Public notices

• Studienrechtliche Bestimmungen
  (Beschluss des Senats vom 02. August 2022) (PDF)
   
• Richtlinie für das Berufungsverfahren gemäß § 98 UG 2002 an der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
  (Beschluss des Senats vom 20. Jänner 2012)
   
• Richtlinien für Habilitationsverfahren
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 17. Juni 2016)
   
• Frauenförderungsplan
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 13. Juli 2016)
   
• Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfragen
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 13. Juli 2016)
   
• Richtlinie für das Berufungsverfahren gemäß § 99 a UG an der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 17. Mai 2019)
   
• Gleichstellungsplan
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 17. Mai 2019)
   
• Generelle Richtlinien für die Durchführung, Veröffentlichung und Umsetzung von Evaluierungen
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 29. Mai 2020)
   
• Wahlordnung des Senates
  (Beschluss des Senats auf Vorschlag des Rektorats vom 17. Dezember 2021)
   
• Richtlinien für akademische Ehrungen
  (Beschluss des Senats vom 11. März 2022)
   
• Wahlordnung des Universitätsrats
  (Beschluss vom 8. Juni 2022)

Function of the Guidelines

Based on a broad opinion-forming process, these guidelines were developed by the University Council in 2000-2002 and last updated by the Rectorate in the summer semester of 2010. They serve the future-oriented self-definition of the University Mozarteum Salzburg. The guidelines are intended to:

• provide information on the fundamental objectives of the University
• contribute to the identification of students, teachers and general university employees with the University Mozarteum Salzburg
• define the need for action as clearly as possible

Implementation is the responsibility of all members of the University Mozarteum Salzburg. It is the responsibility of the university management to promote or demand appropriate measures for implementation, to evaluate them regularly and, if necessary, to make it its task to further develop the guidelines.

As an artistic, pedagogical and scientific center, the University Mozarteum Salzburg today fulfills regional and international tasks in equal measure. These are distributed among the various departments and institutes dedicated to artistic disciplines and pedagogical/scientific tasks, with 14 departments located in Salzburg and one in Innsbruck.

The University Mozarteum Salzburg currently has eight locations in Salzburg and two in Innsbruck. The University Mozarteum Salzburg offers courses in music, performing arts and fine arts in Salzburg and Innsbruck. Furthermore, preparatory courses, postgraduate and part-time university courses or workshops as well as master classes of the International Summer Academy and summer courses at the Orff-Institute are offered in summer.

Self-conception

The Art University Mozarteum Salzburg sees itself as an artistic, pedagogical and scientific training and research institution as well as a place where artists and ideas (concepts) meet:

• It sees it as its task to make essential contributions to the creation and interpretation, reflection and mediation of art and artistic practice.
• Its international reputation, especially as a center for artistic and scientific study of Mozart's music, represents a permanent challenge.
• It actively shapes the artistic and educational landscape against the background of international developments (including the Bologna Process).
• Its status as a university of the arts obliges it to maintain a constant dialogue between the practice of art, teaching and research.
• A central concern is the optimal, preferably individual support of its students.

Ethical principles

University teaching and research includes people of different world views, interests and objectives; this results in the need for a distinctive culture of conversation and conflict resolution. Interaction among university members is characterized by the maxims of openness, tolerance, and respect for the diversity of persons, content-related positions, and institutional affiliations. Democratic co-determination and transparent decision-making form the basis of the interaction between students, teachers and administrators. The university community is based on the individual responsibility of its members. Open-mindedness, quality awareness and the will to perform are indispensable factors for constructive and successful cooperation. The University Mozarteum Salzburg is strongly committed to the principles of anti-discrimination and equal treatment.

Internal communication

Internal communication is continuously promoted. Members of the University Mozarteum Salzburg are informed in the best possible way about the design of decision-making processes as well as the decisions themselves. At the same time, members of the University undertake to make use of internal sources of information.

Premises

The spatial resources are made available and used responsibly, taking into account artistic, organizational and economic aspects.

Educational Mission and Teaching

The University Mozarteum Salzburg considers artistic work and education to be fundamental human rights and is emphatically committed to the constitutional principle of freedom of art, teaching and research. It is committed to practice-oriented education with regard to career opportunities in the cultural and educational sectors. In the orientation of its teaching program, it takes into account the need for artistic and scientific freedom.

The University Mozarteum Salzburg sees it as its task, beyond imparting technical knowledge and artistic skills, to educate independent, committed and reflective members of society who are capable of working responsibly and also of assuming key functions in the fields of art and education. Interdisciplinary cooperation characterizes the University Mozarteum Salzburg as a place of innovative artistic, scientific and pedagogical debate. Preparatory courses leading to university studies are offered to support highly gifted children and young people. Special study programs are available for part-time learning and "Lifelong Learning (LLL)". The University Mozarteum Salzburg encourages teachers to deal with current issues of university didactics.

Development and Exploitation of the Arts

The development and exploration of the arts includes:

• the creation, interpretative development and performance or exhibition of works of art
• the theoretical and practical examination of artistic processes, including performance and exhibition practice
• the comprehensive critical reflection of works of art in their respective (socio)cultural context
• the pedagogical preparation and mediation of art

Research

The collaboration of artists, scientists and educators opens up specific perspectives of art university research and is promoted at the University Mozarteum Salzburg. Special attention is given to the implementation of cooperation projects with domestic and  foreign institutions.

Internal Organization and Continuing Education

The University Mozarteum Salzburg is committed to a division of tasks with clearly defined responsibilities. The University Mozarteum Salzburg strives for an efficient organization whose strategic planning is carried out with the participation of decision-making internal collegial bodies. The University Mozarteum Salzburg supports continuing education measures for all university groups.

University Management and University Administration

The university management and the university administration work according to management principles appropriate to an art university. They act on the basis of comprehensive development planning, clear agreements on objectives, performance targets, and according to aspects of efficiency and economy, while preserving the special characteristics of an art university.

External Relations / Alumni

The University Mozarteum Salzburg takes a stand on cultural and educational policy. It informs the public about its plans, activities and achievements. It takes the initiative in participating in international programs for the exchange of students and teachers. The University Mozarteum Salzburg maintains contacts with graduates ("Alumni").

(according to the development plan 2022-2027 (p.144))

Quality objectives in the artistic / scientific / pedagogical field

The fundamental quality objectives in the artistic / scientific / pedagogical field of the University Mozarteum Salzburg are:

• Excellent, internationally relevant and visible EEK / research
• Social relevance of the university-financed EEK
• Development of internationally competitive and internationally recognized young artists as independent artistic personalities
• Development of internationally competitive and internationally recognized young scientists / pedagogues
• Efficient, quality-oriented use of resources Utilization of creativity and potential of all genders in teaching, EEK and research
• Motivated and competent employees who deal with the changing demands in teaching, EEK and research and meet their tasks.
• Freedom and a sense of responsibility in the area of tension between the individual and society, past (cultural heritage, reflection on history) - shaping the future
• Culture of sustainability
• Lively discussion of values and critical-constructive reflection in dialogue with society

Guiding principles of quality management in administration

The quality goals of the administration of the University Mozarteum Salzburg follow the guiding principles:

• Process optimization
• Customer orientation
• Employee orientation
• Transparency and efficient reporting
• Economical use of resources in terms of economy, efficiency and expediency
• Team spirit, dialogue and permeability between the different departments

In an annual administrative retreat, the implementation and impact of these guiding principles in practice are reflected upon and measures and focal points for achieving concrete quality goals are agreed upon. The contents and goals of the QMS are communicated by the managers to the respective employees (e.g., in the employee meetings) and discussed in semi-annual quality circles.