Awards and Distinctions

Prof. Polzin receives Israel Friendship Award 2026

06/05/2026

Award

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business congratulates WU Professor Monika Polzin, head of the Institute for the Internationalization of Law, on receiving the Israel Friendship Award 2026. The award recognizes Professor Polzin’s longstanding work to advance the international academic discourse in law as well as her contributions to a well-founded and nuanced approach in dealing with complex issues in international law.

The Embassy of Israel in Vienna also presented the Israel Friendship Award 2026 to Josef Pröll, chairman of the supervisory board of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), and to Markus Müller, Rector of the Medical University of Vienna. Established in 2022, the Friendship Award honors individuals and civil society representatives who have shown exceptional commitment to strengthening and deepening relations between Israel and Austria.

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