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Ten good reasons for studying at the Entrepreneurial School®

1. Studying where others spend their holidays
With the city’s central location between Italy, Switzerland and Germany, the spectacular mountain scenery of the Tyrol, the MCI’s proximity to Innsbruck’s lively Old Town, its synergistic ties to Innsbruck University and the powerful architecture of the campus, the MCI mentors the motivated in a unique situation for study and leisure.

2. A living university town
With its 35,000 students, the international conference and Olympic city of Innsbruck is one of the most popular university locations in the German-speaking area, with a rich tradition of learning, academic excellence and a vibrant student scene in terms of culture and living facilities, discourse and encounter.

3. Outstanding conditions for study
Admissions procedures based on applicants’ CVs, professional aspirations, written tests and personal interviews are the key to effective study with team working in small groups, fast progress through the program, and high standards of achievement plus a minimum dropout rate. Curricula with a strong practical orientation, intensive support and MCI’s proverbial service orientation guarantee a quality learning experience, personal wellbeing and optimum prospects on the job market.

4. Let’s go international
Students and faculty from all over the world, a semester abroad with intensive modules at prestigious partner universities, double-degree options, internships with global players, and a variety of international activities open the door to international perspectives, intercultural competence and professional development.

5. Service is our success
A professional Language Center for the major languages of the world, excellent library facilities and study corners, modern eLearning platforms, an effective Careers Center with job offers, internships and intercultural training programs, an effective Startup Center, the wide-ranging sports program available at USI, and an extremely active Alumni & Friends Club additionally enrich the MCI’s study programs and enhance the career prospects of MCI students and graduates.

6. Vibrant network
At the MCI, intensive collaboration between the university, the region, the city and both sides of industry is actively supported by the structure of its proprietors. That combines stability with flexibility, promotes contacts, provides access to networks and generates international acceptance to the benefit of students. Regular visits by leading representatives of the scientific and business communities, and the worlds of politics and the arts are just one facet of this exemplary openness to the world.

7. High standard of teaching
With a mixed faculty comprising the MCI’s own teachers, managers from trade and industry, visiting lecturers from all over the world, and recognized experts from the worlds of research, consulting and the liberal professions, the MCI offers a synergetic combination of theory and practice that creates added value for students and enables them to put their new-found knowledge to the test.

8. Successful graduates
Practical know-how, an international approach, achievement-oriented thinking, strong motivation, creative powers, competence and responsibility beyond their own immediate sphere are typical characteristics of MCI graduates. That explains their standing as problem-solvers in complex situations and their impressive track record in terms of career.

9. A strong protected brand
As the Entrepreneurial School®, the MCI has been deliberately positioned in contrast to the classic universities, private universities and universities of applied sciences. As such it offers a top-quality combination of practice-oriented study programs, university education, competent research, effective knowledge transfer and innovative startups, all under one powerful brand.

10. Ranked no. 1
A string of outstanding results in polls and rankings are confirmation of the high quality and level of acceptance achieved by the MCI. They strengthen its reputation, build trust and offer orientation for prospective students for making the right choice on an increasingly confusing higher education market, in which clear positioning, a credible brand and top places in the rankings are decisive.