ENGAGE.EU Winter School 2026 at WU Vienna
Topic: Responsible Entrepreneurship
Dates: 2-13 February 2026
- A virtual online kick-off session will be held presumably in January 2026. The exact date will be posted in due course
Location: WU Vienna (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Austria
Language of instruction: English
Transcripts: After successful completion of the programme, 5 ECTS and a certificate will be awarded
Application phase: 1 – 15 October 2025 (23:59 CET)
About ENGAGE.EU Winter Schools
ENGAGE.EU Winter Schools are intensive programmes taught by professors and lecturers from ENGAGE.EU universities. In line with the general ENGAGE.EU goals, these programmes aim to provide a forum for interdisciplinary academic exchange and learning on current societal challenges. Winter Schools aim to equip students with hard and soft skills needed to tackle these challenges and act as responsible future leaders. Additionally, a social programme will be offered to foster networking opportunities and intercultural competencies.
Academic programme
The ENGAGE.EU Winter School on responsible entrepreneurship is an intensive, two-week winter programme for bachelor’s students from all fields of studies, hosted by WU Vienna from 2 – 13 February 2026.
The overall aim of the ENGAGE.EU Winter School at WU is to equip you with cutting-edge knowledge on entrepreneurship, with a hands-on focus on developing socially impactful and sustainable business models. The students will be guided through different stages of business formation processes and will obtain input from both experienced lecturers in this field and industry practitioners. More details about the academic programme can be found in the course outline.
Interdisciplinary academic exchange and intercultural experiences are central elements of the programme. The physical component of the programme will last two weeks in Vienna. Prior to the physical part of the Winter School, an online kick-off session will be organised in preparation for the programme. The maximum number of students accepted into the programme is 45. This program will be held in cooperation with Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT, Buenos Aires). Therefore, the student cohort will also include students from UTDT.
Additional activities
The course program and practical experiences will be complemented by a mix of social, cultural, and international events, including various opportunities to network with students from other countries and explore Vienna – one of Europe’s cultural capitals and one of the world’s most livable cities.
Practical information
In order to participate in the winter school, the students need to pay an administration fee of € 100. The fee covers the following services:
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Please note that accommodation is not included in the total fee. WU will provide accommodation suggestions to selected students, but students are not bound to these options. Some of the accommodation providers offer discount codes, which will be communicated to the accepted applicants after the selection process has been completed.
Scholarship Support
Successful applicants may be eligible to receive financial support (Erasmus+ or similar) from their home universities. Please contact your university’s ENGAGE.EU coordinator to learn more about this.
Application
Your profile
This ENGAGE.EU Winter School is targeted toward students of any citizenship who are enrolled in an undergraduate study programme at one of the ENGAGE.EU alliance university (University of Mannheim, LUISS University, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Tilburg University, University of National and World Economy, Université Toulouse Capitole, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Hanken School of Economics, Ramon Llull University). Since the Winter School is an interdisciplinary programme, students from diverse backgrounds (such as business, economics, law, social sciences, humanities) are strongly encouraged to apply as long as they meet the following requirements:
- You must be enrolled in an undergraduate study programme at one of the ENGAGE.EU partner universities.
- You must have completed at least 60 ECTS credits by the time of application to the Winter School, i.e., by 15 October, 2025.
- You should have a strong interest in the topic of the Winter School, i.e. responsible entrepreneurship.
Application procedure
In order to apply for the ENGAGE.EU Winter School, you need to fill in the online application form below, and upload all necessary supporting documents, including:
- Motivation statement: a digital file (video, text, slides, …) explaining your background (education, work experience, language skills, study/work abroad experience, other relevant skills and experiences), as well as your interest and motivation for the topic of the Winter School. You are free to decide on the specific format of the statement, bearing in mind that creativity and innovativeness are welcome. Please note that this document needs to be in English, and, depending on the format, needs to have a limited scope:
- for text files: 1 page
- for videos or similar: 2 minutes
- for other visuals or similar: 10 slides (or comparable files).
- Academic transcript of records (in the official language of the applicant’s home university or in English).
The deadline for applications is 15 October, 2025 (23:59 CET).
All applicants who submit their complete application on time will be informed about the status of their applications via email by early November.
Selection procedure
Each ENGAGE.EU university forms a selection committee to evaluate the submitted applications of students from their university. Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their motivation statement, academic record, and academic progress. A limited number of students per partner university will be accepted to the Winter School.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: engage.io@wu.ac.at
Note:
If applicable, participants shall be responsible for obtaining their own visas /student residence permit and completing the required immigration formalities, as well as for obtaining the travel documents and other related documents needed to pursue studies at the host university or another participating university.
During the events, participants shall be subject to the rules, regulations, policies, procedures, codes and norms which are in force at the host university.
Violation of host country law by the participant may subject the student to withdrawal of the immigration status and scholarship.
For any physical mobility related to the event, participants will be required to carry adequate health insurance and need to ensure that their insurance will cover the potential costs of health care during that period.