!!!Wissenschaftsministerium

Ministry of Science, founded on July 24%%sup th/% , 1970 as Federal 
Ministry of Science and Research, 1996-1997 Federal Ministry of 
Science, Transport and the Arts, Federal Ministry of Science and 
Transport 1997-2000. In 2000 the  Federal Ministry for Education, 
Science and Culture was created to accommodate the academic scientific 
issues which had formerly been handled by the Ministry of Science and 
matters of school education and culture which had been within the 
remit of the  Ministry for Education (full name: Federal Ministry for 
Education and Cultural Affairs). Transport issues were taken over by 
the new Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology ( 
Ministry of Transport).

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The Ministry of Science´s range of tasks included the 
coordination of federal research projects, issues of academic teaching 
and research, matters relating to universities and art universities 
and other scientific institutions and research facilities including 
the Austrian Academy of Sciences, pre-professional scientific 
training, professional training and continuing education, matters 
relating to scientific libraries, to documentation and information and 
further training, students´ interest groups, student grants and 
scholarships and promoting the construction of students´ halls 
of residence.

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Twelve universities and six art universities were subordinate to the 
Ministry of Science. Other academic institutions responsible to the 
Ministry were: Fachhochschule colleges, the Studienbeihilfenbehoerde 
(Students´ Grants and Scholarship Authority), the Psychologische 
Studentenberatung counselling service for students, the 
Universitaetszentrum fuer Weiterbildung (University Centre of 
Post-Graduate Training), the Donau-Universitaet Krems, the Austrian 
Academy of Sciences, the Geologische Bundesanstalt (Geological 
Survey), the Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik (Central 
Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics), the Bundesforschungs- und 
Pruefzentrum Arsenal (Arsenal Federal Research and Testing Institute), 
the Institut fuer Oesterreichische Geschichtsforschung (Institute of 
Austrian History Research) and the Oesterreichisches Archaeologisches 
Institut (Austrian Archaeological Institute).

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From 1996 to 2000 the Ministry of Science was also given 
responsibility for transport policy and transport issues (railways, 
shipping, aviation, motor vehicle transport), the traffic police, 
commercial traffic of goods and persons, telecommunications 
authorities and matters relating to the Austrian Federal Railways. The 
Bundespruefanstalt fuer Kraftfahrzeuge (Federal Automobile Inspection 
Agency) in Vienna was also subordinate to the Ministry of Science.

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Matters relating to the arts were taken over in 1995 (formerly within 
the purview of the Ministry of Education), and given to the  Federal 
Chancellery in 1997.



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