Adrian’s research talk addressed learning and unlearning in coopetition between startups and incumbents, based on a qualitative study.

Am 2. Dezember 2025 richtete die Professur für Gesellschafts-, Stiftungs- und Trustrecht den 17. Liechtensteinischen Stiftungsrechtstag aus und durfte rund 120 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer im Auditorium der Universität Liechtenstein willkommen heissen. In diesem Jahr beleuchteten ausgewiesene Expertinnen und Experten aus dem In- und Ausland aktuelle rechtliche Herausforderungen in Stiftungsstrukturen.

On December 2, 2025, a themed evening on “MiCAR and criminal law” was held with Prof. Dr. Konstantina Papathanasiou, LL.M. (Professor of Commercial Criminal Law, Compliance, and Digitalization), which also marked the conclusion of the FFF project “The criminal law dimension of MiCAR implementation in Liechtenstein.”

As part of the FFF project “Breaking New Ground in Data-Driven Foresight” run by the Chair of Technology and Innovation in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Technological and Scientific Trend Analysis, a joint partner workshop was held at the Fraunhofer INT Institute in Euskirchen from November 26 to 28, 2025. Niels Fetkenheuer, Clemens Armellini, and Marie Scheuffele from the University of Liechtenstein visited the project partner in Germany.

As part of this year's International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, the Liechtenstein contribution, titled 40 METRES OF CARE, is dedicated to Lazzaretto Nuovo in the Venetian Lagoon. This island, historically used as a quarantine station, stands as an exemplar of an architecture of healing and is understood as a complex place of material and immaterial layers. Time and space here become essential points of reference for a responsible continuation of building within the existing fabric.

The Center for Philanthropy at the University of Liechtenstein has published the country’s first comprehensive philanthropy report. Closing a long-standing data gap, the report provides—in a systematic and scientifically grounded manner—a clear overview of Liechtenstein’s foundation and non-profit association sector for the first time.

On 27 November 2025, the campus of the University of Liechtenstein was dedicated entirely to Ernst Sommerlad. Marking the architect’s 130th birthday, the auditorium filled with experts, interested members of the public and homeowners, all keen to trace the legacy of a man who placed Liechtenstein on the map of modern architecture at an early stage. Sommerlad was the first academically trained architect to settle in the Principality. With more than 200 buildings in Liechtenstein as well as in St Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Graubünden and Vorarlberg, he shaped whole landscapes and settlements.

With a fourth meeting, the Zurich Alumni Chapter of the University of Liechtenstein concluded an eventful year 2025 on 20 November. And the team of Alumni Ambassadors was already making plans for 2026.