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{{Infobox University
{{Infobox university
|name = Danube University Krems
|native_name = Donau-Universität Krems
|name = University for Continuing Education Krems
|native_name = Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
|image_name =
|image_name = Danube University Krems Logo.png
|established = [[September 19]] [[1995]]<br>(full university status: [[April 1]] [[2004]])
|established = {{start date and age|1994}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Danube University Krems|url=http://www.studyinaustria.at/study_in_austria/higher_education_institutions/universities/danube_university_krems/|website=www.studyinaustria.at|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082241/http://www.studyinaustria.at/study_in_austria/higher_education_institutions/universities/danube_university_krems/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br/>{{start date and age|2001|04|01|df=y}} (full university status)<ref>{{cite web |title=Danube University Krems|url=http://www.uniagents.com/en/institutions/danube-university-krems/index.htm|website=www.uniagents.com}}</ref>
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|rector = Prof. Heinrich Kern
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|vice_chancellor = Friedrich Faulhammer
|postgrad = 3,749 ([[as of 2006|2006–07]])
|students = 8,696 ({{As of|2015|lc=on}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Donau-Universität Krems|url=http://www.schoolinks.com/schools/31014/donau-universitaet-krems|website=schoolinks.com}}</ref>
|staff = 345 ([[as of 2007|2007]])
|academic_staff = 275 ({{As of|2015|lc=on}})
|administrative_staff = 301 ({{As of|2015|lc=on}})
|city = [[Krems an der Donau]]
|city = [[Krems an der Donau]]
|state = [[Lower Austria]]
|state = [[Lower Austria]]
|country = [[Austria]]<ref name=eunethta>{{cite web|title=Danube University Krems|url=http://www.eunethta.eu/organisation/danube-university-krems|website=eunethta.eu|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129081059/http://www.eunethta.eu/organisation/danube-university-krems|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|country = [[Austria]]
|campus = [[urban area|Urban]]
|campus = [[urban area|Urban]]
|website= [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/ www.donau-uni.ac.at]
|website = {{URL|http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/}}
}}
}}


The '''Danube University Krems''' (subtitled '''University of Continuing Education Krems'''; {{lang-de|Donau-Universität Krems}} and {{lang|de|''Universität für Weiterbildung Krems''}}, respectively) calls itself "the only state-funded university throughout Europe that has specialised in post-graduate academic studies". It is located in [[Krems an der Donau]], [[Lower Austria]].
The '''University for Continuing Education Krems''' ({{lang-de|Universität für Weiterbildung Krems}}) is an Austrian university specializing in further education for working professionals.<ref>[http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universitaet/index.php?URL=/en/universitaet/ueberuns About Danube University Krems, ''Danube University Krems'']</ref> It is located in [[Krems an der Donau]], [[Lower Austria]].<ref name=eunethta/>


== History ==
==Name==
The Austrian [[Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research|Ministry of Education, Science and Research]] calls the university the ''Danube University Krems'' in English and the ''Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria'' calls the university the ''University'' '''''of''''' ''Continuing Education Krems'' in the English translation of the Universities Act 2002.
The first 93 students enrolled in 1995, when the institution began operation with programmes in [[European Studies]] and [[journalism]].[http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universitaet/ueberuns/chronik/index.php] In 2004, the Austrian parliament passed the ''Danube University Act'' (DUK-Gesetz) granting the institution the rights of a full university (such as appointing its own professors).


==History==
Today, more than 3,700 students study at Danube University.
The first 93 students enrolled in 1995, when the institution began operation with programs in [[European Studies]] and [[journalism]]. In 2004, the Austrian parliament passed the ''Danube University Act'' (DUK-Gesetz) granting the institution the rights of a full university (such as appointing its own professors).<ref>[http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universitaet/ueberuns/chronik/index.php University Chronicle, ''Danube University Krems'']</ref> More than 27,000 students have graduated from the university.<ref name="donau-uni.ac.at">[http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universitaet/ueberuns/zahlen/index.php Facts and Figures, ''Danube University Krems'']</ref>

==Courses==
[[File:Krems an der Donau - Donau-Universität, Hauptgebäude.JPG|thumb|University for Continuing Education Krems, old building]]
The University for Continuing Education Krems has specialized in further education of working professionals. It currently offers more than 200 academic courses and degree programs (leading to [[Master's degree]]s) in the fields:
* Medicine, Health and Social Services
* Economics and Business Management
* Law, Administration and International Affairs
* Education, Media and Communication
* Arts, Culture and Building

==Students==
Today, more than 8,000 students (average age: 40 years) from over 90 countries study at the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danube University Krems|url=http://www.masterstudies.com/universities/Austria/Danube/|website=masterstudies.com}}</ref> 26 percent of the students come from foreign countries.<ref name="donau-uni.ac.at"/>

==Campus==
[[File:Campuskrems vonoben.jpg|thumb|Campus Krems]]
[[File:Campuskrems loop.jpg|thumb|Railway station at Campus Krems]]

The University for Continuing Education Krems is located in the Wachau region along the Danube, which has been named a world cultural heritage site by the UNESCO. A renovated tobacco factory dating back to the onset of the 20th century and new buildings on Campus Krems provide students and educators room for research and studying. The design for the new buildings is the creation of architect [[Dietmar Feichtinger]], who places a new façade of steel, glass and aluminium opposite the industrial building from the previous century.<ref>http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universitaet/campus/index.php Campus ''Danube University Krems''</ref>


==Organisation==
==Organisation==
===Rector===
On [[February 2]], [[2007]], rector [[Helmut Kramer]] resigned due to "conceptional differences on strategic leadership".<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/aktuell/news/archiv/09753/index.php Rektor Helmut Kramer tritt zurück; Universitätsrat nimmt Rücktrittsangebot an], ''Danube University Krems'', [[February 2]] [[2007]]</ref> In May 2007 Prof [[Heinrich Kern]] was assigned as the new rector. The interim rector, Prof [[Ada Pellert]], who also had applied, was not considered on the shortlist of three by the nomination committee. This was followed by protests in the university senate claiming the decision to be [[gender discrimination|gender-discriminating]].<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/322239/index.do Donau-Uni Krems: „Ada Pellert soll sich bewerben“], ''[[Die Presse]]'', [[August 8]] [[2007]]</ref>


===Faculties and departments===
On [[August 8]], [[2007]], Danube University issued a statement that the discussions on the rector's nomination are based on structural problems in the university. So Danube University has decided to split the organisation into two universities. Professors Kern and Pellert were asked to apply for the positions of the two universities' rectors.<ref>{{de icon}} [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/aktuell/news/archiv/10649/index.php Donau-Universität Krems präsentiert Zukunftskonzept], ''Danube University Krems'', [[August 8]] [[2007]]</ref>
<ref>http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/index.php ''Danube University Krems – Faculties''</ref>


====Faculty of Health and Medicine====
== Courses ==


Departments:
Danube University currently offers more than 100 courses and degree programmes (leading to [[Master's degree]]s) in the fields:
* Biomedical Research
* Dementia Research and Nursing Science
* Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation
* Health Sciences, Medicine and Research
* Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine
* Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
* Economy and Health


====Faculty of Business and Globalization====
* Economics and Management

* Communication, IT, and Media
Departments:
* Medicine and Health
* Management and Economics
* Law, Administration, and International Relations
* Legal Studies and International Relations
* Cultural Sciences and Educational Sciences
* E-Governance and Administration
* Migration and Globalization
* Knowledge and Communication Management
* European Policy and the Study of Democracy

==== Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture====

Departments:
* Continuing Education Research and Educational Management
* Interactive Media and Educational Technologies
* Arts and Image Science
* Building and Environment
* Building and Environment


===Vice-chancellor===
The university co-operates with various foreign institutions, including the [[University of British Columbia]] and [[Case Western Reserve University]].
On 2 February 2007, vice-chancellor Helmut Kramer resigned due to "conceptional differences on strategic leadership".<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/aktuell/news/archiv/09753/index.php Rektor Helmut Kramer tritt zurück; Universitätsrat nimmt Rücktrittsangebot an], ''Danube University Krems'', 2 February 2007</ref> In May 2007 Heinrich Kern was assigned new vice-chancellor. The interim vice-chancellor, Ada Pellert, who also had applied, was not considered on the shortlist of three by the nomination committee. This was followed by protests in the university senate claiming the decision to be [[gender discrimination|gender-discriminating]].<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/322239/index.do Donau-Uni Krems: „Ada Pellert soll sich bewerben“], ''[[Die Presse]]'', 8 August 2007</ref>


On 8 August 2007, the university issued a statement that the discussions on the vice-chancellor's nomination are based on structural problems in the university. The university decided to split the organisation into two universities. Kern and Pellert were asked to apply for the positions of the two universities' vice-chancellors.<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/aktuell/news/archiv/10649/index.php Donau-Universität Krems präsentiert Zukunftskonzept], ''Danube University Krems'', 8 August 2007</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}


In July 2008 deputy vice-chancellors Ada Pellert and Hanna Risku resigned. In August 2008, vice-chancellor Heinrich Kern resigned according to an agreement with the university council. Former deputy vice-chancellor Jürgen Willer was elected new vice-chancellor. Willer took office in January 2009. He resigned from the office in September 2012.
==External links==
In its session held on 20 February 2013, the University Council elected Friedrich Faulhammer, former general secretary of the Federal Ministry for Science and Research, to become its new vice-chancellor.<ref>http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/aktuell/news/archiv/19157/index.php Friedrich Faulhammer is appointed new rector of Danube University Krems</ref> Faulhammer has been in office since 1 August 2013.<ref>http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/aktuell/news/archiv/19806/index.php Danube University Krems has new rectorate</ref>
* {{languageicon|de+en|German and English}} [http://www.donau-uni.ac.at Official website]


==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/}}
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 5 August 2024

University for Continuing Education Krems
Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
TypPublic
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)[1]
1 April 2001; 23 years ago (2001-04-01) (full university status)[2]
Vice-ChancellorFriedrich Faulhammer
Academic staff
275 (as of 2015)
Administrative staff
301 (as of 2015)
Students8,696 (as of 2015)[3]
Standort
Krems an der Donau
,
Lower Austria
,
Austria[4]
CampusUrban
Websitewww.donau-uni.ac.at

The University for Continuing Education Krems (German: Universität für Weiterbildung Krems) is an Austrian university specializing in further education for working professionals.[5] It is located in Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria.[4]

Name

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The Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research calls the university the Danube University Krems in English and the Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria calls the university the University of Continuing Education Krems in the English translation of the Universities Act 2002.

History

[edit]

The first 93 students enrolled in 1995, when the institution began operation with programs in European Studies and journalism. In 2004, the Austrian parliament passed the Danube University Act (DUK-Gesetz) granting the institution the rights of a full university (such as appointing its own professors).[6] More than 27,000 students have graduated from the university.[7]

Courses

[edit]
University for Continuing Education Krems, old building

The University for Continuing Education Krems has specialized in further education of working professionals. It currently offers more than 200 academic courses and degree programs (leading to Master's degrees) in the fields:

  • Medicine, Health and Social Services
  • Economics and Business Management
  • Law, Administration and International Affairs
  • Education, Media and Communication
  • Arts, Culture and Building

Students

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Today, more than 8,000 students (average age: 40 years) from over 90 countries study at the university.[8] 26 percent of the students come from foreign countries.[7]

Campus

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Campus Krems
Railway station at Campus Krems

The University for Continuing Education Krems is located in the Wachau region along the Danube, which has been named a world cultural heritage site by the UNESCO. A renovated tobacco factory dating back to the onset of the 20th century and new buildings on Campus Krems provide students and educators room for research and studying. The design for the new buildings is the creation of architect Dietmar Feichtinger, who places a new façade of steel, glass and aluminium opposite the industrial building from the previous century.[9]

Organisation

[edit]

Faculties and departments

[edit]

[10]

Faculty of Health and Medicine

[edit]

Departments:

  • Biomedical Research
  • Dementia Research and Nursing Science
  • Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation
  • Health Sciences, Medicine and Research
  • Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine
  • Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
  • Economy and Health

Faculty of Business and Globalization

[edit]

Departments:

  • Management and Economics
  • Legal Studies and International Relations
  • E-Governance and Administration
  • Migration and Globalization
  • Knowledge and Communication Management
  • European Policy and the Study of Democracy

Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture

[edit]

Departments:

  • Continuing Education Research and Educational Management
  • Interactive Media and Educational Technologies
  • Arts and Image Science
  • Building and Environment

Vice-chancellor

[edit]

On 2 February 2007, vice-chancellor Helmut Kramer resigned due to "conceptional differences on strategic leadership".[11] In May 2007 Heinrich Kern was assigned new vice-chancellor. The interim vice-chancellor, Ada Pellert, who also had applied, was not considered on the shortlist of three by the nomination committee. This was followed by protests in the university senate claiming the decision to be gender-discriminating.[12]

On 8 August 2007, the university issued a statement that the discussions on the vice-chancellor's nomination are based on structural problems in the university. The university decided to split the organisation into two universities. Kern and Pellert were asked to apply for the positions of the two universities' vice-chancellors.[13]

In July 2008 deputy vice-chancellors Ada Pellert and Hanna Risku resigned. In August 2008, vice-chancellor Heinrich Kern resigned according to an agreement with the university council. Former deputy vice-chancellor Jürgen Willer was elected new vice-chancellor. Willer took office in January 2009. He resigned from the office in September 2012. In its session held on 20 February 2013, the University Council elected Friedrich Faulhammer, former general secretary of the Federal Ministry for Science and Research, to become its new vice-chancellor.[14] Faulhammer has been in office since 1 August 2013.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Danube University Krems". www.studyinaustria.at. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Danube University Krems". www.uniagents.com.
  3. ^ "Donau-Universität Krems". schoolinks.com.
  4. ^ a b "Danube University Krems". eunethta.eu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ About Danube University Krems, Danube University Krems
  6. ^ University Chronicle, Danube University Krems
  7. ^ a b Facts and Figures, Danube University Krems
  8. ^ "Danube University Krems". masterstudies.com.
  9. ^ http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/universitaet/campus/index.php Campus Danube University Krems
  10. ^ http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/index.php Danube University Krems – Faculties
  11. ^ (in German) Rektor Helmut Kramer tritt zurück; Universitätsrat nimmt Rücktrittsangebot an, Danube University Krems, 2 February 2007
  12. ^ (in German) Donau-Uni Krems: „Ada Pellert soll sich bewerben“, Die Presse, 8 August 2007
  13. ^ (in German) Donau-Universität Krems präsentiert Zukunftskonzept, Danube University Krems, 8 August 2007
  14. ^ http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/aktuell/news/archiv/19157/index.php Friedrich Faulhammer is appointed new rector of Danube University Krems
  15. ^ http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/aktuell/news/archiv/19806/index.php Danube University Krems has new rectorate
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