FHWien der WKW

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FHWien der WKW
motto Study the practice.
founding 1994
Sponsorship Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Fund of the Vienna Merchants' Association
place Vienna
country AustriaAustria Austria
executive Director Michael Heritsch
Students over 2,800
Website www.fh-wien.ac.at
The WKO Campus Vienna with the FHWien der WKW, the WIFI and many more

The FHWien der WKW is a university of applied sciences for management and communication in Vienna . The Vienna Chamber of Commerce and the Fund of the Wiener Kaufmannschaft are responsible for 50% each . The range of courses includes 10 bachelor's and 8 master's degree programs as well as 19 academic continuing education programs (as of January 2020). The University of Applied Sciences offers its students practice-oriented academic education and training. By 2018, the university had produced 10,946 graduates.

history

In 1994 the FHWien of the WKW started with the diploma course tourism management. Gradually, the range of courses was expanded.

Until 2007, the FH courses were offered as diploma courses with the academic degree Mag. (FH). With the changeover to the European Bologna study concept, in the 2007/08 academic year the changeover to Bachelor and Master degrees with the academic degrees Bachelor of Arts in Business or Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences or Master of Arts in Business or Master of took place Arts in Social Sciences.

Also in 2007 all study areas (previously: institutes) moved to the WKO campus wien at Währinger Gürtel 97, 1180 Vienna.

Course offer

The FHWien der WKW has 9 study areas that offer a total of 18 Bachelor and Master degree programs:

Communication Management study area

  • Bachelor's degree in Communication Management (since the 2018/19 winter semester, a cohort of the degree under the name Corporate Communication has been taught entirely in English)
  • Master's degree in communication management

Digital Economy study area

  • Bachelor's degree in Digital Business

Financial Management study area

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting and taxation
  • Master's degree in Financial Management & Controlling

Human Resources & Organization study area

  • Bachelor's degree in human resource management
  • Master's degree in Organizational & Personnel Development

Journalism & Media Management study area

  • Bachelor's degree in content production & digital media management
  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Media Management
  • Master's degree in Journalism & New Media

Department of Management & Entrepreneurship

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management - Entrepreneurship
  • Master's degree in Executive Management (in English)

Marketing & Sales Management study area

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing & Sales
  • Master's degree in Marketing & Sales Management

Real Estate Management study area

  • Bachelor's degree in real estate management
  • Master's degree in real estate management

Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management

  • Bachelor's degree in Tourism Management
  • Master's degree in Leadership in Tourism

Academic training programs

In addition to the bachelor's and master's degrees, the range of courses offered by the FHWien der WKW also includes 19 academic continuing education programs, which also enable those with professional experience to acquire academic degrees (MSc, MBA or academic expert). The continuing education programs are assigned to 13 fields of study:

  • International MBA in Management & Communications Academic Expert in International Project Development MSc Applied Business Management
  • MSc Accounting
  • MSc Controlling
  • MSc Designing Digital Business
  • MSc Digital Communication & Marketing
  • MSc Commercial Management
  • MSc Integral Building and Energy Management
  • MSc Communication and Industrial Psychology
  • MSc Leadership
  • MSc Marketing and Sales Management
  • MSc Real Estate Management

research

In addition to teaching, application-oriented research is a focus of the FHWien der WKW. The research activities are organized on the one hand in the Research Cluster SMEs & Family Businesses and on the other hand in research in the study areas.

The FHWien der WKW has three main research areas:

  • Responsibility & Sustainability
  • Digitization and digital transformation
  • Strategic management

Partner universities

FHWien der WKW works with over 150 partner universities worldwide, where students can complete a semester abroad.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. FHWien der WKW: Annual Report 2018. In: https://www.fh-wien.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jahresbericht_2018_Web.pdf . FHWien der WKW, 2018, accessed on May 19, 2020 (German, English).

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