JOSZEF – A Development Program for Future Leaders in Central & Eastern Europe

WU as a Competence Center for CEE

- Positioning WU as a leading university in CEE business education & research

- Recently started initiatives:

- Establishment of the Competence Center for CEE (www.wu-wien.ac.at/cee)

- Start of UniCredit CEE Student Cercle

- Relaunch of JOSZEF program

- Search for a Professor of International Business with Focus on CEE

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JOSZEF Program Idea

JOSZEF is a supplementary 2-semester study

program in German and partly in English that

provides a practice-oriented qualification in

business administration & management

preparing students from the WU and Central &

Eastern Europe for a management career in CEE.

JOSZEF - Facts & Figures

• Launched in 1994/95, more than 250 alumni

• Special 2-semester program at the WU plus

1-3 months internship with a corporate partner

• 22 partner universities in CEE

• Close cooperation with multinational firms &

institutions in Austria

• Class size (2008/09): 21 students from 8

countries in CEE

• JOSZEF certificate

Corporate Partners

o AluKÖNIGStahlo Beiersdorf CEEo Gebrüder Weisso Henkel CEEo Kika/Leinero Porsche Holdingo PREFAo Prinzhorn Holdingo Raiffeisen Int.

o Rehauo Tchiboo TPA Horwatho Uniqa International o ASAGo City of Viennao zBp (WU Career

Center)

Core Elements of JOSZEF

• Focus on practice-orientation & CEE business

• Exclusive JOSZEF Core:

• East-West-Project Seminar

• Strategies & Management for CEE

• Intercultural Competence in CEE

• European Integration & Enlargement

• Courses are in German & partly in English

• Optional course for individual specialization

• Enrichment program: soft skill trainings, company

visits & excursion to Brussel

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JOSZEF Academic Program

East-West-Project Seminar (2009/10)

Added Value of JOSZEF

• Excellent reputation of JOSZEF in the

Austrian business world

• Contact with JOSZEF students from WU

• Practical benefits:

• Company visits & contacts

• Internship

• Courses & trainings for JOSZEF students only

• Social events & excursions

• JOSZEF coordinator supports in all matters

Internship

• Acquire practical experience on the job, gain insights in a firm• Duration: minimum of 4 weeks, maximum of 3 months, no work permission needed• Continuous employement at the same firm, primarily in a German-speaking environment (English too)• Minimum pay of EUR 550 per month• BUT:

• We cannot guarantee an internship• „Marketplace“: application & interview

Profile of JOSZEF Candidate

• Advanced stage of studies or other 3-4 year basic studies in Business Administration or Economics at the home university• Very good command of German and a good knowledge of English• Excellent study performance/progress• Personality with the potential for a future management position (or expert position)

How to Apply ?

Application at the home university & pre-selection by local JOSZEF coordinator (during spring term)

Required application documents:

• Curriculum Vitae in German

• Letter of Motivation in German

• Proof of excellent German language skills

• Proof of solide English language skills

• Proof of student in good standing (study performance)

• Documentation of work experience/internships

Hand in your application to your local JOSZEF coordinator. S/he will forward it to the JOSZEF coordinator at the WU Wien.

JOSZEF Graduation 2009

Benefits for JOSZEF Students

Your springboard into the world of CEE business

•Additional skills in CEE-management

• Practice-oriented business education + internship

• Contact & access to firms in Austria

• Chance to improve your command of German

• Waiver of tuition fees for 2-semesters at WU

• Exclusive program character

• Chance for a monthly scholarship

JOSZEF Contact

Website JOSZEF

http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/zas/zasintro/programme/joszef

Ass.Prof. Dr. Arnold Schuh, JOSZEF Program Director

Ms. Ilonka Schwarzenfeld, JOSZEF Program Manager

E-Mail:

arnold.schuh@wu.ac.at

ilonka.schwarzenfeld@wu.ac.at

Phone: +43/1/313 36 - 5342 (Schwarzenfeld) and

4608 (Schuh)

Fax: +43/1/313 36-752