mdw Vienna Elects Oliver Vitouch as Rector, Starting October 2027
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Vienna – November 02, 2026 -- The University Council of mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna unanimously elected Oliver Vitouch as its next rector on 31 October 2026. He takes office on 1 October 2027 for a four-year term, succeeding Ulrike Sych, who has led the university since 2015.
Council selects a former Klagenfurt rector with national sector experience
Vitouch, born in Vienna in 1971, is a professor of general psychology. He chaired the Senate at the University of Klagenfurt from 2006 to 2012 and served as its rector from 2012 to 2024. From 2016 to 2024 he alternated as president and vice president of the Austrian Universities Conference (uniko).