ABOUT Heinz von Foerster

The University of Vienna is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the largest in Central Europe. Currently, about 88,000 students are enrolled at the University of Vienna. 188 courses can be taken, of which 56 are Bachelor Programmes, 117 Master Programmes, 4 Diploma Programmes and 11 PhD Programmes. With staff of 9,400 employees, 6,700 of whom are academic, the University of Vienna is the largest teaching and research institution in Austria. It aims to sustain a wide range of studies, but at the same time to promote new and innovative fields of research, and to establish new networks between subjects. The main task and goal of this university lies in creating and sustaining top-quality research and teaching, which are regarded as one inseparable entity.