Federal Ministry for Science and Research
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| State level | Federation | ||
| Position of the authority | Supreme federal authority | ||
| founding | March 1, 2007 (originally July 24, 1970) | ||
| Dissolved | March 1, 2014 | ||
| Headquarters | 1014 Vienna , Minoritenplatz | ||
| Authority management | in the event of dissolution: Reinhold Mitterlehner , Federal Minister for Science and Research | ||
| Website | www.bmwf.gv.at | ||
The Federal Ministry for Science and Research (short BMWF or Ministry of Science ) was an Austrian manager of the federation, and especially for the scientific research and academic education in charge.
The ministry was created in 1970 by Bruno Kreisky as a dedicated science and university ministry , making the concept of a culture ministry as the overall ministry for education and culture obsolete. 1996–2000 it was a combined science and transport ministry , 2000–2007 there was again a general education ministry with culture, then it was re-established in its original specialization.
On January 29, 2014, the National Council decided, with the votes of the governing parties, to close the Ministry of Science as part of a shift in competencies among the ministries. The ministry was dissolved when the new Federal Ministries Act came into force on March 1, 2014, and the agendas were transferred to the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy .
With the Ministry of Innovation, the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, there is still a second Ministry for Scientific Affairs in Austria, which is specifically responsible for applied and business-related research and development .
Federal Minister
→ Main article: Science Minister of the Republic of Austria
In the last incumbent Federal Government Faymann I was Karlheinz Töchterle (ÖVP) Minister of Science and Research. He was sworn in on April 21, 2011 as the successor to Beatrix Karl .
Hertha Firnberg (1971–1983) was the founding minister of the Ministry of Science . a. by Heinz Fischer (1983–87), Erhard Busek (1989–94) and Elisabeth Gehrer (2000–07, Minister of Education since 1995). After Johannes Hahn moved to the EU Commission as regional commissioner, Karl took over this position.
Competencies
Originally conceived explicitly for science and research, the Ministry of Education added responsibility for art in 1994 (reform of the monument system ), in 1996 also for transport (time of the privatization of the public economy , Scholten , Eine , Schmid as Minister of Science and Transport), and in 1997 art came to the Federal Chancellery , and 2000–2007 the education and science ministries were united (Zeit Gehrer , traffic to the infrastructure ministry ). Most recently, the ministry was again purely science-related and in particular accompanied the Bologna process , the Erasmus program on mobility in higher education, and the privatization of the higher education landscape ( universities of applied sciences , private universities ).
The BMWF was most recently responsible for:
- Sciences, especially scientific research and teaching
- Universities
- Universities of applied sciences
- Scientific institutions and research institutions including the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Scientific library, documentation and information systems
- Student advocacy and study grants and scholarships
- Student canteens and promotion of the construction of student dormitories
- Scientific collections and facilities
- Scientific research and international mobility programs as well as European framework programs
- Life sciences and the promotion of alternative methods to animal experiments
- Scientific foundations and funds
In the light of the public, the ministry has recently been in the discussion about tuition fees and “ German glut ”, and the student protests in Austria in 2009/2010 (occupation of the Audi-Max, “The university is on fire!”).
organization
The Federal Ministry was divided into sections , departments and units :
- Federal Minister
- Secretary General
- Section I: Universities, technical colleges, personnel management, space
- Section II: Scientific Research; international affairs
- Section III: Budget; Funding in science; Protocol; Public relation; Central Services; Information and communicationtechnology; Promotion and advice for students; Recognition issues and international university law
- Central Committees
Historical development
Prizes and awards
- Since 1997, the Ministry of Science has awarded the Gabriele Possanner State Prize every two years as a science prize , depending on the political reading for research on feminism or for scientific achievements in the service of gender democracy.
Web links
- Federal Ministry for Science and Research
- Austrian Research Dialogue, an initiative of the Ministry to promote the dialogue on research with the population
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2014 amendment to the Federal Ministries Act - approved changes at help.gv.at - accessed on February 8, 2014
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 32.6 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 58.2 ″ E
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