A great step to internationalization has been made with the international incubator Hagenberg which is initiated by Softwarpark Hagenberg and tech2b, the high-tech business incubator in Linz, Austria.

The offer is aimed at IT professionals from around the world with innovative ideas who want to establish a company in the Softwarepark Hagenberg. With the support of Upper Austrian government and regional bank Raiffeisenlandesbank an area in the Softwarepark with necessary infrastructure has been established to support innovative startups. Additionally, the incubator program offers equity capital for the development and marketing of the product in the first years.

An expert board will determine which project and business ides in the incubator should be pursued. The active support will be carried out by tech2b, the high-tech business incubator by using a new incubation process to prepare startups for their international market positioning.

The International Masters Program in Hagenberg (ISI – International School for Informatics) attracts foreign students from all over the world. Although the program is very selective (only top students are admitted) more and more students apply for it. Currently there are 27 students from eight different countries participating in the masters program.

For the next academic year (September 1, 2009) more master places will be available to handle the run from around the world.