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BNC Secretary General Bernd Hermann opens the meeting at the Imperial Palace in Vienna

The Business Negotiation Club (BNC) of the United Nations Youth and Student Association of Austria - Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs (UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA)

Would you like to improve your negotiation skills? Then the Business Negotiation Club (BNC) is what you are looking for. It provides an opportunity for students and young professionals to become better negotiators while offering a fun experience. We passionately believe that few skills are more crucial in business life than the ability to negotiate your desired outcome.

The emphasis of the Business Negotiation Club, founded by Ulrich Kopetzki in December 2010, is on learning by doing through practical exercises, role-play and feedback. In pairs and larger groups we negotiate two- and multi-party cases developed by expert centers such as the Harvard Program on Negotiation. After the negotiations of the groups, we analyse and compare their results.

Each session of the club starts with a negotiation. Topics range from job interviews to salary negotiations, rental agreements, real estate sales, car purchases, dispute settlements etc.. The participants' task is to achieve the best possible outcome for themselves. Afterward, when we compare the results, we will give each other feedback and analyse which strategies proved to be most successful.

The negotiations will be conducted in English and they are dealing with business related content. Irrespective of the Negotiation Club's integration to the UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA, they will not be linked to politics. No economic or legal knowledge is required.

Please understand that, due to the highly interactive nature of our negotiation sessions, only people interested in active participation can be admitted to our meetings.


Meetings in Graz:

  • Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 07:00 p.m.
  • "Haus der Geisteswissenschaften"
  • A-8010 GRAZ, Schubertstr. 6a

Meetings in Salzburg:

  • Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 05:00 p.m.
  • AFA-SALZBURG Office
  • A-5020 SALZBURG, Getreideg. 50

Meetings in Vienna:

  • Thursday, 24 May 2012, 06:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, 31 May 2012, 06:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, 14 June 2012, 06:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, 21 June 2012, 06:30 p.m.
  • Clubroom of the Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-AUSTRIA)
  • A-1010 VIENNA, Imperial Palace (Hofburg/Stallburg), Reitschulgasse 2/2. OG, Map
  • Participants will be asked to pay 3.- Euro as a contribution toward our expenses for the cases.

Picture Galleries of Previous Meetings:

15 May 2012 (Graz) 03 May 2012 24 April 2012 (Graz) 19 April 2012
03 April 2012 (Graz) 29 March 2012 22 March 2012 15 March 2012 08 March 2012
26 January 2012 12 January 2012 15 December 2011 24 November 2011 19 November 2011
17 November 2011 03 November 2011 27 October 2011 13 October 2011 06 October 2011
18 June 2011 16 June 2011 26 May 2011 19 May 2011 28 April 2011
24 March 2011 17 February 2011 16 February 2011 13 January 2011 16 December 2010

Organizing Team:

Bernd HERMANN Alexandra COSMA Jura A. HÖLZEL Hubert HORNEGGER
Bernd HERMANN Alexandra COSMA Jura A. HÖLZEL Hubert HORNEGGER
Secretary General Assistant Chairman in Graz Chairman in Salzburg

For registration to the meetings or any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us via:

negotiations@afa.at

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