Collegial body for study matters

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A collegial body for study matters (the specific designation varies from university to university, in particular the curriculum committee , curriculum committee and study committee , also abbreviated Stuko , are also used, the terms collegial body for study matters according to § 25 Paragraph 1 Z 10 Universities Act 2002 and collegial body according to § 25 Paragraph 8 subparagraph 3 of the 2002 University Act ) is a collegial body of an Austrian university that has the task of issuing and changing the curricula for regular university studies and for university courses . The resolutions of this collegiate body are submitted to the Senate of the university for approval and only become legally effective if the Senate approves them.

Tasks and procedures

Issuing and changing curricula for regular studies and courses is the task of the university senate at Austrian universities. The Senate cannot, however, directly issue and change curricula itself, but must appoint a collegial body with decision-making powers for this task. The Senate can provide guidelines for this collegial body. The resolutions of this collegiate body are then submitted to the Senate, which can approve them, but does not have to approve them.

Whether the Senate appoints a single collegiate body for study matters (for all subjects together) or several (e.g. each for issuing or changing a specific curriculum) is not stipulated by law. If the Senate only appoints a single collegiate body for study matters for the entire university, then the decisions of this collegiate body are prepared in practice by informal bodies from the respective department (e.g. through "curricular working groups").

A collegial body for study matters may be set up for a maximum of the respective term of office of the Senate, i.e. for a maximum of three years.

composition

The collegiate body for study matters may have a maximum of half as many members as the Senate, i. H. a maximum of 13 members (if the Senate has 26 members - the maximum size). The students make up at least a quarter of the members. These student members are sent by the university representatives of the student union at the respective university, whereby the student representatives have the right of nomination in accordance with the statutes of the student union. Collegial bodies for study matters, which were constituted from October 1, 2009, must by law generally at least 40 percent women.

Earlier legal situation

Under the University Organization Act 1993 , which was to be applied until December 31, 2003, the faculty council had to set up a study commission at each faculty to implement and organize the teaching and examination operations of one or more subject-related fields of study or to delegate their tasks to an institute conference. The study conference was not only responsible for issuing and changing the curriculum, but also a number of other tasks in connection with the implementation of the degree (for example, suggestions and statements as to which lecturer should hold which course, or the issuing of ordinances on the general recognition of examinations) . Other tasks in the field of teaching were assigned to the dean of studies, others to the chairman of the study commission for independent performance. Since the study commissions were appointed by the individual faculty colleges, it could happen that the individual study committees at different faculties of the same university came to very different decisions in comparable cases. The decisions of the study commission regarding the issuing and amendment of curricula had to be presented to the federal minister and only became legally effective if the federal minister did not prohibit them within two months of their arrival at the federal ministry.

The study commission consisted of one-third representatives of the university professors, representatives of the university assistants and of the academic staff in research and teaching (including the university lecturers employed at the university) and representatives of the students (third parity ). The student representatives were of the particular field of study representative sent, which in turn is elected by direct and personal choice of all students of the study. This third parity was introduced in the university reforms of the 1970s . A compulsory proportion of women was not provided for in the study commissions.

There have been preliminary stages for study commissions since the 19th century . One example is the Studienhofkommission in Vienna, which worked out study and school reforms for Austria-Hungary .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ § 25 Paragraph 1 Z 10 University Act 2002
  2. ↑ Section 25, Paragraph 8 of the 2002 University Act
  3. ↑ a b c § 25 Paragraph 10 University Act 2002
  4. ↑ a b § 25 Paragraph 9 University Act 2002
  5. ↑ § 14 Z 5 of the Student Union Act 1998
  6. ↑ § 18 Z 2 of the Student Union Act 1998
  7. ↑ § 25 Paragraph 7a, § 143 Paragraph 18 Universities Act 2002
  8. ↑ Section 41 (1) and (2) University Organization Act 1993
  9. ↑ § 41 Paragraph 3 University Organization Act 1993
  10. ↑ Sections 15, 21 and 24 University Studies Act
  11. ↑ Section 41 (5) University Organization Act 1993

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