Dear Human Resources Manager,

The Professional Development Center (PDC) is the executive training center of Webster University Vienna. It was founded in 1993 to complement the University's MBA program by offering management training seminars outside the academic program. The PDC is located on the university campus in the 22nd District of Vienna on the banks of the Danube, close to the Vienna International Center.

With our close ties to the university, our core competency lies in designing customized seminars, regardless if they are intended as stand-alone options or as parts of a cohesive and comprehensive program. We understand the importance of a solid basis in theory, as well as the need to illustrate its application to the real world through workshop interaction, dynamic facilitation and engaging case studies. Being integrated in an international university network allows us to tap into its vast resources. Any topic covered in one of our university courses can be adapted to fit a seminar format.

Our trainers are our biggest asset. They are either full-time professors at the university - teaching, researching and consulting within their respective fields - or they are working professionals who have retained a close relationship to academia through their teaching practice. Through the PDC businesses gain access to the wide range of expertise found in the university.  Not only are many Business and Management topics well represented, but so are areas such as Computer Sciences, Economics, Psychology and International Relations.  Accustomed to American-style education delivery, all our trainers are focused on skill development, teaching seminar participants how to put theory into practice. International in their personal and professional backgrounds, our trainers have taught these skills all over the globe to business people from dozens of cultures.

We understand that your human resources are your firm's most valuable asset, and our expertise is here for you to develop and to protect that asset. We want to become your partner in education and I would welcome the chance to meet you and hear about your training expectations and goals!

Sincerely,

Christian Newman
Director of the Professional Development Center