Organizational structures in historical transition

Faculties, academic nations and academic offices

An organizational framework was already formed in the University of Vienna’s deed of foundation in 1365. Its basic provisions, following the example of the University of Paris, remained valid for centuries with only few modifications. Only in the course of the reforms of the 19th and 20th century was this “university constitution” de facto invalidated. Nevertheless, the medieval terminology (faculty, rector, dean) is still used at the University of Vienna today, as it is at many other universities.