An independent institute with two pillars – science and business.
The Institute for Global and Future Markets sees itself as an interdisciplinary think tank for the scientific promotion and transfer of applied research. It studies communication, behaviour, decision-making, action and business processes in the trade and sale of goods and services in a globalised and mediatised society. Since 2017 the institute has also been present online as a network between business and science.
Doz. Mag. Alexander Nikolaus Stelzer, LL.M. LL.M. Ph.D.
Lecturer and Head of Institute
Economist and lawyer. He combines more than twenty years in the management of trading, logistics and manufacturing companies with teaching. Since 2011 he has taught at universities, among them FH Kufstein Tirol, MCI Innsbruck, the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (Steyr campus) and Munich University of Applied Sciences. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Handelsverband – Austrian Retail Association and, since 2018, a sworn and court-certified expert for trade and business administration.
Scientific Advisory Board
Business Advisory Board
BF/M-Bayreuth – Betriebswirtschaftliches Forschungszentrum für Fragen der mittelständischen Wirtschaft e. V., a research centre for small and medium-sized enterprises at the University of Bayreuth. Scientific partner since 2026.
Austrian Ukrainian Future Forum 2022
Austrian Ukrainian Future Forum 2022, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna · 6 photos · Photo: IGFM