Together with the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and the University of Innsbruck, the Competence Centre organised a joint PhD colloquium shortly before Christmas: Professors Mike Peters, Harald Pechlaner, Arne Schuhbert and Thomas Bausch provided feedback and advice on the current research projects of the PhD students. The Master's students then made some excursions in the Pustertal valley and the colloquium was concluded with an excursion together with the Competence Centre: On the fourth of Advent, Thomas Reiter, the director of Skirama Kronplatz – Plan de Corones took the time to present the business model of the Skirama Kronplatz – Plan de Corones to the students and showed them the lift system on the site. We thank all participants very much for this interesting exchange!