International Business and Economics University of Klagenfurt

Overview

Internationally versatile all-round talent with enhanced decision-making skills: The International Business and Economics degree at University of Klagenfurt qualifies you to take on roles as a responsible, reflective and critical decision-maker and facilitator in international business contexts.

Do you feel at home all around the world? Do you like to keep an eye on globally connected markets? We can offer you an education that imposes absolutely no limits on your career. Whether in Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Silicon Valley, Moscow or London – wherever you go, you can roll up your sleeves and guide companies to success with drive and determination. For your long-term economic success, we can provide you with a complete package: We will equip you with a solid theoretical foundation based on the latest scientific know-how.

Key facts

At the same time, you will learn to use all the practical tools that you will need for your rapid progress – be it in an existing company, in a start-up or in the public sector. We gather the best students from all over the world for the degree programme in Klagenfurt, and we communicate in English throughout the entire programme.

Do you feel concerned that your academic knowledge might be of limited practical use and that you would be “educated without regard to the market”? We've got good news for you: Here you will learn not only from internationally renowned experts in the field of research, but also from top practitioners operating in the world of business. Around 40 percent of our lecturers are highly successful in the professional field. Get started on developing your international “Circle of Excellence” while you are still studying and pursue your studies alongside ambitious idea generators and energetic movers and shakers from all over the world.

Career

• Create your own start-up: The degree programme equips you with all the tools you need to start your own business. Be your own boss, turn your business idea into reality and distribute it around the world!
• Economics: You will learn to determine which markets have the potential for growth and are suitable targets for your company. Many corporations have come to appreciate the holistic and analytical view, thus ensuring that success does not only serve the company, but is beneficial for all of us.
• All things financial: Controlling and finance departments offer well-paid positions everywhere for those who enjoy working with numbers!
• Innovation Management: New things are good. But new things need fertile economic soil in order to flourish. You will emerge as an innovation expert who can successfully cultivate new market segments.
• Service Management: Keeping customers is less expensive than winning new ones. Either way, you need properly organised service processes.
• Human Resources Development: Headhunters, or so-called human resources managers, are often used in the race for the best brains.
• Marketing/Advertising: If customers do not perceive a desire to make a purchase, even the best product or the best service won’t be sold. We’ll transform you into a versatile marketing professional.