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CCBE at IATEFL 2025: Showcasing a “Triple AI” Approach to Business Writing

May 8, 2025

Catherine Prewett-Schrempf and Linda Slattery from the Competence Center for Business English (CCBE) recently attended the 58th Annual IATEFL Conference in Edinburgh. This prestigious international event brought together around 3,000 English language professionals from across the globe to share insights, research, and innovations in the field of English language training. […]Read more on CCBE at IATEFL 2025: Showcasing a “Triple AI” Approach to Business Writing

Erasmus+ visit to Competence Center for Business English

March 27, 2025

From March 7-20, 2025 Catherine Chen-Fliege, university lecturer at Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, spent 10 very engaging working days shadowing the diverse work of our Competence Center for Business English. […]Read more on Erasmus+ visit to Competence Center for Business English

CCBE Showcases Innovative Pedagogy at IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Malta

December 10, 2024

The Competence Center for Business English (CCBE) at FHWien der WKW once again demonstrated its leadership in the field of Business English education at the recent IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Malta. […]Read more on CCBE Showcases Innovative Pedagogy at IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Malta

CCBE participation in Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility

November 6, 2024

Following the Erasmus+ motto “Enriching lives, opening minds”, Catherine Prewett-Schrempf and Andrew Pullen from our Competence Center for Business English each recently travelled to one of FHWien der WKW’s partner universities, taking up the opportunity to share their expertise with colleagues and students in an international setting. […]Read more on CCBE participation in Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility

IATEFL Joint Conference 2024 „Moving ahead: Change, challenges and innovation in language assessment and ESP“

September 18, 2024

“Moving ahead: Change, challenges and innovation in language assessment and ESP” was the theme of the IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) Joint Conference attended by our Head of Competence Center for Business English, Catherine Prewett-Schrempf, from September 6-7, 2024. […]Read more on IATEFL Joint Conference 2024 „Moving ahead: Change, challenges and innovation in language assessment and ESP“

Writing side-by-side with AI

June 18, 2024

During the 11th Austrian UAS Conference at the FH Wiener Neustadt, the team from the Competence Centre for Business English (CCBE) presented their teaching methods with AI and exchanged ideas with other teachers. […]Read more on Writing side-by-side with AI

AI Integration: CCBE’s innovative teaching method

May 16, 2024

The Competence Center for Business English (CCBE) leading the way in integrating AI in instructional methodology: CCBE’s collaborative intelligence (= AI + human intelligence) language learning methodology for graded writing tasks was highly acclaimed at the 57th IATEFL Annual Conference. […]Read more on AI Integration: CCBE’s innovative teaching method

CCBE Embraces Gamification at the 8th GamiFIN 2024

April 17, 2024

In April 2024, Xiao Ming Zhu represented FHWien der WKW at the 8th GamiFIN conference in Finland. […]Read more on CCBE Embraces Gamification at the 8th GamiFIN 2024

Shaping the future of teaching: “Teaching Day | Inverted Classroom and Beyond” at FH St. Pölten

February 16, 2024

How should teaching be organized in the future? Which methods, tools and formats will be used? Silke Schwaiger from the Teaching & Learning Centre and Matthew Urmston from the Competence Centre for Business English explored this question at FH St. Pölten. […]Read more on Shaping the future of teaching: “Teaching Day | Inverted Classroom and Beyond” at FH St. Pölten

Meet-up with researchers at the ICLHE symposium in Vienna

November 17, 2023

Never stop learning! Xiao Ming Zhu and Catherine Prewett-Schrempf of the Competence Center for Business English recently spent two highly engaging days at the ICLHE Symposium hosted by the University of Vienna. […]Read more on Meet-up with researchers at the ICLHE symposium in Vienna