Austrian Business Council Personality of the Year Award 2016

Award Notification

We are delighted to announce the winner of the “Austrian Business Council – Personality of the Year” Award 2016 during the Festive Christmas Gala Evening held on 8th of December 2016 at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai:

Klaus Ehrenbrandtner
Regional Director Asia & Middle East, Austrian National Tourist Office Dubai

has shown initiative and invested ideas and efforts to enhancing the profile of Austria in the region. The Board of the Austrian Business Council congratulates Klaus Ehrenbrandtner wholeheartedly and thanks everyone who took the time & effort to participate and propose candidates. It was a very close competition between all “Personalities of the Year”. We are looking forward to an even bigger turnout next year!
Additionally we would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Carsten Weisner from Fracht AG who has kindly sponsored the Award Trophy 2016.

Austrian Artist Dagmar Braendle has been nomiated for Palm Award 2016

Dagmar BRAENDLE has been nominated for the Palm Art Award 2016! It’s a world wide competition for Artists!  The winner will be announced at 30th of December!  A jury of different kind of Art specialists will decide,  who will be the winner for 2016!




 
 
 

Corporate Social Responsibility

For the 2nd year in a row, RoadSafetyUAE won the most prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility awards in the region, the Arabia CSR Awards in the Small Enterprises Category. Thomas Edelmann, Founder and Managing Director of RoadSafetyUAE states: “Road safety is such an important cause of UAE’s society and we are proud that our work gets recognized on a regional level. We push the awareness for proper conduct on our roads and our CSR platform is supported by more than 30 CSR-minded partners in the public and private sectors as well as the leading media in the UAE.” RoadSafetyUAE partners with RTA, Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Dubai Health Authority, BMW, Michelin, Audi, Nissan, Infiniti, Al-Futtaim Honda, Volvo, Galadari Brothers – Mazda, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – Dodge, MAN Trucks, Qatar Insurance Company, Gargash Insurance Brokers, Careem, PepsiCo, Johnson&Johnson, MMI, Pernod Ricard, Serco, MiXTelematics, JustKidding, AMEC Foster Wheeler, VOX Cinemas, NSG, OMD and more to join soon.


Photo caption (left to right): Dr. Iyad Abumoghli, Director and Regional Representative, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), Bahrain; HE Dr. Mohammed At-Twaijri, Assistant Secretary of Economic Affairs, the League of Arab States; Thomas Edelmann, Founder and Managing Director, RoadSafetyUAE; Habiba Al Marashi, Chief Executive Officer, Arabia CSR Network

Austrian Business Council Personality of the Year Award 2016

After having run the “ABC Best Company of the Year” award for 3 years, we have chosen to change our yearly award to become the “Austrian Business Council – Personality of the Year”.
We are looking to broaden the base of submissions to Individuals in the GCC who have shown initiative, support and invested ideas as well as efforts to enhance the profile of Austria in the region.
Submissions criteria:
Eligible persons to receive the award are:
 Austrians and/or any other GCC nationality
 Residing in the UAE or abroad
 Members of the ABC Board are not eligible
Achievement dimensions:
 Having raised the Profile of Austria in the GCC
 Having conducted major projects in the UAE benefitting Austrian companies
 Having implemented social, cultural, sport or networking events benefitting the Austrian community in the GCC
We kindly invite you and your company to participate in the “Austrian Business Council – Personality of the Year” Award 2016 contest. The entry is open for any person, you can nominate yourself, a colleague or whoever you feel meets the award criteria.
If interested, please fill in the online questionnaire and forward accordingly. The Executive Committee of the ABC will rate the entries based on a pre-defined criteria.
“¢ A decision will be taken end of November. We, therefore, request you to fill in the questionnaire latest by November 17th,  2016.
“¢ The Award Ceremony will take place during the ABC Christmas Gala Event at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai on December 8th, 2016.
Please click here to participate and thank you in advance for your interest.

Departer & AHK HR Survey 2016

The German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK) and Departer – The German Headhunter are again conducting a HR Survey to identify salary structures and HR trends in the UAE.
The results of this HR Survey will help us to create an overview of different salary levels in various industrial sectors in the UAE and will assist you to identify if your current salary reflects current market conditions.
We therefore look forward to receiving feedback of participants from all nationalities and professions living in the UAE.
We do guarantee and preserve your full anonymity in this survey!
To begin, please click on one of the links below to access the survey.
It will take you not more than 5 minutes to contribute your personal evaluation to this study. The survey will be completely confidential and will be used for legitimate research purposes only.
In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
For the success of this initiative, we kindly ask you to forward the online questionnaire to your colleagues in order to ensure a high number of participants.
Thank you very much for completing our HR Survey!
Your Departer-Team
We do guarantee and preserve your full anonymity in this survey. If you are facing any problems or having any questions, please feel free to contact us via info@departer.de. Thank you for your participation!

Bandera meets Battuta


Invitation to the first exhibition in the UAE of the Austrian ceramics artist Doris Bandera at the Mohammed bin Rashid Tower (World Trade Center, 91st floor) in Abu Dhabi on October 5th at 5 PM.
 
 

MESTER at the MODUL University

Our member DACH Advisory succeeded in establishing an Austrian University in Dubai: The MODUL university. Established in Vienna in 1908, the MODUL brand has over 100 years of legacy in hospitality and tourism education. The Dubai branch marks the opening of the first ever Austrian university in the region. Founded by Dubai Investments, the University offers a number of academic and professional programs with tourism and hospitality education at the heart of its offering.
Based at MODUL University in Dubai, is MESTER: The Middle East Sustainable Tourism Education & Research (MESTER) Center. It is the first Center of its kind to be established in the Middle East. The Center supports the region’s efforts in driving sustainable tourism through investment in education scholarships, research grants and entrepreneurship support. The Center will promote Dubai and the UAE as a center of excellence for sustainable travel, tourism and hospitality as well as become a regional hub for collaboration between the industry, policy makers and NGOs.
MESTER’s Activities:

  • Education scholarships for unprivileged students from the Middle East to study hospitality and tourism
  • Research grants to support applied-research in the field of sustainable tourism funded by the Center
  • Entrepreneurship support for young start-ups with a mission to contribute to sustainable tourism the Middle East

MESTER provides ABC members a partnership opportunity. If you are interested in receiving  more information, kindly contact:

Mr. Ramy BayyourHead of OutreachMESTER Center / MODUL University DubaiONE JLT, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, UAE+971 4 562 3833 / +971 52 212 2516
ramy@modul.ac.ae
www.modul.ac.ae

Austria Business Center wins Department of Economic Development (DED) Partners Forum Award 2016


Austria Business Center has won the prestigious Partners Forum Award 2016 from The Department of Economic Development in Dubai (DED). The award ceremony took place on 16th March 2016 at The Palazzo Versace Hotel, Dubai and the CEO for Austria Business Center, Mr. Josef Kleindienst was present to receive the award.
 

Departer celebrates 8th anniversary in Dubai


Departer – The German Headhunter – was founded in March 2008 as a specialist recruitment consultancy and agency for international HR projects of companies headquartered in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The founders recognised early the need for innovative recruitment approaches and an international candidate pool to ensure the successful recruitment of professionals in a globalised world. Departer began the internationalisation of the existing network in one of the world’s most dynamic growth markets, the United Arab Emirates. The company’s convenient locations in the UAE and Germany offer access to international candidate profiles, as well as internationally oriented and experienced professionals and executives. Departer will celebrate the 8th anniversary of our presence in Dubai this March. The company has recently moved to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers and looks forward to welcoming new employees to the team.
For more information please visit our website www.departer.com.

Saubermacher mit Grosauftrag im Nahen Osten

Der steirische Entsorgungsspezialist Saubermacher fährt gleich zwei Großaufträge im Oman ein, wie das Unternehmen am Donnerstag bekannt gab.
Wien. Über ein Joint Venture mit lokalen Unternehmen wird Saubermacher bei der Errichtung einer innovativen Ressourcenwirtschaft im Sultanat Oman federführend mitwirken, erklärte das Unternehmen am Donnerstag in einer Aussendung.

Weiterer Meilenstein im Nahen Osten
Nach Abu Dhabi stellen diese Großaufträge für Saubermacher einen weiteren Meilenstein auf seinem Expansionskurs im Nahen Osten dar. Ähnlich wie in Abu Dhabi setzt Saubermacher auch im Sultanat Oman auf die Zusammenarbeit mit lokalen Partnern. Mit an Bord sind West Coast Saubermacher, ein bereits bestehendes Joint Venture für den Auftrag in Abu Dhabi, und East Coast Integrated.
Das Sultanat Oman, das auch als Tourismusland auf sich aufmerksam macht, setzt auf Qualität im Umweltbereich. Dabei orientieren sich die Behörden im Oman an den Standards der europäischen Entsorgungswirtschaft.
Recyclingzentren, Fuhrpark, Service
Gegenstand der Bestbieterausschreibungen, die nur zu 40 % auf monetären Kriterien basieren, ist der Aufbau einer getrennten Abfallsammlung sowie die Errichtung und der Betrieb von Recyclingzentren nach modernen westeuropäischen Standards in den Regionen von Al Dakhiliyah und Dhofar. Die beiden Regionen umfassen eine Fläche von rund 132.000 km2. Zum Vergleich: Dies entspricht fast der gemeinsamen Fläche von österreich und der Slowakei.Das jährlich zu entsorgende Abfallvolumen beträgt circa 315.000 Tonnen.
Neben einem modernen, mit GPS ausgestatteten Fuhrpark und diversen Recyclingzentren, wird auch ein 24h-Kundenservice in den beiden Regionen aufgebaut.
“Unsere Auftraggeber und Partner legen höchsten Wert auf Qualität und Kundenorientierung. Hier konnte Saubermacher mit seinem Know-how und seiner Qualitätsgarantie im Vergleich zu den starken internationalen Mitbewerbern überzeugen“, so Vorstand Ralf Mittermayr über die Fortsetzung des Expansionskurses im Nahen Osten.