University organization
The FHV was founded in November 1997. The sole shareholder of the non-profit limited company is the state of Vorarlberg.
The governing bodies of the company are the university management and the supervisory board. It was one of the first universities of applied sciences in Austria to be granted university of applied sciences status on October 1, 1999. The day-to-day business is characterized by entrepreneurial principles.
The organizational chart of the FHV
University Management
University Management
Duties of the managing director:
- Management of the FHV and thus overall responsibility for the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences GmbH and its subsidiary
- Decisions on all corporate matters that do not require the approval of the Supervisory Board or the General Assembly
- Developing and defining general principles of business policy, guidelines and framework conditions for the university
- Developing strategic objectives for the further development of the university in close cooperation with the management of the college, the departments and other decision-makers
- Budget and financial planning
- Staff planning, management and responsibility
- Supporting research projects and cooperating with regional and international research partners
- Maintaining regional, national and international partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders, educational institutions, research institutions, society and Business and Management
- Further development and positioning of the university as an important player in the regional and international education and research landscape (e.g. European University RUN-EU)
The university management is supported by an assistance and project team, which is responsible for the following areas, among others:
- Occasion-related project management
- Corporate law tasks
- Cross-university interface
- Crisis and risk management
- Sustainable university
- Strategic controlling
- Project management
Rectorate
The Rectorate is responsible for content-related and organizational issues in the area of teaching. To support decision-making, the Rectorate is supported by committees and working groups.
Board of the FHV
The tasks and responsibilties of the board and the management of the board can be found in the Fachhochschulgesetz to view. You can also find the statutes and rules of procedure of the FHV here (in German).
The Board is responsible for the implementation and organization of teaching and examinations. In addition to the director and their deputy, it is made up of six representatives of the programme directors, six representatives of the teaching and research staff and four representatives of the students of the FHV degree programmes. These representatives on the Board are elected by the respective groups of people. The FHV Rector acts as the head of the board.
The Board meets at least seven times a year in ordinary sessions.
- Prof. (FH) Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Regine Kadgien
- Dipl.-Päd. Diana Brodda DGKP, Bachelor Health Care and Nursing
- Dr. Margarita Köhl, MAS, Bachelor and Master InterMedia
- Mag. (FH) Bernd Schwendinger, PhD, Master International Business Administration - Sustainable Management
- Anna Knorr, BSc MSc MSc, Master Sustainable Energy Systems
- Dr. phil. Viktoria Reuschel, Dipl. Soz. Arb./Päd. (FH), Bachelor Social Work
- Mag. (FH) Karin Feurstein-Pichler, Bachelor Environment and Engineering/Industrial Engineering
- Verena Fäßler, BA MA PhD - Department of Design
- Dr.-Ing. Steffen Finck - Department of Engineering and Technology
- Prof. (FH) Dr. Markus Ilg - Department of Business and Management
- Michaela Burtscher, BSc MSc - Department of Social Work and Health
- Mag. Fabian Rebitzer - Research
- Prof. Dr. phil. Irene Müller - External lecturer
- Adrian Essig, BSc, master's degree programme in Informatics
- Ing. Florian Ronacher, bachelor's degree programme in Mechatronics
- Staša Karapandžić, bachelor's degree Computer Science - Software and Information Engineering
- Stefanie Geri, bachelor's degree programme in Social Work
- MMag. Miriam Maldoner, Bakk.
The Rules of Procedure and Statutes of the FHV consist of the following parts which are mainly in German.
Please find the statutes and rules of procedure of the FHV here (in German).
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Rules of Procedure and Statutes |
Version | Effective date | |
| 1. | General provisions | 4.0 | 08.03.2022 |
| 2. | Rules of procedure of the board | 4.0 |
08.03.2022 |
| 3. |
Election rules for the election of the board management |
4.0 | 08.03.2022 |
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4. |
Election rules for the election of the deputy head of the board | 4.0 | 08.03.2022 |
| 5. | Election rules for the election of the representation of the programme directors | 4.0 | 08.03.2022 |
| 6. | Election regulations for the election of teaching and research staff representatives | 5.0 | 06.06.2023 |
| 7. | Establishment of any committees and their statutes | 4.0 | 08.03.2022 |
| 8. | Establishment, modification and discontinuation of study programmes, continuing higher education programmes | 1.0 | 08.03.2022 |
| 9. | Study and examination regulations of the FHV | 08.03.2022 | |
| Study and examination regulations for degree programmes of FHV | |||
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| 10. | Study and examination regulations for continuing higher education programmes of the FHV | 5.0 | 09.07.2024 |
| 11. | Guidelines on the use of university designations and the awarding of academic honors | 4.0 | 16.01.2024 |
| 12. | Gender equality plan, basic values and cooperation; gender and diversity-friendly university | 4.0 | 21.12.2021 |
| 13. | Version history | Status: | 09.07.2024 |
| Other applicable documents: Language guide for non-discriminatory communication | |||
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The best thing we can do
is being motivated to shape a common future
From the right and good universities
The FHV soon went its own way in this search for orientation. In addition to the development of the study programs, three ultimately very well-evaluated research centres were founded on the basis of a targeted increase in personnel.
The result is a forward-looking and future-oriented Code of Ethics, a catalog of values that is still highly topical in the university and higher education landscape today. It deals with...
- the principles of good scientific practice,
- the culture of organizational cooperation,
- our responsibility and our basic understanding towards the country and society
Importance today...
FHV - Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences
University of Applied Sciences Board
Campus V, Hochschulstraße 1
6850 Dornbirn
+43 5572 792 1000
rektorat@fhv.at