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Welcome to the world of the Global Business ACT students. Besides participating in academic activities, this international group comes together in their free time as well to immerse themselves in experiences that extend well beyond traditional education. One of the most exciting aspects of the MGB students’ life in this program is, of course, the […]

The consulting projects are an important aspect of the last study term in Austria. During this valuable practical experience, students work together with evolving or established companies accompanied by their JKU supervisors and a representative of their respective company. Krawinkler Solutions is one of the young companies that provides two projects. One project addresses the […]

The Institute for Innovation Management congratulates Dr. Gernod Beckhuis on completing the doctoral program! Gernod has completed his Rigorosum on his doctoral thesis titled “Strategic Digital and AI Transformation – A Method to Estimate and Realize the Value Potential of a Digital and AI Transformation in Organizations” with distinction. The photo after the Rigorosum reflects […]

… and the journey continues! After the successful completion of the first two international terms in Canada and Taiwan, 25 students of the Global Business Master ACT 2023/24 arrived at JKU Linz to continue their international year with the Austrian Term. On their first day at JKU, students received a warm welcoming from the Vice […]

The Master of Business Administration Program in International Business at NSYSU, Kaohsiung, Taiwan is a prestigious program, announced in the Financial Times as Nr. 1 in Taiwan in 2023. Due to the long-standing partnership between the JKU Business School and the NSYSU, JKU students have the opportunity to earn this excellent degree as a continuation […]

The group of 24 students from UVic, NSYSU and JKU had about 11 weeks to grow closer with their colleagues while learning about Global Business Fundamentals in the Canadian module. Their next scheduled stop is the National Sun Yat Sen University (NSYSU) in beautiful Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Students have been welcomed on November 20, 2023 with […]

IFI fellow Johannes Gartner recently received his habilitation certificate from vice rector Alberta Bonanni. Johannes has successfully defended his cumulative Habilitation entitled “The Management of Technology and Innovation in the Digital Age”. In his work Johannes examines how entrepreneurial opportunities are recognized and evaluated under the conditions of information asymmetries in the dynamic digital era […]

Working together with excellent, accredited partner universities is not only wonderful in terms of our collegial relationship but also with regards to the students´ experience. The Master of Global Business (MGB) at the University of Victoria has been recently ranked #1 in Canada and #3 in North America by the Financial Times. The JKU Business […]

On September 14, 2023 the Global Business Master program reached its inspiring conclusion in Lima, Peru. Over nine months, students traveled three countries—Canada, Austria, and Peru—immersing themselves in diverse business landscapes and cultures. Their journey began in Canada, where they explored North American business dynamics, followed by Austria, where they delved into Europe’s intricate business […]

The last week of August in 2023 marked a significant milestone in the individuals´ lives, coming from 10 different countries, representing three universities (UVic – Victoria, Canada; NSYSU – Kaohsiung, Taiwan; JKU – Linz, Austria). The group of 25 Global Business Master students have started their study program at the University of Victoria. Students´ lives […]

“Nothing is more graceful than habitual chearfulness, which is always founded upon a peculiar relish for all the little pleasures which common occurrences afford.” Adam Smith (1777). “The Theory of Moral Sentiments”. Dublin, Ireland: J. Beatty and C. Jackson, 32, p.30 Turbulences of the past years have taught us to remain open and flexible towards […]

On June 21, 2023 this year´s PAC students celebrated their successful completion of the Austrian Term. Their course curriculum was enriched by diverse guest speakers from different Chambers of Upper Austria, the Upper Austrian Health Insurance Fund, Business Upper Austria and many more. The JKU students have organized an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt and other […]

As part of the Business Planning course taught by Marcella Krawinkler and Michael Gusenbauer, our current Master Global Business PAC students embarked on a journey to develop their entrepreneurial skills and turn their innovative ideas into reality. The highlight of their hard work and creativity was the Pitch Contest held on June 20, 2023. This […]

The Freistädter Braucommune and the city of Freistadt are two unique places worth visiting in Upper Austria. For this reason, PAC students had the opportunity to visit the historic town center and take a guided tour through the old city center. Afterward, we had traditional Austrian cuisine in the brewery to refresh ourselves for the […]

On April 27, 2023 the farewell dinner of this year´s ACT cohort took place at Promenadenhof (see picture) Although, some tears were shed due to the end of this wonderful journey, all participants were happy to conclude the challenging final week. That period is probably the most exciting as students were presenting their conclusions to […]

As business and culture are closely related, gaining insight in Austria’s history is important for Global Business students. This is why PAC and ACT students went together to the Mauthausen Memorial to learn about major events in Austrian history. The experience was both humbling and heart-wrenching as they walked through the various exhibits and learned […]

Early in the morning, the two groups from PAC and ACT set off for the mountains, to Hallstatt. The weather was snowy, cold, and wet. But that didn’t stop the students from being fully motivated. Some saw snow for the first time in their lives. The landscape and the town were a perfect backdrop for […]

The Freistädter Braucommune and the city of Freistadt are two unique places that should definitely be visited in Upper Austria. For this reason, ACT students had the opportunity to visit the historic town center. After that, we had a “Brat’l in der Rein” to refresh ourselves for the brewery tour. The tour gave us unique […]

After the arrival of the PAC group in Linz, the students were able to explore the city by a guided tour. Starting in the heart of the city, the main square and the trinity column, the group headed to the old town of Linz to learn more about the history of the country they will […]

To get to know the JKU campus better, we showed the students the highlights of the JKU campus. The guided tour started at the Management Center. We made several stops at Kepler Hall, Science Park, Auhof Castle and had a quick introduction about the circus of knowledge from the director of the Circus of Knowledge. […]

The second company visit was to voestalpine in Linz. The ACT students were able to learn more about voestalpine during an exciting presentation and, after lunch in the company cafeteria, visit the Stahlwelt. The steel production from iron ore to stainless steel was explained to the students and they were shown the blast furnace and […]

The first company visit led the ACT team to DOKA / Umdasch. The concrete formwork builder and shopcreator prepared a friendly welcome for us and explained the company philosophy and the vision of DOKA. After an extensive tour of the factory premises, during which we were able to see the production and logistics, we had, […]

Since Linz has a long history and for this reason has an old town worth seeing, a visit to Altstadt is clearly on the agenda. The ACT team wandered through the small alleys and listened attentively to the explanations of the city guide, who was able to explain the history of the city in bright […]

To get to know the JKU campus better, we took a campus tour right at the beginning. The guided tour started at the Management Center and went across the entire campus. We made several stops between Kepler Hall, Science Park, Auhof Castle with the Circus of Knowledge. In order for the students to study in […]

When one story ends, the next begins… except for the Global Business journey. Even after graduation, students keep experiencing how the world is turning into a global village as they become part of the Global Business Master Alumni network. One recent example is ACT students, finalizing their double degree catching up with Daniel Aschauer, a […]

In January 2022 24 students from 8 different nations (Austria, Canada, China, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, and Nigeria) started their journey at the Gustavson Business School (University of Victoria, Canada). After they learned about the North-American business context, they dove into the European business context focusing on entrepreneurship and sustainability at the JKU Business School […]

The international phase of the Troika-Global Business Master Programme went by like a flash: After starting in October in Russia the international students lived and studied at the JKU Linz and finally at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo. In Bergamo the Troika students had the opportunity to present their innovative company projects in intercultural […]

“Success is best when it’s shared” – Can be a quote which is attributed to our time during our collaboration with the corporate partners of Università degli Bergamo. There were four projects where the students would be faced with an array of challenging circumstances that would impact their teamwork skills and management skills. The basic […]

For the second time, students of the “Leading Innovative Organizations” (LIO) program – supported by IFI professor Matthias Fink – won the “Global Scaling Challenge”. The task: In one week, the students had to develop growth strategies for three real-life problems of aviation companies. They had to work on market entry, growth and financing strategies […]

The Corona pandemic also brought new tasks for the employees in Upper Austrian companies. Innovative, entrepreneurial solutions were in demand. This is exactly what was offered at the newly developed workshops of the IFI, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour covered half of the costs of this project with […]

The final week of International Mobility Phase in the ACT program took place from April 25-29. That bitter-sweet period holds many exciting moments for students, professors from all three universities (UVic, NSYSU, JKU) and the company partners. Each team was tasked by a company to carry out a research project – from entering new markets […]

Aside from touristy cities such as Vienna or Salzburg and countless sky-resorts that a small country, Austria can offer, a village of around 700 inhabitants gained its spot on tourists´ world maps. Therefore, the MGB students were given the chance to visit and learn about the touristic model and significance of that small, rural village. […]

Austria has one of the highest per capita consumptions of beer in the world. Therefore, it only makes sense for the MGB students to visit a town with a very famous, Upper-Austrian brewery that in addition is also unique as a business. But before the brewery tour started, the students were given some time to […]

Beyond theoretical knowledge Global Business Master students have the opportunity to visit modern and interesting companies and gain first-hand practical insights into their operations. The series of visits started on March 10, with Mondi, a prestigious company in the sustainable paper and packaging industry. It begun with an informative introductory presentation, followed by a delicious […]

As learning about business and culture are closely related, gaining insight in Austria’s history is important for Global Business students. Therefore, ACT students visited the memorial site Mauthausen on the 11th of March. The visit to the former concentration camp was an opportunity to be confronted by one of the darkest chapters in human history. […]

In the course of the TROIKA – Global Governance course, 20 Global Business Troika students visited the company Mondi Group in Hausmening on March 10, 2022 for a practical course. The event was organized in close coordination between the course instructor Dr. Andreas Krawinkler and the purchasing department at Mondi Neusiedler. Under strict Corona requirements […]

The Global Business ACT students currently are in their Austrian module at JKU in the international phase of the Master Program. As part of one of the courses students and professors had the chance to visit one of the most interesting places in Linz when it comes to innovation and start-up scene – the Tabakfabrik […]

Moving to a new city is always exciting as from one day to the next you are in a completely different environment. This is also the case for our ACT and TROIKA students at JKU. In order to continue with their studies, they moved to Linz for a couple of months. Therefore, to help them […]

The Global Business Team congratulates the first global business PAC graduates! In 2019, the third Global Business track PAC was established at JKU together with our partner universities in Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Perú, PUCP) and Canada (University of Victoria, UVIC). Moreover, the established double degree agreement between PUCP and JKU offers the opportunity […]

Sophie Parragh and Markus Sinnl (Institute of Production Management) are ranked in the top 40 under 40. Matthias Fink (43), Institute of Innovation Management, is ranked among the 5% most successful business scholars for his lifetime achivements. The ranking considers the cumulative publication performance in peer-reviwed academic journals.

The Institute for Innovation Management congratulates its employee Dr. Andreas Krawinkler on his successful completion of the doctoral program! The topic of the thesis was on “Heuristic decision-making in the context of sustainable logistics”. In November he passed his Rigorosum in hybrid form and gave an exciting lecture followed by a lively discussion with his […]

Hosted by the Institute of Innovation Management, the FFG project “microHUB+ – Concept development for energy efficient microHUBs for Zero Emission Last Mile Distribution” was successfully kicked-off at the JKU Business School on 2021, Oct 7. microHUBs+ addresses an integrated systematic approach of combining energy sector integration, efficient cooling, digital marketplace and zero emission last […]

The in-person academic journey across all Joint Study Programs has begun recently. Consequently, the times of casually sitting in front of laptops in sweatpants ended for every Global Business Master Student in the upcoming term. 15 PAC nominees started their national phase at JKU. The international phase of the ACT path has begun in person […]

No unexpected challenges – such as travelling restrictions, online classes, and increased uncertainty -could hold back the courageous Global Business Master students (2020-2021) from successfully accomplishing their international phase in the Joint Global Business Master Programs. In the end of August, the final and most recent closing event of the international year 2020-2021 occurred in […]

IFI researcher Richard Lang participated in the jury for the #upper REGION Award – an initiative of the State of Upper Austria, advertised by Business Upper Austria and Regional Management Upper Austria. Richard Lang brought in his expertise on social innovation and regional development in the evaluation of a range of exciting projects that implemented […]

“When we go to the past, we go to a different planet. But we do not have the tools to even breathe the air.” On Monday, 14th of June, the MGB students of the ACT program had the chance to listen to Reinhold Wagnleitner, an author and Modern History professor at the University of Salzburg. […]

As one of the last official activities before ending the Austrian term, PAC-students joined an exclusive excursion through Hallstatt and the ancient salt mine. Since the weather was sunny during the whole day, students enjoyed the day to the fullest. Although the pandemic is full of challenges in many aspects, it turned out to have […]

First, Martina Nagyova, working at the EU Agencies Network, introduced the students to the world of EU agencies. The EU has a total of 48 network members, 39 of which are decentralized agencies operating in different areas such as health, security, finance, or data collection. The EU Agencies Network navigates negotiations and communication between the […]

On May 3rd, Susanne Sesselmann, a former member of the board of directors of Marengo Mining Ltd., now Era Resources Inc., gave a guest lecture on Corporate Governance to the students of the Global Business PAC program. She built bridges between the terms and concepts of Globalization and global governance to corporate governance and explained […]

JKU’s Global Business PAC program virtually explored the Upper Austrian hub for contemporary technologies and creative industries, the Tabakfabrik Linz. On April 30th, the 14 students from Peru, Austria, and Canada visited the former tobacco factory complex in the center of Linz. The city of Linz repurchased the factory complex in 2009. Since then, the […]