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Monday, 17 December 2012

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Bekamen für ihre hervorrangenden Dissertationen den Award of Excellence: Paula Aschauer, Gertraud Harb und Silke Rünger mit o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Marhold, WU Wien.

Bekamen für ihre hervorrangenden Dissertationen den Award of Excellence: Paula Aschauer, Gertraud Harb und Silke Rünger mit o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Marhold, WU Wien.

Minister Karlheinz Töchterle überreichte die Urkunden persönlich an Paula Aschauer ...

Minister Karlheinz Töchterle überreichte die Urkunden persönlich an Paula Aschauer ...

... Getraud Harb ...

... Getraud Harb ...

... und Silke Rünger. Fotos: Haslinger.

... und Silke Rünger. Fotos: Haslinger.

Drei Wissenschafterinnen der Uni Graz mit "Award of Excellence" ausgezeichnet

Große Ehre für drei Dissertantinnen der Uni Graz: Mag. Dr. Paula Aschauer (Rechtswissenschaften), Mag. Dr. Gertraud Harb (Theologie) und Mag. MMag. Dr. Silke Rünger (Betriebswissenschaft) wurden mit dem 2.500 Euro dotierten "Award of Excellence" des Bundesministeriums ausgezeichnet. Insgesamt konnten 37 WissenschafterInnen aller Universitäten Österreichs am 12. Dezember 2012 für ihre herausragenden Doktorarbeiten von Wissenschafts- und Forschungsminister Karlheinz Töchterle entegegen nehmen.

 

"Das Niveau und die wissenschaftliche Tiefe der arbeiten sind sehr beeindruckend. Ich freue mich, dass es auf unseren Universitäten einen derartigen Qualitätswettbewerb gibt, so dass die Verantwortlichen jedes jahr eine Vielzahl an hochklassigen Dissertationen für den Preis nominieren können", betonte der Minister bei der Verleihung in Wien.

 

Der "Award of Excellence" wurde 2008 das erste Mal vergeben und soll die besten Dissertationen eines Studienjahres auszeichnen; die Zahl der möglichen Nominierungen hängt von der Gesamtstudierendenzahl der jeweiligen Universität ab.

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