WU Initiative for Refugees
WU Vienna offers courses for refugees!
WU Vienna is participating in the Universities Austria MORE-initiative, a program to help refugees gain access to higher education. WU is offering special courses for MORE students as well as opening selected courses from the regular academic programs on all three educational levels (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD) to refugees.
Please note that course participation at any university may require a certain level of pre-study experience. The previous knowledge required for the different courses (if applicable) is listed in the table below.
WU course information for MORE students
The list will be updated continuously, so please check back regularly.
Course title/ Course number | Level & language | Further information | Starting date/course dates |
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001 | Basics in StatisticsEnglish | Bachelorprerequisites: mathematic skills on secondary school level | to be announced* |
2226 | Retail Management & MarketingEnglish | Bachelorcourse information sheet | exam:12.02.2016 (9.00 - 11.00 am) | 21.01.2016 and 22.01.2016 (9.00 am - 2.00 pm)
2228 | Introduction to qualitative research methodsEnglish | Bachelorcourse information sheet | 16.02.2016 (9.00 am - 11.00 am) | 28.01.2016 and 09.02.2016 (9.00 am - 2.00 pm)
003 | Democracy and Rule of LawEnglish | Bachelorprerequisites: good english skills | to be announced* |
004 | Work & Employment: How to prove competenceEnglish | Bachelorprerequisites: good english skills, HRM | to be announced* |
005 | Economic History of Austria: An IntroductionEnglish | Bachelorprerequisites: good english skills | to be announced* |
006 | Introduction to Effective Communication, Conflict Management and Negotiation at the WorkplaceEnglish | Bachelorprerequisites: good english communication skills | to be announced* |
007 | Introduction to International ManagementEnglish | Bachelorprerequisites: good english skills | to be announced* |
1050 | Foundations of Scientific ResearchEnglish | BachelorLINK | 16.11.2015 |
2131 | International Business Strategy: Gaining and Maintaining Global Competitive AdvantageEnglish | BachelorLINK | 29.10.2015 |
1404 | Population, Human Capital and Policy I/English | MasterLINK | 03.11.2015 |
Qualitative Research Methods | English | Masterprerequisites: basic knowledge in qualitative research methods | to be announced* |
Institutions and Civil Society | English | Masterprerequisites: basics in socio-economics | to be announced* |
2197 | Zusammenarbeiten und Kommunizieren in interkulturellen Teams/Deutsch | BachelorLINK | 08.+09.01.2016 |
0349 | Beschaffung/Logistik/ProduktionDeutsch | BachelorLINK | 30.11.2015 |
1446 | Selbstreflexion und Ich-StärkeDeutsch | BachelorLINK | 09.11.2015 |
1305 | Finanz- und Unternehmenswertanalyse Deutsch | BachelorLINK | 10.12.2015 |
*Minimum number of participants: 10
MORE- Information leaflet (pdf)
If you are interested in taking one or more of the courses listed above, please send an email to more@wu.ac.at with the following information:
Full Name
Date of birth
Contact information (phone number, email)
Current address in Vienna/Austria
Academic background
Course title or titles of interest
You will be informed as soon as possible if the course or courses you wish to attend are available. If so, you will also receive information about registering at WU.
If you have any questions about participation in the MORE initiative, please contact the WU MORE coordinator:
Ute Steffl-Wais
Head Study Support
Email: more@wu.ac.at
We are looking forward to welcoming you to WU!