Cultural and science sponsoring

EVN has partnerships with universities and technical colleges in Lower Austria, Bulgaria and Macedonia. This cooperation helps both research projects and support for studies in the form of internships or help with scientific work. Specific cultural and sports activities are also promoted. The focus is on regional, cultural events including the Lower Austrian regional exhibition, the Lower Austrian cultural industry, the Märchensommer or the Grafenegg music festival.
 

evn collection as an investment for the future

The focal point of the evn collection, started back in 1995, is international, contemporary art. The company collection is a platform for presenting the visual arts and is aimed at employees and art enthusiasts outside the company. The collection is based on works from the late Eighties until the present day and a team of experts acts as its curator. It can be considered as an intellectual but also material investment in the future of the company. A large part of the works have been exhibited in the communication areas in the head office building in Maria Enzersdorf since 2002. More information can be found at www.evn-collection.at.
 

Archaeological digs beside the ‘Südschiene’ pipeline route

Archaeological finds are regularly unearthed during pipeline construction. This was the case with EVN’s largest gas construction project to date, involving the laying of a gas pipeline from Gänserndorf to the Semmering. Even before work began, the entire development was discussed with the state office of historical monuments. In the first six months of construction, 35 finds including several hundred objects were unearthed and salvaged. The most important find was Lombardic body armour with shield and sword as burial objects.