International University - President's Message

President's Message

Thank you for your interest in The International University

The International University (IU) is a unique institution with a global community of scholars involved in the life-changing task of learning and growing. In the past 26 years, students from over 100 different nations have been trained in IU’s academic programs in Business Administration and Diplomatic Studies. Diversity is one of the hallmarks of IU, and yet some things are common of all IU graduates -

They work at some of the world’s top companies.
They are world citizens with intercultural competence, prepared to tear down the artificial borders often erected between peoples of different cultures.
They have a strong foundation of theoretical knowledge in their chosen discipline, enhanced by practical, career-oriented skills and creative ideas for real-world challenges.
They possess near native English proficiency and are at ease in English, the world’s lingua franca.
They have been confronted with spiritual questions regarding the meaning and purpose of life and encouraged to find answers based on a relationship with God, social-consciousness to make a positive contribution to the world, and ethical behavior.

You’ll find IU alumni in many of the multi-national firms known around the world, succeeding in their own businesses, in influential international organizations and NGOs such as the United Nations, OSCE, foreign ministries, economic ministries, embassies..... just to name a few.

If you are looking for a place to study, and dream of receiving a private education in a world-class city such as Vienna, IU is the place for you. In addition to the above reasons, you will find the following to be true of IU’s mission of preparing students from around the world to serve in the world -

You can change the world! Changing the world begins with changing and developing yourself, and IU will give you those tools.
Our goal is your success. There is no other reason for IU’s existence as demonstrated by its legacy of social help and generous scholarships for needy, worthy students.
An education is more than just academic. We are interested in developing the whole person – academically, professionally, socially and spiritually. To ignore any of these aspects is to provide an education which is incomplete.

You will be excited to study at IU because of the excellent faculty, up-to-date curriculum which is regularly evaluated and improved, and especially because of the personal growth and opportunities our students and graduates experience. It would be a distinct pleasure to welcome you to IU!

                                                                 Sincerely yours,
                                                                 Prof. Dr. Wil C. Goodheer
                                                                 President