Welcome to the Institute for English Business Communication!

We are part of the Department of Business Communication and specialize in all aspects related to language and discourse in business.

This website provides information about the Institute, its staff, and what we are proud to offer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Registration for EBC1 in WS24

FINAL UPDATE (Oct 9, 10am):

There is enough capacity in our courses overall and no more places can be added to existing classes.Therefore, if you have not successfully signed up for a class yet and would like to attend EBC1 this semester, please register for one of the courses that still show open places.

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Registration for our EBC1 courses started on  October7 (2 pm). We expect to add a few places to each class and will be able to offer enough slots overall (in particular for all those students far advanced in their studies), but there may be temporary shortages. If attending EBC1 in WS24 is a top priority for you and you haven't signed up for a course yet: As long as there are places in some classes, your safest option is to register for one of those courses even if they might not be your top preference, as we cannot make any promises for classes that have reached capacity.

Please note that this has to be done manually, so this might take some time.

Here's what to do if you don't get a space at first:

- make sure to put your name on waiting lists for all those classes you could attend
- wait for us to deal with potential shortages
- keep checking LPIS if new slots have become available
- please don't contact lecturers or the Institute

Just to reiterate: we will have enough slots, so please be patient if you should not get into a class right away. Please also remember that, with hundreds of students signing up for EBC1, it is not possible for everyone to get into their top choices.

Registration for EBC2 in WS24

FINAL UPDATE Oct 10 (10pm):

Those students most advanced in their studies with matching waiting list entries have now all been assigned to classes and been informed accordingly. There are sufficient places to cover overall demand in several classes and no more places will be added to courses that are fully booked. Therefore, if you have not signed up for a class yet and still want to attend EBC2 this semester, you must register for one of the courses that still have places at this time.

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UPDATE OCT 9 (10am):

Tomorrow evening, students on waiting lists will be assigned to classes wherever possible based on their study progress and informed accordingly. Overall, though, we have more than enough capacity spread over a number of courses, so please consider registering for one of those classes to make sure you can complete EBC2 this semester. Again, we will have enough slots overall, but obviously can't accommodate everybody's individual preferences.

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Registration for our EBC2 courses started on October 7 (2 pm). We expect to add a few places to each class and should be able to offer enough slots overall (in particular for all those students far advanced in their studies), but there may be temporary shortages and we can obviously not guarantee a place in any particular course. If attending EBC2 in WS24 is a top priority for you and you haven't signed up for a course yet: As long as there are places in some classes, your safest option is to register for one of those courses even if they might not be your top preference, as we cannot make any promises for classes that have reached capacity.

Please note that this has to be done manually, so this might take some time.

Here's what to do if you don't get a space at first:

- make sure to put your name on waiting lists for all those classes you could attend
- wait for us to deal with potential shortages
- keep checking LPIS if new slots have become available
- please don't contact lecturers or the Institute

Just to reiterate: we should have enough slots OVERALL, so please be patient if you should not get into a class right away. Please also remember that, with 600 students students signing up for EBC2, it is not possible for everyone to get into their top choices.

Registration for EBC3 in WS24

FINAL UPDATE OCTOBER 10 (10pm):

Those students most advanced in their studies with matching waiting list entries have now all been assigned to classes and informed accordingly. To cover some of the remaining excess demand this semester, we are adding an additional course (2616, see VVZ), registration for which will open on Friday, Oct 11, at 2pm.

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UPDATE OCT 9 (10am):

Tomorrow evening, students on waiting lists will be assigned to classes wherever possible based on their study progress and informed accordingly. Furthermore, we will open an additional EBC3 class in the next few days and will post information on that course as soon as it becomes available.

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Registration for our EBC3 courses started on October 7 (2 pm). We will add several places to each class to be filled from the waiting lists based on study progress, but do expect shortages.

Please note that this has to be done manually, so this might take some time.

Here's what to do if you don't get a space at first:

- make sure to put your name on waiting lists for all those classes you could attend
- wait for us to deal with potential shortages
- keep checking LPIS if new slots have become available
- please don't contact lecturers or the Institute!

Status update

Dear all,

We strive to continue to do the best we can to provide excellent education as well as all other relevant services under challenging circumstances. For any specific requests or inquiries, please contact bizcomm@wu.ac.at.

As always, please be respectful to everybody and make sure to keep following any guidelines that may be issued by WU to create a pleasant and safe work and study environment for students and faculty members alike!

On behalf of the Institute,
Axel Beer

Teaching-related matters

Information on our current and upcoming courses (such as advance registration for our EBC classes for students working at least 20 hours/week) can primarily be found on learn@wu, so please make sure to always check there!

General teaching-related information can also be found on our website here.

Important information regarding EBC3

While all EBC3 classes will feature the same basic structure, lecturers will be offering different core elements. Therefore, it is essential that you study the respective syllabi before you sign up for a class to make sure that you have the best chance of getting into a course that is aligned with your own interests. Also, please note that you don't need to buy a coursebook for EBC3, as lecturers will provide you with whatever materials are required for their classes.

Specialization in "International Business Communication"

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