Staff Week 2026

International Staff Week 2026

As a part of MCI’s 30th anniversary, this year’s Staff Week invites our global partners and peers to join us in looking boldly ahead and envisioning the future of internationalisation together.

Hosted by the International Relations Office of MCI | The Entrepreneurial School ®, the fourth edition of our Staff Week will take place from June 08 – 12, 2026, bringing partner universities from all continents to Innsbruck for a week of exchange, reflection, and collaboration.

Under the overarching theme of “Recalibrating Internationalisation”, we will explore what international engagement could and should look like in the years to come. Across three focus areas:

Trends & Shifts in Internationalisation #Quo Vadis
Future Skills through Mobility
Influence of AI in Internationalisation

Participants will engage in inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops, and peer-driven discussions. Together, we will dive into emerging global mobility development, student expectations, future skills, and the opportunities and boundaries of digitalization and AI in our daily work.

Designed as a space for inspiration, practical learning, and meaningful connection, this Staff Week aims to generate fresh perspectives and concrete takeaways that help us all rethink, reimagine, and recalibrate internationalisation for the years ahead.

We look forward to welcoming you to Innsbruck and MCI for an enriching and energizing anniversary edition.

Kim Fladda, BA MACoordinator International Staff Week

+43 512 2070 - 1627kim.fladda@mci.edu

Welcome to MCI | The Entrepreneurial School^®

Preliminary Program

Monday, June 08

Welcome to Innsbruck and MCI

both activities only available upon registration

16:30 – 17:45	Guided Walking City Tour
18:00 – 20:00	Welcome Reception

Tuesday, June 09

Workshop Day 1: Trends & Shifts in Internationalisation #quo vadis

09:00 – 09:30	Registration and Coffee – Get to know our colleagues
09:30 – 10:00	Official Greeting by MCI Representatives
10:00 – 10:30	Ice Breaker Session by IRO Team
10:45 – 12:00	Keynote on the topic of Internationalisation Trends
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch
14:00 – 16:30	Futures-Thinking Workshop on the topic of Balancing Strategy with Student Expectations

Wednesday, June 10

Workshop Day 2: Future Skills through Mobility

09:00 – 09:15	Morning Check-In
09:15 – 12:00	Input and Panel Discussion on the topic of Future Skills, Employability and the Role of Mobility
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 15:00	World Café on Mobility and Future Skills in Focus

Thursday, June 11

Workshop Day 3: Influence of AI in Internationalisation

09:00 – 09:15	Morning Check-In
09:15 – 12:00	Input on the topic of Digitalisation and AI - Boon or Bane across boarders? How IROs maintain operational certainty in a digital world.
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 15:30	Use Case Lab for IROs: AI in Action
18:00	Tyrolean Farewell Dinner

Friday, June 12

Optional Networking Day and 30 Year Anniversary

08:30 – 10:30

upon on registration
Innsbruck Insights Networking Excursion TBA

participants are invited to join an optional off-campus networking experience in Innsbruck. Details will follow.

around 11:00

30 Year Anniversary Ceremony at the Congress Hall Innsbruck

The event program is subject to change.

Registration

Target Group: IRO Staff from Partner universities
Registration fees: € 295 per participant
Services included: Workshops, Cultural excursion (incl. transportation), listed Meals. Not included: Airfare, Accommodation, self-expenses.
Erasmus+ funding eligible. Participation certificates will be delivered based on attendance.
Registration period: December 19, 2025 to Februrary 28, 2026

REGISTER HERE!

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MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®

MCI is a young, vibrant higher education institution that stands for internationality, academic quality, practice orientation, innovation, close cooperation with industry, solution-oriented research and development, first-class infrastructure, a high level of customer and service orientation, and international reputation. With over 3700 students, 34 undergraduate, graduate and executive master programs in the areas of Management & Society and Technology & Sciences, MCI addresses interdisciplinary questions relating to management, technology and society in teaching and research. As an entrepreneurial school, MCI proactively supports regional, national and international entrepreneurship initiatives.

Find out more:

www.mci.edu

The City of Innsbruck

Located in the west of Austria, the capital of Tyrol Innsbruck scores above all with its unbelievable diversity: urban flair, untouched nature, and a rich history. With a stunning mountain world, unique historic city center, rustic alpine pastures, a wide range of cultural and sporting activities, trendy bars and cafés and the very special charm of its inhabitants, Innsbruck is a city that enchants.

Find out more:

https://www.mci4me.at/en/student-life/student-life

Travel & Accommodation

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation options can be found here.

GETTING TO INNSBRUCK
We encourage you to choose sustainable travel options and consider the many train connections between major European hubs and Innsbruck, including several night trains. Should you have to fly, please consider CO2 compensation. We recommend the Austrian climate mitigation project of the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna. Getting around in Innsbruck is easily doable on foot.

By train: Innsbruck's central station is located at Südtiroler Platz, within easy walking distance of the city center. Get your ticket here: ÖBB-Austrian Railways.

By coach: the coach service of Flixbus provides you with a convenient and low-cost way to travel to Innsbruck within Europe.

By car: Innsbruck is connected to major European motorways arriving from the North (Western Europe and Germany via Munich), from the South (Italy via Verona), from the West (Switzerland via Zurich) and from the East (Hungary via Vienna). This means that Innsbruck can be reached by car within a couple of hours driving from Central, Western and Eastern Europe.

By plane: The airport of Innsbruck is located 10 minutes from the city center and has excellent coach and taxi connections. Short check-in times as well as a smooth and fast processing upon arrival are guaranteed. The airport handles regional flights around the Alps as well as international flights to European destinations. Further info can be found here. Other airports with international flights, reachable within 2 to 4 hours from Innsbruck: Munich Airport (Germany), Vienna International Airport (Austria), Verona Airport (Italy).

Planner Assistants:
The Man in seat 61: A website with lots of advice for train travelers, including itineraries and links to booking sites
RailCC: Website where you can add your staring and arrival point and get the different possible train itinaries and links to booking sites

GETTING AROUND INNSBRUCK
Innsbruck is a walkable city, so we encourage you to get around the city on foot. In case there is a need to drive, you can always rely on the city's excellent public transport network. Furthermore you can also have a look at the bike rental system of the city of Innsbruck with over 340 bikes and more than 40 locations.

Please use the tool below for quick access to all public transport links: