Dutch Innovation Expedition: Exploring New Paths to Creative Ideas
In October 2026, five students from FHWien der WKW took part in the ‘Dutch Innovation Expedition’ at Avans University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Together with students from Estonia, Spain, Lithuania and the Netherlands, they developed innovative solutions to a real-world challenge as part of an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP). […]Read more on Dutch Innovation Expedition: Exploring New Paths to Creative Ideas
FHWien der WKW at the HR Inside Summit
What issues are shaping the HR industry today and in the future? The HR Inside Summit 2026 at the Hofburg in Vienna focused on current developments in human resource management, exciting insights from the field, and personal exchanges. Colleagues from the Human Resources & Organization study programs at FHWien der WKW were also in attendance. A special highlight: Head of… […]Read more on FHWien der WKW at the HR Inside Summit
The 2026 Kick-Off Events
Starting a new study program raises many questions: How are the upcoming semesters organized? Who can I turn to with my concerns? And above all: Who will I be spending the next three years with? The new students at FHWien der WKW received answers to these questions right at the start of their studies. During the first few weeks of… […]Read more on The 2026 Kick-Off Events
Developing Solutions Together for International HR Issues
A special project took ten students from the bachelor’s programs Human Resources Management and Management & Entrepreneurship to France in June 2026: The Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) in Saint-Étienne focused on the fascinating topic of “International Human Resources Management”. […]Read more on Developing Solutions Together for International HR Issues
FHWien Expertise on Digital and Urban Challenges
Experts Christina Schweiger, Cornelia Dlabaja and Marian Adolf analyze the impact of digital technologies in recent media reports. In an interview on Ö1’s “Mittagsjournal”, the Head of the Human Resources & Organization Study Programs, explains how AI is changing the job application process. The Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism highlights the impact of short-term tourist rentals as featured in… […]Read more on FHWien Expertise on Digital and Urban Challenges
How Cooperative Learning Combines Higher Education and Professional Practice
Researchers at the Department of Management at FHWien der WKW are developing an effective and practice-oriented didactic framework for integrating academic theory and professional practice within a dual study program. Florian Aubke, Peter Klinger, and Edmund Panzenböck have now published their findings in an article in the book “Hochschulentwicklung der Zukunft” (Higher Education Development of the Future). […]Read more on How Cooperative Learning Combines Higher Education and Professional Practice
Rethinking Onboarding for BILLA AG
How can new employees get off to a good start in the food retail industry? Students in the Bachelor’s Program Human Resources Management addressed this question during the summer semester of 2026 as part of a practical project with BILLA AG. […]Read more on Rethinking Onboarding for BILLA AG
Get-Together for New Master’s Students: First Steps into a New Chapter
Even before the Master’s program Organizational and Human Resources Development officially begins, the Master’s Get-Together offered future students the opportunity to make initial contacts and get to know the team of the Human Resources & Organization study programs. The event created an open setting for exchange and networking and prepared the new cohort for the start of their studies in… […]Read more on Get-Together for New Master’s Students: First Steps into a New Chapter
From Concept to the Final Online Course: E-Learning Created by Students
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
Myths about universities of applied sciences – and what’s really true
When people think about studying, they often hear the same claims: A degree from a university of applied sciences is worth less. Universities of applied sciences hardly do any research. And anyone who really wants to build a career has to go to a university. These kinds of myths have been circulating for years – but are they still true?… […]Read more on Myths about universities of applied sciences – and what’s really true