10^th EPIEM/ESTIEM Conference

“Creating Value”
3^rd-5^th of May 2018

The Institute of Business Economics and Industrial Sociology is hosting 10^th EPIEM/ESTIEM Conference 3^{rd -} 5^th May 2018 in Graz on the topic “Creating Value”. In this conference there will also be a special track on Business Valuation and related topics (e.g. Mergers & Acquisitions). With rich content in the fields of research on the one hand and through its supporting program on the other hand, this conference offers not only the opportunity to impart knowledge but also enables the participants to establish new international contacts. The conference language is English only and the conference participation is free of charge.

We are recommending Hotel B&B Graz in Annenstraße 58-60/Metahofgasse 21 since the tram station (Esperanto Platz/Arbeiterkammer) is right in front of the hotel and you can walk from the main train station to the hotel, it takes 5 minutes, as you can see form the map below. You can find more information under the following link http://www.hotelbb.at/

Google Maps

From the tram station (Esperantoplatz/Arbeiterkammer) you can get to Graz University of Technology by choosing one of the following tram lines: 1 (Direction Mariatrost, Station Maiffredygasse), 3 (Direction Krenngasse, Station Rechbauerstraße), 6 (Direction St. Peter, Station Dietrichsteinplatz), 7 (Direction LKH Med UNI/Klinikum Nord, Station Maiffredygasse).

More hotels in Graz can be found under the following link https://www.graztourismus.at/de/hotels-graz/

Reaching Graz University of Technology from Graz Airport

When you arrive at the airport of Graz (there is only one airport) you have to choose the bus line number 630 or 631 to Jakomini Platz (the bus timetable is available under the following link).

Jakomini Platz is the main tram & bus station of Graz, from there you can go everywhere in Graz.

Then you have to walk around 10 minutes from Jakomini Platz to Rechbauerstraße Graz University of Technology or choose one of the following tram lines: 1 (Direction Mariatrost, Station Maiffredygasse), 3 (Direction Krenngasse, Station Rechbauerstraße), 6 (Direction St. Peter, Station Dietrichsteinplatz), 7 (Direction LKH Med UNI/Klinikum Nord, Station Maiffredygasse).

The distance for Airport to Graz University of Technology is about 12.1 km and it will take 15 min. The bill for a taxi is about € 25.

Graz University of Technology 

In world-wide competition with comparable institutions, Graz University of Technology pursues top teaching and research in the fields of the engineering sciences and the technical-natural sciences. An integral part of putting together excellent education and training programs is knowing about the needs of society and the economy. Ultimately, the quality of the education and training at Graz University of Technology is carried by the strength of its knowledge-oriented and applied research. Numerous competence centers, the Christian-Doppler laboratories, special research fields, research focuses, and large EU projects are only a few examples of the University’s extremely active and successful research.

The Graz University of Technology is one of three technical universities in Austria. It was founded in 1811. TUG, as the university is called by its students, is a public university. In the academic year 2016/17, 19.1% of the students were from abroad and 23.1% of the students were female out of the 13.454 students enrolled at the TUG.

Graz University of Technology contains three campus, two new and an old one.

Below you can see the main building of the old campus at Rechbauerstraße, where our program takes place.