NewsFH Upper Austria, Linz Campus

International Week & Value Chain Management Conference 2011

From May 1st-6th, the 7th International Teaching Week and the 1st International Value Chain Management Conference took place at the School of Management in Steyr. Twenty guest professors delivered more than thirty lectures to local and international students. At the Value Chain Management Conference, local and international researchers presented more than thirty high quality research papers. Key note speeches were delivered by David Walters, Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia, Jan Olhager, Professor at Linköping University, Sweden, Martin Gooch, Director of the Value Chain Management Centre, Canada, and Richard J. Schonberger, President of Schonberger & Associates, USA.

A trip to Schlierbach monastery and an agriculture experience as well as a company visit to BMW Motors, a guided tour though Steyr city and networking dinners were part of the leisure time programme. On the Wednesday evening, 70 international students organized an International Fair, representing 21 countries, providing traditional food, drinks and games.