Digital Technology & Innovation

• You are fascinated by digital technology.
• You have previous knowledge of information technology and business.
• You have a talent for designing innovative solutions.
• You enjoy learning hands-on in the context of specific team projects.

Type of degree program

Part-time (PT)

• 60 % online learning (Tuesday and Thursday after 6.30 pm), for a good work-life balance
• 8 on-campus weekends per semester so that social interaction is not neglected

Language of instruction

German and English – you decide in which language you want to perform

Study abroad

2^nd semester: international excursion lasting several days

4^th semester: possibility of a semester abroad in connection with the Master’s thesis

Start of the degree program

Always at the beginning of the winter semester

Place of study

wko campus wien, Währinger Gürtel 97, 1180 Vienna
(U6 metro station Währinger Straße/Volksoper)

Application procedure

• Deadlines & Dates
• Specific admission requirements MSc Digital Technology & Innovation
• Specific admissions procedure MSc Digital Technology & Innovation

Costs

€ 363.36 per semester (excl. Austrian students’ union fee)

More information

You will acquire in-depth knowledge of digital technology. This puts you in a position to

• familiarize yourself with emergent technologies,
• design complex information systems and implement them as prototypes in agile teams and
• make technology decisions.

The focus is on:

• cognitive systems: machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, intelligent assistance, data science
• cyber-physical systems: internet of things, robotics, assistance systems, augmented reality

You are able to take responsibility for interdisciplinary innovation projects. You attach great importance to user-centered, iterative and holistic working methods:

• You work independently with agile innovation methods (e.g. from the field of design thinking).
• You use transformation strategies and innovation networks.
• You use data as an important business asset.
• Together with other corporate functions, you support the market launch of innovations from an economic, organizational and technical perspective.

The study program promotes your personal and social development:

• You will improve you leadership skills in the context of complex projects.
• You will learn to act as an expert in a technical environment.
• You will train your creativity and resilience in a particularly dynamic environment.

You will expand your skills in working with data, get to know selected data science concepts and deal with questions of data governance in companies.

You will learn to implement smaller software projects in agile teams using an advanced programming language (Python).

You will deal with human-technology interfaces and learn about design principles as well as iterative and human-centered approaches.

You will get to know the topic of innovation from three perspectives: methods for developing innovative solutions, innovation management and selected approaches to innovation economics.

You will optimize your ability to work in a team (a central learning and working mode during your studies) and sharpen your understanding of the function of innovation networks.

You will develop your technical expertise in machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, intelligent assistance and data science by getting to know selected systems and independently designing specific functions in a lab environment and implementing them in teams.

You will develop your technical expertise in the Internet of Things, robotics, assistance systems and augmented reality by getting to know selected systems and independently designing specific functions in a lab environment and implementing them in teams.

You will train your eye for the strategic perspective on the two core topics of the study program, “digital technology” and “innovation”.

You will apply innovation methods from the field of design thinking to develop new solutions for specific practical challenges in teams.

As part of an international field trip, you will get to know the innovation culture of another country and deal with methods from the field of technology management.

You will develop an exposé for your Master’s thesis and receive feedback from other students and lecturers.

You will gain an overview of current trends in digital technology from a technical and interdisciplinary perspective.

In agile teams, you will develop software prototypes for the innovative solutions you developed in the “Innovation Challenge” module (2^nd semester) – with input phases, advice and coaching from lecturers.

You will deal with technical, technical-organizational and economic challenges in the roll-out of digital innovation.

Your Master’s thesis will be accompanied by feedback and exchange with other students and lecturers.

You will plan and implement an independent research, development or innovation project – usually with a concrete connection to your professional activity.

You will complete your studies with an overall examination. You will present your Master’s thesis and put the skills you have acquired during your studies to the test.

Women, with main residence in Vienna, who

• are at least 25 years old or can prove at least 24 months of employment above the marginal employment threshold,
• whose highest educational qualification is a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree in a non-technical field,
• do not earn more than € 36,000 gross per year during their studies,
• who have a study place commitment in a part-time study program according to the list of study programs that can be supported in this program
• and who do not receive a student grant or a self-employed scholarship during their studies.

The total amount of the scholarship is € 7,500 for the intended duration of the Master’s program.

Information & advice

If you have any questions, please contact the waff directly via e-mail (bbe@waff.at) or telephone (01 217 48 555).

Further information can be found here:

• Download waff info sheet (in German)
• waff website (in German)