Career Center
MCI Badge Program
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How do I choose the right Badge?
Questions? If you have any uncertainties about the process, please take a look at our FAQs or contact us via badges@mci.edu.
Get an overview of the MCI Badge Program. Find out which subject area interests you the most.
View the detailed information of your preferred badges: content, scope, format, language, evidence, etc.
Compare the dates of the individual activities with your already known schedule to prevent overlaps.
Select the required activities in the online form. After successful registration and payment, you will receive a confirmation.
Skills based Badges
Badge Consulting & Advisory
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed a sound understanding of the methods relevant and used in the field of consultancy. The badge earner has developed comprehensive and structured problem-solving skills that can be applied across different industries and address the associated real-world challenges, requirements and opportunities for society, environment, and business. The badge earner has participated in the compulsory and elective sessions, workshops and other outlined opportunities offered by MCI.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- have an overview of the consultancy industry
- understand the complex nature of applied problem solving
- have acquired competencies relating to systems thinking, critical thinking and problem solving in the context of different disciplines including technology, life-science, social science, and business.
- have generated selected in-depth industry knowledge through guided case studies by consulting experts
- have developed generic, IT based, and soft skills that are relevant for jobs in the consulting industry and beyond.
- know how to conceptualize and present results
- know what to expect and how to perform in interview and Assessment Center situations for consulting-related jobs
- have established a professional network in the consultancy industry
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following mandatory activities
- Winter School: Applied Consulting Skills
- Networking with MCI Alumni in Consulting
- has completed a minimum of 2 electives
- has submitted a summary of his/her learnings and personal development in a format of his/her choice (short video | social media posting | testimonial statement | etc.)
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Eray Isik | Management, Communication & IT |
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Federico Scarone | European Master in Health Economics and Management |
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Lenny Kunze | Business and Management |
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Patrick Gönitzer | International Business & Management |
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Shpetim Gashi | Smart Building Technoligies |
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Simona Mairhofer | Corporate Governance & Finance |
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Stefanie Simmerle | Betriebswirtschaft online |
Online Application! Application period: 1.09. to 15.10.
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Badge Data Science | Basics
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed basic skills concerning the management of data. This includes the ability to create and organize as well as statistically analyze data and to dis-play data in meaningful ways. The badge earner has participated in the compulsory and elective workshops and learning opportunities offered by MCI and has demonstrated a sound understanding of basic principles and tools of data science practice including data collection and integration, explora-tory data analysis, predictive modelling, descriptive modelling, data product creation, evaluation, and effective communication.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- can explain und describe what Data Science is and what Data Scientists do
- have understood important concepts of statistics (eg. Statistical interference, probability distributions)
- can Use R to carry out basic statistical modelling and analysis
- can explain the significance of exploratory data analysis (EDA) in data science and know how to apply basic tools (plots, graphs, summary statistics)
- can describe the Data Science Process and how its components interact
- use APIs and other tools to scrape the Web and collect data
- know how to apply basic machine learning
- can create effective visualizations of data (to communicate or persuade) and
- is aware of ethical and privacy issues in data science
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following mandatory online courses
- R - an introduction
- Summer School: Data Science – an Overview
- has attended at least 2 electives in the field of Data Science
- has successfully completed (passed with 60%) the required online tests covering the contents of the mandatory online courses
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
Badge Digital Marketing
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed knowledge and skills in online and social media marketing. They are able to effectively use a range of marketing tools and strategies in digital environments to address different target groups and are aware of selected digital marketing technologies. The badge earner has participated in the required and elective workshops and learning experiences offered by MCI.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- are familiar with the different tools and strategies of online and social media marketing
- can apply digital marketing tools and develop appropriate strategies in different professional contexts
- have basic knowledge in Web & Social Media Analytics
- have more in-depth knowledge of specific tools and techniques available to digital marketers
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has successfully attended the following mandatory offers
- Winter School: Digital Marketing – an Introduction
- Social Media Analytics
- has completed a minimum of 3 electives related to digital marketing
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
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Badge Diversity
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed diversity competence, i.e. the ability to understand, appreciate and manage different values, behaviors, attitudes and practices of diverse individuals and groups. Diversity competence goes beyond mere awareness of difference and extends to the capability to interact, communicate, and work effectively with people from various backgrounds, including dimensions such as gender, race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation/identity, disability, and age.
The badge earner has participated in the compulsory and elective sessions, workshops and other outlined opportunities offered by MCI. He/she has engaged in case studies, discussions, and practical exercises to apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios to be finally well-equipped to contribute to creating and sustaining diverse, equitable and inclusive environments in a variety of settings in order to foster innovation, collaboration, well-being and organizational success, a competence seen as a crucial future skill.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- understand and appreciate the multiple dimensions of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)
- know that individuals may identify with multiple dimensions simultaneously, creating a complex and dynamic web of diversity (Intersectionality)
- have developed self-awareness, empathy, and accountability, to effectively work in and with diverse teams
- are able to handle and leverage diverse perspectives and experiences to drive innovation, creativity, and problem-solving
- can actively contribute to inclusive environments where everyone can thrive and be part of organizational success
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has successfully attended the following mandatory offers
- Introduction to Diversity, Inclusion & Equality
- Diversity Case Journey
- Leading & Managing Diverse Teams
- has completed a minimum of 3 electives related to diversity
- has submitted a successful reflection of their learnings in a format of their choice
(guided reflection based on questions)
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
Badge eCommerce | Basics
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed basic skills concerning e-commerce as an important business strategy. The badge earner has a good understanding of the role and potential of e-commerce. He/she has learned about technological, business, legal and social aspects related to implementing an e-commerce business venture. The badge earner has completed the required and elective workshops and learning experiences offered by MCI
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- can identify the technological, business and social context of e-commerce
- can recognize and analyse the potential of e-commerce as a business strategy
- are able to determine the most effective e-commerce business model to use in the given context
- understand the technological underpinnings of an e-commerce presence
- can implement and operate a basic online-shop
- know a range of strategies to optimally market and advertise the business
- are familiar with the most salient legal and ethical foundations of e-commerce and can address basic related legal questions
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following mandatory courses:
- Introduction to e-commerce
- Multi-Channel & Omni-Channel Retailing
- Summer School: E-commerce I Basics
- has attended at least 3 electives
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
Badge Entrepreneurship & Start-ups
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed a sound understanding of entrepreneurial skills. The badge earners have participated in the required and elective workshops/seminars and learning experiences offered by MCI. They have learned how to develop their business ideas, how to write a sound business plan, and have gained practical insight into the practices and processes of start-ups.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- is familiar with the theoretical fundamentals of entrepreneurship
- has gained insights and collected experiences in entrepreneurial activities
- knows how to visualize ideas and insights
- is trained in out-of-the-box thinking
- can discuss the ideas of others and can develop his/her own ideas by accepting criticism and improving and refining initial ideas
- can participate successfully in an ideas competition and is able to give a good elevator pitch
- can create a well-structured business plan.
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has completed the online course Entrepreneurship & Business Models
- has completed the MCI Webinar Introduction into Start-up Management
- has completed one out of the three Winter Schools:
- Digital Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship in Family Firms
- Innovation & Start-ups
- has submitted his/her idea to the MCI Creativity Award
- has completed a minimum of 2 electives related to entrepreneurship
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Christiane Kaiser | Biotechnology |
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
THIS BADGE IS FREE OF CHARGE
Badge International Career Skills
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed international career skills including cultural and self-awareness, gained knowledge of different conventions in job applications and experienced international work or study. The badge earner has participated in the compulsory and elective workshops and learning opportunities offered by MCI, submitted a successful reflection paper, demonstrated adequate second language proficiency, and documented international work or study experience.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who have earned this badge
- have identified their own strengths and weaknesses and have received feedback
- can assess their suitability for a given job opportunity in an international context
- are aware of different conventions in job applications in diverse countries
- are aware of intercultural differences
- are aware of their own attitudes and cultural biases
- can speak more than one language
- have gained international study or work experience of a minimum of 12 weeks in a non-German speaking country within the last 2 years*
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following seminars/MCIWebinars
- Assessment Center Training
- Interview Training with HR Experts
- Personal Branding & Profiling
- Working Across Cultures
- has completed a minimum of 2 electives related to international career development
- has written a successful reflection paper
- has prepared a job application and CV in English
- has provided confirmation of study or work experience of a minimum of 12 weeks in a non-German speaking country within the last 2 years
Badge Responsible Management
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed a sound understanding of responsible management, including sustainability, responsibility and ethics. The badge earner has participated in the required and elective workshops and learning experiences offered by MCI. They have also submitted a successful reflection paper that demonstrates the ability to apply principles of responsible management to their own context.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- are familiar with the Global Compact and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Understand the role of corporations in contributing to the creation of sustainable, social, environmental and economic value
- Have engaged with others in dialogue on key issues related to ethics, global social responsibility, and sustainability
- Have critically examined various case studies illustrating aspects of ethical and social responsibility issues, also in an intercultural context
- Have thinking and analytical skills using ethical frameworks
- Have reflected on and articulated their own stance and role in advancing ethical, sustainable, responsible practices and values
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following mandatory offers
- Competences for Responsible Management
- Responsible Management – an Introduction
- Winter School: Business Ethics
- has completed a minimum of 2 electives related to responsible management
- has written a successful reflection paper (guided reflection based on questions
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Dania Stimpfl | International Business & Management |
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Gabriela Mannes | Betriebswirtschaft Online |
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Laura Depauly | Nonprofit-, Sozial- und Gesundheitsmanagement I can say that this badge has positively influenced my thinking and showed me ways to see how to change our world for the better. Before this badge I often gave up hope on our future and while I am still sure, that there is a long and difficult way to go in order to pursue positive change, this program showed me many different ways and made me more optimistic. |
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Lena Hallbrucker | Nonprofit-, Sozial- und Gesundheitsmanagement |
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Magdalena Wiebogen | Entrepreneurship & Tourism |
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Nora Schief | Business and Management |
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Sabrina Schön | Betriebswirtschaft Online |
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
Badge Scientific Data Management
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed skills concerning the management of scientific data. This includes the ability to create and organize as well as statistically analyze data and to display data in meaningful ways. The badge earner has participated in the compulsory and elective workshops and learning opportunities offered by MCI and demonstrated a sound understanding of the way scientific data is supposed to be handled.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who have earned this badge
- are familiar with and can use various software packages to appropriately manage, manipulate and display a variety of data
- have a good understanding of underlying principles of data management and programming
- have basic programming skills for different purposes in technical contexts
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the mandatory seminar Matlab
- Has attended at least 2 of the following mandatory LaTeX courses
- LaTeX - Grundlagen
- LaTeX - Fortgeschritten
- LaTeX - Engineering Spezial
- has completed a minimum of 3 electives related to scientific data management
- has successfully completed (passed with 60%) online tests covering the contents of all the chosen mandatory activities (Matlab and LaTeX).
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
THIS BADGE IS FREE OF CHARGE
Badge Self Marketing
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed self-marketing skills including self-awareness, self-reflection and confidence and are able to articulate and present these in professional contexts and through appropriate channels. The badge earner has participated in the required and elective workshops and learning experiences offered by MCI, submitted a successful reflection paper as well as a CV and application in German and a link to their online professional profile.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- have identified their own strengths and weaknesses and have received feedback
- can assess their suitability for a given job opportunity
- know how to write a suitable application and CV in German
- are aware of various application channels and how to make effective use of them
- can present themselves as self-reflective individuals in professional contexts
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following mandatory workshops
- Finding your Perfect Match
- Assessment Center - Falle oder Chance?
- Bewerbungstraining & Selbstmarketing
- Mein Profil & Karriereplan
- has completed a minimum of 2 electives related to self marketing
- has submitted a reflection paper
- can show a professional online profile on a common social media platform
- has prepared an application and CV in German
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
Badge Sustainable Development
This badge is awarded to individuals who have developed a sound understanding of the concept of Sustainable Development and the associated real-world challenges, requirements and opportunities for society, environment and business. The badge earner has participated in the compulsory and elective workshops and learning opportunities offered by MCI. They have also submitted a successful reflection paper that demonstrates their understanding of Sustainable Development in relation to their discipline and future career.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who earned this badge
- can define sustainable development and relate it to their discipline area.
- have an understanding of the complex and systemic nature of sustainable development.
- have acquired competencies relating to systems thinking, critical thinking and problem solving in the context of different disciplines including technology, life-science, social science and business.
- have reflected on their own position and role as individuals and as part of their community and
- have developed concrete action plans in relevant areas to contribute to addressing current sustainability issues.
Evidence
The Badge earner
- has attended the following mandatory offers
- Introduction to Sustainable Development
- Carbon Literacy Training
- MOOC: Sustainable Development
- has attended at least 2 electives related to sustainable development.
- has submitted a successful reflection of their learnings in a format of their choice (guided reflection based on questions)
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Denise Hilliard | Business Administration Online |
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Gabriela Mannes | Betriebswirtschaft Online |
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Gina Debortoli-El Abdellaoui | Betriebswirtschaft Online |
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Katharina Riedl | Management & Recht |
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Laura Peko | Business and Management |
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Sonja Yeboah | Business Administration Online |
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Theresa Mergl | Lebensmitteltechnologie und Ernährung |
Online Registration! Registration period: 1.09. to 15.10.
Engagement based Badges (for free)
Badge Student Advocate
This badge is awarded to individuals who have contributed to the MCI Community by investing time and effort to represent and advocate for defined student groups as an official student representative.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who have earned this badge
- have developed social and communication skills
- have learned about self-management and organisation
- have acquired presentation and public speaking skills
- know about empathy and team skills
Evidence
The badge earner has a
- Registration of the function/role in MCI Designer for the required period
- Submission of a reflection on successes, highlights, main issues etc. in an appropriate format (this can include a paper, a screencast, a short video or blog entry)
Evidence Student Advocate ( pdf | 149.63K )
Please have your function/role confirmed via signature on the form from the Student & Career Center: badges@mci.edu. Subsequently, please send a reflection paper (see evidence above) and the form to info@oeh-mci.at. The chair of the öh mci will check and confirm the reflection paper and the badge will then be sent to you by e-mail.
Badge MCI Ambassador
This badge is awarded to individuals who have shown engagement beyond their immediate study re-quirements. As active students or alumni they have invested time and effort to contribute to the MCI community by promoting MCI programs and services to prospective target groups.
They have participated in a minimum of three different activities such as the MCI Open House, career fairs, and other information events, or took part in the MCI Unibuddy Student Ambassador Program and have provided their unique perspective and experience as an MCI student or alumnus/a.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who have earned this badge
- have acquired social and communication skills
- have learned about self-management and organisation
- are aware of marketing and sales perspectives.
Evidence
The badge earner
- Has actively participated in a minimum of three promotional activities and has received confirmation from involved departments.
Evidence MCI Ambassador - Students ( pdf | 164.06K )
Evidence MCI Ambassador - Alumni ( pdf | 150.29K )
Once you have completed the required activities and collected the confirmation/evidence of doing so, please send the corresponding confirmation document to badges@mci.edu.
Badge MCI Mentor
The MCI mentors support students in preparing for their career start, and share their professional and personal experience with their mentees. MCI mentors are companions, who listen, answer questions, provide feedback, motivate, offer advice and convey their own successes and life lessons. They also provide access to their professional networks.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who have earned this badge
- have participated in the MCI mentoring training session
- have honed their mentoring & coaching skills, in particular their abilities to inspire and support young talents
- have further enhanced their leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- have further developed their capacity for self-awareness and reflection and shared their own practice and experience
Evidence
The badge earner
- has actively participated in the mandatory mentoring training session
- has formally mentored at least one student over the duration of one academic year.
- has submitted the mentoring report card
Badge Volunteer
This badge is awarded to MCI students and staff who have made a significant contribution to the community during their time at MCI by offering their time, efforts, skills and knowledge. By engaging in volunteering, the badge earner has contributed to MCI’s Third Mission and social impact strategy. At the same time, they have invested in personal and professional growth and development through the volunteering activities during their time at MCI and through their participation in relevant preparatory courses.
Competences, skills & knowledge
Individuals who have earned this badge
- are aware of their values and roles as responsible citizens
- have enhanced their ability to work and share their expertise with diverse groups of people
- have developed empathy and team skills
- have acquired social and communication skills
- have learned about self-management and organization
- have engaged in structured self-reflection based on their volunteering experience
Evidence
The badge earner has
- participated in the mandatory online introduction course: Introduction to Volunteering/Freiwilligenarbeit
- submitted written confirmation from the organization where the service was carried out detailing the type of work and number of hours carried out
- submitted a reflection on their volunteering experience in a format of their choice (this can include a paper, a screencast, a short video or blog entry)
Please note: Volunteering work recognized for this badge
- must take place during your time at the MCI
- can take place in Austria or abroad
- must be confirmed by the volunteer organization/association/action (incl. tasks and temporal extent)
- is intended to strengthen particularly the following competencies: self-organization, communication skills, conflict resolution skills, leadership skills, teaching, empathy, dealing with diversity, adaptability, personal initiative, etc.
For questions and clarifications contact badges@mci.edu
FAQs | SKILLS BASED BADGES
A badge is a digital certificate that shows skills acquired outside the formal study program. There are two types of badges at MCI:
- Skills based Badges are awarded based on participation in various seminars and other learning activities in a competence area.
- Engagement based Badges are awarded on the basis of special engagement around and/or at the MCI in certain areas: for example by being a student representative or an ambassador for the MCI, as a mentor for students or through voluntary work.
MCI offers badges to all MCI students who have collected experience and additional qualifications by engaging in extracurricular activities. You may select your badges according to your preferences, personal interests, and individual career plans. This allows you to create a unique career portfolio for future job applications. In addition, the badge program gives you an opportunity to enhance your digital skills and teaches you to take responsibility for lifelong learning.
Badges make acquired skills and/or special engagement visible to everyone, including potential employers, project partners, clients, etc. and can be shared efficiently via social media.
No, no ECTS are awarded for participation in the MCI Badge Program.
However, there are the following exceptions:
- If individual courses such as winter or summer schools include ECTS, these are extracurricular ECTS. The extent to which you can have these accredited towards your study program is to be decided on a case-by-case basis by the relevant study program.
- In some study programs, it is possible to complete a badge as an elective subject. In this case, the successful completion of the corresponding badge is accredited as a course in your regular study program with ECTS credits. Depending on the study program, only specific badges are eligible.
No, badges are not listed in the Transcript of Records.
The amount of time and effort required for each badge is very individual and depends greatly on you personally. For one person, the time and effort required to participate in two badges is minimal, for someone else, participating in just one badge is a major additional challenge.
In any case, we recommend that you compare the dates of the individual badge activities with your already known schedule before registering and to start with just one badge. In the next academic year, it will already be easier to assess whether the time and effort required to participate is manageable for you.
Yes, participation is also possible during your semester abroad or internship, as long as the badge events you have selected are offered online (synchronous or asynchronous).
Almost all badges can be completed entirely in English, only the two badges Scientific Data Management and Self Marketing are largely held in German.
Please contact us at: badges@mci.edu
Online registration for the MCI Badge Program is possible every year from September 1 to October 15 at www.mci4me.at/badges.
At www.mci4me.at/badges you will find a separate registration button for each badge, which leads to the corresponding registration form. All the necessary fields must be filled in. By clicking on the "Submit" button, you will be automatically forwarded to the payment tool. Your registration is only valid after successful payment and receipt of the registration confirmation.
We recommend taking part in no more than 2 badges per academic year. The regular studies should not be neglected by the additional extracurricular activities.
Yes, you can register for more than the minimum number of elective activities. However, please note that you should only register for activities that you will actually take part in. If you are unable to attend any of the activities you have selected, please let us know as soon as possible via badges@mci.edu.
If you have already completed career events in a previous academic year that are included in the badge of your choice, you can simply list these in the "Recognition of Prior Learning" field in the registration form. Simply enter the title of the relevant career event and the semester in which the course took place. After the information has been checked manually, these activities will be credited to you and do not have to be completed a second time.
Yes, if you have registered for two badges that include one or more of the same events, these will automatically be credited towards both badges once you have successfully completed them. The reason for this is that the badges are about "acquiring skills" and not about "completing certain hours".
Generally, a flat fee of EUR 90 is charged per badge. In some years, the badges "Self Marketing" and "International Career Skills" may be sponsored by companies and are therefore free of charge.
The badge flat fee includes all the events and activities you have selected as well as the awarding of the digital badge.
The payment takes place during the registration process. You can pay the badge fee either via credit card or SOFORT bank transfer. Payment via invoice is not possible.
In general yes, but a cancellation is only free of charge if no selected badge activity has taken place so far.
A badge is usually completed within one academic year. Registration takes place in the fall and the badge will be issued in the summer.
After successful registration at the beginning of the academic year, all selected activities will be entered into your schedule and you will be given access to the Sakai page of the selected badge, where you can document your progress on an ongoing basis.
During the academic year, you must take part in the activities you have selected (mandatory and elective activities). If you are unable to attend an activity, please let us know as soon as possible via badges@mci.edu.
At the end of the academic year, all additionally required certificates of achievement (which will differ depending on the badge) must be uploaded to the corresponding badge Sakai site under "Assignments". The deadline for this is always June 30.
Yes, for successful participation in an activity, a minimum attendance rate of 75% must be achieved. Compensation work is usually not possible.
If you are unable to attend an activity, please let us know as soon as possible via badges@mci.edu. Depending on whether it is a mandatory activity or an elective, non-attendance has different consequences. We will be happy to help you in this matter, do not hesitate to contact us.
On the Sakai site of the corresponding badge, you can keep track of your badge progress via the menu item "My Badge Progress". If, over the course of the academic year, you no longer know which career events you have already successfully attended, you can view the confirmations of attendance / certificates you have received via myMCI in the "Documents" section. You can check all the remaining courses in your schedule at any time.
After manual verification of the requirements by the MCI Student & Career Center, you will receive your badge via email. After that you'll just need to register at https://openbadgepassport.com/ (with the email address you've received the badge email) and from there you can view/download your badge and publish it on platforms such as LinkedIn or XING.
Unfortunately, this means that you will not be awarded the badge.
However, you can get in touch with us to see if we can find a possible individual solution: badges@mci.edu.
Yes, it is possible to receive a badge early, provided that you have already completed all mandatory activities, participated in the minimum number of elective activities and uploaded all additionally required certificates of achievement to Sakai. Please contact badges@mci.edu if you need your badge early so that all requirements can be checked by the MCI Student & Career Center.
You will find instructions on how to do this on the relevant Badge Sakai page under "My Badge Progress" in the document "Getting, Publishing & Managing your Badge".
FAQs | ENGAGEMENT BASED BADGES
A badge is a digital certificate that shows skills acquired outside the formal study program. There are two types of badges at MCI:
- Skills based Badges are awarded based on participation in various seminars and other learning activities in a competence area.
- Engagement based Badges are awarded on the basis of special engagement around and/or at the MCI in certain areas: for example by being a student representative or an ambassador for the MCI, as a mentor for students or through voluntary work.
- Student Advocate: at any time during your studies at MCI and also retroactively as an MCI graduate.
- MCI Ambassador: at any time during your studies at MCI as well as an MCI graduate.
- MCI Mentor: as an MCI graduate within the framework of the MCI Mentoring Program.
- Volunteer: at any time during your studies at MCI.
- Student Advocate: simply fill out the corresponding PDF form and send it to badges@mci.edu.
- MCI Ambassador: simply fill out the corresponding PDF form and send it to badges@mci.edu.
- MCI Mentor: after having been invited as MCI Mentor by your study program, you only have to fill in the online registration form for mentors.
- Volunteer: via an online registration form.
Participation in an "engagement based badge" is free of charge.
- Student Advocate: the required activities must have taken place during your studies at MCI.
- MCI Ambassador: the activities can be carried out during the course of your studies or afterwards.
- MCI Mentor: within one academic year.
- Volunteer: all requirements can be fulfilled during the entire course of your studies at MCI.
General Terms & Conditions
- All the extracurricular courses and assignments etc. have to be completed by the end of the current academic year; the 75% attendance requirement applies to all courses as usual; compensation work is normally not possible.
- Participants have to read all relevant information about digital badges in general and know all the requirements of the single badge they register for.
- The registration for a badge is binding.
- Students can register for a maximum of 2 badges only per academic year.
- All respective seminars, webinars, etc. are included in the flat fee of EUR 90 per badge. If students discontinue their participation in the badge program and do not complete all requirements, they will be invoiced for all workshops and seminars they have attended if their total costs exceed EUR 90. The flat fee is not refundable.
- Enrollment in more than the minimal number of elective courses is possible and included in the flat fee of EUR 90. However, participants muss attend all courses they have registered for to the generally required attendance rate of at least 75%. If they fail to participate or do not de-register 2 weeks before the course begins, they will be charged the full course fee.
- Management Center Innsbruck will communicate the MCI email address of the participants to Open Badge Factory, the badge issuing platform used for the badge program. Open Badge Factory complies with EU legislation on privacy and data protection and does not pass any information on to other third parties without consent. More detailed information about Open Badge Factory’s policies is available here: Open Badge Factory Privacy Policy & Open Badge Factory Data protection statement
- Management Center Innsbruck reserves the right to withdraw a badge from the annual offer should the minimal number of registrations not be reached.