2. TERVETULOA Grüß Gott STUDYING IN THE VINEYARD

3. Austria Location: Central Europe Government: Federal Republic Capital: Vienna Language: German Structure: 9 states Population: 8.3 Mio. Area: 83.8 km²

4. MozartSissi und Franz

5. SchwarzeneggerFalco

6. Small city in Lower Austria / North-west of Vienna Fifth-largest city of Lower Austria Krems KREMS

7. History of Krems Over 1000 years old The Danube River was the border between the Germanic peoples and the Romans

8. Facts about Krems End of the “Wachau” at the Danube River –Famous tourist area due to good cycling region and the “Marillenblüte” Famous for excellent wine Inhabitants: 24,000 4800 students all together –IMC and Donau University –High number of national & international students

10. The IMC University of Applied Sciences 1994: IMC started as a single degree programme with 50 students 10 degree programmes 300 employees and lecturers more than 1,800 students

11. General information 80 partner universities in 14 countries around the globe 150 outgoing and also incoming exchange students organizing and processing of 240 internships per year

12. Degree Programmes Organisation format: full-time or part-time Duration: 5 years –3 years: Bachelor –2 years: Master Begin of Studies: winter semester

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14. Mission statement Studying at the IMC means… …to develop one’s talents and strengths …to question and analyse things …to reflect on impressions …to find the way to personal success and …finally to remain curious for the rest of one’s life

15. Degree Programmes Business Studies Export-Oriented Management Health Management Tourism and Leisure Management Business Administration and E-Business Management

16. Degree Programmes Health Studies Midwifery Physiotherapy Advanced Nursing Practice Music Therapy

17. Degree Programmes Life Sciences Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs

18. Special characteristics I Management know - how not depending on any line of business  total flexibility Usage of E-Business Tools Combination of hard facts with soft skills approximately only 30 students a course

19. Special characteristics II Motivated team of professors and lecturers „Management dialogues“  getting valuable connections to companies Visiting companies  building up an excellent network for a future career

20. Business Administration Cross-sector management know-how combined with E-Business applications Practical training semester  competitive advantage on the labour market Students placed in 300 different companies in over 30 countries –Bank –Food industry –Automobile sector –International consultant

21. Examples of our courses Accounting Controlling Marketing Human Resource Management E-Business-Management Economic Law Business Administration Web-site design Personality training Project management Logistics

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