Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz

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Universities Austria
Formation1911
HeadquartersVienna, Austria Austria European Union
Membership
22 federal universities
President
Oliver Vitouch
Websiteuniko.ac.at

Universities Austria (

research universities in Austria and promotes science, art, and research.[1] It was founded in 1911.[2] In 2008, it changed its name from Österreichische Rektorenkonferenz (Austrian Rectors' Conference) to Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz.[2]

Members are all federal universities in accordance with the Austrian Universities Act 2002, which are represented in the plenary assembly by their rectors. The President since October 2023 is Oliver Vitouch, Rector of the University of Klagenfurt.[3] The Secretary General is Elisabeth Fiorioli.

History

The first meeting took place in Vienna in 1911. From the start of the University Organization Act 1975 until the end of December 2003, when the Universitäts-Organisationsgesetz 1993 [de] (1993 University Organization Act) was superseded by the Universitätsgesetz 2002 [de] (Austrian Universities Act 2002), the Rectors' Conference was a federal institution with partial legal capacity (Teilrechtsfähigkeit [de]).

In addition to the internal coordination of Austria's federal universities, uniko represents the concerns of universities in national and international affairs and in the public,[4] and is a member of the European University Association. The association signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities in November 2004.[5]

Officials

The following rectors have served as chairmen and presidents of the association:

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "uniko: History", uniko.ac.at (in German and English), Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz, retrieved 16 July 2018
  3. ^ "Oliver Vitouch neuer Präsident der Universitätenkonferenz", Die Presse (in German), 11 December 2023
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  5. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
    , retrieved 16 July 2018
  6. ^ "Uniko-Chef Oliver Vitouch stellt sich nicht mehr Wiederwahl", Wiener Zeitung (in German), 5 December 2017
  7. ^ "Zum zweiten Mal steht eine Frau an der Spitze der Rektoren", Wiener Zeitung (in German), 11 December 2017
  8. ^ "Neue Vorsitzende für ÖH und Universitätenkonferenz", APA Science (in German), 24 June 2019
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Further reading

  • Walter Höflechner (1993). Die Österreichische Rektorenkonferenz 1911-1938, 1945-1969 (in German). Vienna.
    ISBN 3901113088.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  • "Austrian Universities and the Refugee Crisis", Inside Higher Ed, US, 28 February 2016 ("The Austrian University Conference (uniko), representing all 21 public universities, started a program of support for refugees called MORE, launched in September 2015 with 16 participating universities.")

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