WU Alumni Lounge at the WU Summer Celebration
Title: WU Alumni Lounge at the WU Summer Celebration
Date & Time: June 12, 2025 from 6:00 p.m.
Type of event: Social event
Location: Mensa, Building TC, Campus WU
Join us at the WU Alumni Lounge at the WU Summer Celebration for an evening of meaningful connections!
Reconnect with former fellow students and professors, exchange ideas with researchers, and network with WU’s business partners—the WU Alumni Lounge is the perfect place to stay connected with the WU community in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Enjoy the unique setting of Campus WU while indulging in delicious food and drinks.
This year, we are proud to showcase outstanding young graduates and honor talents whose theses have demonstrated academic excellence and innovative thinking. Be inspired by the next generation of WU graduates as they shape the future with their visionary ideas.
We will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the WU Executive Academy and the 25th anniversary of the Global Executive MBA.
Program
Program subject to minor changes!
Admission and champagne reception
Welcome by Sausgruber, WU Rector, and Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Dean of the WU Executive Academy
Presentation of the TALENTA 2025 Award by Daniel Löcker, Secretary General of the Jubilee Fund of the City of Vienna for WU
Presentation of the Engelbert Dockner Master Thesis Award by Georg Cejnek, Member of the Board of Trustees and CIO of the Foundation “Engelbert Dockner-Stiftung für Zukunftssicherung durch Kapitalbildung und Forschung"
Moderated by ORF journalist and presenter Mari Lang
Opening of the buffet
About the awards
TALENTA 2025 Award
Together with the City of Vienna, WU presents the TALENTA 2025 Award to young graduates in recognition of their outstanding theses. Under the leadership of Margarethe Rammerstorfer, WU's Vice Rector for Academic Programs and Student Affairs, an expert jury selects the five best bachelor's and master's theses each year. The selection is based on academic excellence, social relevance, accessibility, and diversity.
This year's winners are Lena Doblinger, Nikola Anna Mayrhuber, András Márk Nick, Samuel Nathan Stöcher and Georg Urbas (best bachelor's theses) as well as Martin Meixner, Gábor Tamás Mozol, Benjamin Ortner, Gustav Pirich and Mhairi Rundell (best master's theses).
Learn more about the TALENTA 2025 Award.
Engelbert Dockner Master Thesis Award
For the first time, the Engelbert Dockner Foundation's Prize for Securing the Future through Capital Formation and Research will be awarded to two outstanding master's theses in the fields of Long-Term Asset Management and Endowment Management. The jury consists of the Foundation’s founders and board members: Stefan Pichler, Georg Cejnek, and Otto Randl. The selection criteria include scientific quality, contribution to the field, and innovation.
This year's winners are Melanie Heldenberg (graduate of the WU Master's Program in Quantitative Finance) and Sebastian Zojer (graduate of the WU Master's Program in Finance and Accounting).
Learn more about the Foundation Engelbert Dockner-Stiftung für Zukunftssicherung durch Kapitalbildung und Forschung.
Entrance fee
- Admission to the WU Alumni Lounge is possible at a price of € 35,-. Please transfer the amount to the account indicated in the confirmation of your registration.
Information about photo and video recordings
During the event, photos and videos will be taken and used by WU as the responsible party within the legally permissible framework (e.g. § 78 UrhG). This includes, in particular, publication on the website, social media channels as well as in online and print media of WU for the purpose of informing the public about the fulfilment of the universities' tasks (public relations) and documenting the activities at WU. We assume that by attending the event you give your consent to publication. If you do not wish to be recorded, please inform the photographers or camera operators on site.
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