Around 40% of WU graduates have gained some form of international experience during their studies. In the 2016/17 academic year, 1,070 students went on exchange programs abroad, while 1,247 students came to WU from partner schools around the world to attend classes and learn about Austria’s economy and culture.
International Summers
Experience another culture in just three weeks? International Summer University (ISU) programs offer students short-term, intensive international experiences. WU students and students from the local host university share a classroom, learning from and with each other during group projects. They also spend their free time together, leading to friendships which often last for many years. In 2017, WU students had five interesting destinations to choose from.
International Summer University Programs 2017
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Program: Managing Global Business and Marketing Challenges – An Asian Perspective
Thammasat University, Thammasat Business School, Bangkok
Program: International Marketing and Management in Emerging Economies
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Program: Global Supply Chain Management
St. Petersburg University, Graduate School of Management (GSOM)
Program: Challenges in Leadership and Strategy: Managing People in Global Organizations
Estonian Business School (EBS), Tallinn
Program: Managing Global Business and Marketing Challenges – A European Perspective
The Whole World at WU
WU students don’t necessarily have to leave Vienna to experience an international learning environment. WU organizes on-campus events in cooperation with partner schools from around the world on a regular basis.
The 28th International Summer UniversityWU was held in 2017:
- Dates: two three-week sessions in July and August
- Participants: 173, from 39 countries and around 55 partner universities
Program: current international management topics, e.g. International Entrepreneurship, Global Leadership in a Complex and Rapidly Changing World, or International Marketing with a Focus on Ethical Issues
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WU is a member of GBSN (Global Business School Network), a network that fosters management education in developing countries. As a responsible university, WU recognizes the importance of this work. In 2017, WU offered its first ISU scholarships for highly qualified master’s-level students from GBSN partner universities. Of the 29 applicants, four young women from Kenya, China, and South Africa were selected to attend the ISUWU.
The second Vienna Innovation ProgramWU was held in May. 14 WU master’s students and 30 visiting students from around the world faced up to the challenge of understanding complex innovative processes in an intercultural context and using them to develop new ideas.
Every year, WU organizes short programs on special topics in cooperation with its partner universities. These Vienna-based programs are also open to WU students. In 2017, groups from the following schools came to WU for short programs:
- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (USA)
Program: Negotiating Internationally
Participants: 14 (University of Illinois), 13 (WU) - University of Georgia, Terry College of Business (USA)
Program: Enterprise Risk Management
Participants: 24 (University of Georgia), 12 (WU) - University of Michigan, Ross School of Business (USA)
Program: Global Immersion
Participants: 15 (University of Michigan) - Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (Indien)
Program: Leadership Perspectives towards Business
Participants: 30
Under the motto “Europe – A Union of the People,” 62 students from Freie Universität Berlin, Maastricht University, ESADE in Barcelona, Milan’s Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Université Paris-Est Créteil, and WU met for this year’s THEMIS Seminar to discuss the European Union and the current challenges it faces.