Graduate & lecturer Gerald Hollaus wins i2b Business Plan Award 2023
In early December, i2b presented awards to Austria's best business plans of 2023 at the Chamber of Commerce in Vienna. The coveted awards were presented in front of a large audience. 14 teams were delighted to receive prizes with a total value of over 200,000 euros. […]Read more on Graduate & lecturer Gerald Hollaus wins i2b Business Plan Award 2023
Detective work on the balance sheet
Students of the Master's program in Executive Management learned first-hand from Florian Ögg, Forensic Manager at Deloitte management consultants, just how exciting balance sheet analysis can be - and what it has to do with detective work. […]Read more on Detective work on the balance sheet
“Protection from X-tremists!”
In his guest commentary on kurier.at, Marian Adolf, Researcher at the Department of Communication, analyzes why the 'public sphere' is an elusive concept and yet a precious good. […]Read more on “Protection from X-tremists!”
What does an Event & Congress Manager do?
This was the question posed to Bachelor's students of Tourism & Hospitality Management in the Event & Congress Management specialization. They found the answer at Mondial, one of the leading companies in the field of event and congress organization. Experienced project managers such as Sandra Wagner (also graduate of the study program) were on hand to answer our students' questions. […]Read more on What does an Event & Congress Manager do?
Collaboration and connect at the edcom conference
In December, representatives of the communications industry from teaching and practice met for an international exchange at the edcom conference in Brussels. FHWien der WKW was part. […]Read more on Collaboration and connect at the edcom conference
Journalists from all departments, gear up!
Digitalization requires special technical skills. Two new continuing education programs on Cross-Media and Data Journalism at FHWien der WKW teach how to use the latest technologies with a focus on storytelling skills. With these specializations journalists are becoming more attractive and indispensable for employers! […]Read more on Journalists from all departments, gear up!
Family businesses acquire efficiently, but are not (yet) innovative
Ann-Christine Schulz from the Institute for Digital Transformation & Strategy (IDS) and Maija Worek from the Management & Entrepreneurship Study Programs present the results of an empirical analysis of 18 European family businesses in the Austrian Management Review […]Read more on Family businesses acquire efficiently, but are not (yet) innovative
Side visits, discussions, jury member – the expertise of Endowed Professor Anna-Vera Deinhammer is in demand!
Anna-Vera Deinhammer has been an Endowed Professor for Sustainable Real Estate Development in the construction and property industry since June 2023. She is also active in the World Green Building Council on behalf of the ÖGNI (Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate Development) and Vice President "Director for Circular Cities and Regions" of the Circular Economy Forum Austria. The expertise… […]Read more on Side visits, discussions, jury member – the expertise of Endowed Professor Anna-Vera Deinhammer is in demand!
The Teaching Awards 2023 were presented on 9 November!
The Didactics Working Group selected the following winners from a total of 14 submissions: The Teaching Award 2023 in Category A “Recipes for success for integrated courses” is shared by Sabine Melnicki for her project “Two Women” and Stefan Nafra for the development of individual learning paths. In Category B “Sustainable Development Goals in Teaching”, […]Read more on The Teaching Awards 2023 were presented on 9 November!
Will everything stay different? GenZ’s expectations of the job market.
Current career starters and employees aged 18 to 39 differ less dramatically from previous generations than one might assume based on current discussions. A study by FHWien der WKW in cooperation with Siemens Energy Austria questions the "differences" of Generation Z in the job market. […]Read more on Will everything stay different? GenZ’s expectations of the job market.