Teaching materials

  • Case Study

    • On Track and Water: Eastern Europe’s Sustainable Freight Path

      Teaching Case for Higher Education Teaching
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      • Tags: Train, train, Waterway, Inland vessel, emissions, multimodal, transport of goods, sustainable, transport

    • Transport solutions compared - for upper secondary education

      Case study: Explore how goods can be transported efficiently as you analyse real-world scenarios and develop your own logistics solutions.
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      • Tags: Team work, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, transport of goods, transport, mode of transport

    • Finding the right transport strategy

      Case study: Analyse a real transport scenario and work in a team to develop the optimal logistics solution.
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      • Tags: Team work, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, emissions, transport of goods, transport, transhipment of goods

    • Transport solutions compared - for university

      Case study: Analyse and compare different transport solutions and develop well-founded strategies for real-world applications.
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      • Tags: Team work, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, emissions, multimodal, transport of goods

  • Interactive Video

    • Global supply chains: How goods travel around the world

      In our interactive video, we take a behind-the-scenes look at global supply chains. We show how ships, trains, and trucks work together to move goods around the globe.
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      • Tags: Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, emissions, multimodal, transport of goods, Modal Split, Supply Chain Management, supply chain, sustainable, transport, Globalisation, transhipment of goods, mode of transport

    • What drives our world?

      In this interactive video, you will learn which routes goods take on their way to the store shelves and how freight transport can be designed sustainably.
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      • Tags: climate, Green Deal, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, external costs, footprint, greenhouse gas, emissions, multimodal, Danube, supply chain, transport, mode of transport, High & Heavy, digitalisation

    • The Danube – Europe’s Lifeline

      This interactive video shows why the Danube, as Europe’s lifeline, shapes our shared future.
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      • Tags: climate, climate change, sustainable, ecosystem, flood, low water, viadonau, Renaturation, National park, Nature conservation, Ecology

    • Climate target 2050 – What role does transport play?

      Interactive video: What role does transport play in the 2050 climate target?
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      • Tags: ressources, climate, EU, Green Deal, SDG, greenhouse gas, global warming, climate change, multimodal, transport of goods, sustainable, transport

    • A career with impact – Your future in logistics

      Interactive video: Discover why logistics is the invisible backbone of our world – and the exciting career opportunities it offers you.
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      • Tags: studies, vocational training, profession, career

    • Waterways – habitat, transport route and economic factor

      In this interactive video, you discover waterways as habitats, transport routes and economic factors.
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      • Tags: climate, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, multimodal, sustainable, transport, flood, low water, viadonau, Rhine

    • Logistics of the future: digital, sustainable, innovative

      This interactive video shows how logistics is transforming our world—digital, sustainable, and innovative—with interactive quiz questions built directly into the video.
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      • Tags: multimodal, drone, robot, Platooning, automation, digital twin, Blockchain, artificial intelligence, AI, Internet, Big Data, Dark Warehouse

  • Kahoot!

    • Transport quiz for primary education: From A to B the green way

      Test your knowledge about sustainable transport with the Kahoot! quiz!
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      • Tags: climate, SDG, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, climate change, Danube, sustainable, transport

    • Transport quiz for secondary education: The future of freight transport

      Kahoot! quiz: Put your knowledge of environmentally friendly transport solutions to the test.
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      • Tags: climate, EU, Green Deal, SDG, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, external costs, global warming, emissions, climate change, multimodal, Danube, transport of goods, sustainable, transport, transhipment of goods

    • Transport quiz for higher education: Freight transport in transition

      Kahoot! Quiz: Test your knowledge of environmentally friendly transport solutions.
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      • Tags: climate, EU, Green Deal, SDG, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, external costs, greenhouse gas, emissions, climate change, multimodal, automation, Danube, transport of goods, Modal Split, Innovation, sustainable, transport, Globalisation, transhipment of goods

  • Activity

    • Future transport ideas

      Exercise: Create the transport of the future!
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      • Tags: Team work, Innovation, transport

    • Online quiz: Waterways

      Quiz: Test your knowledge about waterways
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      • Tags: Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, port, Rhine

    • Online survey: How sustainably do you shop?

      Activity: Find out with a short survey how sustainably your class shops!
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      • Tags: consumerism, sustainable

    • Transport planning with the Logistify App

      Learning app: Discover your transport‑planning talent in the Logistify app!
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      • Tags: climate, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, emissions, consumerism, multimodal, transport of goods, Production, procurement, supply chain, transhipment of goods, port, mode of transport

    • Online quiz Climate change

      Quiz: Test your knowledge on climate change, global warming, and greenhouse gases!
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      • Tags: climate, Green Deal, SDG, footprint, greenhouse gas, global warming, emissions, climate change, sustainable

    • Survey an AI about the logistics of the future

      Exercise: How intelligent is artificial intelligence really?
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      • Tags: automation, artificial intelligence, AI, transport, digitalisation

    • Climate change detectives

      In this interactive activity, learners explore the causes, impacts, and affected groups of climate change by analysing visual evidence.
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      • Tags: Team work, ressources, climate, global warming, climate change

    • The path of a smartphone

      Exercise: Imagine you work in supply chain management at an electronics company and need to trace the journey of a smartphone—from raw material extraction to final sale—and mark the key locations on a world map.
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      • Tags: ressources, supply chain, Globalisation

    • The journey of my clothing

      Exercise: Explore where your clothes come from and what journeys they have taken before reaching you.
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      • Tags: Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, vessel, supply chain, transport, Globalisation

    • Ecological footprint

      Exercise: Find out how much land your lifestyle requires and what you can do to contribute to a better world!
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      • Tags: Team work, ressources, footprint

    • Danube ecology crossword

      Crossword puzzle: Test your knowledge of the Danube’s ecology and playfully explore the connections between river, nature and people.
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      • Tags: Danube, ecosystem, Renaturation, Ecology

    • The pillars of sustainability

      Exercise: How do you experience the three pillars of sustainability in everyday life and in our economic system?
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      • Tags: SDG, sustainable

    • Logistics hub 2050

      Exercise: Design a vision of a 2050 logistics centre that brings digitalisation and sustainability together in a responsible way.
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      • Tags: Team work, robot, automation, artificial intelligence, AI, Internet, Innovation, warehouse, intralogistics

    • Podcast: Inland vessel of the future

      Podcast: Inland vessel of the future.
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      • Tags: ressources, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, climate change, low water, Rhine

    • The future of transport modes

      Exercise: Discover how different modes of transport evolve within the dynamic interplay of current challenges, future opportunities, and innovative solutions.
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      • Tags: Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, automation, AI, Innovation, Trends, transport

    • Lego exercise: Make transport sustainable

      In this LEGO exercise, you develop creative ideas for more sustainable freight transport.
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      • Tags: Team work, climate, sustainable

    • Which future career suits me?

      Use this short questionnaire to discover which emerging roles in logistics best match your interests.
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      • Tags: profession, career, artificial intelligence, AI

    • Emissions accounting

      Exercise: Calculate the emissions for transporting your freight from Vienna to Singapore using EcoTransit.
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      • Tags: climate, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, greenhouse gas, emissions, climate change

    • Sustainability Manager

      Exercise: Take on the role of the sustainability team and develop strategies for how a manufacturing company can design its supply chain in an environmentally and socially sustainable way.
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      • Tags: Team work, ressources, climate, Supply Chain Management, supply chain, sustainable

    • Role‑playing activity: The Danube under pressure

      Exercise: A role‑playing activity on the use and conservation along the Danube.
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      • Tags: Team work, Waterway

    • Travelling by inland vessel – travel time calculator

      Exercise: Plan an inland shipping route and discover how travel times, locks, and transport capacities influence freight transport.
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      • Tags: Waterway, Inland vessel, Danube, transport of goods, transport, port, viadonau, Lock

    • Podcast: Danube

      Podcast about the Danube
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      • Tags: Danube

    • Load planning – Container loading

      Exercise: Plan and optimise container loading by calculating pallet positions and creating your own load plan.
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      • Tags: transport of goods, procurement, transport

    • Activity Booklet

      Activity book: Dive into the world of mobility and discover how goods can be transported in an environmentally friendly way! (For primary school)
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      • Tags: climate, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, transport of goods

  • Presentation

    • Understanding logistics – behind the scenes of the supply chain

      Slide deck on the fundamentals of logistics
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      • Tags: warehouse, intralogistics, Distribution, Production, procurement, Supply Chain Management, Globalisation

    • Logistics – Digitalisation, Technologies and Trends

      Slide set: Discover how digitalisation, AI, and innovative technologies are transforming logistics and enabling more sustainable, efficient transport solutions.
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      • Tags: hydrogen, drone, robot, automation, digital twin, Blockchain, artificial intelligence, AI, Internet, Innovation, Trends, autonomous driving, HVO, LBM, Methanol, Ammoniak

    • Transport and logistics - fundamentals and multimodal approaches

      This slide set explains how different transport modes work, how to choose between them, and why combining them in multimodal logistics creates more efficient and sustainable transport solutions.
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      • Tags: Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, external costs, multimodal, transport of goods, Modal Split, supply chain, transport, mode of transport

    • Economy meets environment – The future of freight transport

      This slide deck explains how freight transport connects the economy and the environment - and what sustainable logistics of the future can look like.
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      • Tags: ressources, climate, EU, Green Deal, SDG, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, external costs, greenhouse gas, global warming, emissions, automation, Danube, transport of goods, sustainable, transport, Globalisation, mode of transport, High & Heavy

    • Sustainable transport policy frameworks

      Slide deck: Sustainability in Logistics: Transport Policy Frameworks
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      • Tags: climate, EU, Green Deal, external costs, greenhouse gas, transport of goods, Modal Split, supply chain, sustainable, transport, mode of transport

    • Logistics in motion – Career paths of tomorrow

      Slide deck on career opportunities in logistics.
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      • Tags: studies, vocational training, profession, career, Inland vessel

    • Understanding emissions – shaping climate action

      The slide set highlights the links between emissions, climate change, and the role of inland waterways in sustainable transport.
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      • Tags: climate, greenhouse gas, global warming, emissions, climate change, transport of goods, sustainable, transport, GLEC

    • The Danube – ecosystem and lifeline

      Slide deck: From ecosystem services to restoration: the Danube as an example of sustainable river development.
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      • Tags: Danube, sustainable, ecosystem, flood, viadonau, Renaturation, National park, Nature conservation, Ecology

    • From A to B the green way – Transport explained

      Slide deck: Discover how goods travel sustainably from A to B and explore climate change, transport, and sustainability through a fun, child‑friendly learning journey. (For primary school)
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      • Tags: SDG, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, climate change, consumerism, Danube

    • Freight transport in transition – Sustainable, digital, and efficient

      Designed for higher education, this slide deck shows how modern freight transport is transforming logistics sustainably and efficiently.
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      • Tags: ressources, climate, EU, Green Deal, SDG, Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, external costs, greenhouse gas, global warming, emissions, climate change, multimodal, automation, Danube, Modal Split, Innovation, transport, Globalisation, digitalisation

  • Video

    • Hydropower plants

      Video: Energy transition before species protection?
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      • Tags: ecosystem, Nature conservation

    • Climate change

      Explanation video climate change.
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      • Tags: ressources, climate, greenhouse gas, global warming, climate change

    • Danube explained

      Explainer video on the Danube River
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      • Tags: Danube

    • Climate-friendly transport

      For our young audience, an exciting video from Die Sendung mit der Maus shows what sustainable mobility of the future could look like.
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      • Tags: climate, Road, vessel, greenhouse gas, emissions, Innovation, sustainable

    • Globalisation

      The video explains the meaning as well as the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation (German only).
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      • Tags: Globalisation

    • Combined transport

      Video: What is combined transport?
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      • Tags: Train, train, truck, Road, Rail, multimodal, mode of transport

    • Climate change - Causes

      Video: Learn more about the causes of climate change in the video (German only).
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      • Tags: climate, greenhouse gas, global warming

    • River restoration project on the Danube

      Video: Riverbank restoration at Schwalbeninsel
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      • Tags: Danube, flood, viadonau, Renaturation, National park, Nature conservation, Ecology

    • How do transport and sustainability fit together?

      Explainer video on sustainable transport
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      • Tags: transport of goods, sustainable

    • Waterway management on the Danube

      Video: Insights into the computer‑based ‘Waterway Asset Management System’ (WAMS) operated by viadonau.
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      • Tags: Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, transport, viadonau, digitalisation

    • Smart Ports: Port of Hamburg

      Video: From digital port operations to sustainable processes: this is how the Port of Hamburg is becoming a smart port.
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      • Tags: robot, automation, artificial intelligence, AI, Internet, Innovation, port, digitalisation

    • How a lock works

      Learn how a lock works in this video.
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      • Tags: Waterway, Inland vessel, Danube, viadonau, Lock

    • Self driving electric container ship

      Video: Self-driving electric container ship sets sail in Norway.
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      • Tags: Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, artificial intelligence, AI, Innovation, Trends, digitalisation

    • What will the ship of the future look like?

      Video: Sails, autonomous systems, and cutting-edge technology: how the ships of the future could transform global shipping into a cleaner and more efficient industry.
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      • Tags: vessel, greenhouse gas, global warming, emissions, climate change, Innovation, Trends

    • Flooding as a natural phenomenon in riparian forests

      Video: Insights into the European nature reserve ‘Lower Inn
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      • Tags: ecosystem, flood, National park, Nature conservation, Ecology, Inn

    • Danube: Europe’s logistics highway

      Video: The Danube: Europe's important waterway
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      • Tags: Waterway, Inland vessel, vessel, Danube, transport of goods, transport, port, High & Heavy

    • Digital twin

      In this video you see how the digital twin is revolutionizing logistics – from paperless management to AI‑supported warehouse processes.
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      • Tags: automation, digital twin, artificial intelligence, AI, Internet, Dark Warehouse, Innovation, warehouse, digitalisation