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Over the past year, WU researchers answered 100 of your questions.

Happy consumption strengthens bonds with brands

Happy consumption experiences like increase psychological ownership for brands and products and can influence consumer behavior.

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University

10-year anniversary of the “Lernen macht Schule” initiative

WU’s volunteering program aims to encourage WU students to engage in volunteer community work.

Programs

Must-have for companies: Data governance

The new short program "Data Governance" helps companies to make the right strategic decisions based on data.

Programs

WU graduates quickly find jobs with high salaries

Graduates of WU master’s programs find a job very quickly, WU alumni are very highly paid university graduates.

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The countdown has started: 100 days to go until the Long Night of Research at WU on May 8! We can’t wait!

(c) Pascal Riesinger #lnf2020 #Science t.co/WKeW51RpK0
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Satellite images are increasingly replacing conventional ways of collecting economic data, WU researcher Gregor Zens explains on the #Ökonomieblog @derstandardat #WU_econ

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Yesterday

New study by Bernadette Kamleitner from WU's Institute for Marketing & Consumer Research and Carina Thürridl from @uva_amsterdam: Happy consumption strengthens bonds with brands and increases the willingness to pay! t.co/qKXSvvvMPe

#marketingresearch

(c) Philipp Gudenus
5 days ago

Congratulations to our professors Nikolaus Franke & Martin Schreier! Their study "Integrating problem solvers from analogous markets in new product ideation" won the @informs Best Paper Award for the paper with the highest impact! t.co/Xo1I1fAApv #innovation #research
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Valentin Seidler from @wu_econ writes in his current blog post on @derstandardat about the fact that infrastructure projects like those in China or the USA can have unwanted military consequences. Read more on t.co/SoSNNw9TKO. #Ökonomieblog

Awards and Distinctions

Festo manager Wilfried Stoll named first Honorary Consul of WU

WU has awarded the title of Honorary Consul to Wilfried Stoll, managing shareholder of Festo Holding GmbH, in recognition of his long-standing support of WU.

Rankings

European Business School Ranking: WU at place 41

In the Financial Times European Business School Ranking, WU placed 41st out of 95 ranked European business schools.

Events

WU welcomed over 2,800 international guests

In addition to a number of meetings and networking events, WU also hosted the 2019 Graduation Ceremony for 820 international CEMS students.

Rankings

FT EMBA Ranking: Global Executive MBA among the top 50

Ranked 48th, the WU Executive Academy’s Global Executive MBA has once again been ranked among the top 50 MBAs worldwide.

University

New WU professor: Hans Valentin Schroll

On November 1, WU appointed former Supreme Court judge Hans Valentin Schroll as professor of criminal law and the law of criminal procedure.