
Creating a Business School for the Next Generation
Overview
Founded in 1995, MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® has strived to build a first-class, innovative, entrepreneurial, and international university with close relations to the business world. MCI has successfully built up an acknowledged brand of its own kind and provides a meaningful connection between traditional universities, grandes écoles, classic business schools, universities of applied sciences, and the world of business. MCI consistently follows its entrepreneurial approach in all areas including the provision of services, the interaction with stakeholders, the organizational set-up, the eco-system of start-up companies, and the maintenance of a competitive infrastructure as well as the active management of a broad network of partners.
The webinar will highlight the pillars and challenges of setting up the school.
Attendance is free but requires registration in advance.
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MCI | AABS Webinar Speakers
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Altmann
- Andreas Altmann was born in 1963 in Austria. He studied Business Administration and Economics at the Universities of Linz and Innsbruck and International Relations at the Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Bologna.He received his doctoral degree in Social Sciences & Economics from the University of Innsbruck in 1993 and entered his academic career as a postdoctoral researcher first at the Department of Public Finance and later-on at the Department of Strategic Management at the University of Innsbruck. There he joined a task force building up a new university institution from scratch, now being known as MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®, under the umbrella of a consortium including the University of Innsbruck, the Region, its Capital City Innsbruck as well as the Regional Chambers of Industry, Commerce and Labor.
He became its first Executive Director and Rector and has since then successfully lead MCI to an internationally acknowledged university institution with meanwhile more than 3,500 students, 1,000 full-time and part-time faculty and staff, 300 partner universities and numerous successful alumni from around the world. - His research interest focuses on university management, regulation and governance including the competitive environment and market behavior in the higher education and research sector as well as the development and management of regions. Andreas Altmann has held visiting professor positions at prestigious universities in Mexico, Lebanon, Israel, Russia and the United States and shares his expertise in numerous prestigious boards in Austria and abroad.
- Further info:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasaltmann/?locale=de_DE
Host
None
Agenda Passes
The FULL Experience Pass

Woxsen Experience, AABS Academy Workshop, and Deans and Directors Forum
Sunday, 9 November (Woxsen University Campus)
8h00 – 18h00: Arrivals and transport to Woxsen University Campus
20h00 – 22h00: Welcome Dinner to Woxsen
Monday, 10 November (Woxsen University Campus Hyderabad)
11h00 – 17h00: AABS Academy Workshop: “AI For Strategic Academic
Leadership: Transform from AI-Curious to AI-Confident” in Collaboration
with Woxsen University"
18h30 – 20h30: Welcome Cocktail
Wednesday, 12 November (Hyderabad)
8h30 – 17h00: Day 1: AABS 2025 African Deans and Directors Forum
Thursday, 13 November (Hyderabad)
8h30 – 15h00: Day 2: AABS 2025 African Deans and Directors Forum
19h00 – 21h30: Gala Dinner
Friday, 14 November (Hyderabad)
9h00 – 18h00: Official AABS Tour of Hyderabad
(Disclaimer: The tour itinerary, including routes and sites to be visited, is
subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather
conditions, local regulations, or operational requirements)
Saturday, 15 November (Hyderabad)
8h00 – 12h00: Check-out from hotel
Includes:
- Woxsen Experience on 10 November, featuring a full day of activities such as a campus tour, AI Research Center simulation, sports event, and social events.
- Full workshop participation, including the workshop networking dinner.
- Full attendance at the Forum.
- Accommodation from 9 November to 15 November (1 night at Woxsen University Campus + 5 nights at the Forum hotel, bed and breakfast).
- All meals during the stay at Woxsen University.
- Transportation from the airport to Woxsen University on 9 November.
- Transportation from Woxsen University to the Forum hotel on 10 November.
- All meals, local transportation, and networking/social activities included in the Forum program.
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Excludes:
- Cost of flights (delegates are responsible for booking and covering their own flights).
- Additional nights before 9 November or after 15 November, including early check in and late check out.
- Transportation from the Forum hotel to the airport upon departure.
- Visa application fees, travel insurance, and any related costs.
- Personal expenses, including but not limited to laundry, room service, or minibar charges and any meals or alcoholic beverages not included in the official program.
- Transfers outside official program dates.
- Optional tours, excursions, or activities not part of the official program.
The PLUS Experience Pass

AABS Academy Workshop and Deans and Directors Forum
Monday, 10 November (Hyderabad)
14h00 – 23h00: Arrival and check in
Tuesday, 11 November (Hyderabad)
11h00 – 17h00: AABS Academy Workshop: “AI For Strategic
Academic Leadership: Transform from AI-Curious to AI-Confident” in
Collaboration with Woxsen University
18h30 – 20h30: Welcome Cocktail
Wednesday, 12 November (Hyderabad)
8h30 – 17h00: Day 1: AABS 2025 African Deans and Directors
Forum
Thursday, 13 November (Hyderabad)
8h30 – 15h00: Day 2: AABS 2025 African Deans and Directors
Forum
19h00 – 21h30: Gala Dinner
Friday, 14 November (Hyderabad)
9h00 – 18h00: Official AABS Tour of Hyderabad
(Disclaimer: The tour itinerary, including routes and sites to be
visited, is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances such
as weather conditions, local regulations, or operational
requirements)
Saturday, 15 November (Hyderabad)
8h00 – 12h00: Check-out from hotel
Includes:
- Full workshop participation, including the workshop networking dinner.
- Full attendance at the Forum.
- Accommodation from 10 November to 15 November (5 nights at the Forum hotel, bed and breakfast).
- All meals, local transportation, and networking/social activities included in the Forum program.
Excludes:
- Cost of flights (delegates are responsible for booking and covering their own flights).
- Additional nights before 10 November or after 15 November, including early check in and late check out.
- Transportation to and from the airport.
- Visa application fees, travel insurance, and any related costs.
- Personal expenses, including but not limited to laundry, room service, or minibar charges and any meals or alcoholic beverages not included in the official program.
- Transfers outside official program dates.
- Optional tours, excursions, or activities not part of the official program.
The CORE Experience Pass

Deans and Directors Forum
Tuesday, 11 November (Hyderabad)
14h00 – 23h00: Arrival and check in
Wednesday, 12 November (Hyderabad)
8h30 – 17h00: Day 1: AABS 2025 African Deans and Directors
Forum
Thursday, 13 November (Hyderabad)
8h30 – 15h00: Day 2: AABS 2025 African Deans and Directors
Forum
19h00 – 21h30: Gala Dinner
Friday, 14 November (Hyderabad)
9h00 – 18h00: Official AABS Tour of Hyderabad
(Disclaimer: The tour itinerary, including routes and sites to be
visited, is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances such
as weather conditions, local regulations, or operational
requirements)
Saturday, 15 November (Hyderabad)
8h00 – 12h00: Check-out from hotel
Includes:
- Full attendance at the Forum.
- Accommodation from 11 November to 15 November (4 nights at the Forum hotel, bed and breakfast).
- All meals, local transportation, and networking/social activities included in the Forum program.
Excludes:
- Cost of flights (delegates are responsible for booking and covering their own flights).
- Additional nights before 11 November or after 15 November, including early check in and late check out.
- Transportation to and from the airport.
- Visa application fees, travel insurance, and any related costs.
- Personal expenses, including but not limited to laundry, room service, or minibar charges and any meals or alcoholic beverages not included in the official program.
- Transfers outside official program dates.
- Optional tours, excursions, or activities not part of the official program.
Logistics
Speakers
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Sponsors
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