University organization
Management, Board and Statutes
The FHV was founded in 1997 and is run as a non-profit limited liability company. The sole shareholder is the Province of Vorarlberg. The company’s governing bodies are the Managing Director and the Supervisory Board. As one of the first universities of applied sciences in Austria, the FHV has held university of applied sciences status since 1 October 1999.
In addition to the bodies established under company law, the university’s organisation comprises the university management, the Rector’s Office and the academic staff. Together, they shape the strategic, operational and academic development of the university.
University Management
Managing Director Stefan Fitz-Rankl, together with Regine Kadgien, Rector and Head of the Board, and Markus Preißinger, Head of Research, form the FHV Management Board. Together, they are responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the university and its subsidiaries.
Assistant to the Management
Rectorate
The Rectorate is responsible for content-related and organisational issues in the area of teaching. The Rectorate is supported in its decision-making by committees and working groups. In addition, the TELL Centre and Interdisciplinary Studies departments, which contribute to the further development of teaching, are assigned to the Rectorate.
Assistant to the Rector
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 six times a year in ordinary sessions.
- Prof. (FH) Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Regine Kadgien
- Arno Geiger, MSc – Bachelor Health Care and Nursing
- Dr. Margarita Köhl, MAS – Bachelor InterMedia, Master Creative Design and Leadership
- Mag. (FH) Bernd Schwendinger, PhD – Master International Business Administration - Sustainable Management
- Prof. (FH) Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Reick – Master Mechatronics
- Dr. phil. Viktoria Reuschel, Dipl. Soz. Arb./Päd. (FH) – Bachelor Social Work
- Mag. (FH) Karin Feurstein-Pichler – Bachelor Industrial Engineering
- 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
- Mag. (FH) Andreas Künz - Research
- Prof. Dr. phil. Irene Müller - External lecturer
- Dominik Rogginer, BEd - Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Science - Software and Information Engineering
- Nina Fessler, BEd - Master's degree programme in Social Work
- Clara Haensch, Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Science - Software and Information Engineering
- Rinesa Sahitaj, Bachelor's degree programme in International Business Administration
- MMag. Miriam Maldoner, Bakk.
The Rules of Procedure and Statutes of the FHV consist of the following parts which are mainly in German.
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University of Applied Sciences Board
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