On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the electrical engineering and sound engineering course, the first inter-university course in Austria, which is carried out jointly by the Technical University of Graz and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, a review of the origin and development of the course and the student representation is given, whereby above all what is special about this inter-university and interdisciplinary course is shown. Graduates have their say and give an insight into the suitability of the course for their everyday work. All graduates of these courses are also listed with their final papers.