Danube University Krems

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The University of Continuing Education Krems (until 30 March 2004: University Centre for Continuing Education with the designation Danube University Krems ) is a jointly operated by the Republic of Austria and the province of Lower Austria University in Krems on the Danube, which provides part-time further education courses. The university is divided into three faculties, the Faculty of Health and Medicine, with around 50 percent of the students is the largest.

History

In April 1994, the Danube University Krems was founded as a " University Center for Continuing Education ", the teaching was recorded in October 1995 with 93 students and three courses. On 1 April 2004, the new Federal Law on the University for Continuing Education Krems into force, largely based on the 2002 University Act occurred. The official name of the Danube University Krems has been changed with this law in " University of Continuing Education Krems ", the first time the university was granted the right to appoint its own university professors. The specialization in postgraduate courses remained.

Since the establishment of the University of approximately 16,000 students have completed training, more than 8,000 students from approximately 90 countries are currently studying in one of more than 200 university courses.

Study offers

The University of Continuing Education Krems has to serve the State Austria the legal mandate of standing in the context of continuing scientific research and teaching. The curriculum is restricted by law at university level courses for advanced training and covers the following topics:

  • Medicine, Health and Social Affairs
  • Economic and corporate governance
  • Law, Administration and International
  • Education, Media and Communication
  • Arts, Culture and Building

In these areas, master programs and various university courses and seminars (with and without degree with an academic degree ) are offered.

Location and campus

Your location has the Danube University Krems in the Wachau Valley, a section of the Danube Valley in Lower Austria, which has been declared by UNESCO in 2000 as a World Heritage Site. Part of the University is in the revitalized former tobacco factory Krems -Stein, a characteristic of the early 20th century industrial buildings housed. The three-story reinforced concrete frame structure designed in the style of a " third Baroque " was built in 1919-1922 by the architect Paul Hoppe and redesigned under minimal impact on the historic building by Austrian architect Manfred Wehdorn the early 1990s.

In 2005, the Danube University Krems received additional teaching and research rooms, a new library, a new cafeteria and an auditorium as part of the completion of the Campus Krems. Furthermore, a cinema, restaurant and an apartment house were set up on the 34,000 -square-foot campus. The Campus Krems, which was designed by the Austrian architect working in Paris Dietmar Feichtinger, the Danube University Krems tells the IMC Fachhochschule Krems, the Austrian Film Gallery and the northeast Education Society.

Since 2002, the Danube University Krems has a branch office in Göttweig, connected with the mission of the Graphic Collection of the pin ( 30,000 plants) to open up.

An extension to the west of the campus ( the so-called " campus west " with a hotel, restaurants, offices, other service facilities and a parking garage ) was completed in August 2008.

Since the winter semester 2012/ 13, the University also has a location in Memmingen in Germany.

Organization

Financing

Sustainer of the University of Continuing Education Krems are jointly the Republic of Austria and the province of Lower Austria. Funding is provided in part by student fees, which must cover the variable course fees (§ 10 DUK -Gesetz).

Legal provisions

Largely for the University of Continuing Education Krems, the provisions of the Austrian Universities Act 2002, with some exceptions, which are formulated in the " DUK -Gesetz 2004". So the university had been neither promotion nor professorships. Furthermore, are only offered university courses for continuing education. In February 2014, the National Council and the Federal Council of Danube University Krems have granted the right to award doctorates. Are planned in a first step, three PhD programs in the fields " Regenerative Medicine ", "Migration Studies" and " space and social inclusion". The PhD programs require before your launch a study program accreditation within the meaning of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Act by an external quality assurance agency.

Rectorship

Rector of the University of Continuing Education Krems is Friedrich Faulhammer since 1 August 2013.

In February 2007, the then rector Helmut Kramer resigned because of differences in opinion about the strategic management. In May 2007, Heinrich Kern was appointed the new rector. The interim leader, Vice Rector Ada Pellert, did not seem to triple proposal, which led to protests in the Senate and to the allegation of breach of the Equality Directives.

In August 2007 it was announced by the University Council that the discussions about the rector appointment was due to a structural problem. It was decided that the Medical and Life Science from the University of Continuing Education Krems to be offloaded in a newly established private university for medicine. Core was asked to bid for the leadership of the future private university, Pellert was invited to compete for the rectorship of the University of Continuing Education Krems. On 17 December 2007, the University appointed two new vice presidents: Hanna Risku was Vice -Rector for the area of ​​teaching, Jürgen Willer took over the research agendas. Ada Pellert was Vice Rector and headed the structural issues. In April 2008, the Vice Rectors Ada Pellert and Hanna Risku announced the resignation of its functions with July 2008. The reason not complied with agreements to be called. End of August 2008 resigned Rector Heinrich Kern. The former Vice- Rector Jürgen Willer was elected in December 2008 as his successor and took office as of January 2009. On 19 December 2011, the University elected the current president Jürgen Willer unanimously for a second term again, which should start in 2013. Because of " irreconcilable differences " with the University but Willer explained his resignation in September 2012. At its meeting on 20 February 2013, the University Friedrich Faulhammer, General Secretary elected at the Federal Ministry for Science and Research, the new rector. On August 1, 2013, the new Rector with Rector Frederick Faulhammer and Viktoria Weber as Vice- Rector for Research and Monika Kil as Vice -Rector for Education / Continuing Education has taken office.

Departments

The University of Continuing Education Krems is divided into the following three faculties and 14 departments:

  • Faculty of Health and Medicine Department for Health Sciences and Biomedicine
  • Department for Evidence -based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
  • Department for Interdisciplinary Dentistry
  • Department for Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine
  • Department for Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health
  • Faculty of Business and Globalization Department of Economic and Management Sciences
  • Department for Business Law and European Integration
  • Department for E- Governance and Administration
  • Department for Migration and Globalization
  • Department for Knowledge and Communication Management
  • Faculty of Education, Art and Architecture Department for Continuing Education Research and Educational Management
  • Department for Interactive Media and Educational Technology
  • Department for Arts and Image Science
  • Department for Building and Environment
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