Working Groups

The Research Working Group advises on strategic objectives in the areas of academic and artistic research as well as the advancement and appreciation of the arts. Its particular focus is research projects that fulfil the criteria of the development plan and performance agreements. It also carries responsibility in the area of quality management.

The Research Working Group is interdisciplinary and therefore consists of at least five people from different organisational units in addition to the Head of the Research Support Department, who are appointed by the Rectorate in consultation with the Research Support Department. The head of the Department of Research Support is responsible for the management, organisation and administration of the Research Working Group.

The Sustainability Working Group is responsible for advising on strategic objectives in the field of sustainability in accordance with the development plan and performance agreements. It also plays an active role in quality management. 

The Sustainability Working Group is interdisciplinary and therefore comprises, in addition to the Head of the Sustainability Department, at least five individuals from different organisational units, who are appointed by the Rector’s Office in consultation with the Sustainability Department. The management, organisation and administration of the Sustainability Working Group, as well as the invitation to the inaugural meeting, are the responsibility of the Head of the Sustainability Department.

In the summer semester of 2018, a working group for inclusion and diversity (AG ID) was set up at the Mozarteum University Salzburg in conjunction with the Vice-Rectorate for Teaching. Alongside raising awareness for the cross-sectional areas of inclusion and diversity, the presentation of existing activities and the conception of new ones was also a declared goal. The areas of responsibility include advising curriculum committees and department heads as they devise new curricula and develop inclusion and diversity-related teaching content, as well as cooperating with the relevant departments at other universities and colleges in Salzburg.

The Digitalisation Working Group is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Digitalisation Strategy Paper and Roadmap, developing recommendations for the further development of infrastructure and strategic objectives in the context of digitalisation, and playing an active role in quality management. The Digital Working Group is interdisciplinary in nature and comprises the heads of the Digital Media, MITS and University Library departments, a representative from the Quality Management and Development Planning department, a member of the DAF management team, and representatives from Departments 01, 06, 09, 10, 11 and 12. Other individuals may also participate. 

The DAF and the Digital Working Group collaborate on drafting recommendations for the Rectorate regarding quality management, performance agreements, the development plan, and the infrastructural and strategic development of the Mozarteum University Salzburg.