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private
29,706
29,962
Source: Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). 
 
Indicator 2: Quality assurance and evaluations 
Evaluations of thematic and strategic orientation
The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) carries out evaluations for the on-going strategy period in ac-
cordance with the articles of partnership and the funding agreement of AIT GmbH. Internationally com-
posed evaluation panels are appointed according to a decision of the Supervisory Board to evaluate and 
assess the scientific quality and application relevance of the Centers’ activities and to issue position 
statements on the planned strategic orientation of the Centers. The evaluation process and other details 
are laid down for the evaluation panels in the procedural rules. The evaluation panels report to the Man-
aging Directors, who report to the Supervisory Board. The last evaluation was conducted in 2016, and the 
current evaluation is scheduled for 2020.
114 Excluding Seibersdorf Labor GmbH and Nuclear Engineering Seibersdorf GmbH.

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Institutional quality assurance measures
The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) abides by quality management (QM) documents and strives for 
continuous improvement. Alongside efficient implementation and optimisation, the following aspects are 
always taken into account:
• statutory requirements; 
• QM principles; 
• social aspects; 
• safety and environmental factors. 
The quality management system is certified according to ISO 9001 and some organisational units addi-
tionally have ISO 13485 certification for medical products or ISO 17025 accreditation as testing laborato-
ries. All employees are obliged to be familiar with the principles of quality management and to stay 
abreast of new developments. Compliance with the requirements of the quality management system is 
monitored through both internal and external audits.