We are the Board of St. Pölten UAS

Group photo of our UAS board, 2023 | Copyright: Christoph Böhm
The UAS Board consists of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Board, and representatives of the groups of Academic Directors, full-time and part-time teaching staff and researchers as well as students.
Members
Heads of Courses
Lecturers & Scientific employees
Part-time teaching staff representative
Student representatives
- Lukas Ertl
- Clemens Jung, BSc
- Eva Kiefer
- Sarah Riedl
Assistant to the Head of the UAS Board
Chairperson of the Board
Our Expertise and Tasks
The St. Pölten UAS Board is a democratically elected and highly academic body of the university of applied sciences. It is responsible for the implementation and organisation of teaching and examinations as well as research, and performs its tasks in accordance with Art. 10 University of Applied Sciences Act (FHG).
How we Operate - our Tasks
The Board of the St. Pölten UAS convenes six times per academic year.
In several committees and working groups, the respective delegated Board members fulfil their tasks unbound by instructions. They prepare topics, e.g. concerning the UAS’ strategy, review applications and forward these to the Board following internal coordination.
Content that is subject to a Board resolution is then discussed at the following Board meeting and decided once all requirements are met. If the necessary majority for a resolution cannot be achieved, for example, the Board issues instructions for improvement to the applicants.
In this way, the UAS Board coordinates central topics pertaining to teaching and research for the St. Pölten UAS, thereby performing its tasks as set out in Art. 10 FHG as amended.
These are the functions of the UAS Board:
Decision-Making Tasks
- Coordination of the entire teaching operations in terms of content
- Decisions concerning complaints about Academic Directors
- Establishment and discontinuation of study programmes and further education programmes
- Issue of a Statute including examination regulations
- Changes concerning study programmes
- Awarding of academic honours
- Submission of applications to the provider concerning the budget
- Further development of teaching, applied research and internationalisation for the assurance of competence- and future-oriented studies at a higher education level
- Assurance of quality in teaching and research
- Protection of continued equality of women and men, preparation and implementation of the equalisation plan
Holding of Elections
- Election of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the UAS Board
- Establishment of an electoral commission for the Board election of teaching and research staff
The Chairperson of the UAS Board has these Tasks:
- Awarding and revocation of academic degrees
- Nostrification of foreign academic degrees
- Proposals for heads of academic organisational units and the recruitment and dismissal of teaching and research staff to the provider
- Commissioning of and participation in the implementation of external quality assurance procedures in coordination with the provider
Committees & Working Groups of the UAS Board
- Committee for Programme Development
- Committee for Quality Development in Teaching
- Committee for Quality Development in Research
- Committee for Internationalisation in Teaching and Research
- Committee for Quality Assurance in the Personnel Sector of Teaching and Research
- Committee for Statutory Matters
Complaints Committee of the UAS Board
According to Art. 10 FHG, students and prospective students (applicants) have the possibility to file a complaint against the decision of an Academic Director with the UAS Board. Complaints can be filed either in person or through the student representatives. The Chairperson of the Board is the direct point of contact for these matters (e-mail).
The Board may set up a Complaints Committee to deal with any complaints against decisions of Academic Directors.
Office of the Austrian Student Ombudsman with the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
The Office of the Austrian Student Ombudsman offers advice on issues concerning studying, teaching, examinations, services and administration at higher education institutions. It provides assistance and mediation for problem from the aforementioned areas.
For more information, visit www.hochschulombudsmann.at (in German)
Documents
Statutes of St. Pölten UAS
White Papers and Position Papers
White Papers
Position Papers
Further Documents and Information for Students