MCI Management Center Innsbruck
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| Motto | Mentoring the Motivated The Entrepreneurial School |
| Established | 1995/1996 |
| Type | Public Private Partnership |
| Endowment | 21.6 Mio Euro |
| Academic staff | 200 full-time employees (faculty & management), 800 part-time lecturers |
| Students | approx. 2.500 (2011), approx. 50% female |
| Location | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Website | www.mci.edu |
MCI Management Center Innsbruck is an educational institution in Austria offering study programs leading to Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as well as Executive Master Programs (MBA, MSc, LL.M.), Executive Certificate Programs, Management Seminars, Customized Programs and research.
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[edit] History
MCI Management Center Innsbruck was established in 1995/96 by the University of Innsbruck (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, founded 1669) and other institutions to build up practice-oriented study programs on undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels and to establish strong links with the international business world.
The patrons of MCI include the following institutions:
- University of Innsbruck
- Federal State of Tyrol
- City of Innsbruck
- Chamber of Commerce of Tyrol
- Chamber of Labor of Tyrol
- Industrialists‘ Association of Tyrol
MCI is also supported by a number of sponsors from different lines of business.
The motto of MCI "Mentoring the Motivated" is a registered trademark. MCI’s second trademark "The Entrepreneurial School" emphasizes MCI’s orientation towards the business world and its commitment to international growth.
[edit] Organization
MCI is an integral part of the unique "Open University Innsbruck" concept and organized within the regulations of corporate law with nonprofit status. As an institution, it is neither accredited as a (private or public) university nor Fachhochschule by Austrian law. Its curricula, however, are accredited by the Austrian state as "university-level courses" and "Fachhochschule courses".
MCI sees itself as an "entrepreneurial university" endeavoring to apply entrepreneurial attitudes and methods within the academic framework. MCI offers bachelor’s, master’s and executive master’s programs as well as certificate programs, management seminars, customized corporate trainings and international conferences. Besides, MCI focuses on applied research & development in different areas.
Meanwhile MCI’s staff consists of 200 persons (full-time professors, core faculty & research staff, management, administration). Besides, MCI is currently working together with approximately 800 lecturers from the fields of science, technology and business. At the moment some 2,000 students from all over the world attend MCI‘s study programs at bachelor and master level, other 500 students attend MCI’s executive master programs, postgraduate certificate courses, management seminars and customized corporate trainings.
[edit] Campus & Student Life
MCI is located in the center of Innsbruck offering 5 different campuses:
- MCI I +II: centrally located between the historic Old Town of Innsbruck and sharing the ground with the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Economics & Statistics of Innsbruck University, Universitaetsstrasse 15
- MCI III: Weiherburggasse 15, hosting MCI programs in the field of tourism
- MCI IV: Maximilianstrasse 2, holding MCI programs in the field of engineering and technical sciences
- MCI V: Kapuzinergasse 9, New Campus in the Heart of Innsbruck
Being part of the Open University Innsbruck concept, MCI and the Innsbruck University share infrastructure like lecture rooms, laboratories, sports facilities and cafeterias.
A co-operation agreement with the University of Innsbruck gives MCI students access to student services provided by Innsbruck University’s like for example libraries, sports facilities, etc.
[edit] Bachelor's & Master's Programs
MCI’s consecutive bachelor and master programs are being offered within the framework of the Austrian University of Applied Sciences Law. According to the European Bologna process MCI’s degree programs are being offered as 6 semester bachelor and 4 semester master programs.
| Bachelor programs | Degree | Duration (semesters) | Time model | ||||
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| Biotechnology | Bachelor of Science (BSc) | 6 | Full-time | ||||
| Business & Management*** | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 6 | Full-time & part-time | ||||
| Food & Bioresource Technologies | Bachelor of Science (BSc) | 6 | Full-time & part-time | ||||
| Management, Communication & IT | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 6 | Full-time | ||||
| Mechatronics - Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor of Science (BSc) | 6 | Full-time & part-time | ||||
| Management & Law | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 6 | Full-time | ||||
| Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 6 | Full-time | ||||
| Social Work | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 6 | Full-time | ||||
| Tourism Business Studies | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | 6 | Full-time | ||||
Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
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Bachelor of Science (BSc) | 6 | Full-time & Part-time | ||||
| Industrial Engineering & Management | Bachelor of Science (BSc) | 6 | Full-time & part-time | ||||
| Master programs | Degree | Duration (semesters) | Time model** | ||||
| Bioresource & Food Engineering (starting fall 2014) | Master of Science (MSc) | 4 | Full-time** & Part-time | ||||
Entrepreneurship & Tourism
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Master of Arts (MA) | 4 | Full-time** | ||||
| International Business & Law*** | Master of Arts (MA) | 4 | Full-time | ||||
| International Health Care Management*** | Master of Arts (MA) | 4 | Full-time | ||||
| Management, Communication & IT*** | Master of Arts (MA) | 4 | Full-time | ||||
| Mechatronics - Mechanical Engineering | Master of Science (MSc) | 4 | Full-time*** & Part-time | ||||
| Social Work, Social Policy & Management | Master of Arts (MA) | 4 | Full-time | ||||
Engineering, Environmental & Biotechnology
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Master of Science (MSc) | 4 | Full-time | ||||
| Industrial Engineering & Management | Master of Science (MSc) | 4 | Part-time | ||||
| International Business*** | Master of Arts (MA) | 4 | Part-time | ||||
**Part-time work is possible to a limited extent.
***Entirely in English.
[edit] International Semester
Each full-time degree program includes at least one international semester which is held entirely in English and brings together students from MCI’s numerous international partner universities. Likewise MCI students can optionally spend their international semester at one of its 150 partner universities all over the world.
Partner Universities (Excerpt):
- Universidad Austral - Argentina
- University of New South Wales - Australia
- James Cook University - Australia
- Victoria University - Australia
- University of Technology, Sydney - Australia
- Griffith University - Australia
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Belgium
- Hong Kong Baptist University - China
- Sun Yat-Sen University - China
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - China
- Frankfurt School of Finance & Management - Germany
- University of Southern Denmark - Denmark
- University of Jyväskylä - Finland
- ESPEME EDHEC Business School - France
- Reims Management School - France
- Universitè Joseph Fourier-Grenoble I - France
- University of Liverpool - Great Britain
- Kingston University - Great Britain
- Cranfield University - Great Britain
- Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore - India
- Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode - India
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras - India
- Reykjavik University - Island
- Università Carlo Cattaneo - LIUC - Italy
- Università Ca´ Foscari - Italy
- Universitá di Bologna - Italy
- Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" - Italy
- Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center - Italy
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University - Japan
- University of Guelph, Ontario - Canada
- University of Ottawa - Canada
- Kyung Hee University - South Korea
- Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam - Netherlands
- Maastricht University - Netherlands
- University of Oslo - Norway
- University of Agder - Norway
- University of the Philippines Diliman - Philippines
- Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines
- Asian Institute of Management - Philippines
- Cracow University of Economics - Poland
- Kozminski University - Poland
- Jagiellonian University - Poland
- SGH Warsaw School of Economics - Poland
- University of Gothenburg - Sweden
- University of Ljubljana - Slovenia
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid - Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona - Spain
- Stellenbosch University - South Africa
- University of Pretoria - South Africa
- Bangkok University - Thailand
- Mahidol University International College - Thailand
- Charles University in Prague - Czech Republic
- University of Economics, Prague - Czech Republic
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University - USA
- The University of Utah - USA
- Boston College - USA
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - USA
- The City College of The City University of New York - USA
- University of Connecticut - USA
- University of Central Florida - USA
- College of Charleston - USA
- Fordham University - USA
- University of Nebraska at Omaha - USA
[edit] Tuition Fee
The tuition fee currently amounts to EUR 363.63 per semester plus membership fee to the Austrian Student Union.
[edit] Executive Education
[edit] Executive Master's programs
MCI’s postgraduate executive master’s programs are being offered within the framework of the Austrian University Law and are additionally accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).
MCI’s LL.M.-program "International Business & Tax Law" is offered as a dual-degree study program in co-operation with the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (FSFM). It is evenly split between the locations of Innsbruck and Frankfurt/Main and provides the students with the opportunity to acquire the degrees of MCI and FSFM.
| Executive Master’s Programs | Degree | Duration (semesters) |
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| General Management Executive MBA | MBA | 4 |
| Master of Science in Management MSc | MSc | 4 |
| International Business & Tax Law LL.M. | LL.M. | 4 |
[edit] Executive Certificate Courses
| CLASSIC | Semester |
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| Banking & Finance | 2 |
| Controlling & Management | 2 |
| General Management | 2 |
| Management of Innovations, Products & Processes | 2 |
| International Management Program© | 2 |
| Marketing | 2 |
| Human Resources Management | 2 |
| Tourism & Leisure Management | 2 |
| Corporate Communications | 2 |
| Business & Corporate Law | 2 |
| COMPACT | Semester |
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| Labor Law | 1 |
| Brand Management | 1 |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 |
| Management, Psychology & Leadership | 1 |
| Property Rights & License Management | 1 |
| Sales Management | 1 |
| Tax Law | 1 |
| Systemic Management | 1 |
| Tourism Management & Leadership | 1 |
| Tourism Marketing & Innovation | 1 |
| Corporate Communications: Strategy | 1 |
| Corporate Communications: Implementation | 1 |
Certificate Programs (Classic and Compact) may be credited for MCI’s postgraduate executive master’s programs. By attending several certificate courses, additional modules and writing a master’s thesis the academic degree MBA, MSc or LL.M. can be achieved.
[edit] Management Seminars
MCI offers approximately 30 intensive seminars in the fields of leadership, management, law and communication.
[edit] Customized corporate trainings
MCI’s study programs and an array of advanced tailored trainings are also proposed to companies in the form of customized corporate trainings.
[edit] Summer Academy
Together with Moser Holding and the support of the state of Tyrol, MCI offers a Summer Academy for Journalism, Editorial Work & Media
[edit] Awards & Rankings
MCI comes tops in the CHE University Ranking 2011. The ranking published by the Centre for Higher Education is the most important university ranking in the German-speaking world and puts the Management Center Innsbruck in the top league in the field of Economic and Social Sciences. The MCI achieved no fewer than 33 places in the top group and was not classified in the bottom group one single time. The CHE Ranking is designed to permit comparisons to be drawn on the basis of specific criteria within the full range of university programs. The information employed for the ranking includes factual statistics relating to the various universities and their study programs on the one hand and the personal opinions of students and faculty on the other. [1]
MCI again comes first in the 2011 Universum Student Survey. A Survey based on a representative poll of 5,500 students of economics, engineering, IT and natural sciences based on respondees’ views of the quality of such criteria as teaching, faculty, support, service, practical relevance, industry contacts, careers potential, international orientation, opportunities for study abroad, reputation and other important aspects. This is the third Nr. 1 ranking after 2009 and 2010. [2]
The European Commission awarded MCI the ECTS-Label. Of all 27 member states only 14 universities have been awarded with an ECTS Label, and only three in the German-speaking area (June 11, 2009).[3]
[edit] Student Services
MCI’s student services provide students information and support on housing & residence, scholarships & awards, sports, culture & leisure activities, library & literature as well as individual issues (e.g. psychological support, religious communities).
[edit] Language Center
The language center of MCI presents students a broad range of supplementary language courses (e.g. Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish) and assists in developing and refining academic writing skills.
[edit] Alumni Association
MCI’s Alumni Association MCI Alumni & Friends provides a networking platform not only for graduates but also for MCI students by organizing numerous panel discussions and other events with international speakers from business, culture and politics.
The registered Motto of MCI Alumni & Friends is A strong network of motivated people.
[edit] Career Services
MCI’s internationally networked Career Center organizes activities such as national and international internship placements and job offers, application trainings, career coaching, job recruitment fairs etc.
[edit] Memberships
- EFMD European Federation for Management Development: www.efmd.org
- AACSB The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business: www.aacsb.edu
- VPH Verein der privaten Hochschulen e.V.: www.private-hochschulen.net
- Campus of Excellence: www.campus-of-excellence.com
- Eurasia-Pacific UniNet: www.eurasiapacific.net
- Munich Network: www.munichnetwork.com
- American Chamber of Commerce: www.amcham.or.at
- MBA Roundtable: www.mbaroundtable.org
- THE-ICE The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education: www.the-ice.org
- GE4 Global Education for European Engineers and Entrepreneurs: www.ge4.org
- ZWM Center for Knowledge Management: www.zwm-speyer.de
[edit] External links
[edit] References
Coordinates: 47°16′08″N 11°23′51″E / 47.268888888889°N 11.3975°E
