The international TropoMetrics project brings together students from Vienna and The Hague
11 November, 2026
The project combines technical expertise with international practical experience across two virtual teams. It develops specialized forecasts for the energy, agriculture, and shipping sectors, including related infrastructure.
A total of five students from the third and fifth semesters of the Bachelor’s program in Computer Science traveled to Delft, the Netherlands, from September 7 to September 11, 2026, to participate in the kick-off week of the international student project TropoMetrics at the The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) campus.
The student project is being offered for the first time as part of a collaboration between UAS Technikum Wien and THUAS. The students were mentored by Thomas Mandl, a senior lecturer and researcher in the Software Engineering & Architecture Competence Area, and Alexander Nimmervoll, Head of the Cloud Services & Security Competence Area.
In the project, the students are developing a modern IT infrastructure for the fictional weather service company TropoMetrics and testing solutions for specialized weather forecasts, such as those for wind and solar farms, agriculture, and shipping. In the process, they are investigating suitable technologies, creating a proof of concept, and implementing the selected solution using current technologies and DevOps principles.
The kick-off week served as the official project launch, the formation of international teams, and the initial project planning phase. Through courses and hands-on lab sessions on DevOps and routing, as well as a workshop on interview techniques, the participants deepened their technical knowledge and honed their collaboration skills.
The Netherlands and Austria: Students Collaborate Virtually
Throughout the winter semester, students from FHTW and THUAS will collaborate virtually in two international teams. They will develop and test the weather service and the associated IT infrastructure. The project will conclude with another project week at the end of January 2027 at UAS Technikum Wien. The teams will then present their project results and demonstrate the solutions they have jointly developed and implemented.
Special thanks go to Marinus Maris from THUAS for organizing and supervising the project. The collaboration combines technical expertise with international practical experience and gives students the opportunity to jointly develop, implement, and critically evaluate modern infrastructure concepts.
Further Information:
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science
Competence Centers: Cloud Services & Security and Software Engineering & Architecture
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