Ethics Commission

Tasks

The Ethics Commission was established in accordance with § 30 UG 2002. Pursuant to Section IX § 2 of the Statutes of the University for Continuing Education Krems, the Ethics Commission prepares expert reports on specific research projects named in the Statutes. In addition, the Ethics Commission supports the Rectorate or the Senate in ethical matters upon request and prepares written statements in this regard.

General information on the responsibilities of the Ethics Commission and application procedures can be found in the following excerpt from the Statutes of the University, in particular in § 2 to § 4.

• Excerpt from the Statutes of the University for Continuing Education Krems (pdf in German)

Rules of Procedure of the UWK Ethics Commission

• Rules of Procedure of the UWK Ethics Commission (pdf in German)

Upon request, working translations of Part IX of the Statutes and of the Rules of Procedure are available at ethikkommission@donau-uni.ac.at. In case of discrepancies or contradictions, only the German version as published in the University’s Bulletin is legally binding.

It is explicitly pointed out that applications to the Ethics Commission must be submitted before the start of the respective study (excluding preliminary work such as literature search). If anything is unclear, it is advisable to contact the University's organizational unit responsible for the support of the Ethics Commission in advance.

Members

The Ethics Commission consists of five members, at least one of whom must have a degree in law. One member is nominated by the Rectorate, the Senate and the heads of the faculties respectively, for a three-year term of office.

Please contact the Ethics Commission for enquiries regarding their upcoming meetings and the required application documents. Applications must be submitted four weeks prior to the respective meeting. The currently valid application form (German/English) must be used. Full applications have to be submitted only electronically.  

ethikkommission@donau-uni.ac.at