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Our blog on higher education law will keep you informed of current case-law, legal developments and other fascinating questions relating to Austrian and European higher education law. You will almost inevitably also gain an insight into our activities in this field. For many years, we have been advising and representing higher education institutions, teachers, students and students' unions, with great success.

2021

News on the invalidity of exams – and the European law exam at the University of Salzburg

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The case attracted considerable media attention. During an exam on European law at the University of Salzburg, the correct answers to multiple choice questions were still visible for some students due to an error when the exam papers were copied. The university subsequently declared the exam null and void – wrongly, as the Administrative Court recently ruled in favour of a student represented by CERHA HEMPEL (20/8/2021, Ro 2020/10/0025).

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Neue Akkreditierungsregeln für Privathochschulen und Fachhochschulen

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Mit dem Hochschulqualitätssicherungsgesetz (HS-QSG) ist das Board der Agentur für Quali-tätssicherung und Akkreditierung Austria ermächtigt, eine Verordnung zu erlassen, in welcher Festlegungen hinsichtlich der Prüfbereiche und Akkreditierungsvoraussetzungen gemäß FHG und PrivHG sowie Regelungen hinsichtlich der methodischen Verfahrensgrundsätze der institutionellen Akkreditierung und Programmakkreditierung zu treffen sind.

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