Alumni

Alumni of our faculty hold a wide variety of positions as specialists and managers in international organizations, economic institutions, interest groups, marketing, and universities of applied sciences, or as founders of successful start-ups. Others have remained faithful to research and work at international universities or have ultimately returned to the University of Innsbruck.

We are always delighted to welcome our alumni as guests or guest lecturers at the University of Innsbruck, where they share their magnifold experience with students and inspire them.

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SYMPOSIUM ON THE “AUSTRIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS”
on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the Deutscher Freundeskreis der Universitäten in Innsbruck,
October 1–3, 2026

As part of the JOSEPH SCHUMPETER FORUM 2026, the following lecture will take place on October 2, 2026:

 

Die Rolle von Vertrauen und Kooperation für den Erfolg von Menschen & Organisationen on October 02, 2026
14:00 – 15:00 Uhr |Kaiser-Leopold-Saal

Theologische Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck, Karl-Rahner-Platz 3, 6020 Innsbruck

Martin Kocher
Governor of the Austrian National Bank | Federal Minister for Labour and Economy (ret.) | Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna (on leave)

Matthias Sutter
Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Commons, Bonn | Professor of Experimental Economics and Behavioral Economics at the Universities of Cologne and Innsbruck

 

 

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Staying Connected: The ALUMNI EVENT on October 2, 2026

Dear former students of the Faculties of Economics and Statistics and Business and Management ,

We cordially invite you to our alumni event “Staying Connected” on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the SOWI building, Universitätsstrasse 15 in Innsbruck.

You can look forward to...

• a reunion with fellow students and teachers
• eight “lounges” based on areas of study (e.g., economics and statistics, finance lounge, marketing lounge, economics lounge, etc.), where you can catch up on the latest news from your field and meet up with friends from your studies
• drinks and buffet with musical accompaniment.

In the EconStat Lounge (Department of Public Finance, 4th floor) at 4:45 p.m., a presentation of the book "Gemeinsam stark" followed by a conversation with Matthias Sutter will take place.

Please sign up using the following link:

Sign up to Staying Connected 2026

If you have any questions, please contact dean-management@uibk.ac.at

Please note: there are capacity restrictions, first come first served.

PS: Thanks to generous sponsors, attendance is free of charge for you again this year. We would nevertheless like to ask you to make a small personal contribution via our donation boxes so that the event can continue to take place in 2028, even in times of budget cuts. The event takes place every two years.