News from MU
April 13, 2017
How healthy are online recipes really?
How healthy are online recipes really and what impact does the "health factor" have on online recipe recommendation systems? The Internet has become the most popular source of inspiration for people in search of new and...
April 04, 2017
Karl Wöber elected Director of the Expert Committee of the World Tourism Cities Federation
At the recent World Tourism Cities Federation in Penang, Malaysia, MU President Karl Wöber was elected as Director of the Expert Committee of the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), an international tourism organization...
March 28, 2017
International research consortium proposes methodological advancements in the management sciences
Horst Treiblmaier, Head of the Department of International Management, was part of an international group of scholars who recently published a study titled ‘Breaking free from the limitations of classical test theory: Developing...
March 22, 2017
Dr Ivo Ponocny elected Dean of the PhD program
MODUL University Vienna is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Dr Ivo Ponocny has been elected Dean of the PhD program in Business and Socioeconomic Sciences. Ivo holds a PhD in psychology and a master’s degree in...
March 15, 2017
Dr. Lidija Lalicic wins ITB Science Award for best PhD dissertation in the field of e-tourism
Lidija Lalicic of the Department of Tourism and Service Management recently won top honours at the ITB Berlin, the world’s largest tourism trade fair. She received the ITB Science Award for the best PhD dissertation in the field...
March 14, 2017
Harvard, Hong Kong, Berlin: Economist with excellent international connections accepts post at MODUL University Vienna
MODUL University welcomes the internationally active economist Professor Horst Treiblmaier as the new head of the Department of International Management. After holding academic posts in several countries, including at the...
March 08, 2017
Tourism in European cities grew by 3.6% in 2016
European Cities Marketing (ECM) announced a 3.6% growth in city tourism in 2016, with the domestic market increasing by 6.0% and the international market by 2.3%, respectively. The top 10 cities in terms of bednights stayed the...