Austria
Burgenland
Friederike Heinrich
"The WU Alumni Hub Burgenland is intended to create a suitable framework for regular networking. I am convinced that through joint activities and through a stimulating personal and professional exchange, cross-sectoral learning is possible, which supports each and every one of us in our professional and private everyday life."
Carinthia
Susanne Laggner-Primosch
"I have served as a WU Alumni Hub Manager in Carinthia since 2008 because I think that it's important to hold events for the WU Alumni Community outside Vienna. We’ve already visited several great companies run by WU alumni in Carinthia and I find it amazing to see what successful homecomers do in our region. The most fascinating thing for me at our meetings is when graduates from the old Hochschule für Welthandel talk with bachelor’s students or master’s students, who have graduated more recently from the new WU Campus, and discover common interests."
Upper Austria
Hannelore Struger-Waniek
"Since I am currently commuting between Upper Austria and Istanbul for work, it makes sense to put my volunteer work as a hub manager to use in Upper Austria as well. I think this can result in very good synergy effects for the WU Alumni Network."
Salzburg
Andreas Eichler
"The Salzburg WU Alumni meet for regular, almost monthly "Get2gethers". The focus is on the exchange of experiences in a relaxed atmosphere, the dialog with local companies and, in particular, being a contact point for new WU alumni in Salzburg. Contacts with new alumni colleagues and former fellow students from the active time at WU are renewed and cultivated at the meetings.
The desire to travel has taken me to some parts of the world. In 1998 I studied abroad in China, followed by professional engagements in China and Germany. I returned to Austria/Bavaria in 2002 and enjoy the diversity and quality of life in Europe. Since 2008 I have been organizing and supervising the WU Alumni Hub Salzburg with regular meetings and a large number of participants.
Especially abroad and within Austria, networking with people with a common origin means being a building block and anchor in a foreign environment. Even if you don't know the WU alumni directly from your student days, you immediately have a special relationship with your colleagues because of your shared alma mater.
Every "Get2gether" is a success - but only because the WU alumni are enthusiastic and participate in the monthly meetings.
"Personal matters - business happens!"
Styria
Anda-Lucia Jagersbacher
"I see our interpersonal interaction as a potpourri of different qualities, talents and experiences from which we can all benefit. In exchange and contact we can grow and develop. I gladly commit myself to this with all my heart."
Vorarlberg
Sibylle Drexel
"The WU Alumni Hub Vorarlberg promotes networking in the region, exchange and mutual support. Optimally, joint activities and mutual learning also result in inspiration for Vorarlberg alumni."
Salzkammergut
Iris Isabella Haiderer
"I founded the WU Alumni Hub Salzkammergut because our beautiful region is a world of its own and I would like to encourage the exchange among WU graduates here as well."
Tyrol
Ernst Hoffmann
"Tyrol as a powerhouse! Tourism, industry, trade and commerce deliver top performance every day in Tyrol, bringing us prosperity and benefiting everyone in Austria. Many Tyrolean WU Alumni are in top positions, whether as self-employed, entrepreneurs or managers. As Hub Manager, I would like to link WU Alumni with each other, promote the exchange of ideas and make know-how transfer possible."
Belgium
Brussels
Christian Macek
"Especially abroad, a network of alumni from the same university is interesting both on a professional as well as a personal level. This is why I founded the very first WU Alumni Hub in Brussels more than 20 years ago. It is fantastic to see how much the network has expanded since then and that it has turned into a real ‘blue chip’ of our alma mater."
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Prague
Ondrej Klaban
"Being a WU Alumni Hub Manager in Czechia is a great opportunity to stay in contact with interesting and enterprising people. However, this is not the only reason that the WU Alumni Hub in Czechia has been going strong for 10 years and was one of the first in the CEE!"
Estonia
Finland
France
Paris
Christian Miller
"After my studies at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, it was clear to me that I was looking for an international job. Under the motto "What is better than supporting an Austrian company in export markets?" - my answer was "to support as many Austrian companies as possible". I am now happy to be in Paris and to work to bring the Austrian economy a little closer to France and, conversely, to present Austria as a business location to the French.
A core task for business delegates is to network people. And so, as a business delegate and WU alumnus, I see it as a logical consequence of my work to promote contact among the hundreds of WU alumni in France, to keep them up to date, but also to connect them with people and companies from the country where they studied for a few years."
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia: Bonn, Düsseldorf, Cologne
Thomas Planinschetz
"As a WU Alumni Hub Manager for North Rhine-Westphalia, I intend to create a platform that gives WU alumni the opportunity to network while attending exciting and interesting events. Of course, it should also be fun!"
Frankfurt
Michael Fedesin and Jochen Vogel
"The financial center Frankfurt am Main is characterized by the strong bank sector, the largest German stock exchange, the international orientation as well as the location of European supervisory authorities and is home to numerous successful WU alumni. We would like to strengthen the WU Alumni Community and develop the Frankfurt Hub to become a point of contact for all WU alumni in research and business."
Munich
Ines Linnemann
"For me, the WU Alumni Meetings offer an excellent platform to think outside the box, to benefit from the experiences of others and to establish new professional and private contacts."
Birgit Müller
"I am always happy to meet and interact with new, exciting people. It is even easier to get to know each other when you have the same background - like university. I got to know many people through the WU Alumni Hub Munich when I first moved to the city, so it feels natural to now be involved in its organization. I'm happy to be able to offer others this platform as a way to build connections and find their footing here."
Stuttgart
Ingrid Münz
"As a WU graduate with profound work experience, I want to set an anchor for newcomers. They can use it as a docking point for networking and professional exchange."
Christoph Soukup
“The WU as Alma Mater was my entry point and path to an extremely exciting professional life. I still feel very connected to the university nowadays and whenever I'm in Vienna I try to include a visit to the campus. Over the years I have met many people who also feel that way. That connects. And this may even have another meaning when living and working in a foreign country. For me, the hub management together with Ingrid Münz, is an expression of solidarity and living community with other graduates."
Great Britain
Hungary
Budapest
Paul Binder
"Being a WU Alumni Hub Manager is an exciting task! Our first ever hub meeting in Budapest took place more than 10 years ago, on 13 March 2009. Our first specialist event on “Coaching in Practice” (with Éva Farkas) was held in the spring of 2009. Many more events have followed over the years. I really enjoy working as a WU Alumni Hub Manager! The WU Alumni and WU Executive Academy Community have been jointly organising events in Budapest since 2017."
Italy
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
Monika Stur
"Since setting-up WU Alumni Liechtenstein in 2011, my aim has been to build a network of WU alumni in the area, so we can inspire, support and empower each other."
North Macedonia
Skopje
Roland Ziegler
"For several years now, WU graduates have been meeting here in North Macedonia to discuss current issues and our education at WU. I am happy to be able to continue this tradition and thus build a bridge between our educational institution in Vienna and our challenges and experiences here in North Macedonia".
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Bratislava
Vladimir Vano
"It's not what you have, it's whom you know. Nurturing a mutually supportive network of alumni is a very important post-graduation part of the WU educational experience, both for social and professional purposes."
Spain
Madrid
Christian Kohler
"My motivation for setting up a WU Alumni Hub was to create a basis for knowledge transfer for business-related and academic topics among WU alumni in Madrid and also to give the numerous foreign WU alumni an opportunity to meet up and network with each other."
Sweden
Switzerland
Zurich
Aladar Tepelea
"Based on my business background in innovation management, professional networking is part of my daily routine. I am glad to play my part as a WU Alumni Manager to create more and more interesting ties between WU alumni to help this network grow and get stronger."
Turkey
Istanbul
Hannelore Struger-Waniek
"I have always felt strong ties to the WU because I learned so many things during my studies and I can look back on a fantastic time with many lasting, fun memories. When I went abroad a few years after my graduation, I thought that Istanbul could be a very interesting bridge for WU alumni. Twelve years have passed since then and our membership list in Istanbul numbers more than 100 WU alumni."