Webster Vienna Private University is a private American university in Vienna, Austria. While affiliated to the Webster University in St. Louis, USA, it remains a distinct and separate institution. History Webster University was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 1915. After being impressed by a visit to the Webster Geneva campus, Vienna mayor Leopold Gratz invited Webster University to open a campus in Vienna as the country’s first and only American university beginning in 1981. Originally located on the Schubertring in Vienna’s first district, the campus soon moved to Marokkanergasse, occupying a full three-story building. During this time in 1985, Webster Vienna became the first institution to offer an accredited MBA program in Austria. The university also became the first university in Austria to be run by a woman; Elisabeth Chopin served as Webster Vienna’s director from 1988 to 1999. Due to a growing student population, in 1996, the campus relocated a second time to the 22nd district, Donaustadt. In the same year, Webster Vienna granted honorary doctorates to Kardinal König and former Austrian-Jewish Holocaust survivor, Simon Wiesenthal. Later, in 2007, the university also granted an honorary degree to acclaimed social psychologist Philip Zimbardo (of Stanford University near Palo Alto, California). In 2001, Webster Vienna became the first and only American university to receive the Austrian private university accreditation. In fall 2014, Webster Vienna moved to its current, modern campus in the historic Palais Wenkheim close to the city center. The newly renovated building provides technical equipment on more than 5,000 m² (or 55,000 sq ft). On 15 October 2015 until the end of June 2016 Bernd Marin took over the director's chair from Arthur Hirsh, who had served for 15 years. Johannes Pollak took over as new director as of July 2016. Academic departments & programs At Webster Vienna Private University programs in four departments are offered. Undergraduate programs Business Administration (BS) International Relations (BA) Management (BA) | Media Communications (BA) Psychology (BA) Certificate Program | Global Citizenship Program Graduate programs Finance (MSc) International Relations (MA) Marketing (MSc) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Psychology (MA) Webster Vienna also offers certificate programs in Digital Media- Design & Production and Entrepreneurship. All classes are held in English. People Students The student body consists of over 500 students from 70 countries. About 20% of the student population comes from the local Austrian community and 10% from the United States. The campus