Working Groups
Working groups negotiate issues of essential interest to the entire Mozarteum University Salzburg. They collate information, arguments, desiderata and points of criticism on their respective subject areas in order to draw up recommendations for the further development of the university. Recommendations from a working group must be dealt with by the responsible committees. Working groups thus serve as meeting points for and between individuals, institutions and committees.
Working Group for Research
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.
Working Group for Sustainability
The Working Group for Sustainability advises on strategic objectives in the area of sustainability in accordance with the development plan and performance agreements. It also plays a role in the area of quality management.
The Working Group for Sustainability is interdisciplinary and therefore consists of at least five people from different organisational units in addition to the Head of the Sustainability Department, who are appointed by the Rectorate in consultation with the Sustainability Department. The Head of the Sustainability Department is responsible for the management, organisation and administration of the Working Group for Sustainability and for inviting members to the inaugural meeting of each elective term. The topic of sustainability is of far-reaching and forward-looking importance. At the end of 2024, the working group presented a concept for an institutional format and governance structure in which the systematic further development and strategic strengthening of sustainability at the Mozarteum University Salzburg can best be achieved.
Working Group for Inclusion & Diversity
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.