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Gender equality in the spotlight
Providing equal opportunities for women and men is already common practice on several levels at WU. The number of male and female WU students and graduates is roughly the same and WU’s initiatives promote female talent.
WU professor nominated to OeNB General Council
Austrian Finance Minister Brunner has nominated Sigrid Stagl, head of WU’s Institute for Ecological Economics, to the OeNB General Council.
2023 Industriemagazin Ranking: WU Executive Academy # 1
For the 3rd year in a row, the WU Executive Academy took the lead in this year’s Industriemagazin continuous education ranking.
At WU, We Live and Breathe Internationality
Open-mindedness has many facets: Exchange programs, scholarships, advisory boards to set new impulses for WU’s international orientation.
The WU Ball 2023
On January 14, Vienna’s Hofburg palace opened its doors again for WU’s 3,600 ball guests.
Open-minded by tradition: WU celebrates 125th anniversary
Founded in 1898, the Imperial Export Academy, a forerunner of WU, set new standards in higher education.
Consultation hours, info sessions, workshops in high demand
WU offers prospective students many opportunities to find out everything about the courses, the content, and the selection procedures.
WU alumnus receives Award of Excellence 2022
Gregor Zens was honored with the state award for his dissertation on “Modeling heterogeneity using Bayesian econometrics".
WU's interactive gender equality report awarded
In the jury's view, WU's digital gender equality report is "a big success" in diversity management.
Rupert Sausgruber elected new Rector of WU Vienna
Prof. Dr. Rupert Sausgruber was elected as the future Rector of the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
European Business School Ranking 2022: WU ranked 43rd
In the most recent Financial Times European Business School Ranking, WU was placed 43rd out of 95 leading European business schools.
WU Awards 2022: Turning the spotlight on excellence
At the "WU Awards 2022" ceremony, more than 317 award winners from the WU community were honored for their excellent achievements.