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A

AHS

stands for

  • Academic Secondary School providing general education

  • Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schule

  • in general, aka as Gymnasium

  • also Bundesgymnasium loosely translated as Federal Academic Secondary School


 
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B

BE

stands for

  • Business Education

  • hence BE-Students and BE Master

  • Wirtschaftspädagogik (Wipäd)

Business Networks

WU directory translation for Betriebswirtschaftliche Vernetzung; better fitting translations (loosely translated as)

  • Interconnectedness in Business Administration

  • Interconnected Thinking in Business Administration

BHAK

stands for

  • Federal Commercial Academy

  • Higher-level Commercial High School

  • Bundeshandelsakademie

  • 5 years, usually 9th to 13th grade

  • School leaving exam: Matura

BHS

stands for

  • Higher-level Vocational School

  • Berufsbildende Höhere Schule

bm:bwk*

former designation for

  • Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research in Austria

  • Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung

* bm:bwk: Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kunst (2000-2007)

BMHS

stands for

  • Intermediate and Higher-level Vocational School

  • Berufsbildende Mittlere und Höhere Schule

BMS

stands for

  • Intermediate Vocational School

  • Berufsbildende Mittlere Schule

Business Teaching Methods

WU directory translation for Methoden der Wirtschaftsdidaktik; other possible translations

  • Methods of Economic Didactics

  • Methods of Business Didactics

  • Methods in Business Didactics

  • Methods of Business Education


 
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C

Cash Basis Accounting

  • Einnahmen-Ausgaben-Rechnung

CBK

stands for

  • Common Body of Knowledge

  • refers to courses in the introductory phase of the WU bachelor programs, c. f. STEOP & CBK

Convincing and Clear Presentations
Communication and Conflict Management
Concomitant Research

  • Begleitforschung

  • also accompanying research


 
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D

Directory of Classes

  • elektronisches Vorlesungsverzeichnis (eVVZ)

  • WU Online Course Catalog

  • WU Course Directory

Doctorate in Social and Economic Sciences

  • Doktorat der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften


 
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F

Facilitating Meetings
FH

stands for

  • University of Applied Sciences

  • Fachhochschule

  • Universities of applied sciences were first introduced in Austria in 1994. According to the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, there are currently 21 universities of applied sciences. Their educational focuses range from agricultural technology to multimedia art, from physiotherapy to industrial engineering. The Ferdinand Porsche Fernfachhochschule is the only one to focus exclusively on distance learning.

Financial Literacy Coaches

  • Financial Literacy Coaches are about to complete their studies in Business Education at WU Vienna and have attended a number of additional courses to be able to promote financial education even better.

  • Finanzbildungscoaches


 
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G

GDPR

stands for

General Business Administration incl. Information Systems

  • Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre einschließlich Wirtschaftsinformatik

General Educational Development (GED)

  • Studienberechtigungsprüfung

  • alternative to Matura/Reifeprüfung as a general qualification needed for university entrance in Austria

  • Certificate of High School Equivalency


 
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H

Habilitation

  • loosely translated as Postdoctoral (Lecture) Qualification

  • is the result of a Habilitation Treatise

HAK

stands for

  • Commercial Academy

  • Higher-level Commercial High School

  • Handelsakademie

  • 5 years, usually 9th to 13th grade

  • School leaving exam: Matura

Handelsschule

  • Commercial High School

  • 3 years, usually 9th to 11th grade

Handelswissenschaft
Hauptschule
HBLW
HLW
Hotelfachschule
Höhere Lehranstalt für Fremdenverkehrsberufe
HTL

 
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L

LEARN@WU

LEARN@WU was the learning and information portal for WU students before switching to CANVAS WU in 2022.


 
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M

Matura

  • corresponds with a school leaving exam resulting in a final secondary-school graduation diploma that is equal to a general qualification needed for university entrance in Austria

  • aka Reifeprüfung and Reife- und Diplomprüfung, respectively


 
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N

Negotiation Skills

 
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P

Pädagogische Hochschule
Polyvalenz

  • loosely translated as multifaceted and versatile fields of activity ... polyvalence

  • breit gefächerte Einsatzmöglichkeit

Practice Enterprise

 
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S

Sektion für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik

 
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T

Teacher Behavior Training incl. School Orientation Phase

  • Lehrverhaltenstraining einschließlich schulischer Orientierungsphase

Types of courses & exams at WU Wien

  • AG: Workshop-type course || Arbeitsgemeinschaft

  • FP: Subject Examination || Fachprüfung

  • FS: Research Seminar || Forschungsseminar

  • LVP: Course Examinations/Exam Week || Lehrveranstaltungsprüfungen/Prüfungswoche

  • MP: Module Examination || Modulprüfung

  • PI: Courses with continuous Assessment || Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

  • RE: Revision Course || Repetitorium

  • VUE: Lecture with interactive elements || Vorlesungsuebung

Click here for more information about types of courses and exams at WU Wien.


 
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V

Voice, Movement, Body Language

 
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W

Werbeakademie Wien
WIFI

stands for

  • Institute for Economic Promotion of the Austrian Economic Chambers

  • Wirtschaftsförderungsinstitut

  • According to the homepage of the Austrian Economic Chambers, WIFI is the largest and most renowned further education partner for Austrian businesses.

Wirtschaftspädagog:in.

  • in Austria is a person who is trained to teach economic/commercial subjects such as business administration, accounting, business informatics and related (economy-related) subjects.

  • ist in Österreich eine Person, die dazu ausgebildet ist, wirtschaftliche/kommerzielle Fächer wie Betriebswirtschaft, Rechnungswesen, Wirtschaftsinformatik und verwandte (wirtschaftliche) Fächer zu unterrichten.

  • in Austria (Graz, Innsbruck, Linz or Vienna) is a person who has completed a degree in business education.

  • ist in Österreich (Graz, Innsbruck, Linz oder Wien) eine Person, die ein Wirtschaftspädagogikstudium abgeschlossen hat.

Working in Teams
WU Wien

stands for

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business

  • Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

  • aka as just WU

  • formerly known as Hochschule für Welthandel (University of Trade) and k. k. Exportakademie (Imperial Export Academy)


 
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