Austrian Research and Technology Report 2020

 
Indicator 2: Quality assurance and evaluations
2018
2019
Evaluations conducted at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) at the 
institute and programme level
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3
Source: Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) 
2018:
• Evaluation of the Programme for Promotion of Long-Term Research;
• Evaluation of the Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics (SMI);
• Evaluation of the Institute for Modern and Contemporary Historical Research (INZ);
• Evaluation of the Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA).
2019:
• Evaluation of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI);
• Evaluation of the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC);
• Evaluation of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Innsbruck (IQOQI).
Regular or specially prompted evaluations are key elements of self-assessment and drive the further de-
velopment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) institutes and the academy’s portfolio as a re-
search performing organisation. These evaluations are structured in strict accordance with international 
standards and conducted exclusively by international teams of high-ranking scientists. The internationally 
renowned members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) Research Board are responsible for en-
suring the independence and quality of these teams by overseeing the selection process. The Academy 
Council and the Research Committee participate alongside the Presiding Committee in deciding on mea-
sures to be introduced based on the results of the evaluations. The results of this process enter into the 
116 In contrast to the “central figures”, all indicators in section 2.3.2 refer only to the research performing organisation, in other 
words excluding the learned society, grants and contracting area.

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