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1400 graduates enrich our economy with their professional communication know-how in a digital age. The 20th anniversary of the Communication Management Study Programs was celebrated by the “KOMM”-unity on November 7, 2019. On Thursday, November 7, 2019, the 20th anniversary of the Communication Management Study Programs at FHWien der WKW was duly celebrated. Sieglinde Martin, […]Read more on 20 years of Communication Management at FHWien der WKW – always up to date!

A journey to discover culture, culinary delights, the beauty of nature but also problems with tourism development along the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela. The second year of the Master’s program “Leadership in Tourism” at FHWien der WKW undertook a study trip along the Camino de Santiago from October 5-11, 2019. The following cities […]Read more on International Tourism Field Trip: From Bordeaux to Santiago de Compostela

Although properly designed advisory boards offer an opportunity to make a positive contribution to the success of a company, they are still not very present in the Austrian SME sector. Why companies in Austria have nevertheless set up an advisory board, what role it plays and what influence it has on business success, is answered […]Read more on Advisory boards: Unused opportunities for Austrian SMEs – Article in “Aufsichtsrat aktuell”

Innovative teaching concepts rank very highly at FHWien der WKW, the University of Applied Sciences for Management and Communication. The “Innovative Teaching Award” honors these concepts. This year’s prize was awarded on Monday November 4, 2019. Six jury members moderated by the Chair of the Academic Board, Beate Huber, assessed and evaluated ten submissions according […]Read more on Innovative Teaching Award 2019

Maria Doppler, a graduate of the BA study program in “Tourism Management“, was awarded the annual “Best Meeting Thesis Austria award” by the Austrian Convention Bureau (ACB). In her Bachelor’s thesis, she dealt with the representation of women at congresses. The results show that, despite a steady increase in recent years, the representation of women […]Read more on Best Meeting Thesis Award for BA student Maria Doppler

Catherine Prewett-Schrempf and Linda Slattery attended the 32nd IATEFL BESIG Annual “Back to Basics” Conference in Berlin from 11 – 13 October, mingling and networking with an international body of Business English Language Teaching (ELT) authors, academics and practitioners.  During a 45-minute talk entitled “EPortfolios for Grammar Learning”, Catherine and Linda presented the design and […]Read more on CCBE at the 32nd IATEFL BESIG Annual “Back to Basics” Conference

Stefan Kappacher (Head of Ö1-Mediamagazine #doublecheck) was guest speaker on October 21st, 2019 at the third Public Value Lecture organized by the Study area “Journalism & Media Management” The leading issue this time was „Trust in (Austrian) Media coverage“. Especially since the last National Council elections, many media users were searching for a trustworthy source […]Read more on Third Public Value Lecture: “Media Literacy instead of Fake News“ in cooperation with Austrian Public Service Media (ORF) at FHWien der WKW

At the annual alumni meeting “UF reloaded” on October 18, graduates of all cohorts met at FHWien der WKW. Manfred J. Schieber, Head of Management & Entrepreneurship Study Programs, invited the alumni of the Management & Entrepreneurship as well as Executive Management programs to a relaxed evening at the Spiga Lounge on the Campus. The […]Read more on Review of the alumni meeting “UF reloaded 2019”

David Bourdin from the Department of Communication gave a guest lecture at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. David Bourdin, MSc (Teaching & Research Associate at the Competence Center for Marketing) represented the Department of Communication at the International Week (October 14 to 18, 2019) of Mendel University in Brno. The university, founded in 1919, […]Read more on David Bourdin as a guest lecturer in Brno

„More than just food and drink.“ On October 10, students and alumni from FHWien der WKW were able to gain insight into an internationally successful company – DO&CO, who was a guest at the Alumni&Co Business Insights. The participants not only learned astonishing and surprising things about the big player in gourmet entertainment, which has […]Read more on International Careers at DO&CO