Katharina Mader from the Institute for Institutional and Heterodox Economics was awarded the Wiener Frauenpreis for her work on feminist economics.
Rector Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger received the BAWAG P.S.K. Women’s Prize for her many years of dedicated and impactful work in the field of gender and diversity management in organizations. Rector Hanappi-Egger donated both the award and the prize money to Syrian national Nouil Ghilouni. Ms. Ghilouni was forced to flee her home country and has found a new home in Austria. She completed an internship at WU as part of WU’s internships for refugees program, and with her energy and commitment, she is a role model for women everywhere.
Ewald Novotny, governor of the Oesterreichischen Nationalbank (OeNB), member of the WU University Board, and former WU professor, was decorated by France as a knight of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his work for European cooperation.