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64 - Undergraduate Research in Austria

From Research-Led Teaching to Research-Based Learning

from Part IV.4 - Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Günter Wageneder ,
Gudrun Salmhofer ,
Oliver Vettori ,
Elisabeth Westphal ,
Charlotte Zwiauer  and
Harald A. Mieg
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

The chapter provides an overview of the Austrian higher education system and its legal, cultural, and administrative frameworks for Austrian universities, particularly regarding research-based education. Four short case studies give insights into specific approaches showing how undergraduate research is promoted and supported. In the conclusion further national developments for the promotion of undergraduate research are discussed.

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Austriahigher education systemundergraduate researchUniversity of GrazVienna University of Economics and BusinessUniversity of ViennaUniversity of Salzburg
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 583 - 590
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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