© Lunghammer – TU GrazClaudia von der Linden, MBA (IMD)
Chairwoman Founding Convention
© Antje Wolm – IT:UUniv-Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lindstaedt
Founding President
Dr. Holger Schwarting
Managing Director
Dr. Gerd Krizek
Senior Manager Study Affairs
Christina Nyström, PhD
Founding Director Learning
Stuart Hodgson, MBA
Founding Director Technology
Dr. Daniel Cracau
Founding Director Outreach
Founding Convention
The Founding Convention is the strategic body of the university during the founding phase. Two of its members were nominated by the state of Upper Austria, three by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), two by the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), one by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and one by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
Chairwoman: Dipl.-Ing. Claudia von der Linden, MBA (IMD)
Vice-Chairpersons: Dr. Christina Rami-Mark , Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Hitz
Members (nominated by): Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.Dr.h.c. Wilfried Eichlseder (BMBWF), Prof. Dr. Dieter Kranzlmüller (FWF), Dipl.-Ing. Katja Schechtner, MSc (BMK), Dr. Wolfgang Steiner (Upper Austria)
Rules of procedure of the Founding Convention:
Founding President
The Founding President leads and represents the university externally.
Founding Management Board
The Founding Management Board is chaired by the Founding President and is composed of the Managing Director and the Founding Directors.
Managing Director: The Managing Director is responsible for the development and management of the administrative area.
Founding Directors: The Founding Directors are responsible for the development and management of their respective areas.
The Industry Sounding Board of IT:U was established to strengthen the dialogue between scientific research and industrial practice. The aim is to jointly tackle global challenges and further develop interdisciplinary studies in a forward-looking way.
International Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB)
The International Strategic Advisory Board advises the Founding Convention and Founding President on current strategic scientific issues, particularly with regards to setting the strategic course and positioning of the university as well as setting fundamental priorities in research and teaching. In addition, the ISAB provides support with calls for applications, searches, and appointments of professors.