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Petra Schaper Rinkel
Inauguration of the new and first Rector of the University of Applied Arts
Vienna
03. October 2023
During the inauguration ceremony of Petra
Schaper Rinkel on October 2, 2023, all university members - students, faculty and staff of Angewandte - were invited to celebrate
the inauguration of the new rectorate team and the start of the new academic year.
The
Angewandte, represented by its students, teachers, staff and representatives of its committees, numerous rectors and vice
rectors of Austrian universities, the presidents of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Science Fund and many
guests and colleagues from the science and university sector as well as from the arts and culture sector took part in the
ceremony. The ceremony was supported by the handover of office by the retired rector Gerald Bast, the inaugural speech of
the new rector Schaper Rinkel and included the introduction of the vice rectors - with musical accompaniment by the radio.string.quartett.
With DJ sound the evening found a relaxed ending!
