Press release, 27 November, 2009

WU homepage has a new look

WU introduced its new logo and corporate design in May of this year. Now, in a further step, the WU website has been re-launched in WU’s new look, and is now more up-to-date, convenient to use, and more easily searchable. Increasing user-friendliness and internationalization were two main objectives.

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Press release, 25 November, 2009

WU Research Institute to develop EU monitoring system

The Research Institute for Managing Sustainability at WU has won a Europe–wide competition held by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research: In 2010, the team will be developing a monitoring system to analyze the contribution of the Seventh Framework Programme on European sustainability objectives, such as climate protection, mobility or health. The results will be freely accessible, in part to increase the transparency of the awarding of EU grants.

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Press release, 8 October, 2009

Financial Times Ranking “Masters in Management 2009”: WU on top of the group

Financial Times (FT) publishes an annual ranking of the best degree programs and universities in the field of business and economics. In this year’s “Masters of Management” ranking, WU reached its best place ever since its first ranking in 2005. With its degree program in International Business Administration, WU was able to improve its position by moving up to a sensational 16th place. This puts WU in the same league as schools like the Rotterdam School of Management, Barcelona’s ESADE, or the Stockholm School of Economics. CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management Education) was ranked number one for the first time this year. This is particularly good news for WU, as the elite, top-ranked European CEMS MIM degree program is available in Austria exclusively at WU.

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Press release, 1 December, 2008

From INSEAD to WU – Günter K. Stahl comes to WU as new Professor for International Marketing & Management

The new policy in place at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) to increase international recruiting is showing visible results: Since December 1, 2008, Günter K. Stahl is the new WU Professor for International Marketing & Management (IMM) at the Institute of the same name. Before coming to Vienna, Stahl was Associate Professor for Management at the Paris business school INSEAD, where he was involved in setting up the Asia Campus in Singapore. At WU, his activities will include teaching Cross-Cultural Management and Managing Globalization in the new master’s program in International Management/CEMS. Rector Badelt: “WU is becoming even more attractive”.
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Press release, 6 October, 2008

Financial Times Ranking of “Masters in Management 2008”: WU’s Master Program in International Business ranks among the top 20 internationally

The Financial Times (FT) regularly publishes rankings of management programs and business schools. The most recent ranking, “Masters in Management 2008”, has just been released: The Master in International Management Program of the Vienna University of Economics and Business (in German Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien or WU) came 18 out of 50 programs putting it in the same category as the Rotterdam School of Management, Mannheim Business School or Barcelona’s ESADE.
With this, WU has moved up into the top 20 European business universities, and is at 2nd place among German-speaking universities. The International Master in International Managmenet CEMS, which is eclusively offered by WU in Austria, remained firmly among the European top 3 in this year’s ranking. This result is an unprecedented success for WU and represents its excellent international standing.
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Press release, 15 July, 2008

Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship anchored at the WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien from 2009-10 through 2012-13

WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien together with the Austrian Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce that Kathryn and Craig Hall have agreed to sponsor the Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship for three additional academic years. More:

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Press release, 28 May, 2008

Kathrin Fischer – newly appointed Full Professor for Supply Chain Management and Logistics

WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien is proud to welcome a new senior faculty member: Since May 1^st , Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kathrin Fischer is Professor for Supply Chain Management and Logistics at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Management. Dr. Fischer, a German mathematician and logistics expert, was previously in charge of Logistics Management at the HSBAHamburg School of Business Administration. More:

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Press release, 23 April, 2008

New service for WU students: Text message notification of last-minute scheduling changes

The IT-based student support services at WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien are now even better: An innovative new text messaging service lets students know immediately if their classes have been cancelled or re-scheduled. More:

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Presenting WU’s top European academic program: CEMS Day 2008 to take place on January 15

The Financial Times has ranked it second among Europe’s best Master’s programs, its students speak three foreign languages and spend half of their academic year abroad. Its over 17 partner universities include renowned institutions such as the London School of Economics (LSE), the HEC in Paris and the University of St.Gallen (HSG), and major multinational banks, energy companies and consulting firms are numbered among its over 50 corporate partners. The CEMS-MIM (Master in International Management) from CEMS (Community of European Management Schools), is an internationally-oriented WU program for future top management executives.
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Press release, December 11, 2007

Call for entries released for the architecture competition for the new Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration campus

The architecture competition for the planning of the new Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration campus was officially opened on December 10, 2007 with a Europe-wide call for entries. Architects are invited to submit plans for the realization of a new University complex in its future location south of the Vienna exhibition grounds. The jury, headed by Wolf D. Prix and Dietmar Eberle, is expected to reach a decision by April of next year.
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Press release, October 2, 2007

WU to relocate in 2012

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU) will be relocating all its departments to one unified campus next to the exhibition grounds in Vienna's 2nd district. This resolution, based on a proposal made by the Rector's Council, was passed at a meeting of the University Board on October 2, 2007.

The 88,000 m² site is the ideal location for the construction of a new University of Economics and Business Administration, conveniently located for both students and staff, and with great potential in terms of further urban development. WU Rector Christoph Badelt, Minister for Science and Research Johannes Hahn, Vice-Mayor of Vienna Renate Brauner, Managing Director of The Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft Christoph Stadlhuber, and WU Vice-Rector Michael Holoubek announced the Board's decision to the public in a press conference one day after the decision of the University Board. More:


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Press release, October 18, 2007

Job market comes to graduates: 150 companies and 450 jobs at the zBp Career Center ’s Graduate Fair 2007

Things are looking up on the job market for university graduates: Approximately 150 companies will be on the lookout for graduates as potential employees during the zBp Career Center’s Graduate Fair on November 15, 2007. For the organizers, the zBp Career Center, this is a record high in the number of exhibitors. For graduates, this is an opportunity to land one of around 450 great positions in economics, technology or science. More:

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Press release, October 16, 2007

Economist ranking 2007: WU researchers Harald Badinger and Ulrich Berger ranked in the category “Top 100 researchers younger than 40”

Two impressive successes in a row for the Department of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU): In the recently published ranking of the top economists in German-speaking countries conducted by the German business and financial daily Handelsblatt, the Department is ranked among the 25 best departments, and two WU researchers, Harald Badinger and Ulrich Berger, are included in the category “Top 100 researchers younger than 40”. More:

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Press release, March 2, 2007

EQUIS accreditation for WU: a member of 110 top international business schools worldwide

WU is the first Austrian University to be awarded the prestigious international EQUIS accreditation. With this, WU is officially one of only four accredited business universities in the German-speaking world (Universität Mannheim, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Universität St. Gallen), and is the largest public university in the European Union to be accredited by EQUIS. EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) is an internationally recognised accreditation system offered by the European Foundation of Management (EFMD). 110 universities from 32 countries have been accredited so far.