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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">als öffentliche Universität hat die WU den Auftrag, sich mit wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Problemen auseinanderzusetzen und einen Beitrag zu zukunftsfähigem Denken,
verantwortungsvollem wirtschaftlichen Handeln und damit zur Lösung ökonomischer, sozialer und ökologischer Probleme zu leisten.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Mit dem neuen Veranstaltungsformat
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">„WU matters. WU talks.“</span></strong> schafft die WU nun eine Plattform zum Austausch und Diskurs zwischen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit. In regelmäßigen Podiumsgesprächen, Diskussionsveranstaltungen
und Vorträgen werden Wissenschaftler/innen und Expert/innen aus der unternehmerischen und institutionellen Praxis ihre Expertise einbringen und gemeinsam mit der interessierten Öffentlichkeit aktuelle Themen diskutieren.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Den Auftakt bildet ein
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Business Talk</span></strong> zum Thema
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">„Going east, growing east“</span></strong> im Anschluss an die
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Verleihung der Auszeichnung</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WU-Manager des Jahres 2016</span></strong> an
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Präsident Mag. Günter Thumser</span></strong>, zu der wir Sie herzlich einladen:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Am: Montag, den 7. November 2016</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Um: 19:00 Uhr</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Im: Festsaal 1, Gebäude LC</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Es sprechen:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Georg Wailand</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">, Herausgeber des Magazins Gewinn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Günter Thumser</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">, Präsident der Henkel CEE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Arnold Schuh,</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Direktor des Competence Center for Emerging Markets
& Central and Eastern Europe, WU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Nähere Informationen zur Veranstaltung finden Sie in der offiziellen Einladung im Anhang.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Anmeldungen erbeten unter:
<a href="http://www.wu.ac.at/anmeldung-wumanager">www.wu.ac.at/anmeldung-wumanager</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bis zum Jahresende werden weitere vier Veranstaltungen im Rahmen der Eventserie „WU matters. WU talks.“ stattfinden. Details hierzu finden Sie unter
<a href="http://www.wu.ac.at/wumatters">www.wu.ac.at/wumatters</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Wir freuen uns auf Ihr zahlreiches Erscheinen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Herzliche Grüße<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Rektorin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">As a public university, WU has an obligation to confront today’s issues and make a contribution towards sustainable thinking, responsible business practices, and
to solving economic, social, and ecological problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">With its newest event series, “<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WU matters. WU talks,”
</span></strong>WU has created a new platform for discourse between science and the public. Regularly scheduled panel talks, discussions, and lectures give researchers and experts from the business and industry communities the opportunity to share their expertise
and discuss current topics with the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The first event will be a
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Business Talk</span></strong> with the title “<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Going east, growing east,”</span></strong> which will be held following the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WU Manager of the Year 2016</span></strong> ceremony. This year’s award is being presented to
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Günter Thumser</span></strong>, President of Henkel CEE. You are cordially invited to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Date: Monday, November 7, 2016</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Time: 7:00pm</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Location: Ceremonial Hall 1, LC building</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Georg Wailand</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">, editor of Gewinn magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Günter Thumser</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">, President of Henkel CEE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Arnold Schuh,</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Head of the Competence Center for Emerging Markets
& Central and Eastern Europe, WU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For details on the event, please see the official invitation attached to this email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please sign up here if you plan to attend:
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wu.ac.at/anmeldung-wumanager"><span lang="EN-GB">www.wu.ac.at/anmeldung-wumanager</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Four further events are planned for 2016 in the “WU matters. WU talks” series. Please click here for further information:
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wu.ac.at/wumatters"><span lang="EN-GB">www.wu.ac.at/wumatters</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Univ.Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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