Graška univerza, zlasti slavistika in slovenistika, sta bili pomembno izobraževalno in raziskovalno središče Slovencev, mesto Gradec pa eden od rojstnih krajev slovenske nacionalne kulture v 19. stoletju. Z graško slavistiko se je močno prepletala tudi znanstvena pot slavljenke profesorice Orožnove, ki letos slavi svojo 90-letnico. The University of Graz, especially the departments of Slavic and Slovene Studies, was an important educational and research center for Slovenes, and the city of Graz was one of the birthplaces of the Slovene national culture in the 19th century. The scientific path of Professor Orožen, who is celebrating her 90th birthday this year, was strongly intertwined with Graz Slavic studies