MODUL University Vienna
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MODUL University Vienna (MU Vienna) is a private university established in 1908 in Vienna, Austria, focusing on social and economic development, particularly in the areas of tourism, new media information technology, sustainability, business management, and public governance.Founded in 1908, MODUL College is the vocational training school with the longest tradition in tourism and hospitality education worldwide. Since 2007, MODUL University Vienna has been offering cutting-edge education (BBA, BSc, MSc, MBA and PhD study programs) in the areas of international management, new media technology, public governance, sustainable development, and tourism and hospitality management.The university consists of four departments: the Department of New Media Technology, the Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods, the Department of Tourism and Service Management, and the Department of International Management.
In September 2016, MODUL University opened its second campus, MODUL University Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since 2016, MU Vienna has been partnered with Nanjing Tech University Pujiang Institute to jointly offer study programs in English in the area of hospitality and tourism management.
In June 2018, Modul University Vienna has been ranked among the top 25 universities worldwide in the category "most often cited research results". The international comparison on which this ranking is based has been initiated in 2014 by the European Commission; today the comparison is ranking more than 1.600 institutions in 95 countries and more than 5.000 faculties.All study programs at all campuses of the Modul University Vienna fulfill the accreditation requirements laid out by the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (formerly Austrian Accreditation Council). Due to the university’s international orientation, all study programs are conducted entirely in English. The university campus is located on top of Vienna’s Kahlenberg, which overlooks the city of Vienna. Approximately 60% percent of the student body holds non-Austrian citizenship, with a higher percentage of international students at the master’s level.
Since 2012, the BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management, the MSc in International Tourism Management, and the Master of Business Administration with a major in Tourism Management have held UNWTO.TEDQual Certification. Since January 2013, MU Vienna has been a member of the European Universities Consortium (EUC), a group of higher education institutions that promotes English-taught Bachelor’s programs in Europe.
Timeline:
1908: Foundation of School of Restaurant, Hotel, and Coffee House Studies in downtown Vienna, Kurrentgasse
1946 -1951: Move to Landstrasse, Jauresgasse. Development and launch of the first diploma program, later leading to the Diploma Course in Tourism
1975: Move to Dobling to Peter-Jordan-Strasse. Secondary Vocational School for Tourism
1990: Development and launch of the first International Course in Hotel Management (ICHM)
1994: Development and launch of the first study program at an Austrian University of Applied Sciences in Tourism Management
2006: Development and launch of MODUL cooperation with Beijeng Business School, China
2007: Development and launch of MODUL University Vienna as a private university owned by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce
2016: Launch of MODUL University in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
