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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 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!

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.

Thanks to a typology developed at the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES), managers can now take a more targeted approach to managing companies' sustainability strategies. The spectrum of strategic positioning ranges from efficiency gains at company level to extensive systematic transformation. […]Read more on How can sustainability be managed systematically?

The dissertation exposé of Manfred Schieber, Head of Management & Entrepreneurship Study Programs, was honoured by the Rudolf Sallinger Fund as the best submission with the award for scientific work. […]Read more on Manfred Schieber receives funding award from the Rudolf Sallinger Fund

As part of the specialization "Tourist Transport" of our Bachelor's program in Tourism & Hospitality Management our students visited the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and its wind tunnel in the 21st district. […]Read more on Sustainable transport by train – excursion to the ÖBB wind tunnel

Regina Loster succeeds Niko Pabst as the new Managing Director of MCÖ. Both studied Marketing & Sales at FHWien der WKW. […]Read more on Marketing Club Austria remains in alumni hands: Regina Loster takes over management

Inspired by the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy’s (IBES) current research project “TransformS”, this winter semester’s “Responsible Management Lectures” presented their “Ideas for Better Business” under the heading of “Sustainability Transitions”. The role of corporate leadership On October 25, 2023, Barbara Kump, Associate Professor at the University of Twente, shared insights into her […]Read more on Sustainability Transitions for Better Business

In October our graduate Verena Ziegler returned to FHWien der WKW as a guest lecturer. She introduced the students of our Bachelor's program in Finance, Accounting & Taxation to practical applications of VAT. […]Read more on VAT in practice

Slow food in the most literal sense of the word: In November, Bachelor students from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs visited Vienna's first and only snail farm on the outskirts of the city. […]Read more on Slow Food: A visit to Gugumuck’s snail farm