSRAM in Premstaetten
Fully booked!
22. , 23. , 29. , or 30. April 2026:
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Quantum” at QUBO in Vienna
03. June 2026, 09:00:
360CARLA Experience with focus on “Manufacturing” at RECENDT in Linz
How the 360CARLA Experience works
- Welcome and introduction
- Discussion with participants about their expectations of the event, previous work experience, career plans, etc.
- Company presentation and tours
- Introduction to the company and its areas of innovation, insights into processes, equipment and practical work
- Discussions with experts
- Conversations with young professionals and industry leaders, as well as an overview of career paths and job profiles within the company
- Networking lunch
- Getting to know colleagues and staff from the host organisation
- Key skills and qualifications
- Discussion of key skills and professional experience valued by the company
- Mentoring, 1:1 talks, shadowing
- Q&A sessions, accompanying experts through their working day, opportunities to gain practical experience
- Feedback session
- Completing a feedback form and presentation of certificates of participation
Other Formates
09. April 2026, 09:30 – 12:30:
Quantum Career Day at the University of Innsbruck
see also: Quantum Career Day – quantA or Quantum Career Day @ Universität Innsbruck
Review: CARLA Quantum Career Day 2025
The Quantum Career Day, organized by Photonics Austria in cooperation with the Vienna University of Technology, aimed to bring together Master and PhD students and other researchers with alumni and industry experts.
Companies were invited to present their work, alumni talked about their career paths and all participants were able to get involved in networking sessions.
This event was designed to make students aware of career opportunities in quantum technology and related fields while providing the opportunity to make valuable contacts for future employment.
More information also here: Quantum Career Day – VCQ Quantum
CARLA Internship Webpage
The time has finally come and the CARLA internship webpage is public! It is intended to help students find internship opportunities in photonics and related fields. The job postings are specifically aimed at STEM students and young researchers.
You as an organization or company can also use this service to publish your internship offers. Simply register by clicking on “Submit an internship” and add the required information for each position. After an internal review, the internship will then be published on the CARLA website.
We look forward to many successful internships in the future!
Project 360 CARLA Overview
360 CARLA
360 Photonics Career Launch Programs
As in other deep tech fields, there is a shortage of qualified professionals in photonics due to a lack of education and training programs, a rapidly evolving technology field, and a lack of knowledge about career opportunities offered by the photonics ecosystem, among other factors.
360 CARLA builds on the previous CARLA project, which took on the challenge of advancing the careers of students and researchers in photonics through the CARLA Career Camps. The aim is to maintain and further promote the interest of CARLA participants and to expand the network to include more and more students and young researchers.
The content is implemented in the form of four focus areas, the so-called “verticals”, whose activities range from career symposia, mentorship programs, innovation and entrepreneurship workshops to general training and information events.
Focus areas: The 4 Verticals
Biotechnology and medical Photonics
Manufacturing/Industry 4.0.
Energy, Environment and Sustainability
Quantum Technology/Communication
Project Goals
- Increase the number of students and researchers interested in a career in photonics
- Additional outreach to STEM students and researchers interested in the topic of photonics applications
- Providing a comprehensive understanding of the photonics landscape around the relevant focus areas
- Connecting participants and mentors with experience in photonics innovation, entrepreneurship and education
In addition, 360 CARLA will collaborate with other EU initiatives in the field of photonics that drive better preparation of the future workforce or that address the focus areas so that mutual support can be provided through common strategies, activities, content and dissemination channels.
Start
January 2024
Duration
30 Months
Project Partners
- Fundacio Institut De Ciencies Fotoniques (ES)
- Verein Schweizer Laser und Photonik Netz (CH)
- Technische Universiteit Delft (NL)
- Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (AT)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Politecnico Di Milano (IT)
- Institut D’Optique Theorique Et Appliquee Iota – Supoptique (FR)
- Centrum Vedecko Technickych Informacii Slovenskej Republiky (SK)
- Forschungsverbund Berlin EV (DE)
- Ekonomiska Foreningen PhotonicSweden (SE)
- PB Science Management KB (SE)
- LS Lasertech Innovation KB (SE)
- Photonics Finland (FI)
- Association European Optical Scociety (FR)
- European Optical Society OY (FI)