Diversity at LBS

Diversity at LBS

Diversity at LBS

Lauder Business School is Austria's international boutique business school. We take pride in being a learning and working space which welcomes and integrates people from across the globe. Such an inclusive environment encourages its members to further develop their capabilities.

Critical inquiry and mutual appreciation are the hallmarks of fruitful interaction among students, faculty, administrators and visitors. A pro-active diversity management creates opportunities to benefit from different ideas and identities on a joint pursuit of academic and professional success.

Lauder Business School is Austria's international boutique business school. We take pride in being a learning and working space which welcomes and integrates people from across the globe. Such an inclusive environment encourages its members to further develop their capabilities.

Critical inquiry and mutual appreciation are the hallmarks of fruitful interaction among students, faculty, administrators and visitors. A pro-active diversity management creates opportunities to benefit from different ideas and identities on a joint pursuit of academic and professional success.

For inquiries on Diversity at LBS please contact birgit.wakonig@lbs.ac.at.

Our Commitment

Our Commitment

Our Commitment

Inclusive Environment

We welcome people from across the globe and foster a culture where every background, identity, and perspective is valued and respected.

Mutual Appreciation

Critical inquiry and mutual appreciation are the hallmarks of fruitful interaction among students, faculty, administrators and visitors.

Pro-active Management

Our diversity management creates opportunities to benefit from different ideas and identities in the joint pursuit of academic and professional success.

Mission on Diversity and Gender at LBS

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Mission on Diversity and Gender at LBS

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Mission on Diversity and Gender at LBS

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Working Definition of Interculturality

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What counts as harassment?
  • Any kind of violence (physical, written or verbal)
  • Abuse and bullying
  • Stalking
  • Sexual misconduct
  • Discrimination based on gender, belief, age, ethnicity or sexual orientation
  • Fraud
  • Using inappropriate language
  • Blackmailing
  • Any kind of violence (physical, written or verbal)
  • Abuse and bullying
  • Stalking
  • Sexual misconduct
  • Discrimination based on gender, belief, age, ethnicity or sexual orientation
  • Fraud
  • Using inappropriate language
  • Blackmailing

Stop Harassment

Everyone has the right to study and work in a supportive environment that values compassion and integrity. Harassment has no place at Lauder Business School.

How LBS can help

Everyone has the right to study and work in a supportive environment that values compassion and integrity. Harassment has no place at Lauder Business School.

  1. Document the incident — note the date, time, place and a description of the situation.
  2. Contact the Gender & Diversity Department: diversity@lbs.ac.at
  3. You may also report incidents anonymously using the LBS discrimination tool (see QR codes on campus or the Community portal).
  4. LBS is bound to confidentiality. You decide on the next steps — LBS will not perform any action without your consent.
  1. Document the incident — note the date, time, place and a description of the situation.
  2. Contact the Gender & Diversity Department: diversity@lbs.ac.at
  3. You may also report incidents anonymously using the LBS discrimination tool (see QR codes on campus or the Community portal).
  4. LBS is bound to confidentiality. You decide on the next steps — LBS will not perform any action without your consent.

Contact and Support

Contact and Support

If you need support or would like to learn more, please contact the Gender & Diversity Office. Your inquiry will be handled respectfully and, where possible, confidentially.

If you need support or would like to learn more, please contact the Gender & Diversity Office. Your inquiry will be handled respectfully and, where possible, confidentially.

In case you need psychological counseling or therapeutic support, please get in touch with ESRA — the medical, therapeutic and social work services available to LBS members.

In case you need psychological counseling or therapeutic support, please get in touch with ESRA — the medical, therapeutic and social work services available to LBS members.

Gender & Diversity Office: diversity@lbs.ac.at

External support: ESRA +43 1 214 90 14

Esra.at