The Entrepreneurial School®
The Management Center Innsbruck links together the best out of science, economy and consulting to the unique concept of an international Entrepreneurial School®. Founded in 1995/96 as a mainstay of the unique Innsbruck Open University concept, Management Center Innsbruck has earned a top position in the international landscape of higher education.
Today, more than 3,400 students, 1,000 teachers, 276 partner universities from all over the world, and countless graduates and employers value highly what the Entrepreneurial School® has to offer. In the framework of the "Comprehensive University Innsbruck" concept, the MCI strives to mentor motivated people, who want to build their future through goal-oriented continuing education, in their personal and professional development. MCI offers graduate, non-graduate and post-graduate educational programs of the highest standard to senior and junior managers from all management levels and branches.
MCI's programs focus on all levels of the personality and include areas of state-of-the-art knowledge from science and practice relevant to business and society. As an internationally oriented information and communication center, MCI is open to new perspectives, methods, and projects. Constructive dialogue and co-operative development of interdisciplinary competencies are two of the pillars of teaching and learning at MCI. MCI supports the competitiveness of organizations and influences the professionalization of business, administration, politics, and culture. Applied research and development are particularly valued at MCI for the strengthening of innovation in local companies and the ensuring of quality-oriented instruction.
Embedded in a broad network of patrons, sponsors, and partners, MCI is an important engine in the positioning of Innsbruck, Tyrol, and Austria as a center for academic and international encounters. Our neighborly co-operation with the University of Innsbruck, the closeness to the lively Innsbruck Old Town and the powerful architecture of the location are an expression of the philosophy and the mission of this internationally exemplary higher education center.
Our mission
MCI Management Center Innsbruck follows the concept of an Entrepreneurial School®. MCI empowers motivated people to achieve outstanding performance, provides profound academic competence and creates innovative know-how transfer within a strong international network.
Our success factors
Quality teaching: High quality teaching secures our position among the leading academic institutions in the German-speaking world.
Intellectual contribution: Our intellectual contribution is applied, business-relevant and solution-oriented.
International orientation: Our strong international orientation generates know-how, prestige and added value for our customers.
Customer and service orientation: Our customer and service orientation is exemplary.
People and culture: Our corporate culture thrives on mutual trust, commitment of our employees, entrepreneurial spirit and responsibility towards society.
Brand: MCI’s brand is internationally renowned and stands for performance, professionality, knowledge, and competence.
Network: Our international network creates a competitive edge and added value for our stakeholders.
Innovation: Ongoing innovation forms the basis of our market position and ensures our competitiveness.
Infrastructure: Our excellent infrastructure creates an attractive and stimulating environment.
Campus & Locations
Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) has established a reputation as an internationally oriented university of applied sciences through customer orientation and consistent quality management. The Tyrolean Mountains within grasp, the region’s unbeatable sports- and leisure facilities, the proximity to Germany, Switzerland, and Italy and Innsbruck’s long-standing academic tradition all guarantee a unique ambiance for students.
At its central locations, MCI offers an outstanding infrastructure with attractive and well-equipped lecture halls, computer labs and group working rooms, with state-of-the-art workstations and research facilities, student hostels in the vicinity, a wide choice of good places for eating out, convenient parking and excellent public transport.
