Press 2014

More than a thousand guests celebrated at the MCIOn June 13 and 14, members and supporters of MCI Alumni & Friends came together to celebrate the end of the 2013/14 academic year. Full and varied program This year, too, the MCI Alumni & Friends Club marked the close of an intensive and interesting year of events with its traditional MCI Alumni Weekend, offering an exciting program as the rousing culmination of the academic year. The event began on the Friday afternoon with words of welcome spoken by Rector Andreas Altmann and a get-together of MCI graduates including the jubilee years, who learnt about and discussed the MCI’s highly promising plans for the new campus, Ph.D study programs, and the new online study program in Business Administration, etc. Presentation by the CEO of Austrian Railways (ÖBB) In the following talk given by Christian Kern, CEO of Austrian Railways, the gathering heard that the ÖBB is optimistic about the future and sees further potential for corporate growth in people’s changing mobility habits. According to the speaker, the number of railway users in Austria and their level of satisfaction are higher than ever before, and productivity at Austrian Railways is outstanding at the European level. The CEO is determined to further consolidate the ÖBB’s position in the future and to move up to join the leaders in Europe in terms of profitability, economy and punctuality. Following the interesting talk given by Christian Kern, the MCI was privileged to welcome another top-level guest, namely Professor Tilmann Märk, Rector of Innsbruck University and Chairman of the Tyrolean University Conference, who spoke about the current situation of the Tyrol as a university location. He explained that the various tertiary education facilities in the Tyrol are not hostile competitors but part of a healthy higher education market on which they complement one another and thus make the university scene more attractive. The decision to pull together in the framework of the Tyrolean University Conference is seen as a source of additional effective cooperation in the fields of teaching and research. It also underlines the importance of the goal of knowledge transfer to society. Chilling out at the MCI Summer Clubbing Socializing & Networking was the order of the night: At the MCI Summer Clubbing in the Hofgarten, graduates, students and the MCI team, as well as friends and partners of the MCI gave themselves over to the clubbing sound and a delicious buffet until the early hours. Zoological end to a successful Alumni Weekend On Saturday morning, Dr. Michael Martys, Director of Innsbruck’s Alpine Zoo, provided interesting insights into behavioral research in the animal world. The speaker explained that animals live in a space-time system based on incentives and enticements. Even though human beings are zoological creatures, he said, they cannot be treated on a level with animals; human thought and action are shaped by processes of socialization and decision-making and involve a greater degree of responsibility. Even though Dr. Marty refused to equate human beings with animals, he was able to draw fascinating parallels between human and animal behavior. Dr. Marty’s presentation brought to a close a wonderful weekend under the motto “Meet & celebrate with motivated people”.Pictures Alumni WeekendPictures Summer Clubbing

The Entrepreneurial School® now also providing digital mentoring for the motivated l West Austria’s first distance-learning study program l The living room as the lecture hall Modern lifestyles call for new study formats, and innovative technologies permit new methods of teaching and learning. The response of Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) is a completely new Bachelor in Business Administration based on mobile learning technologies (accreditation pending), making it easier to combine study with work, the family and leisure. Innovative blended learning strategies facilitate independent study through interactive content design. The MCI’s eCampus supports students with modern didactic formats including webcasts, videos, blogs, moderated chats, live streams and digital course materials. An intelligent mix of online courses, attendance modules and electronic media is the key to a combination of mobile or distance learning and personal interaction between lecturers and students for study to the highest standard. Teachers from all over the world, professional online support, interactive platforms and a full service offering ensure effective mentoring for motivated students and a successful outcome to their efforts. The launch of the new study program was preceded by extensive development work and benchmarking with international universities and study programs (primarily in the USA, Canada, Australia, Asia, etc). The development team was accordingly made up of experts from all over the world. The MCI is convinced it has found the most effective strategy for its new online program. The head of department will be Professor Juergen-Matthias Seeler, an online teaching expert who is currently working on international university and education projects in Africa, while the first chair has been awarded to Professor Karin Sixl-Daniell, who has developed relevant study programs in Singapore. Applications for the study program are now pouring in but can still be made at any time. Here are the deadlines:   Deadline for submission Written entrance exam Interview 1st round of applications June 18, 2014 June 27, 2014 July 8, 2014 2nd round of applications July 23, 2014 August 1, 2014 August 12, 2014 *accrediation pending Further information and downloads: Details of study program Personal counseling: beratung@mci.edu Online application {phocadownload view=file|id=5129}{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=836}Contact: {mcicontact view=presse|id=1}

Strengthening cooperation between the Tyrol’s universities At a recent rectors’ conference, the decision was taken by the University of Applied Sciences Tyrol (FHG), the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Edith Stein (KPH-ES), Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Innsbruck Medical University, Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol (PHT), UMIT University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, and the University of Innsbruck to work for closer cooperation with the worlds of politics, society and business. Combining forces through a new structure A committee was created to further intensify cooperation between the Tyrol’s eight universities and enable them to communicate their ideas and developments to the outside world more effectively. The committee is chaired by Tilmann Märk, Rector of Innsbruck University, with Christa Them of UMIT in Hall and Andreas Altmann, Rector of the MCI, as his deputies. “Greater cooperation presupposes a formal structure and continuity. That has been provided though our new rules of procedure,” says Tilmann Märk as chairman of the committee. Campus Tyrol is essential for the further development of the Tyrol as a location for science and research In collaboration with policy-makers, business people and private individuals, the Tyrol’s universities are determined to create a cooperative environment and a Campus Tyrol as the key to the further development of the Tyrol as a location for science and research. “The Tyrolean universities are of enormous importance for the Tyrol. It is up to us to strengthen the involvement of the world around us in our discussions so as to position the Tyrol as a location for science and research at the international level,” Andreas Altmann explains. With a total of 33,000 students, 6,300 employees and 3,000 lecturers, and an annual budget totaling 400 million euros, the Tyrol’s universities are of very great importance for the Tyrol, and they are determined to take advantage of their position to create the optimum environment for excellent education and innovation.{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=832}Contact:{mcicontact view=presse|id=1}

New student representatives at the Entrepreneurial School® The new student representatives at the MCI have been elected in a multistage voting process. Following the election of the student representatives for the individual study programs, the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the MCI Student Council and the MCI delegate to the Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) and his substitute were elected at the constitutive meeting of the Student Council. The following students were elected as Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the Student Council: Michael Seidl, Chairperson (Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management) Florian Lang, Deputy Chairperson (Business & Management) Miriam Walter, Deputy Chairperson (Business & Management) Sebastian Engels, Deputy Chairperson (Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management) Adriano dos Santos Avelar, Deputy Chairperson (Business & Management) The following were also elected as student representatives at the MCI: Markus Stotter (Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management/International Health & Social Management)Johanna Kern (Social Work/Social Work, Social Policy & Management)Martin Mühlegger (Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering)Elisabeth Schmölzl (Management & Law/International Business & Law)Alexander Müller (Management, Communication & IT/Management, Communication & IT)Marco Prosch (Business & Management/Business & Management/International Business)Theresa Sandner (Food & Bioresource Technologies)Anne Reinisch (Mechatronics/Mechatronics - Mechanical Engineering)Daniel Schmid (Industrial Engineering & Management/Industrial Engineering & Management)Lennert Krüger (Tourism Business Studies/Entrepreneurship & Tourism) The MCI students also elected Leander Mundl (Business & Management) as their delegate to the Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) and Markus Stotter (Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management) as his substitute. The MCI’s congratulations go to the newly elected student representatives, with thanks for their commitment and best wishes for a successful term of office! Website of the MCI student representatives{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=834}Contact: {mcicontact view=presse|id=1}

The successful longstanding program of collaboration between MCI Management Center Innsbruck and Hypo Tirol Bank is to be continued The program relates primarily to activities in the context of the MCI Alumni & Friends graduates’ club. In addition to various joint events, regular projects with MCI students are also on the agenda such as the attractive 111 Ideas for Tyrol campaign. The program of synergistic cooperation between the two institutions is an expression of a common interest in strengthening the Tyrol as a location for science and business. Since its foundation more than a hundred years ago, Hypo Tirol Bank has been committed to making a contribution to the social and cultural development of the region and its people. Hypo Tirol Bank relates actively with the people of the Tyrol, supporting them – amongst other things – through sustainable initiatives in the field of science and education. As the Entrepreneurial School®, MCI Management Center Innsbruck helps make organizations more competitive and contributes to greater professionalism in the fields of business, administration, politics and culture, while MCI Alumni & Friends functions as a service and networking platform for graduates, friends and partners of the Entrepreneurial School®. Hypo Board Member Johann Kollreider is very pleased with the partnership: “For many years, Hypo Tirol Bank and Management Center Innsbruck have enjoyed a meaningful and intensive partnership. This is a product of our common endeavor to promote intellectual curiosity and the spirit of discovery amongst the people of the Tyrol. That is our contribution to specialization in the region and the further development of the Tyrolean economy by promoting a scientific elite of an international standard.” The MCI’s Rector Andreas Altmann adds: “We are delighted to have a long-standing partner in the form of Hypo Tirol Bank that appreciates the importance of a first-class university for the development of the Tyrol as a location for science and business.”{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=833} Contact: {mcicontact view=presse|id=1}

First-class universities from the countries of the Alps meet at the MCI for two days of knowledge sharing On May 20 and 21, 2014, top-level representatives of three universities – Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ESB European School of Business Reutlingen and MCI Management Center Innsbruck – held a meeting of their Alpine Alliance to discuss the situation in the world of tertiary education and develop joint strategies. Future collaboration It was generally agreed that knowledge transfer between the three institutions, which are among the leaders in the rankings for their respective countries, would be advantageous for all concerned. Further intensive cooperation is planned in the fields of research, teaching, internationalization, alumni and careers, product development and quality management, infrastructure and marketing. A faculty and staff exchange program is also being considered.{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=830} Contact: {mcicontact view=presse|id=1}

Raiffeisen Gruppe Tirol is supporting MCI students with scholarships worth a total of 5,000 euros.As an MCI partner and sponsor of many years’ standing, Raiffeisen Banks see academic training as a significant social asset and a central resource for corporate development. The scholarships motivate people with an outstanding professional and personal record who are studying or wish to study at the MCI. Three scholarships have been awarded: The Raiffeisen Award worth 3,000 euros has been won by Andrea Spiß, a trainer at Sandoz with responsibility for training apprentices in the field of chemistry, who will soon have completed a part-time Bachelor’s program in Food & Bioresource Technologies. Andrea Spiss convinced the jury with her impressive past record, an excellent presentation of her potential for future development and her ambitious professional goals. With the help of the scholarship, she will attend the MCI’s Executive Certificate course in Human Resources Management. The Raiffeisen International Award was announced for students wishing to spend their semester abroad at a third-country university. Scholarships worth 1,000 euros each were awarded to Stefan Hackl, who is studying Business & Management at the MCI, for a semester at Stetson University (USA) and to Julia Elisabeth Römer, who is enrolled in the MCI’s Tourism Business Studies program, for a semester at the University of Central Florida (USA). In both cases, the decision was made on the basis of their excellent performance as students to date and their convincing application dossiers. The awards were presented by Raiffeisen’s Marketing Manager Thomas Wass and the MCI’s Rector Andreas Altmann. Tiroler Raiffeisen Banks and the Entrepreneurial School® would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the winners and wish them all the best for their studies and future careers. Press contacts and queries:Mag. (FH) Ulrike FuchsDirectorMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu {phocagallery view=category|categoryid=823}

The high standard of quality at the Entrepreneurial School® has again been confirmed in a ranking published by the Centre for Higher Education (CHE). This, the most important university ranking in the German-speaking world produced exciting results for MCI study programs in the fields of Economics, Social Sciences, and Industrial Engineering and Management. The latest university ranking published by the international Center for Higher Education (CHE) has delivered a highly positive verdict for Management Center Innsbruck, which collected no fewer than seventy places in the top groups in the fields of Economics, Social Sciences, and Industrial Engineering and Management. The MCI’s economics students are very satisfied with their study programs in general and with the supervision provided and the practical relevance of the courses in particular. They also gave top marks for international orientation and the excellent infrastructure. The Industrial Engineering and Management programs attracted an outstanding general assessment and earned special praise for the intensive supervision available to students and the excellent laboratory facilities. The Social Work program was given a top classification for conditions for study and professional relevance. For Brigitte Auer, head of Quality Management at the MCI, the results of the latest CHE ranking constitute a highly positive verdict for MCI: “The constant commitment to quality at the MCI is bearing fruit. The results also motivate us to continue to make further improvements to all our study programs and services.” The heads of departments and study programs at the MCI are equally pleased: Peter Mirski, Director of Management, Communication & IT: “Our program, with its combination of three fields of competence, namely management, communication and information technology, has met with an enthusiastic response on the part of the students. We are extremely proud of these superb results!” Hubert Siller, Director of Tourism: “A super outcome for the MCI’s tourism study programs and confirmation of our leading position in the international tourism education scene.” Gerhard Hillmer, Director of Industrial Engineering and Management: “Our graduates find exciting positions as engineers at the interface of engineering, business and management. This excellent result confirms the wisdom of our approach to Industrial Engineering and Management.” The CHE University Ranking is the most comprehensive and most detailed ranking in the German-language area. It involves more than 300 universities and colleges with more than 2,500 departments, 7,500 study programs and 33 subjects. In addition to key facts relating of study, teaching, facilities and research, the ranking also includes student assessments of conditions for study at their respective universities and is a useful source of orientation for choosing the right study program. The following MCI Bachelor programs participated in the latest CHE poll: Management, Communication & IT Management & Law Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management Social Work Tourism Business Studies Business & Management Industrial Engineering and Management Die Presse – CHE ranking for Austrian universities (in German) All the results of the CHE University Ranking are published in the “Zeit Studienführer” (University Guide) (www.zeit.de/hochschulranking).Contact:{mcicontact view=presse|id=1}{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=815}

Top-class research by Mai Anh Dao convinces the jury This year’s Value Day in Dornbirn certainly lived up to its name for Mai Anh Dao, research fellow and lecturer in the MCI’s Department of Business & Management: She was awarded the prize for the best Master’s thesis in the Strategy section. Her work on the subject of “The Common Ground Phenomenon and its Influence on Cultural and Task Integration in M&A” was chosen by the jury out of a large number of entries. Following her Bachelor in Tourism at the MCI, Mai Anh Dao recently completed a Master’s at the Department of Strategic Management and Leadership at Innsbruck University. “Mai Anh Dao is an outstanding and highly promising young academic, whom I have been happy to mentor with her dissertation,” says Professor Kurt Matzler of the Department of Strategic Management and Leadership at Innsbruck University, who tutored her Master’s thesis together with Florian Bauer of the MCI. Value Day is an annual gathering of managers from the Lake Constance region, Business Administration graduates and leading university figures in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Value Day program includes an international competition to find the best Master’s theses in the categories Controlling, Finance and Strategy. This year, 23 graduates from ten universities in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein presented their research work for assessment by the critical jury. Management Center Innsbruck would like to congratulate Mai Anh Dao on her fine academic achievement and wishes the prize-winner many more such awards!Contact:Ulrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=799}

MCI students benefit from maximum mobility in Europe Erasmus+ is the new EU program for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for 2014-2020. MCI Management Center Innsbruck recently received the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, which offers students maximum mobility during their studies. Scholarships are available in the framework of Erasmus+ to make it easier for students to benefit from the experience of a semester abroad for study or internships. Erasmus+ is a combined replacement in simplified form for existing programs such as Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink etc. For the EU’s current financial framework up to 2020, at least 13.01 billion euros are to be made available for Erasmus+. For the field of education, that is an increase over the previous financial framework (2007 bis 2013).Statements: Dr. Susanne Lichtmannegger, head of MCI International Relations: “We are proud of the fact that we can again offer our students access to these scholarships – a key factor for student mobility and the invaluable experience of studying and living abroad. In addition to a network comprising some 200 partner universities and a growing number of students from abroad, this is further proof of the international character and quality orientation of the MCI.” Andreas Altmann, Rector of the MCI: “I am delighted that our students are being supported and strengthened in their mobility by Erasmus+. Time spent abroad as a student is an important stepping stone to professional life.”Erasmus Charter For Higher Education 2014 - 2020Contact:Ulrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=798}

Outstanding evaluation of the university · high level of student satisfaction · efficient door to professional life · impressive career developments · excellent standing with employees Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) received strong confirmation of the quality of its work in the latest graduate poll. The survey was conducted with all 2,129 ex-students who graduated from the Entrepreneurial School® between 2007 and 2011. Main results: Recommending the MCI: 91.2% of respondees said they would “definitely” or “most probably” recommend the MCI to friends and colleagues. Choice of study program: 90.8% of graduates felt in retrospect that they had “definitely” or “to a very great extent” selected the right study program. Overall assessment of the study program: 85.6% said their MCI study program had been “very good” or “good”. Students’ goals and degree of fulfillment: The main goals pursued by students at the MCI related to the acquisition of competence in the subject (97.6%) and personal development (87%). Over 87% of graduates felt that these goals had been achieved “in full” or “on the whole”. Relevance of the program for professional development: 73.6% of graduates now in employment consider the relevance of the study program for their professional development to be “very high” or “high”, while 19.4% consider it to be of “average” relevance. Career & professional development: Graduates of part-time study programs made a big step forward in terms of professional development: The percentage in middle management increased from 12.1% at enrollment to 34.1% at the time of the survey. The increase in the numbers of graduates in senior management is equally impressive: from 3.5% to 16.5% at the time of the survey. The results are similar in the case of full-time study: The percentage in middle management increased from just over 4% at graduation to 14.3% (Bachelors) and 18.7% (Diploma graduates, Masters) at the time of the survey. Source: 2013 poll of MCI graduates conducted with 2,129 ex-students who graduated between 2007 and 2011. Response rate 33.1 % Statements: Günter Platter, Governor of the Tyrol: Together we are working to further develop the Tyrol as a strong location for education and research. The MCI is an important and extremely successful partner in this respect, as the latest graduate survey so convincingly shows. Andreas Altmann, Rector of the MCI: The feedback supplied by our graduates is an invaluable source of information that enables us to continually develop and improve our programs. I should like to thank everyone who participated for their constructive input! Thomas Auer, Chairman of the MCI Student Council: As student representatives, we recognize the importance of cooperation between the university and the business community. The active and committed university development work performed by the MCI guarantees consolidation of its high standards of quality. Brigitte Auer, head of Quality Management at the MCI: The feedback we receive from our graduates is an important element of our quality assurance effort and motivates us to make still further improvements to our programs, teaching and student services. Bettina Stichauner, Chairperson of MCI Alumni & Friends: The results of the survey confirm the good work done by the whole team at the MCI. The MCI’s international networks and top-notch faculty contribute to the positive result. It is also gratifying to see that MCI graduates add the letters MCI to the degree after their names as an expression of continued identification with their university.Contact:{mcicontact view=presse|id=1}{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=794}

Excellent MCI graduates receive awards for outstanding theses Success for graduates of the MCI’s International Health & Social Management study program At the recent 6th Austrian Healthcare Conference in Vienna, prizes were awarded for the third time for innovative ideas for the health industry. No fewer than three graduates from the MCI’s International Health & Social Management program, namely Julia Bernardi, Laryn McLernon and Katharina Bauer, received Health Research Awards for their excellent theses. First prizes in the Health Promotion and Health Management categories The Health Research Award is made in four categories for applied research in the framework of Austrian healthcare study programs and the health industry platform of the Austrian Chamber of Trade and Industry. For their joint thesis, Julia Bernardi and Laryn McLernon were awarded first prize in the Health Promotion category, and Katharina Bauer came first in the Health Management category. Statements and congratulations Siegfried Walch, head of the Department of International Health & Social Management at the MCI, congratulated the MCI graduates on winning in two of the four categories of the Health Research Award 2014. “This distinction is confirmation of the commitment and practical orientation of the graduates from our internationally oriented Master’s programs in the field of health management.” Laryn McLernon and Julia Bernardi added: “We are very thankful to our supervisors Dr. Peter Kreidl and Dr. Anton Petter as well as the International Health and Social Management Team, who supported us tirelessly and helped us overcome numerous barriers in order to shed light on the critical issue of improving vaccination coverage among healthcare workers. Winning the Health Research Award 2014 was the icing on cake and capped an extremely gratifying year at MCI.” The MCI would like to congratulate the prize-winners and wish them all the best for the future!Contact:Ulrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=797}

Major distinction for MCI Master’s thesis in Tourism Following its successful performances in 2012 and 2013, MCI Management Center Innsbruck again made a big impression at the ITB in Berlin: Sandra Voscort, a graduate of the MCI Master’s program in Entrepreneurship & Tourism, won the prestigious ITB Science Prize in the Best Practical Work category. She performed an ethnographic study in a German theme park to obtain qualitative data on the individual visitor experience as a basis for service quality optimization in the park. “That is a great distinction for Sandra Voscort and also a fine form of recognition for the MCI,” says a delighted Hubert Siller, head of Tourism at the MCI. The DGT Science Prize is awarded annually by the German Society for Research in Tourism (DGT).Contact:Mag. (FH) Ulrike FuchsLeiterinMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu {phocagallery view=category|categoryid=790}

The MCI warns: Overdue inflation adjustment and promised increase to the number of student places are at risk! It had to happen: In spite of all protestations to the contrary, the Medical Faculty in Linz is set to become the financial nail in the coffin of Austria’s universities of applied science. “There is no money,” is the standard response from the Ministry of Science, Research and Economics. The reference is to money for the adjustment for inflation due since 2009 and money needed to increase the number of student places - measures which were unanimously approved by the Council of Ministers of the Austrian Federal Government and the Austrian University Conference and were promised with a flourish by the coalition parties before the general election, measures which are a definitive and guaranteed item in the government program announced by the Federal Government for the current legislative period. “That is overstepping the mark,” says the MCI’s Rector Andreas Altmann. “The Federal Government cannot order services and then exit the back door to avoid paying. The Ministry of Finance must provide the Minister of Science with the funds needed for the agreed measures. It is not possible to reduce the number of places for students to compensate for inflation,” the Rector adds and he continues: “I trust in the word of Minister Mitterlehner, whom I esteem highly, and in the promises made by Michael Spindelegger as Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance and by Chancellor Werner Faymann.” Out of a total allocation to science and the universities of 1.6 billion euros for the 2013-2018 legislative period, only 62 million euros are earmarked for the universities of applied science - a mere 3.8%. And yet Austria’s universities of applied science now account for … 30% of all degrees awarded, 40% of all degrees awarded in technical subjects, and 50% of all business degrees awarded. “A solution is urgently required,” says the Rector in conclusion to his appeal to the Federal Government. “Otherwise we will fritter away our own future, undermine our competitive position and squander the trust placed in us.” More information on the subject (in German)Contact:MCI Management Center Innsbruck Mag. (FH) Ulrike Fuchs, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Tel. +43 512 2070-1510, ulrike.fuchs@mci.eduDr. Andreas Altmann, Rektor, +43 512 2070-1050, andreas.altmann@mci.edu

MCI graduates successful with innovative ideas This year, too, the Tyrol’s students and graduates were invited to submitted exciting business propositions for the annual CAST Award. The 58 entries submitted by 118 participants again included several successful ideas proposed by students of Management Center Innsbruck. Logging innovation convinces the juryStefan Leitner, a graduate of the MCI Department of Mechatronics - Mechanical Engineering, worked with his father to develop a fully automatic compact cable tensioner for logging operations. The device significantly reduces the workload and greatly increases safety at the same time. The idea won the second prize and 1,500 euros. Stefan Leitner, who is currently in the USA for his semester abroad, received the award via a video link. Another prize for the MCI Creativity Award winnerThe third prize went to Thomas Senfter, a graduate in Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering and winner of the MCI Creativity Award 2013, for his innovative particulate metering process. Last year, the research paper in which the process was presented was awarded the Ministry of Science Prize. His third place in the 2013 Cast Award is worth 800 euros in prize money. Great potential in the TyrolDr. Florian Becke, Executive Director of CAST, was impressed by the high standard and professionalism of the many ideas submitted: “You can feel the potential of the business location!” More information is available at http://www.cast-tyrol.com/detail-news/article/gefunden-die-besten-koepfe.html The MCI would like to congratulate its successful researchers and wishes them all the best for the future!Contact:Ulrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=796}

As of autumn 2014, the Entrepreneurial School® is offering a new Master’s program for strengthening and networking innovative and sustainable agriculture and forestry, the food industry, and environmental, energy and bioresource engineering. Applications now accepted. In the context of a model technology offensive, the MCI has greatly expanded its offering in the field of Technology & Life Sciences in the last few years. With about one thousand students now studying in this segment, the Entrepreneurial School® has established itself as a competent player in the German-speaking world. The fact that this standing has not only a quantitative but also a qualitative basis is reflected by the numerous awards received and excellent results in polls and rankings. The MCI’s latest contribution to the technology offensive is a Master’s in Bioresource & Food Engineering, which begins in autumn 2014. In order to create added value for trade and industry, society and the region, competence, research, development, innovation, net product and international networking must be systematically upgraded and strengthened in the food industry, agriculture and forestry, and in environmental, energy and bioresource engineering. With the Bachelor in Food & Bioresource Technologies introduced in 2011 and the corresponding Master in Bioresource & Food Engineering coming in autumn of this year, the MCI has set the stage for promoting innovation, know-how and an international orientation in these disciplines of the future. Graduates have in-depth knowledge in the fields of natural science, engineering and business management. They are capable of designing, optimizing and steering intelligent product development, manufacturing processes, packing and marketing for natural raw materials, healthy foodstuffs, organic functional and convenience foods, and biogenic side products, and they possess the relevant knowledge to succeed with their expertise at the regional, national and international levels. While the Bachelor’s program is available for both full- and part-time students, the Master’s is being launched with an eye to the needs of working students. Thought is being given to holding classes in English in the medium term. With the new program, the MCI is offering the business community partnerships and support in terms of research, development, innovation, infrastructure and project work.Further informationWebsite Master program Bioresource & Food EngineeringInformation on the study program: lebensmittel@mci.edu{phocadownload view=file|id=4697}ContactUlrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=787}

The 2014 ranking published by “Industriemagazin” again confirms the high standards of quality at the Entrepreneurial School®. The commitment to quality at MCI Management Center Innsbruck has once more received powerful confirmation. With an impressive score of 2.53, the Entrepreneurial School® is one of the best of the Austrian universities assessed in the ranking recently published by the Austrian “Industriemagazin”. The MCI did very well in the individual study program assessments, too, with several programs up with the winners for their respective disciplines in the whole of Austria: Business & Management, BA (2nd place) Management & Law, BA (3rd place) Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering, BSc, MSc (3rd place) International Business & Law, MA (4th place) Biotechnology, BA, MA (5th place) The ranking is based on a poll conducted among executives and marketing and HR managers of Austrian companies in all industries.Further informationRanking IndustriemagazinContactUlrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu

Cooperation between MCI Management Center Innsbruck and Deloitte Austria offers synergies for careers, recruiting and alumni.The MCI and Deloitte Austria, two international operators, are cooperating in the framework of an academic partnership established this year. Deloitte Austria is part of a global network with some 200,000 employees in over 150 countries. The company provides services in the fields of audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory. Deloitte has three offices in the Tyrol: in Innsbruck, Imst and St. Anton. Clients benefit from excellent support provided by leading experts at the local level and the company’s in-depth expertise in the sector involved. Deloitte sees itself as a source of intelligent input for Austria as a business location and bundles its wide-ranging expertise so as to play an active role in strengthening it. As the Entrepreneurial School® with a current total of more than 10,000 graduates, 3,000 students and 1,000 faculty members from all over the world, MCI Management Center Innsbruck helps make organizations more competitive and contributes to greater professionalism in business and administration. To that extent, the MCI is an effective interface between science and the employment market, between academics and business. These competences are now being bundled in the form of a partnership. Deloitte is partnering the Entrepreneurial School® at the level of recruiting, careers and the Alumni Club. The partnership relates in particular to activities in the fields of employer branding and graduate support plus various joint events. There are also plans for exchange activities for study and research. Andreas Kapferer, partner at Deloitte Austria: “For an expert organization like Deloitte, collaboration with the MCI constitutes a meaningful link between theory and practice. We are very happy with the decision to continue our successful partnership.” Andreas Altmann, Rector of the MCI: “I am delighted by this innovative partnership between two international organizations. Collaboration creates synergies and promotes our knowledge location. I should like to thank Deloitte for this expression of confidence and look forward to cooperating with them.”ContactUlrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=785}

Document establishing the United Nations PRME Chapter for the German-speaking countries officially signed. Management Center Innsbruck was recently the venue for a successful international UN conference. The Entrepreneurial School® hosted the high-level United Nations Global Compact Conference on Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). The conference also involved the official launch of a PRME chapter for the German-speaking countries. The signatory act was performed in the presence of numerous speakers and participants from all over the world by Jonas Haertle, Head of the PRME Secretariat at the UN Global Compact Office in New York, Jürg Kessler, Rector of HTW Chur, Ulrich Jautz, Dean of the University of Pforzheim, and Andreas Altmann, Rector of MCI Management Center Innsbruck. The conference focussed on the six Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), which were developed in 2007 by an international group of university rectors and presidents of leading business schools and academic institutions under the coordination of the UN Global Compact Office of the United Nations. The objective of the PRME initiative is to inspire and champion responsible management education and research worldwide, and assume a pioneering role and establish the demanding principles as the international standard. The MCI was entrusted with the task of hosting the launch conference for the German-speaking world on the basis of its exemplary activities over the last few years.Further informationSignatory Institutions ReviewPress release PRMELocal Networks News of the UN Global CompactContactUlrike FuchsHeadMarketing & Communication+43 512 2070-1510ulrike.fuchs@mci.edu{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=782}

An attractive program of courses is again available for students in the summer of 2014. This summer, students of the MCI (and other universities on request) are again offered the opportunity to attend summer school at the famous University of California in Berkeley and make contact with students from the USA and the rest of the world. The Berkeley Summer Sessions – in five blocks of three to five weeks each – will be held from May 27 to August 15. Participants in the Berkeley Summer Sessions are invited to assemble their own programs, with over 600 courses in 90 different fields to choose from. For full details of the 2014 Berkeley Summer Sessions, go to www.mci.edu/berkeley-summer-sessions.