As thought leaders of social development, universities are particularly challenged to live up to their pioneering role with regard to sustainable development. A conversation with Maria Kalleitner-Huber, Head of the Department for Sustainability at the Mozarteum University, about potentials and challenges at an (art) university.
With the new building of the Mozarteum University at the Kurgarten (UMAK), the city of Salzburg, the cultural area around the Mirabell Gardens and the Paracelsus Baths get a new player and neighbor. The official laying of the foundation stone on February 27, 2023 at 11 a.m. initiated the implementation of a future-oriented project that invests in the university education and research location Salzburg, in the networking of science and art and in Salzburg's core competence in the field of culture.
A defining eight-year period at the Mozarteum University Salzburg comes to an end on 31 March 2026 with the conclusion of the current rectorate’s term of office, under the leadership of Rector Elisabeth Gutjahr. In recognition of her service, she has been awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Mario Kostal is to retire, while Vice Rector for Resources Anastasia Weinberger will continue to contribute to the Austrian higher education sector as Technical Committee Chair for Sailing at the International University Sports Federation. Hannfried Lucke has been re-appointed as Vice Rector for Art.
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Art, science and technology are at the heart of the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary project “Co-CreART. Co-Creating Change”. A mobile hands-on laboratory and a range of events explore questions about the future.
In order to ensure that Austria maintains its position in the world of art and culture, selected outstanding graduates of arts universities are supported in the early stages of their artistic careers. To this end, the public arts universities, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, have launched the A4 – Austrian Art Alumni Award programme: each year, six graduates of Austrian arts universities are awarded a grant in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
FAiR stands for Female Artist in Residence and is a funding programme for young female artists on their way to becoming university professors. It was recently launched at the Mozarteum University and is committed to greater fairness and equal opportunities in the professional lives of women at music and art universities.
The Institute for contemporary music organises all events in the field of Contemporary Music that are relevant for academic studies, from the supervision of individual students to collaborations between several classes, departments and other internal and external institutions.
With various ensembles, choirs and orchestras, the Mozarteum University offers a wide range of opportunities for students to gain valuable practical experience, to participate in large projects inside and outside the university and to work with renowned performers and conductors already during their studies.
At the Mozarteum University, artistic encounters and challenges are combined with art education and art university research. Highly talented students from all over the world dedicate themselves to developing and opening up the arts together with renowned teachers at the Salzburg and Innsbruck campuses.