About VBW

The Association for the Promotion of Business Science Research and Education (VBW) is committed to supporting research and teaching activities in the field of business science. The central task is to support the IMW subject areas in research, teaching and transfer, e.g. through dissertation and diploma thesis prizes as well as support for research projects and scientific events and conferences. The VBW prize is awarded for outstanding work in research at the interface between business and technology.

The VBW was founded in 1958 and can therefore look back on a long tradition. Under the leadership of Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Alfred Zimmermann, the assosciation actively supports the research and teaching activities of the Institute of Management Science at the Vienna University of Technology. 

The Institute of Management Science focuses on the design and management of socio-technical and cyber-physical systems with the motto ‘digitalized working world’. It consists of various research areas, including work science & organization, industrial engineering, finance & cotrolling, human resources and coporatemanagement as well as production and maintenance management. Through the close co-operation between the association and the university, the VBW contributes to the promotion of business science research and education.

Board Members of the VBW

Alfred Zimmermann

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Alfred Zimmermann

President of VBW

Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dipl.WirtschIng. Dr.-Ing.Wilfried Sihn

Send email to Wilfried Sihn

Aggeliki Rama

Secretariat, Services of the Institute

Phone: +43 1 58801 33006 Call Aggeliki Rama

Send email to Aggeliki Rama

Call for applications for the VBW Prize


Details on the call for applications for the VBW Prize for diploma theses and dissertations can be found here.

Information on the diploma thesis prize 2025 will be published here in June.