Mag. Renate Windbichler, MIM

Teaching & Research Assistant +43 512 2070 - 3724 renate.windbichler@mci.edu

Renate Windbichler is a teaching and research assistant at the Department of Nonprofit, Social and Health Management at MCI - The Entrepreneurial School®.
During and after her degree in International Business Administration and the CEMS Master in International Management, she completed studies and internships in various countries before gaining professional experience in Brussels and Vienna. Renate Windbichler's background spans education, research, politics, public administration and the private sector, which gives her a diverse perspective for her work.
In her role, she organizes events and platforms to promote knowledge transfer and dialogue between students and alumni. She also teaches management, fundraising, public relations and project management and supervises student projects and theses. With her experience in consulting and her commitment to sustainability, she contributes to the activities of the department and the Center for Social and Health Innovation.

Professional work experience

01/2022 - 12/2023
Senior Project Manager (free-lance, part-time) - CEMIT (www.cemit.at)
Consulting, Sustainability
06/2009 - present
Teaching and Research Assistant - Management Center Innsbruck (www.mci.edu)
Coordination Exchange Semester Master IHSM; Coordination Mentoring Program IHSM; Admission Process Master and Bachelor; Coordination Case Competition Master; Organization Symposium Bachelor; Curriculum development; Proposals (such as EHMA-FIBAA accreditation); Teaching in different courses; Representation of study program at various events; Organization of excursions, Participation in various exam commissions; Thesis supervision
09/2006 - 04/2009
Key Account Manager Export & Product Manager B2B - Lohmann & Rauscher, Vienna (www.lohmann-rauscher.com)
Rauscher Consumer Products: responsible for export; Division Business Development: support of head of division for the areas M&A, new products, new markets
07/2005 - 07/2006
Member of staff - Federal Chancellery of Austria (www.bka.gv.at);
Preparation of speaking and briefing notes for the chancellor during the Austrian presidency in the European Council
10/2004 - 07/2005
MEP Assistant - European Parliament, Brussels and Strasbourg (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/)
Assistance of MEP Paul Rübig in parliamentary work; Preparation of briefings
10/2004 - 02/2007
Trainee - Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), Vienna (www.iv.at)
Trainee programme with three assignments: European Parliament, Federal Chancellery of Austria, Rauscher Consumer Products
07/2004 - 08/2004
Trainee (AIESEC) - Mantram Art Foundation, Bangalore, India
Coordinator in the organizing committee of the Bangalore International Art Festival 2004
03/2004 - 06/2004
Trainee - Tirol-Büro, Brussels, Belgium (www.tirol.gv.at/europa)
Editing of weekly newsletter; answering of requests of companies and citizens
01/1999 - 12/2003
Intern - Freudenberg SAS, France; Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico; Andreas STIHL s.p.a., Italy; LKW Walter International, Austria
Various internships during studies

Education

01/2004 - 12/2004
MIM - CEMS (www.cems.org)
Master in International Management
02/2003 - 06/2003
HEC Paris, France (www.hec.fr)
Term abroad in the framework of the CEMS studies, International Management
08/2001 - 12/2001
ITAM Mexico City, Mexico (www.itam.mx)
Exchange semester
10/1999 - 01/2004
Mag. rer. soc. oec. - Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (www.wu.ac.at)
International Business Administration

Teaching (faculty internships etc.)

06/2009 - present
MCI - The Entrepreneurial School (www.mci.edu)
Business Administration; Marketing; Coaching & Consulting; Communication & Teams; Presentation Skills; Event Management; Public Relations; Fundraising; Project Management

Practice related research and developmental project

02/2023 - 06/2023
Project supervisor - Volunteer Fire Departments in Tyrol
valuation of the train-the-trainer system at the ground fire fighting course
02/2023 - 06/2023
Project supervisor - Association Damma wos
Fundraising for small associations using the example of the association Damma wos
02/2022 - 06/2022
Project supervisor - Neue Heimat Tirol
Analysis of the needs and interests of future tenants regarding NHT's move-in assistance
02/2022 - 06/2022
project supervisor - Bio Austria Tirol
Challenges for and needs of the members of BIO AUSTRIA Tirol
02/2021 - 07/2021
Project supervisor - Eltern-Kind-Zentrum Innsbruck
Organizational concept for a kindergarden in the nature Preparation of a business plan with focus on market and marketing and a detailed plan calculation, as well as a realistic time schedule.
02/2021 - 07/2021
Project supervisor - Austrian Doctors
Giving Tuesday - international day of giving and donating - expanding the concept of the existing fundraising campaign
02/2020 - 06/2020
Project supervisor - EGTC / European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino
Cross border cooperation in the European Region Tirol-South Tyrol-Trentino; expectations and attitudes towards community partnerships, possible success factors and challenges

Competitive Research Award

09/2022 - 09/2022
Ministry for Education, Science and Research
Ars Docendi recognition award for excellent teaching at an Austrian Higher Education Institute 2022 "SDG project-based semester"

Other

01/2023 - 08/2023
175 Years of university sports in Austria - Strategic Reflection on the Future of the Role of University Sports. Interviews, preparation, moderation, monitoring and documentation of the process commissioned by Unisport Austria / Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
09/2022 - 09/2022
9th Responsible Management Education Research Conference
9th Responsible Management Education Research Conference Track co-chair: Empower citizens for better health and well-being

Peer reviewed journal article

Huter, L., Pammer, M., Pattermann, J., & Windbichler, R. (2023). Integration von Planspielen in Hochschul-Programmen: Evaluierung der Einsatzvarianten. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 18(Sonderheft Planspiele), 187-205. https://doi.org/10.21240/zfhe/SH-PS/11

Chapters in books

Obexer, R., Waldegger, J., Wieser, D., Windbichler, R. (2024). Embracing Sustainability in Higher Education: Key Insights from Organizing an Academic Conference. In: Leal Filho, W., Sima, M., Lange Salvia, A., Kovaleva, M., Manolas, E. (eds) University Initiatives on Climate Change Education and Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25960-9_100-1

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

Monville, M., Schlögl, S., Weichelt, R., & Windbichler, R. (2023). Perspectives on Technology Use in Dementia Care - An Exploratory Study of Nursing Homes in Luxembourg. In G. A. Papadopoulos, A. Achilleos, E. Pissaloux, & R. Velázquez (Hrsg.), ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing (S. 65-79). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29548-5_5
Windbichler, R.; Baur, J. & Walch, S. (2021). EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY AND AGILE MANAGEMENT IN AN ONLINE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING SEMESTER. 13th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies; Conference Proceedings. Spain. doi: https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2021.0073
Überall, M., Windbichler, R., & Schlögl, S. (2021). Fostering Domain Understanding Through Proposal Writing - A Student Case Competition. EDULEARN21 Proceedings, 5567-5575. doi: https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2021.1134
Sinz, H., Windbichler, R., Walch, S. (2011). Developing leadership in healthcare by experience-based learning. EHMA Annual Conference in Porto, Portugal, 22 - 24 June 2011
Mevenkamp, M., Sinz, H., Windbichler, R. , Walch, S. (2011). Identifying and preparing future global health leaders. EHMA Annual Conference in Porto, Portugal, 22 - 24 June 2011
Sinz, H., Windbichler, R., Walch, S. Real life simulation - An innovative approach for health leadership education. Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Public Health, Linz, September 2010

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Kerschbaumer, L., Baur, J., Windbichler, R., van Amerongen, A. (2024). Strategien zur Bewältigung des Pflegekräftemangels in ländlichen Regionen. Vortrag auf der 27. ÖGPH Jahrestagung, 17.-18. Oktober, Innsbruck, Österreich. https://oeph.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/241014-Programmheft-OeGPH.pdf
Kerschbaumer, L., Windbichler, R., Baur, J. (2024, 03. Oktober). Should I STAY or should I GO? Woher nehmen, wenn nicht stehlen? [Präsentation]. Zukunftscamp "Was wirklich wirkt", Innsbruck. https://zukunftscamp.at/programm/
Windbichler, R.; Baur, J.; Kerschbaumer, L.; Walch, S.; "Klimawandel, Gesundheit und Resilienz im Rahmen eines SDG-Praxisprojektsemesters"; Vortrag Fachsymposium "Klimawandel, Gesundheit und Resilienz: aktuelle Trends und künftige Entwicklungen in Lehre, Forschung und Praxis"; Fachhochschule Kärnten, Campus Villach; 21.09.2023
Windbichler, R., Kerschbaumer, L., Baur, J & Walch, S. (2023). MCI - NSHM Community Project Semester - Embedding SDGs in project-based teaching. Track: When solving a societal challenge is the aim of the course. PROFFORMANCE+ Thematic Webinar Series https://profformance.eu/en/webinar-student-centred-course-design/agenda, April 28th 2023.
Mair, C.; Windbichler, R.; 9th Responsible Management Education Research Conference; Poster presentation "Food waste in Tyrolean communal catering services"
Symposium "A chance to change - Klima · Wandel · Gesellschaft" - Einführung in den Themenbereich "Klima" Innsbruck, Austria Titel der Präsentation: "KLIMA - Wandel - Gesellschaft"
Windbichler, R., Baur, J., Kerschbaumer, L., Walch, S. (2021). "Shaping mindsets and capabilities for poverty alleviation through project-based learning" 8th Responsible Management Education Research Conference "Poverty and Prosperity: Implications for Advancing the SDGs, 2030 Agenda and Responsible Management Education in a Post-Pandemic World". Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 20.10.2021. China
Presentation: FOSTERING DOMAIN UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PROPOSAL WRITING - A STUDENT CASE COMPETITION. 13th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Windbichler, R.; Baur, J. & Walch, S. (2021). EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY AND AGILE MANAGEMENT IN AN ONLINE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING SEMESTER, presented at Edulearn21 - 13th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies

Case studies

Windbichler, R., Köll, S., Müller, G., Schädle, A., Trimborn, E., Wagner, St. (2014). Digital Marketing for the European Region Tyrol - South Tyrol - Trentino. VI International Congress on Teaching Cases related to Public and Nonprofit Marketing, Coimbra, Portugal, 19 December 2014

Other intellectual contributions

Windbichler, R., Walch, S. (2023) "USI.Universität.Sport.Innovation!". Beitrag zur Festschrift 175 Jahre Universitätssport in Österreich. BMBWF, Wien, S. 113-120

Supervised bachelor theses

Ernst Bianca (2024): Grenzüberschreitende Kooperation der Freiwilligen Feuerwehren Fokus: Katastrophenhilfszug Salzburg
Perkmann Barbara (2024): Erfolgsfaktoren und Barrieren für die nachhaltige Implementierung von Entwicklungsprojekten: Bildungsprojekte in der Region Subsahara-Afrika
Ender Anna (2024): Die Bedeutung präventiver Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung von Gewalt gegen Kinder in Familien - eine Analyse der Präventionsmaßnahmen des Fachbereichs Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Vorarlberg
Mair Cäcilia (2022): Lebensmittelverschwendung in Tiroler Gemeinschaftsverpflegungen
Lässer Pascal (2020): IMPLEMENTIERUNG EINER NACHHALTIGEN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY MARKETINGSTRATEGIE Eine empirische Studie über die Sport- und Outdoor-Bekleidungs-Industrie
Masarwa Katharina (2019): Aufklärung in Kinderwunsch Kliniken aus Sicht der Patientinnen und Patienten - Eine Zufriedenheitsanalyse
Jelemensky Daniel (2018): Visuelle politische Kommunikation anhand von Wahlplakaten im Zuge der Landtagswahlen 2018 in Tirol
Unterrieder Stephanie (2015): Customer Journey - Die Erforschung des Informations- und Entscheidungsprozesses von Cochlea-Implantat Kandidaten und Kandidatinnen

Supervised master theses

Eder Michael (2013): The implementation of social media as a driver of B2C purchases of Lohmann & Rauscher in the medical device industry
Le Beau Angelika (2013): "Marketing prospects for the Austrian Drug Screening Institute An insight into start-up biotechnology marketing"