Tragic accident: FH Wiener Neustadt mourns the loss of Peter Erlacher

Tragic accident: FH Wiener Neustadt mourns the loss of Peter Erlacher

Wiener Neustadt, Österreich - tragic news reaches us from Wiener Neustadt: Peter Erlacher, the managing director of the University of Applied Sciences (FH) Wiener Neustadt, died during a serious accident during the Christmas holidays. According to reports from krone.at and meinzirk.at had been working in various management positions at the University of Applied Sciences since 2013 and has recently been appointed as an operational managing director. His sudden absence leaves a noticeable gap in the Lower Austria educational location.

Erlacher was born in Carinthia in 1979 and looked back on an impressive career at the Armed Forces as an alpinist and professional officer. He was a triple father and rewarded the FH Wiener Neustadt with a tireless effort through which the institution became a pioneer in innovative education and practice -oriented research. Mayor Klaus Schneeberger emphasized Erlacher's great merits: "In the past decade, he has acquired incredibly great merits about the Wiener Neustadt educational location in general and the university of applied sciences in particular."

grief for an important personality

The news of sudden death has triggered great dismay. The governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, recognized Erlacher as a "great personality" and expressed her deep sympathy for the family. The loss is not only regretted by the university of applied sciences, but also by the entire science and innovation community. Erlacher's commitment was crucial for the development of the FH-City Campus, which is considered one of the most important projects under his leadership

To ensure continuity in the management, the authorized officers Axel Schneeberger and Christoph Kuen will be available as contacts for the university. This was announced in an official sending. During this difficult time, the sympathy for his family and his relatives is aimed at, while the entire university continues to mourn a visionary designer and an estimated colleague.