In many European countries, the habilitation is the most advanced university examination and serves as proof of outstanding academic or artistic qualification. During the habilitation proceedings, it is determined whether the habilitation candidate is capable of representing the entire range of research and teaching in the discipline. If the candidate is successful, "authorization to teach (venia docendi) an entire academic or artistic subject" (cf. § 103, UG 2002, Austrian Universities Act 2002) is awarded. This is associated with the right to freely provide academic or artistic instruction at a university using its facilities and to oversee and assess academic or artistic work (§§ 81 to 83, § 124).
The awarding of the authorization to teach is celebrated as part of an academic ceremony at the Medical University of Graz during which the associate professors and their academic work is presented and acknowledged.
You can find information on habilitations at Med Uni Graz below. You can learn more about the scientific profile of our associate professors at the Research Portal.
