VIGS INSTITUTE�Vienna Institute for Global Studies

Prof. Dr. Zoltán Ács

Director VIGS Institute

VISION

STORY

Vienna, Austria

Office

VIGS INSTITUTE’S GOALS

• Vienna Institute for Global Studies
• focuses on high-level scientific research
• academic networking
• publications
• participate in the education activity of Modul University
• enhance the quality of the university
• contributing to International conferences and retreats
• build up international research partnerships

• WEIS Center (Wien Enterpreneurship Innovation and Startup Center)
• focuses on building business contacts
• providing networking events and high-level discussions
• practical skills transfer for students, young professionals and the business scene through workshops, lectures, interactive discussions, partner visits and study visits
• general economic diplomacy function and scope of its acitvities
• it will be part of the IGS but will focus on more practical knowledge transfer and fostering active partnerships

​

RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

• Business Digitalization, Digital Technologies
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research in the CEE Region
• Complexity and Network Studies
• Startup Ecosystem Development and Network Building
• Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Health
• Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Business

Core partner countries

CORE PARTNERS

PROGRAM PLANS 2024/25

Date: 5 June 2024.

Title: Failure Culture And Ecosystem Connectivity In The CEE Startup Scene

Venue: WeXelerate

PROGRAM PLANS 2024/25

Summer Seminar

Date:14-21 July 2024.

Venue: WeXelerate, SO/ Hotel Vienna

Working groups:

​

• Entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Food security
• Geopolitics

PROGRAM PLANS 2024/25

• Abraham Accords 4th anniversary panel discussion
• Speaker series – Danube valley region
• Start-up Nation Central seminar – workshop series
• Smart Mobility Forum in Israel
• Future Forward Conference
• Israel partner visits
• European partner visits
• Asian partner network building trip
• US partner network building trip

See you in Vienna