Organizational Units
The University of Innsbruck has two types of organisational units:
» Organisational units for research and teaching und
» Administrative organizational units
Organisational units for research and teaching
Faculties and interfaculty organisational units are established at the University of Innsbruck as organisational units for research and teaching.
Faculties of the University of Innsbruck
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Biology
- Faculty of Business and Management
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- Faculty of Economics and Statistics
- Faculty of Educational Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences
- Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
- Faculty of Philosophy and History
- Faculty of Psychology and sport Science
- Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
- Faculty of Teacher Education
Main research areas and other interfaculty organisational units
- Research Area "Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI)"
- Research Area "Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts"
- Research Area "Digital Science Center DiSC"
- Research Area "EPoS Economy, Politics and Society"
- Research Area "Functional Materials Science (FunMat)"
- Research Area "Mountain Regions"
- Research Area "Physics"
- Research Area "Scientific Computing"
- Research Platform "Center for Gender Studies Innsbruck (CGI)"
Administrative organizational units
As administrative organizational units, the University of Innsbruck has established offices of the highest organs and service units.
Offices of the supreme bodies
(1) The University Council, the Rector, the Vice Rectors and the Senate each have one office at their disposal for administrative support. The offices are managed by the Chairperson of the University Council, by the Rector, Vice Rectors and the Chairman of the Senate:
- University Council
- Rectorate
- Office of the Rector
- Office of the Vice Rector for Infrastructure
- Office of the Vice Rector for Staff and Faculty
- Office of the Vice Rector for Teaching and Students
- Office of the Vice Rector for Research
- Senate
(2) Office for Equality and Gender Studies (independent organisational unit to coordinate the tasks of gender equality, the advancement of women and gender studies in accordance with § 19 Para. 2 No. 7 UG 2002). Insofar as the employees provide administrative support to the Working Group for Equal Treatment Issues, they are bound exclusively by its directives and resolutions.
(3) The rectorate may set up staff positions to assist in specialist tasks. They shall be listed in the respective rules of procedure of the rectorate.
Service Units
The organisational units of the administration shall provide the necessary services in the best possible way. The heads are appointed by the Rector. They have the following tasks:
- Annual target agreements with the rectorate for the implementation of the development plan and the performance agreement of the university.
- Exercise direct service and professional supervision over the personnel assigned to the service unit to the extent that these rights are delegated by the Rector.
- Disposal of the budget and room resources allocated to the service unit in accordance with the management guidelines and target agreements with the rectorate.
- Ensuring that the management of the service unit is based on the principles of economy, efficiency and expediency within the allocated resources, as well as the ongoing written (electronic) reporting to the rectorate in accordance with UG 2002, the statutes and the management guidelines.
- Responsibility for quality assurance and results orientation, medium-term and operational planning in their area.
The following central service units have been established at the University of Innsbruck, which are subordinate to the Rector and the Vice Rectors in accordance with the respective rules of procedure of the Rectorate (listed in alphabetical order):
- Admission Department
- Budget and Controlling
- Buildings and Infrastructure
- College Service Center
- Continuing Education Office
- Finance Office
- Information Technology Services (IT-Center)
- innsbruck university press
- Internal Auditing (Internal auditors are not bound by any instructions or mandates when carrying out their audit tasks in the context of audits of EU projects. They must not be hindered in the performance of their duties and must not be placed at a disadvantage as a result of their professional progress.
- International Services
- Country centers
France Focus,
Italy Centre,
Canadian Studies Centre,
Centre for Eastern European Studies,
Center for Inter-American Studies - International Relations Office
- Scientific Networks:
Austria - Israel academic Network Innsbruck (AIANI);
Research Network Britain - Innsbruck (BRITINN)
[Established for a limited period from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2019]
- Country centers
- Knowledge Transfer: Science – Business and Commerce – Society
- Language Centre
- Legal Services
- Personnel Department
- project.service.office
- Public Relations Office
- Service Unit for Health and Safety
- Staff Development
- University and State Library
- University Center Obergurgl
- University sports Institute Innsbruck (USI)