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Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz

Universities Austria (German: Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz, uniko) is an advocacy organisation that supports research universities in Austria and promotes science, art, and research. It was founded in 1911. In 2008, it changed its name from Österreichische Rektorenkonferenz (Austrian Rectors' Conference) to Österreichische Universitätenkonferenz.

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 2024 is Brigitte Hütter, rector of the University of Art and Design Linz, following Oliver Vitouch in this capacity. 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of the University Organization Act 1975 until the end of December 2003, when the (1993 University Organization Act) was superseded by the (Austrian Universities Act 2002), the Rectors' Conference was a federal institution with partial legal capacity ().

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, 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.

Officials

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

See also

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Further reading

  • ("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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