News and Events

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Counselor of Chinese embassy Mr.Tao Bailiang, Prof. Lund-Durlacher, Vice-Director Mr. Chen Yu, Leader of the delegationMODUL University Vienna served as a platform for introducing Vienna as an attractive business location as well as presenting the excellent tourism and hospitality training centers, MODUL School and MODUL University Vienna, to a delegation from Chongqing, China. This event was organized by the Wiener Wirtschaftsförderungsfond and hosted by MODUL University.

Dr. Sepp Rieder, retired deputy mayor, and delegate from the city of Vienna and Ms. Jennifer Zhang, Wiener Wirtschaftsförderunsgfonds, introduced Vienna as an attractive business location to the Chinese delegates.

Thursday, 7 August 2008

Celebrating its first anniversary of being accredited as a private university by the Austrian Accreditation Council, MODUL University Vienna has established a new channel of communication between science and industry. The 22 interdisciplinary faculty members of MU Vienna will present their latest research findings via four dedicated research blogs. The aim is to establish and advance the knowledge transfer between research and industry practice in the areas of new media, public governance, tourism and sustainability.

Friday, August 1, 2008

The private MODUL University Vienna expands its range of study programs with immediate effect on the field of Public Governance. As the dean of this trend-setting study program, the university managed to bring in the internationally renowned researcher Harvey Goldstein from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Harvey Goldstein is our first cast for the leadership of the new and unique Department for Public Governance", states MODUL University Vienna's President Karl Wöber.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Moving towards an international network of excellence, MU Vienna is pleased to announce the extension of its overseas university partnerships, having signed agreements with Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia as well as with University of Central Florida in Orlando, USA. Both institutions are leaders in the field of tourism and hospitality education and research.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
With more than 80 million active users, Facebook Platform bears significant potential for scientific projects. An Austrian research team led by MODUL University launched two innovative social applications.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Google Online Marketing Challenge. The global online marketing (AdWords) competition saw more than 1600 student teams from 47 countries around the world. MU-Vienna’s second semester bachelor of tourism and hospitality management students even competed with scholars of post graduate programs in diverse fields.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

During the BEST EN Think Tank held in Izmir in late June 2008,
Dagmar Lund-Durlacher - Dean of the BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management - accepted the invitation to join the Executive Committee of the BEST Education Network.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The Austrian Accreditation Council made a positive decision
on the  accreditation of the study programs MBA in Public
Governance and Management and MBA in New Media
Technology and Management on June 24, 2008.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

MODUL University Vienna will host the 4th ETC & ECM Joint TourMIS Users' Workshop and the international ETC / UNWTO Seminar on "Forecasting and Strategic Planning” in Summer 2008.

Friday, June 6, 2008

The President of MODUL University Vienna, Professor Dr. Karl Wöber, made a business trip to Egypt between the 1st and 3rd of June this week in order to meet university officials and discuss opportunities of future bilateral collaborations with universities of the region.