Meeting of the Joint Committee

5th to 7th October 2011, Cyprus

In-put of the Associations of Universities of

Applied Sciences – UAS (FHK)

Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, Austria (FHK)

� umbrella organization of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS)

� joint representation of the executive and academic bodies

� strategy developement and lobbying

� communication platform

Current bilateral cooperation-projects

Austria Cyprus Explanatory Notes

University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna

University of Applied Sciences Joanneum

University of NicosiaUniversity of Cyprus

European University CyprusUniversity of Cyprus

Renewable Energy SourcesEmbedded Systems - Specific Assistive Technologies

European University CyprusProject NetQues – EU-wide homogenization of Logopedic competences

University of CyprusR&D-Project and Network-Building in the area: Practical oriented Higher Education

� amendment of the UAS Study Act� new act regulating the external Quality

Assurance of Higher Education� unification of the framework conditions � regular institutional audits every 7 years� still program-accreditation for UAS but

no more re-accreditation� easier for UAS to change substantial

curricula-elements without the need of an additional accreditation-process (resolution within the academic body in accordance with the provider)

Current developments within the national framework conditions

Contact

� E-Mail: office@fhk.ac.at

� Address: Association of Universities of Applied Sciences

(FHK)General SecretariatBösendorferstraße 4/111010 Vienna, AustriaTel: +43 (0) 1/8906345-10Fax: +43 (0) 1/890 6345 60

� Homepage:www.fhk.ac.at