Current information on the effects of the Corona actions on WU's Personnel Development events can be found here.

Academic Staff

A comprehensive program of different workshops and lectures is available to WU's faculty and staff, i.e. academic and administrative staff, professors and management personnel. The course catalog is revised each semester to include new courses, which can be booked individually.

To view the Workshop Information Sheet, please click here.

Further information on the collection of personal data can be found in the document “Data Protection Statement”.

In most workshops, the working language is German, but we also offer an increasing number of courses in English. The language of each course is included in the course description available online. The next courses we offer in English are:

Workshops

Workshops Wiss:

• English Language Support Sessions
  Tuesdays, 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
  Individual appointments by arrangement (30 minutes per person)

• Classroom Visits: Teaching in English
  by arrangement, approx. 3 hours (Classroom Visit: 1.5 hours, followed by individual coaching: 1.5 hours)

• English for Proficient Speakers (C1-C2)
  Tuesdays, 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
  March 2023: 14, 21, 28,
  April 2023: 11, 18, 25 and
  May 2023: 2, 9, 16

• MENTAL STRENGTH - Maintaining a steady mind, no matter what
  (MAB*)
  Tue., 21 March 2023, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon,
  Tue., 11 April 2023, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon and
  Tue., 25 April 2023, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon

• An Introduction to Econometric Modelling
  Wed., 22 March 2023, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm and
  Thur., 23 March 2023, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

• Language Lunches:
  1^st Lunch: English Grammar for People Who Hate Grammar
  Fri., 24 March 2023, 11.00 am – 1.30 pm
  2^nd Lunch: Common Mistakes & False Friends
  Wed., 19 April 2023, 11.00 am – 1.30 pm
  3^rd Lunch: Let’s Talk about Tech
  Wed., 3 May 2023, 11.00 am – 1.30 pm

• Webinar: Team Communication: Key Roles and Intercultural Contexts
  Wed., 29 March 2023, 9.30 am – 6.00 pm and
  Thur., 30 March 2023, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm

• FWF Research Funding – How to Present your Ideas in a FWF Project Proposal Properly and Successfully
  Thur., 20 April 2023, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

• Status Communication in Academia
  Thur., 20 April 2023, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm and
  Fri., 21 April 2023, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

• English Language Forum: From Sentence to Text: Key Elements of Good Writing
  Wed., 26 April 2023, 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm

• Webinar: Intercultural Competence for Working in an International Environment
  Wed., 10 May 2023, 9.00 am – 1.00 pm and
  Wed., 17 May 2023, 9.00 am – 1.00 pm

• ATLAS.ti Introductory Course and Individual Counselling
  Tue., 23 May 2023, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm and
  Wed., 24 May 2023, 9.30 am – 3.00 pm

• Grammar Refresher
  Thur., 1 June 2023, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon,
  Thur., 15 June 2023, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon and
  Thur., 22 June 2023, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon

• Introduction to Data Analytics Using R
  Thur., 22 June 2023, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm and
  Fri., 23 June 2023, 9.00 am – 3.30 pm

• WU-Writing Retreat: Take a Time-out for Your Own Research
  Wed., 20 September 2023 – Fri., 22 September 2023
  Departure from WU on Wednesday at 8.30 am
  Arrival at WU on Friday at 5.30 pm

* Our workshop planning is always influenced by WU's strategic topics. This semester we have accordingly developed topics from the 2021 employee survey.

German Language Skills

• Webinar: German Course (B2+)
  Mondays, 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
  April 2023: 17, 24,
  May 2023: 8, 15, 22 and
  June 2023: 5, 12, 19

If you are interested in learning German, but this workshop does not suit your level or your schedule, you may as well attend German courses at external language schools or the WU Business Language Center. There is the possibility to request support from the Personnel Development Office and your organizational unit.

You can find detailed information here.