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Dr. Cornelia Dlabaja has been researching sustainable urban and tourism development at FHWien der WKW as an endowed chair since August 2023. In her inaugural lecture on February 22, 2024, she will present her thematic focus and research methods. It is the first professorship in Austria in the field of urban tourism. […]Read more on “Approaches and challenges of sustainable urban and tourism development”

On January 19, 2024 the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Programs hosted the Career Fair for the students of the dual Bachelor's program in Tourism & Hospitality Management at FHWien der WKW for the first time. Almost 50 top companies from the tourism industry presented themselves to the students of the dual study program for tourism, which is unique in… […]Read more on Career opportunities in tourism: First Career Fair for dual study program students

This was the question posed to Bachelor's students of Tourism & Hospitality Management in the Event & Congress Management specialization. They found the answer at Mondial, one of the leading companies in the field of event and congress organization. Experienced project managers such as Sandra Wagner (also graduate of the study program) were on hand to answer our students' questions. […]Read more on What does an Event & Congress Manager do?

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

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

Andrea Greimel's Bachelor's thesis beat numerous other entries to win the Austrian Convention Bureau's Best Meeting Thesis Award. […]Read more on TM student wins Best Meeting Thesis Austria 2023

The production of food requires a lot of energy and water - making it a significant contributor to CO2 emissions. But more and more producers and retailers want to change this and are finding new ways to make the food industry more sustainable. Bachelor students in the 3rd semester of the Tourism & Hospitality Management Study Program visited two of… […]Read more on Food is precious – sustainability in the food industry

What is the importance of river shipping in Austria? What challenges and trends is this industry currently facing? Bachelor students learned about this in the course of the specialization "Management of Touristic Modes of Transport" during an excursion into the beautiful Wachau region. […]Read more on Field Trip to the Wachau: A look behind the scenes of river cruses

With the motto "Changing Realities. New Opportunities", over 220 delegates from 35 countries and 133 hotel & tourism educators met at FHWien der WKW from October 3rd to 6th. With top speakers, exciting presentations, an extensive social program and final award ceremony in the Vienna City Hall, the event was a complete success. […]Read more on Successful EuroCHRIE Conference 2023 at FHWien der WKW

In September, students of the Bachelor’s program in Tourism & Hospitality Management had the opportunity to take a very special look behind the scenes. After a break of three years, the GAME City took place again in the Vienna City Hall. As part of the specialization “Event and Congress Management”, lecturer Tarek Sharif organized a […]Read more on Behind the scenes at GAME City Vienna