Campus Blog & News

On July 14, 2026, the future master’s students in the Financial Management & Controlling program met with the program team for the first time for an informal online get-together. […]Read more on Virtual Get-Together: A First Look at the Master’s Program Financial Management & Controlling

"Bist du deppert!" – At the beginning of July, the Sports Journalism Workshop kicked off once again. This year's edition focused (almost) entirely on the FIFA Men's World Cup. Participants experienced an intensive week combining the social and political dimensions of sport with hands-on journalistic training – including an excursion into the MMA ring. […]Read more on From the FIFA World Cup to the MMA Ring: Workshop Showcases Modern Sports Journalism in Practice

From the classroom straight to practical application: That’s how sixth-semester students in the Bachelor’s program Human Resource Management worked in the course “E-Training & Learning Management Systems.” During the summer semester of 2026, they developed e-learning courses under the guidance of external instructors Reinhard Fröhlich, Thomas Sommer, and Ronald Riegler. In the process, they immediately applied the knowledge they had… […]Read more on From Concept to the Final Online Course: E-Learning Created by Students

The European Real Estate Society (ERES) Conference 2026 brought international Real Estate experts from academia and the professional world to Vienna from July 1–4, 2026. […]Read more on Sustainable Real Estate Development Takes Center Stage at ERES 2026

How can academic achievement be assessed reliably when generative AI can produce convincing academic texts? At DESRIST 2026 in Münster, Sylvana Kroop from the Department of Digital Economy at FHWien der WKW presented an initial, deliberately experimental approach to redesigning master’s theses. […]Read more on More Process, Fewer Pages: Redesigning Master’s Theses in the Age of AI

From June 17 to 20, 2026, researchers and experts gathered in Venice for the EURA 2026 Conference. Under the title “Cities under Strain – Rethinking the Ungovernable,” they discussed current challenges in urban development—ranging from housing and mobility to climate change and overtourism. Cornelia Dlabaja, holder of the endowed chair for sustainable urban and tourism development at FHWien der WKW,… […]Read more on International Conference on Cities Under Strain

In late June, Clemens Löffler from the Competence Center for Business Controlling & Accounting presented the article “(De)Centralized Debt Financing and Project Selection under Imperfect Bank Competition” at the annual meeting of the European Financial Management Association (EFMA) in Kristiansand, Norway. […]Read more on New Perspective on Corporate Financing in Norway Presented

How can cities address the challenges of overtourism? What impact does a high volume of visitors have on residents’ daily lives? And what strategies can help manage visitor flows in a sustainable way? Students in the Master’s program in Urban Tourism & Visitor Economy Management at FHWien der WKW explored these questions during a two-day field trip to Venice. With… […]Read more on How much tourism can a city handle? Lessons learned in Venice

From June 1-5, 2026, five students from FHWien der WKW participated in the Erasmus+ project Europe on Air in Sofia, Bulgaria. The long-running project brings together journalism students from across Europe to explore current media and societal issues. This year's participants came from Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Finland, Georgia and Spain. […]Read more on Europe on Air: International Radio Project on Social Media and Social Change

In a business field project with Coca-Cola HBC Austria, students in the Bachelor’s program in Marketing & Sales developed modern concepts for a multisensory, interactive shopping experience. […]Read more on Innovative Shop Floor Experience for Gen Z in a Business Field Project with Coca-Cola