WU International Board 2011-2015

1. WU International Board
The International Board of WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) was founded in
2007 as high-level advisory panel consisting of international higher education experts to
support WU’s Rector’s Council in an honorary capacity with insights and experiences on issues
of strategic importance.
The following experts have already agreed to be on WU’s International Board 2011-2015:
Lars BERGMAN, Iris BOHNET Nakiye Klaus BROCKHOFF, Valery S.
President of the Professor of Public BOYACIGILLER Former Dean of the KATKALO,
Stockholm School Policy at the Dean of the Faculty WHU Otto Beisheim Vice-Rector of
of Economics, Kennedy School of of Management, School of St. Petersburg
Sweden Government, Sabancı University, Management, University
Harvard University, Istanbul, Turkey Vallendar, Germany
USA
Andy POLICANO, Debra W.
Alfred KIESER, Peter LORANGE Sijbolt NOORDA,
Dean, The Paul STEWART
Professor President/Owner, President of the
Merage School of President
Emeritus for Lorange Institute of Association of
Business, University Council of
Organizational Business, Zurich, Universities in the
of California at Irvine Graduate
Behavior at the CH and former Netherlands (VSNU)
/ Chairman AACSB Schools, USA
University of President of IMD and Chair of the
Board of Directors
Mannheim, Lausanne, CH Dutch Foundation
Germany for Education, NL
Hans N. WEILER Sarah
Howard THOMAS, Former Rector of WORTHINGTON,
Dean of the Lee the Viadrina Former Pro Director
Kong Chian European University for Research and
School of at Frankfurt/Oder External Relations
Business, and Professor
and Professor of
Singapore Emeritus for
Law, London School
Management Education and
of Economics and
University Public Policy at
Political Science, UK
Stanford University,
USA
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2. Organizational details
• Board members are appointed for the term of WU´s Rector´s Council, i.e. 2011 - 2015
• Board members work in an honorary capacity (pro bono)
• All induced travel costs are, of course, reimbursed by WU
• Meetings are held once annually in Vienna, Austria
• Meetings usually take place on Fridays in spring/early summer
• Each meeting lasts for a whole working day (9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
• Each meeting is supplemented by a social program
Meeting Structure
• Each meeting deals with about 2-3 strategic topics
• Members of WU’s Rector’s Council will give short input presentations
• Feedback statements are then asked for from individual board members
• We encourage you to bring with you examples from your own institutional experiences
The past WU International Board Meetings have dealt with such important issues as:
• Internationalization
• Institutional Profile Development Process
• WU’s Strategy
• WU’s Research
• PhDs and Doctoral Studies
• New WU campus
• Strategic control & indicator system
• etc.
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