Our Strategy 2030

2030...

• … as part of a European University Alliance, we have consolidated our positioning as an international university based in Vienna.
• … we are the first choice for everyone seeking the offerings of a university of economics and business – applicants, students, employees, faculty, and cooperation partners.
• … the attractiveness of our study programs has increased through flexibilization and measures to improve study conditions.
• … we aim to attract as many qualified applicants as possible.
• … our excellent research output establishes us as a key player in the scientific community and as a research partner for business.
• … societally relevant cross-cutting themes – internationalization, diversity, sustainability, and digitalization – have been strengthened.
• … our graduates, thanks to their competence profiles, are optimally equipped to adapt to the dynamic demands of the labor market and actively shape their professional fields.
• … responsible use of resources and digital tools guides the actions of all university members.
• … we are widely recognized for the high quality of our teaching.
• … we have further expanded our organizational resilience and are able to meet growing and complex demands with quality.
• … the University of Applied Economic Sciences, through its Executive Education Center, has strengthened its position as a renowned provider of academic continuing education with innovative programs, thereby making an important contribution to lifelong learning.

We, the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, offer academic and professional economic education and training.

Our research performance drives innovation. It is focused on cross-program priorities, interdisciplinary in nature, and concentrated on current and future challenges in business and society.

We foster a competence- and performance-oriented environment and cultivate a respectful university climate.

Our research-led, innovative teaching – closely linked to practice – provides the foundation for sustainable skills development, lifelong learning, and a reflective as well as responsible approach to digital technologies.

We are committed to equal opportunities, promote permeability, and use diversity as a resource.

We are engaged as an open-minded, active part of society, in business, and in the scientific community – with regional roots, a global and sustainable perspective, and a european orientation. Based on our values, we educate responsible professionals and leaders.

We open up future opportunities.