Faßmann, Heinz
o. Univ.-Prof. Dr.
13.08.1955
Born in
Düsseldorf,
Germany
Professor of Applied Geography, Spatial Research and Spatial Planning at the Institute of Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna, 2015-2017 Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs, 2017-2019 Federal Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Austria
| Funktion | Zeitraum | Fakultät |
|---|---|---|
| Vice dean | 2004/05–2005/06 | Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy |
| Dean | 2006/07–2007/08 | Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy |
| Dean | 2008/09–2009/10 | Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy |
| Dean | 2010/11 | Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy |
| Vice rector | 2011/12–2014/15 | Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy |
| Vize-Rektor*in | 2015/16–2017 | Fakultät für Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie |
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Education and Academic Career
1974-1980: Studies in Geography and Economic and Social History, University of Vienna, doctoral degree
1980-1981: Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Studies (Sociology Department), Vienna
1981-1992: Researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Commission for spatial research, Institute of Demography)
1991: Habilitation, venia legendi in Human Geography and Regional Research
1996-2000: C4 Professor of Applied Geography II (Geoinformatics) at the Technical University of Munich
Since 2000: Professor of Applied Geography, Spatial Research and Spatial Planning at the University of Vienna
Functions and Memberships
1992-1995: Director of the Institute for Urban and Regional Research (ISR) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Since 2002: Member of Academia Europaea
2003-2009: Member of the Senate of the University of Vienna (professors’ curia spokesperson)
2006-2011: Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy
Since 2006: Director of the Institute for Urban and Regional Research (ISR) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Since 2007: Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Since 2009: Member of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (Berlin)
Since 2010: Chair of the Expert Council for Integration at the Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs
2011-2015: Vice-Rector for Human Resources Development and International Relations at the University of Vienna
Since 1 October 2015: Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs (term: 1 October 2015 until 30 September 2019)
Awards
Camillo Sitte Promotion Award (Vienna University of Technology)
Hans Bobek Award (Österreichische Geographische Gesellschaft (Austrian geographical society))
Schader Prize (Schader-Stiftung, Darmstadt)
Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book
Cardinal Innitzer Prize for social and cultural sciences
See also
> Austrian Academy of Sciences (accessed on 19.02.2026)
> Wikipedia (accessed on 19.02.2026)
Literature and printed sources
Heinz Faßmann, Geographie an Der Universität Wien 1938 1945 1955. In: Zukunft Mit Altlasten. Die Universität Wien 1945–1955, edited by Margarete Maria Grandner, Gernot Heiß, Oliver Rathkolb, 273–289 (Innsbruck 2005).
Heinz Faßmann, Räumliche Disparitäten Im österreichischen Schulsystem. Strukturen, Trends Und Politische Implikationen. ÖROK Schriftenreihe 162 (Wien 2002).
Heinz Faßmann, Reinhard Sieder, Heinz Steinert, Emmerich Tálos, Der Wandel Der Bevölkerungsstruktur in Der Zweiten Republik. In: Österreich 1945–1995. Gesellschaft. Politik. Kultur, 395–408 (Wien 1995).
Heinz Faßmann, Arbeitsmarktsegmentation Und Berufslaufbahnen. Ein Beitrag Zur Arbeitsmarktgeographie Österreichs. Beiträge Zur Stadt- Und Regionalforschung 11 (Wien 1993).