{"id":18795,"date":"2026-07-09T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/2026\/07\/ei-touchdown-2026-studierende-pitchen-geschaeftsmodelle-vor-wirtschaft-und-startup-community\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:48:58","slug":"ei-touchdown-2026-students-pitch-business-models-to-the-business-community-and-startup-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/en\/2026\/07\/ei-touchdown-2026-students-pitch-business-models-to-the-business-community-and-startup-community\/","title":{"rendered":"E&#038;I Touchdown 2026: Students Pitch Business Models to the Business Community and Startup Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>On June 19, 2026, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) became a hub for entrepreneurial ideas, innovative solutions, and dedicated young talent: At the E&amp;I Touchdown for the summer semester of 2026, students from the Institute for Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation (E&amp;I) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business presented their projects and startup concepts from the previous semester.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The evening brought together students, partner companies, representatives from business and academia, and the Austrian startup community, demonstrating once again how successfully the combination of university education and practical innovation can work.<\/p>\n<h2>Entrepreneurship arises through collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>Networking and cooperation were already the focus during the joint aperitivo. As part of the Entrepreneurial Leaders Awards, long-standing partners and supporters of the E&amp;I ecosystem were honored. Honors were bestowed upon the Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) as a \u201cSerial Project Partner,\u201d Festo for its long-standing collaboration, and other individuals for their exceptional commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation. Following the official welcome by the hosts from the WKO and the faculty, the main part of the evening began with the students\u2019 presentations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpmf-gallerys wpmf-gallerys-life \" data-items=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-5-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-5-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-6-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-6-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-7-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-7-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-8-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-8-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-9-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-9-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-10-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-10-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-11-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-11-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-12-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-12-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-13-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-13-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-14-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-14-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-15-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-15-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-16-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-16-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-17-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-17-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-18-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-18-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.wu.ac.at\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen I&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" ><div id=\"gallery-1\" data-id=\"gallery-1\" data-gutterwidth=\"5\" \n class=\"gallery gallery_life wpmfslick wpmfslick_life  gallery-link-post wpmf-has-border-radius-0 wpmf-gutter-5 wpmfslick_multiplecolumns ratio_default wpmf-slick-crop-1\" data-count=\"15\" data-wpmfcolumns=\"3\" data-auto_animation=\"1\" data-duration=\"4000\" data-border-width=\"0\" data-shadow=\"0\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-item item\" data-index=\"0\" data-tags=\"\" style=\"opacity: 0; 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padding: 2.5px\"><div class=\"wpmf-gallery-icon\"><a data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/en\/2026\/07\/ei-touchdown-2026-students-pitch-business-models-to-the-business-community-and-startup-community\/ei-touchdown-carousel-19-bilderrahmen-i-2\/\" title=\"E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen I\" class=\"wpmf_overlay\" target=\"\" data-index=\"14\"><\/a><a class=\"square_thumbnail\" data-lightbox=\"0\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/en\/2026\/07\/ei-touchdown-2026-students-pitch-business-models-to-the-business-community-and-startup-community\/ei-touchdown-carousel-19-bilderrahmen-i-2\/\" title=\"E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen I\" data-index=\"14\"><div class=\"img_centered\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen I\" class=\"wpmf_slider_img\" data-attachment-id=\"18772\" data-wpmf-size=\"medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wu.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EI-Touchdown-Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen-I-225x300.png\"><\/div><\/a><div class=\"wpmf-slick-text\"><span class=\"title\">E&amp;I Touchdown Carousel-19-Bilderrahmen I<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>The Bachelor\u2019s students\u2019 pitch battle was the highlight of the evening<\/h3>\n<p>Once again, the centerpiece of the event was the pitch competition for bachelor\u2019s students. After an initial knockout phase, the best teams qualified for the grand finale. Over several rounds\u2014from problem definition to solution to social and economic impact\u2014the finalists presented their concepts and impressed the audience with their creativity, analytical thinking, and well-crafted pitches. In the end, a project from cooperation partner Fraunhofer\u2014led by Lennard Mittermaier, Marie Linh Le, Niko Schmidradner, Tim Oberdammer, Paul Deisenhammer, Harald K\u00f6rbel, Viktoria Lautner, and Leo Brandstetter\u2014prevailed against strong competition and secured victory in the E&amp;I Touchdown for the summer semester of 2026.<\/p>\n<h4>Interdisciplinarity as a Key to Success<\/h4>\n<p>Students from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wu.ac.at\/en\/programs\/masters-programs\/strategy-innovation-and-management-control\/overview\">WU Master\u2019s program SIMC \u2013 Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control<\/a> \u2013 also took part in the program and demonstrated through their projects how strategic thinking, innovation management, and entrepreneurship can be successfully combined. In addition, the collaboration between E&amp;I and the European Forum Alpbach was presented. Selected students were given the opportunity to present their ideas on an even bigger stage in the future.<\/p>\n<h4>A Strong Network for Tomorrow\u2019s Entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n<p>With the E&amp;I Touchdown, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.explore.university\/\">eXplore! Initiative<\/a> creates a space every semester where academic knowledge, entrepreneurial thinking, and practical experience converge. The event once again highlighted how important partnerships between universities and companies are for developing the next generation of founders.<\/p>\n<p>The next E&amp;I Touchdown will take place on January 14, 2027, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) \u2013 LC Building.<\/p>\n<p>All further details about the event can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wu.ac.at\/en\/entrep\/touchdown\">Touchdown &#8211; Institute for Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation &#8211; WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Article by M0nique Fischer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 19, 2026, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) became a hub for entrepreneurial ideas, innovative solutions, and dedicated young talent: At the E&amp;I Touchdown for the summer semester of 2026, students from the Institute for Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation (E&amp;I) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business presented their projects and startup concepts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1005,"featured_media":18739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1506],"tags":[1864,2456],"class_list":["post-18795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-studying","tag-ei-touchdown-en","tag-wu-gruendungszentrum"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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