Scholarship details
If you are one of the international students who are facing trouble financing your higher education abroad, this opportunity is for you. Scholarship opportunities are a big help to further your educational journey, everyone needs the education to fulfill their personal and career goals in the future. Students all around the world who struggles to finance their education can search for the right scholarship for them and the field they want to achieve in just one click.
WU Executive Academy in Austria offers an early bird bonus for both local and international students who wish to pursue their postgraduate degrees in the Law program, the LL.M. Digitalization & Tax Law Scholarships is intended for the academic year of 2022-2023 and will be a tuition fee reduction award for the successful students who will be admitted at the university. As one of Europe’s leading providers of leadership education, the WU Executive Academy supports executives and high potential in achieving their educational goals by offering to fund their leadership education programs.
Scholarship Provider: WU Executive Academy in Austria
About the Provider
The WU Executive Academy is part of the University of Economics and Business of Vienna, ranked 48th in the Financial Times Executive MBA (2019). The institute has built a reputation for excellence with over 100 years of experience providing leadership education and developing tomorrow’s global professionals.
WU Executive Academy is a renowned educational institution that has equipped itself with cutting-edge tools and knowledge to meet the challenges of today’s business world. In addition, the academy maintains close relationships with major global players in various industries. It provides links to help students form new relationships that can support their professional development. Its faculty is made up of world-renowned professors and internationally recognized industry experts.
Pursuing your higher degree and choosing to study at WU Executive Academy is a life-changing experience for students’ professional and personal life. The students will be able to contribute to their personal academic developments and make friends with students globally and have the opportunity to enjoy a whole new range of cultural, social, and sports activities. To ensure students will feel at home no matter where you are from, the academy has a friendly and experienced team of international student services, English speaking support, a welcome program for international students, and a range of additional activities to help you feel right at home while furthering your studies at the academy.
As part of WU, the WU Executive Academy is accredited by AACSB (Association for the Development of University Business Schools) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System). EQUIS is an internationally recognized accreditation system offered by the European Foundation for Management. In addition, the outstanding quality of the MBA program is recognized by the AMBA (MBA Association) with world-renowned accreditation awards. Apart from WU, only about 100 universities and business schools worldwide meet the stringent quality standards of the three accrediting bodies.
Located between two metro stations, the new campus can be easily reached by public transport. The new location offers students and teachers ideal conditions for teaching and research. 22,000 students and 2,100 teachers, researchers, and administrative staff work on the WU campus. Participants in their program benefit from cutting-edge technology, new teaching methods, and a specially designed infrastructure for management training.
Scholarship Summary
- Academic Year: 2022-2023
- Applicant’s Nationality: Local and International
- Degree Level: Master
- Field: Law
- Duration: NA
- Number of Awards: NA
- Scholarship Award: Tuition fee
- Scholarship Country: Austria
- Renewable: Yes
- Offered Annually: Yes
Eligibility
Before proceeding with the application process, interested students must be able to meet the following eligibility for the scholarship.
- local and international students are eligible to apply.
- Must be applying for the LLM Digitalization and Tax Law program offered by the WU Executive Academy.
- Must be willing to undertake their higher education in Austria and be able to demonstrate their academic achievement at the university.
- The international students are required to have good communication skills in oral and written English.
- Be able to provide the relevant documents for their application.
- Must be able to demonstrate their financial need.
Scholarship Selection Criteria
In addition to the student’s financial need, the panel evaluates aspects such as motivation, social and teamwork skills, analytical skills, possible contributions to shared learning, group diversity, language skills, previous professional career, and development potential. If two candidates have the same profile and motivation, preference will be given to the candidate with greater financial need.
Selection Process
After the university receives the application documents, candidates will be invited to an admissions interview. During the interview, candidates will have the opportunity to personally demonstrate their motivations and career goals and include their potential contribution to the intended program. The committee will be evaluating all the applications received and immediately thereafter decides on the award of the scholarship and the amount of the scholarship to be given as a tuition fee reduction.
Application Process
Students must be able to select the program they are applying for in the application form, an online application form will be provided by the WU academy. In addition to the general application, the students must be able to submit the following documents to better support the scholarship application.
- Proof of Salary can be a payslip, statement of income from the company, or confirmations.
- Any proof of financial hardship, financial burdens such as care for the family members or any medical expenses, etc.
- Certificates in bachelor’s degree in any relevant field
- English Language Proficiency proof
Language Requirements
- TOEFL- 100
- IELTS- 7.
- CAE and CPE Certificates
- TOEIC- 800
Scholarship Award
WU Executive Academy aims to support the outstanding and potential students who want to reach their educational goals and facing hardship to further their education.
The scholarship provided by the academy will award the successful students a 25% tuition fee reduction.
Scholarship Deadline
The deadline to complete and submit the application is until June 30, 2022.
