Arnold Schuh, J OSZEF- Program Director Ilonka Schwarzenfeld, JOSZEF C oordinator

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

International Studies Center

JOSZEF – Junge Ost- & mitteleuropäische

Studierende als Zukünftige Erfolgreiche

Führungskräfte

Arnold Schuh, JOSZEF-Program DirectorIlonka Schwarzenfeld, JOSZEF Coordinator

JOSZEF – A Development Program for Future Leaders in Central & Eastern Europe



Profile of WU Wien - 1898 founded as Imperial Export Academy, later renamed to Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

- Largest business university in Europe with over 22.000

enrolled students

- Programs: • 2 Bachelor: Bus., Econ. & Soc. Science; Business Law• 3 (soon 11) Master Programs• 3 Doctoral and PhD Programs

- Almost 200 partner universities abroad

- Proportion of international students: 25 %

- Semester dates (01.10.-31.01. and 01.02.-30.06.)



WU as a Competence Center for CEE

- Positioning WU as a leading university in CEE

business education & research

- Recently started initiatives:

- Establishment of the Competence Center

for CEE (www.wu-wien.ac.at/cee)

- Start of UniCredit CEE Student Cercle

- Relaunch of JOSZEF program

- Search for a Professor of International

Business with Focus on CEE



JOSZEF Program Idea

JOSZEF is a supplementary 2-semester study

program in German and partly in English that

provides a practice-oriented qualification in

business administration & management

preparing students from the WU and Central &

Eastern Europe for a management career in

CEE.



JOSZEF - Facts & Figures

• Launched in 1994/95, more than 250 alumni

• Special 2-semester program at the WU plus

1-3 months internship with a corporate partner

• 22 partner universities in CEE

• Close cooperation with multinational firms &

institutions in Austria

• Class size (2008/09): 21 students from 8

countries in CEE

• JOSZEF certificate



Corporate Partners

AluKÖNIGStahl Beiersdorf CEE Böhler Uddeholm Gebrüder Weiss Henkel CEE Kika/Leiner Porsche Holding Prinzhorn Holding Raiffeisen

International

Rehau TPA Horwath Uniqa International Wienerberger ASAG City of Vienna zBp Zentrum für

Berufsplanung (WU Career Center)



Partner Universities• University of National and World Economy Sofia – Bulgaria

• University of Zagreb – Croatia

• University of Economics Prague – Czech Republic

• Masaryk University in Brno – Czech Republic

• Estonian Business School – Estonia

• Corvinus University Budapest – Hungary

• ISM University of Management & Economics, Kaunas – Lithuania

• Cracow University of Economics – Poland

• Warsaw School of Economics – Poland

• Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice – Poland

• University of Economics Bucharest – Romania



Partner Universities• Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca – Romania

• Moscow State University, M.V. Lomonosov – Russia

• Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics – Russia

• Saint Petersburg State University – Russia

• Belgrade University – Serbia

• University of Economics Bratislava – Slovakia

• Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica - Slovakia

• University of Primorska in Koper – Slovenia

• University of Ljubljana – Slovenia

• University of Maribor – Slovenia

• National University of Economics Kiev – Ukraine



Core Elements of JOSZEF

• Focus on practice-orientation & CEE business

• Exclusive JOSZEF Core:

• East-West-Project Seminar

• Strategies & Management for CEE

• Intercultural Competence in CEE

• European Integration & Enlargement

• Courses are in German & partly in English

• Optional course for individual specialization

• Enrichment program: soft skill trainings, company

visits & excursion to Brussel



JOSZEF Academic Program



East-West-Project Seminar (2008/09)



Added Value of JOSZEF

• Excellent reputation of JOSZEF in the

Austrian business world

• Contact with JOSZEF students from WU

• Practical benefits:

• Company visits & contacts

• Internship

• Courses & trainings for JOSZEF students only

• Social events & excursions

• JOSZEF coordinator supports in all matters



Internship

• Acquire practical experience on the job, gain insights in a firm• Duration: minimum of 4 weeks, maximum of 3 months, no work permission needed• Continuous employement at the same firm, primarily in a German-speaking environment (English too)• Minimum pay of EUR 550 per month• BUT:

• We cannot guarantee an internship• „Marketplace“: application & interview



Profile of JOSZEF Candidate

• Advanced stage (close to completion) of bachelor studies or other 3-4 year basic studies in Business Administration or Economics at the home university• Very good command of German and a good knowledge of English• Excellent study performance/progress• Personality with the potential for a future management position (or expert position)



From Application to Certificate

Application at / Nomination by the home universityin spring term

Assessment & selection in Vienna(late September)

JOSZEF program1 year + internship

Exchange semester at WU

Graduation(JOSZEF certificate)

+ -

Completion ofstudies at home



How to Apply ?Application at the home university & pre-selection by local JOSZEF coordinator (during spring term)

Required application documents:

• Curriculum Vitae in German

• Letter of Motivation in German

• Proof of excellent German language skills

• Proof of solide English language skills

• Proof of student in good standing (study performance)

• Documentation of work experience/internships

Hand in your application to your local JOSZEF coordinator.

S/he will forward it to the JOSZEF coordinator at the WU Wien.



Services for Exchange Students IInternational Studies Center (ZAS)

Main contact point for all exchange students

The ZAS (Zentrum für Auslandsstudien) supports all incoming and outgoing exchange students

Web: www.wu-wien.ac.at/isc

Housing ServiceOeAD offers housing for exchange students if the application is done before the deadline.

Information on the residence halls can be found on the ZAS/OeAD website.

Rent usually ranges from EUR 250 to EUR 350 per month

Web: www.wu-wien.ac.at/isc/exchange/prep/housing, www.oead.ac.at

Academic AdvisorsFor each of the WU partner universities, one member of WU faculty serves as an academic advisor. The acadmic advisor gives advice and support in academic matters



Services for Exchange Students II

Orientation and Cultural Program (OK-Program) ProgramThis program is offered two weeks before the start of the semester and offers exchange students the opportunity to gain insight into Austrian cultural and business life

Intensive German Language CoursePreparatory language courses at different levels that are organized two weeks before the start of the semester

Buddy NetworkStudents Association provides foreign exchange students with a „buddy“ (i. e. WU student who gives assistance during stay at WU)

Organization of various activities for exchange students (study trips, cultural and sports events, parties)



Cost of Living in Vienna

Accommodation EUR 250 – 350 / monthHealth Insurance EUR 22 / monthBasic essentials EUR 220 – 290 / monthPublic transportation EUR 117 / semesterPost and telephone EUR 15 – 25 / monthEntertainment EUR 35 – 110 / monthBooks EUR 75 – 145 / semesterStudent Union fee EUR 15,86 / semester

Total: approx. EUR 530 – 850 / month



Graduation 2008



Benefits for JOSZEF Students

• Additional skills in CEE-management• Practice-oriented business education + internship • Contact & access to firms in Austria • Chance to improve your command of German• Waiver of tuition fees for 2-semesters at WU• Exclusive program character: program coordinator, group events etc.• Chance for a monthly scholarship for the spring term• Become member of the JOSZEF network

Your springboard intothe world of CEE business



JOSZEF Contact

Website JOSZEF at the International Studies Center

http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/zas/zasintro/programme/joszef

Ass.Prof. Dr. Arnold Schuh, JOSZEF Program Director

Ms. Ilonka Schwarzenfeld, JOSZEF Coordinator

E-Mail:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Phone: +43/1/313 36-5342 (Schwarzenfeld) and

4608 (Schuh)

Fax: +43/1/313 36-752

Arnold Schuh, J OSZEF- Program Director Ilonka Schwarzenfeld, JOSZEF C oordinator

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