A class debate of Freshmen Seminar GNST 2500 (scholar students) took place on Friday, February 14 at 2 - 4pm at Petersplatz.  The event was on some of the course themes around Strengths/ Weaknesses and Success, based on the readings from Carlo Strenger (Fear of Insignificance) and Malcolm Gladwell (David and Goliath).
 

Under the guidance of Jutta Pedigo, Webster University Vienna and Alexandra Elias, 22 student leaders attended the WebsterLEADS workshop at Villa Aurora on February 21st, 2014.Our experienced trainer Christopher Greulich presented us a toolkit of "Leadership Accessories For on the Go".

What an amazing night at our second Webster’s Got Talent Vienna show!!!

The talent show was successfully held on Feb 13th. All the participants showcased their talent in front of a big crowd of students, staff and guests.
Congratulations to our 1st place winner Syreel Mishra with her amazing Bollywood dance performance and our 2nd place winner Artyom Rayevskiy with his electrifying Elecro-dance.They will get the chance to defend their title and represent Vienna at the Webster’s Got Talent Finals in London on March 29th.

Erwin Wagenhofer, one of Austria’s leading documentary film-makers, gave a stimulating talk to Webster students and faculty in Vienna’s Burg Cinema on Friday 14th February after a showing of his latest film alphabet. The documentary, which takes a critical worldwide look at educational systems based on competitiveness and economic needs rather than individual creativity, is particularly relevant to Webster’s 2013-14 Year of International Human Rights theme - the rights of people with so-called disabilities.

The Webster Model UN team held its first practice simulation in preparation for upcoming conferences in France and Romania.

The students in the MUN team enacted a hypothetical Security Council meeting on Thursday, February 13th. The simulated council meeting was held in response to the news that the the Islamic Republic of Iran violated the recent Geneva Interim Agreement and was in the possession of highly enriched uranium and had the capability to build a nuclear bomb within two weeks.  The students played their roles with enthusiasm and everyone enjoyed the simulation.

The Austrian news magazine PROFIL invites the best students of the year to meet the most successful Austrian companies at the High Potential Day 2014 on June 30, 2014.

The Webster University Model United Nations Club held its inaugural meeting on Thursday, January 30th, and was well-attended by over forty students. The club grew out of Model United Nations class that is being offered this term by Dr. Elina Brutschin.  The eight students in the course wanted to extend the opportunity to participate to the entire student body and beyond the spring semester. Judging by the turnout at the first meeting, it is clear that students were waiting for such an opportunity!

by Director K.D. Borchardt
Director of the DG Energy of the European Commission

Webster’s lecture series on Energy Security started on 28 January 2014 with a highly successful opening lecture by Dir. Borchardt from the European Comission. The event, which was organised by Webster in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced Studies and the Diplomatic Academy,  took place in the House of the European Union in Vienna. Around 80 people – a mixture of students, experts and general public attended the lecture and participated in a lively debate afterwards.

In recognition of academic excellence, a Dean’s List is compiled each academic semester. To qualify, students must complete at least 12 credit hours at Webster University, of which no fewer than 6 credit hours must have regular letter grades. All enrolled coursework must be successfully completed, with no Incomplete or Withdrawn grades recorded. Qualified students who achieve a current semester GPA of 3.80 or higher will be placed on the Dean’s List for that semester.

Dr. Elina Brutschin, Webster University Vienna Research Faculty, traveled to Tokyo in January for the inaugural "Asian Political Methodology Meeting".