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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you curious how we get work done in our specialization <span lang="DE-AT">
<a href="https://www.wu.ac.at/en/entrep"><b><span lang="EN-US">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span></b></a></span><b> (SBWL E&I)</b>? Do you want to know more about our hands-on innovative teaching concepts? Then sign up for our festive semester closing event:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">E&I Touchdown - Pitch Battle for Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Monday, January 22, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. (doors open 5:30 p.m.)</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Festsaal 1, Building LC, WU Vienna (Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-AT"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.at/e/ei-touchdown-pitch-battle-for-innovation-tickets-742052558177?aff=ebdssbdestsearch"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Register here</span></b></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">!</span></b></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🚀</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"> With the E&I Touchdown,
we celebrate the excellent work our E&I students deliver during their projects carried out together with projects partners, or their start-up ideas they have been working on. To showcase this first-class work, we came up with an innovative new format, which
will not only be exciting for our guests to watch, but will also give you a voice to participate!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🚀</span><span style="color:black"> A high-class jury consisting of industry and start-up experts will select the top 8 best bachelor
pitches, which then make it into our interactive pitch battle. Your vote matters and will decide which project team wins the pitch battle competition! Additionally, pre-selected MBA and masters students will present their best projects.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Would you like to learn more about current trends, developments, and the challenges we have been working on during the current semester? Get to know the E&I faculty, our students, as well as representatives of
the project companies over food & drinks. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If this sounds interesting to you, register now – admission is free:
<b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.at/e/ei-touchdown-pitch-battle-for-innovation-tickets-742052558177?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">TICKETS</a></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
</span><span style="color:black">The event will be held in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is looking forward to welcoming you at our event. Use this chance to get an insight into our work and our specialization (SBWL) and with a bit of luck, you might join our next cohort in
the upcoming summer semester!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out anytime.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Let’s get ready to rumble!
</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🎉</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Caroline Fabian</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="color:black">on behalf of the E&I Touchdown team</span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>QR Code for the Event:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="169" height="166" style="width:1.7604in;height:1.7291in" id="Grafik_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA3D79.B6FB4A70" alt="Ein Bild, das Muster, nähen, monochrom enthält.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Caroline Fabian, M.Sc. (LSE), M.Sc. (Eng.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Researcher and Lecturer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">WU</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Vienna University of Economics and Business</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
D5.4.058, Welthandelsplatz 2, A-1020 Vienna, Austria</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">T +43-1-313 36-4487<br>
<a href="mailto:caroline.fabian@wu.ac.at"><span style="color:#0563C1">caroline.fabian@wu.ac.at</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
</span><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><a href="wu.ac.at/en/entrep"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">wu.ac.at/en/entrep</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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