Vienna University of Economics and Business Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU) 

IAU-021289

IAU Member

Austria

top General Information

Address

Street:Welthandelsplatz 1

City:Wien

Province:Vienna

Post Code:1020

WWW:https://www.wu.ac.at

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1898 as Imperial Export Academy, soon took on the characteristics of a university. Received the right to confer doctorates in 1930. Became Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in 1975. Gained full institutional autonomy in 2004 through the University Act of 2002. Earned current title (Vienna University of Economics and Business) in 2009

Academic Year

October to June (October-January; March-June)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (Reifepruefungszeugnis) or foreign equivalent at Bachelor level. Bachelor degree or equivalent requirements at Master level (language skills, program-specific knowledge, GPA, GMAT etc.) Master degree or equivalent at Doctoral and PhD level

Tuition Fees

National:363,36 per semester. Tuition fees are waived for EU-citizens, EEA-citizens and refugees under the provisions of the Geneva Convention for the length of the standard duration of their degree program, plus two extra semesters (EUR)

Language(s)

German;English

Accrediting Agency

European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS); The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International); The Association of MBAs (AMBA)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Rupert Sausgruber

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2023-


Senior Administrative Officer : Harald Badinger

Job title:Vice-Rector for Financial Affairs and Campus Management


International Relations Officer : Lukas Hefner

Job title:Head of the International Office

top Divisions

Centre : Career Planning and Placement


Centre : International Studies


Department/Division : Business, Employment and Social Security Law

Fields of study:Business Administration, Civil Law, European Union Law, Labour Law


Department/Division : Economics

Fields of study:Economics, Finance, International Economics, Social Policy


Department/Division : Finance, Accounting and Statistics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Banking, Finance, Insurance, Mathematics, Statistics, Taxation


Department/Division : Foreign Language Business Communication

Fields of study:English, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages


Department/Division : Global Business and Trade

Fields of study:Business Administration, International Business, Small Business, Transport Management


Department/Division : Information Systems and Operations

Fields of study:Industrial and Production Economics, Information Management, Information Technology, Media Studies, Production Engineering


Department/Division : Management

Fields of study:Management


Department/Division : Marketing

Fields of study:Advertising and Publicity, International Business, Leisure Studies, Marketing, Retailing and Wholesaling, Tourism


Department/Division : Public Law and Tax Law

Fields of study:Criminal Law, European Union Law, International Law, Public Law


Department/Division : Socioeconomics

Fields of study:Economic History, Economics, Environmental Management, Geography, Geography (Human), Regional Studies, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Technology


Department/Division : Strategic Management and Innovation

Fields of study:Industrial Management, Management, Public Administration


Research Division : Capital Markets

Fields of study:Business Administration


Research Division : Co-Operation and Co-Operatives


Research Division : Computational Methods

Fields of study:Computer Science


Research Division : Economics of Ageing


Research Division : European Affairs

Fields of study:European Studies, Management, Marketing


Research Division : Family Businesses


Research Division : Gender and Diversity in Organizations

Fields of study:Gender Studies


Research Division : Health Care Management and Economics

Fields of study:Health Administration


Research Division : Human Capital and Development


Research Division : Independent Professions


Research Division : International Taxation

Fields of study:International Business, Taxation


Research Division : Legal Studies

Fields of study:Law


Research Division : Managing Sustainability

Fields of study:Management


Research Division : Regulatory Economics

Fields of study:Economics


Research Division : Spatial and Real Estate Economics

Fields of study:Real Estate


Research Division : Supply Chain Management

Fields of study:Management


Research Division : Urban Management and Governance

Fields of study:Government, Urban Studies

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Economics, Social Sciences, Social Studies


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Commercial Law, Economics, Finance, Information Technology, International Business, Management, Marketing, Taxation


Doctor of Philosophy

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Economics, Finance, International Business, Social Sciences

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Journal für Betriebswirtschaft

Students

Statistics Year:2018-2019

Foreign Total:612

Updated on 22-04-2020