Research and teaching benefit from an active exchange of knowledge and from cooperation between academics from different countries. WU supports the mobility of its faculty to facilitate their optimal integration into the scientific community. At the same time, WU attracts renowned guest professors from around the world.
High Potential Contact Weeks
The High Potential Contact Weeks are a grant program for talented young researchers at WU. The program provides funding for short research stays at highly ranked universities abroad. In 2016, 19 researchers received funding from this program:
Researcher
Department
Host university
Stefan Angel
Socioeconomics
COMPTRASEC, Bordeaux
Maria Fritz
Strategy and Innovation
Maastricht University
Filipe Sengo Furtado
Marketing
Columbia Business School, New York
Marta Glowacka
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
University of Zurich
Philipp Homar
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
University of Hong Kong
Katie Hyslop
Global Business and Trade
University of Twente
Aleksandra Klein
Strategy and Innovation
IESE Business School, Spain
Renate Kratochvil
Global Business and Trade
University College Dublin
Ema Kusen
Information Systems and Operations
University of Padova
Thomas Lindner
Global Business and Trade
New York University, Stern Business School
Alicja Majdanska
Public Law and Tax Law
LUISS Guido Carli, Rome
Laura Noval
Global Business and Trade
Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Verena Patock
Global Business and Trade
INSEAD Asia Campus, Singapore
Katharina Pernkopf
Management
Imperial College London
Otto Randl
Finance, Accounting and Statistics
University of Calgary
Alexandra Reif
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Fordham University School of Law, New York
Aleksandra Rzeznik
Finance, Accounting and Statistics
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Karoline Spies
Public Law and Tax Law
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Carina Thürridl
Marketing
Queen Mary University of London
Department
Socioeconomics
Host university
COMPTRASEC, Bordeaux
Department
Strategy and Innovation
Host university
Maastricht University
Host university
Columbia Business School, New York
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
University of Zurich
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
University of Hong Kong
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
University of Twente
Department
Strategy and Innovation
Host university
IESE Business School, Spain
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
University College Dublin
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
University of Padova
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
New York University, Stern Business School
Department
Public Law and Tax Law
Host university
LUISS Guido Carli, Rome
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
INSEAD Asia Campus, Singapore
Host university
Imperial College London
Department
Finance, Accounting and Statistics
Host university
University of Calgary
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
Fordham University School of Law, New York
Department
Finance, Accounting and Statistics
Host university
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Department
Public Law and Tax Law
Host university
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Host university
Queen Mary University of London
WU Visiting Fellow
Post-doc assistant professors are eligible for the WU Visiting Fellow program. With this program, researchers spend three months conducting research at a partner university. Ideally, the funding results in a paper published in a top journal. A further benefit is that Fellows are often able to attract colleagues from the host university to come to WU as guest lecturers.
The following researchers were WU Visiting Fellows in 2016:
Researcher
Department
Host university
Gerhard Wohlgenannt
Information Systems and Operations
Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Johanna Woydack
Foreign Language Business Communication
University of California
Biliana Yontcheva
Economics
KU Leuven
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Department
Foreign Language Business Communication
Host university
University of California
Host university
KU Leuven
Post-Doc Research Contracts
Post-doc research contracts support outstanding post-doc researchers at WU in their research efforts. The aim of this type of sabbatical is to allow researchers more time for their research work and for building their own network within the international scientific community. Research contracts are usually used to fund a stay at an international university with a relevant research focus.
The following research contracts were granted in 2016:
Researcher
Department
Host university
Viviana Asara
Socioeconomics
Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence
Elisabeth Brameshuber
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the EU, University of Trier; Institute of European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford
Javier Fernandez
Information Systems and Operations
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Laura Noval
Global Business and Trade
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, Charlottesville
Matthias Petutschnig
Finance, Accounting and Statistics
North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Peter Vandor
Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship
Stanford University
Department
Socioeconomics
Host university
Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the EU, University of Trier; Institute of European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, Charlottesville
Department
Finance, Accounting and Statistics
Host university
North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Department
Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship
Host university
Stanford University
Erasmus+
The Erasmus+ program supports student exchange and student internships, but also teaching and research mobility for faculty and training for administrative staff.
13 faculty members taught at European partner universities on Erasmus+ grants in the 2016/17 academic year:
Faculty member
Department
Host university
Romana Cierpial-Magnor
Research Institute for CEE Legal Studies
University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Bettina Fuhrmann
Management
University of Mannheim
Peter Gruber
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Bocconi University
Edgar Hoffmann
Foreign Language Business Communication
Universität Hamburg
Everist Limaj
Information Systems and Operations
Masaryk University, Brno
Franz Marhold
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
University of Trieste
Gerlinde Mautner
Foreign Language Business Communication
University of Sussex, Brighton
Gabriele Mras
Socioeconomics
University of Porto
Renate Rathmayr
Foreign Language Business Communication
Universität Hamburg
Johannes Schnitzer
Foreign Language Business Communication
Universität Hamburg
Hans-Joachim Schramm
Information Systems and Operations
Lund University
Martin Winner
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Agnieszka Zablocki
Marketing
VSE, Prague
Department
Research Institute for CEE Legal Studies
Host university
University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Host university
University of Mannheim
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
Bocconi University
Department
Foreign Language Business Communication
Host university
Universität Hamburg
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
Masaryk University, Brno
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
University of Trieste
Department
Foreign Language Business Communication
Host university
University of Sussex, Brighton
Department
Socioeconomics
Host university
University of Porto
Department
Foreign Language Business Communication
Host university
Universität Hamburg
Department
Foreign Language Business Communication
Host university
Universität Hamburg
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
Lund University
Department
Business, Employment and Social Security Law
Host university
University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Host university
VSE, Prague
Five WU faculty members traveled outside of Europe to teach, funded by the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility program in the 2015/16 academic year:
Faculty member
Department
Host university
Sebastian Kummer
Information Systems and Operations
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Ursula Pregernig
Global Business and Trade
Tsinghua University
Moritz Putzhammer
Global Business and Trade
University of St. Petersburg
Miguel Suarez
Information Systems and Operations
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Thomas Zörner
Economics
University of Montenegro, Podgorica
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
Tsinghua University
Department
Global Business and Trade
Host university
University of St. Petersburg
Department
Information Systems and Operations
Host university
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Host university
University of Montenegro, Podgorica
In addition, eleven members of WU’s administrative staff went abroad, funded by the Erasmus+ administrative staff training program in the 2015/16 academic year.
Staff member
Unit
Host university
Christine Auböck-Holzer
Senior Faculty Recruitment und Welcome Services
Cass Business School, London
Franziska Chen
Teaching & Learning Services
BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo
Johanna Czech
Marketing & Communications
The University of Edinburgh
Ingrid Feuchtl
Payroll Office
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Claudia Kratochwil
Personnel Development and Planning
Uppsala University
Alice Kristl
Library
National Library of Latvia, Riga
Roman Lampl
Study Regulations & Credit Transfer
Goethe University Frankfurt
Astrid Paulis
Financial Control
University of Cologne
Ingeborg Pernold
Personnel Office
Goethe University Frankfurt
Stefan Schleifer
IT-SERVICES
Aarhus University
Maria Vassileva
Study Information
University of Warwick, Coventry
Unit
Senior Faculty Recruitment und Welcome Services
Host university
Cass Business School, London
Unit
Teaching & Learning Services
Host university
BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo
Unit
Marketing & Communications
Host university
The University of Edinburgh
Host university
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unit
Personnel Development and Planning
Host university
Uppsala University
Host university
National Library of Latvia, Riga
Unit
Study Regulations & Credit Transfer
Host university
Goethe University Frankfurt
Host university
University of Cologne
Gastuniversität
Goethe University Frankfurt
Host university
Aarhus University
Host university
University of Warwick, Coventry
Guest Researchers
Fulbright Chairs at WU
The Fulbright Program, named after US Senator James W. Fulbright (1905–1995), is one of the most well-known and renowned mobility programs for US scholars. The program’s objective is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Applicants are subject to a stringent selection process conducted by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars on behalf of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.
WU has two Fulbright Chairs, the Fulbright-WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Visiting Professor (previously called the Fulbright-Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Distinguished Chair), assigned to a different WU department every year, and the Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe, assigned permanently to the Department of Strategy and Innovation.
In the 2015/16 winter semester, Kenneth Scott Swan from the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, Virginia) occupied the Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe at WU. He taught the course International Entrepreneurship and Export Management.
Douglas Creed (University of Rhode Island) came to WU in the 2016 summer semester as a Fulbright-WU Visiting Professor, teaching Organizational Behavior and other courses.
Respected Visiting Professors
WU is proud to host renowned guest lecturers from around the world. These colleagues contribute to expanding WU’s international network and to our integration into the international scientific community. Guest lecturers who taught at WU in 2016 included:
- Emel Aktas (Cranfield School of Management), field: supply chain management
- Sucharita Gopal (Boston University), field: supply chain management
- Nick Lee (Aston University), field: meaning and measurement in business research
- Edoardo Ales (Università degli Studi di Cassino), field: labor and social law
- Johanna Mair (Hertie School of Governance), field: research methods
- Charles Ess (University of Oslo), field: sustainable information systems
- Barbara Gillers (New York University School of Law), field: ethics and taxation
- Patrick Mair (Harvard University), field: data science in marketing and tourism
- Ann Tarca (University of Western Australia Business School), field: corporate governance
