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

Universities Austria (German: Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz, uniko) is an advocacy organisation that supports 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 from October 2023 to October 2024 was Oliver Vitouch, Rector of the University of Klagenfurt,[3] whose term ended with October 28th; the next president will be elected on December 9th, 2024. The Secretary General is Elisabeth Fiorioli.

History

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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the end of December 2003, when the Universitäts-Organisationsgesetz 1993 [de] (1993 University Organization Act) was superseded by the Universitätsgesetz 2002 [de] (Austrian Universities Act 2002), the Rectors' Conference was a federal institution with partial legal capacity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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Associations of Universities". International Encyclopedia of Education (3rd ed.). Elsevier. 2010. pp. 485–490. ISBN 978-0-08-044894-7.
  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
  4. ^ Nadine Shovakar; Andrea Bernhard (2014). "Drivers for Change in the Austrian University Sector: Implications for Quality Management". In Zinaida Fadeeva; et al. (eds.). Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning and Society. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137459145.
  5. ^ "Berlin Declaration: Signatories", Openaccess.mpg.de, Munich: 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

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  • Walter Höflechner (1993). Die Österreichische Rektorenkonferenz 1911-1938, 1945-1969 (in German). Vienna. ISBN 3901113088.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • "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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