CV Heinz Faßmann, Federal Minister of Education, Science and Research
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Fassmann
Curriculum Vitae
Minister of Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Personal Data
Heinz Fassmann
Date of Birth: 13 August 1955 in Düsseldorf (Germany)
Education and Academic Career
- 1974-1980: Studies in Geography and Economic and Social History, University of Vienna, doctoral degree
- 1980-1981: Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Studies (Sociology Department), Vienna
- 1981-1992: Researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Commission for Spatial Research, Institute of Demography)
- 1991: Habilitation, venia legendi in Human Geography and Regional Research
- 1996-2000: C4 Professor of Applied Geography II (Geoinformatics) at the Technical University of Munich
- Since 2000: Professor of Applied Geography, Spatial Research and Spatial Planning at the University of Vienna
Functions and Memberships
- 1992-1995: Director of the Institute for Urban and Regional Research (ISR) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Since 2002: Member of Academia Europaea
- 2003-2009: Member of the Senate of the University of Vienna (professors’ curia spokesperson)
- 2006-2011: Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy
- 2006-2017: Director of the Institute for Urban and Regional Research (ISR) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Since 2007: Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 2009-2016: Member of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (Berlin)
- 2010-2017: Chair of the Expert Council for Integration at the Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs
- 2011-2015: Vice-Rector for Human Resources Development and International Relations at the University of Vienna
- 2015-2017: Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs
Awards
- Camillo Sitte Promotion Award (Vienna University of Technology)
- Hans Bobek Award (Österreichische Geographische Gesellschaft (Austrian geographical society))
- Schader Prize (Schader-Stiftung, Darmstadt)
- Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book
- Cardinal Innitzer Prize for Social and Cultural Sciences
Photo credit: Martin Lusser / BMBWF