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The information on this space is updated regularly. However, a time lag to the German version may occur. In case of doubt or discrepancy, the German version matters.

New Information

 

New measures were announced by the government:"...The government has recently tightened the measures to contain the spreading even further: The reduction of social contacts are still the pivot of all measures to slow the spreading of the virus at a slower pace and to contain its respectively.

This implies that research and teaching at universities and other institutions of higher education remain reduced to a minimum or have to be undertaken in a different manner until April 30: Teaching takes place by means of distance learning..."

The complete official statement can be found here (German only)

This semester will be rated as a "neutral semester".
Details can be found here. (German only)

General Information

Distance Learning

Starting at March 11, 2020, all attendance teaching at TU Wien is suspended. On Monday, March 16, 2020, distance learning (application form) will be launched. The meaning of distance learning is that no lectures will take place at TU Wien. As much content as possible will be provided online and teaching will be reorganized as comprehensively as possible as distance learning. TUWEL is used as the platform to handle the lectures (LVA). Specific support and further information for lecturers is provided in this space.

Examinations

Under the current conditions, it is not possible to guarantee compliance with the official safety recommendations. Therefore, we have to inform you that from Monday, March 16, 2020 all exams (incl. bachelor and diploma examinations, board examinations etc.; written and oral) are CANCELLED, as well as all (laboratory) exercises where attendance is required are cancelled / have to be interrupted.

Alternative dates will be announced as soon as a change in the overall situation is foreseeable

If you need support in coordinating your lecture rooms because of the necessary changes etc. you are welcome to contact the “Distance Learning Team” at this web form.

Exams via video conferencing

Diploma or board examinations and viva voce can be held via the GoToMeeting video conferencing system. The prerequisites are: all members of the examination board and the student agree to this, the appropriate technical provisions are in place and can ensure a stable connection. The entire examination must be documented precisely. Even if a loss of connection occurs. In case of a negative assessment, the break down of the system or the loss of connection can constitute a severe defect in conducting the examination and can lead to the annulment of the examination.

Provided all members of the examination board and the student agree, the examination can be recorded (sound and video recording).

Excursions

Excursions and other courses/lectures outside the university do not take place.

Information for Students

Lecture halls/seminar rooms/learning spaces/laboratory facilities and library

  • All lecture halls are closed.
  • All seminar rooms are closed.
  • All learning spaces are closed.
  • All laboratory facilities are closed. 
  • The libary is closed.

TUWEL

Starting with Monday, March 16, 2020, for all lectures in TISS a corresponding course can be found at TUWEL.

Questions concerning the organization of studies and the university services

can be sent to coronainfo@tuwien.ac.at.



Information for Lecturers

The Teaching Support Center (TSC) and “Zentrale Lehr- und Lernressourcenmanagement“ are there for help and advice.

TUWEL

To support your lectures, we can offer the online platform TUWEL. To help with questions you may have, we put some concise information and links together.

Details on frequently asked questions can be found at the sub-page for TUWEL.

Teaching Support Center - Online Office Hours

As a special service of the Teaching Support Center, we would like to offer teachers a one-hour TSC Online Office Hour. During this office hour, questions on topics such as TUWEL, LectureTube, TU Connect and other services of the Teaching Support Center can be discussed. To give as many people as possible the option to participate, the TSC Office Hours will take place at the following times:

  • Wed, Apr 1, 12:00-13:00 via Zoom (online)
  • Thu, Apr 2, 16:00-17:00 via Zoom (online)
  • Fri, Apr 3, 12:00-13:00 via Zoom (online)

TSC Online Office Hours during Easter:

  • Tue, Apr 7, 16:00-17:00 via Zoom (online)
  • Thu, Apr 9, 16:00-17:00 via Zoom (online)
  • Tue, Apr 14, 16:00-17:00 via Zoom (online)
  • Thu, Apr 16, 16:00-17:00 via Zoom (online)

Distance Learning using TUWEL - Webinar for lecturers (German only)

TUWEL experts at the Teaching Support Center show in two online sessions how teaching units can be transfered form attendance teaching into digital formats.
Date and time:

FAQ on Distance Learning Concepts

We collect frequently asked questions from lecturers on e-learning solutions and digital teaching and learning scenarios for you on the separate sub-page.

Coordination of lecture rooms

If you need support in postponing lectures, chaning of rooms because of streaming or any other questions concerning lecture rooms etc. please contact us via the web form.

Lecture Tube

The Teaching Support Center offers LectureTube as a platform for recording an/or live-streaming your lecture. Video on demand is also an option.

Videos can be made available individually or in a series, only within the TUnet or world wide.

The recording starts automatically at your pre-ordered time slots, after the programming is effected by the Teaching Support Center. No additional user interaction in the lecture hall is necessary.

Details and frequently asked questions and answers can be found at the sub-pagefor LectureTube.


Further Online Meeting Tools

An additional choice of Online Meeting Tools is currently put together.


Informationen for Researchers and Coordinatiors of Third Party Funded Projects

As a result of the measures taken by the Austrian Federal Government due to COVID19 containment, we would like to inform you in this section about changes and adaptations in the application, processing and finalisation of third-party funded projects. These changes may happen at short notice, we do our best to keep this information up to date. If you have any questions that are not covered below, please contact us - we are available for you in our home offices. You will find the respective contact person under the individual Project Life Cycle phases.

Pre-Project

If you have any further questions please contact, depending on your subject,

Deadlines

  • National Funding Programmes
    The submission period for most of the currently open programs of national funding agencies has been extended, and the TUW internal deadlines (for the respective programmes) have been adapted accordingly - up-to-date details can be found under "Funding Info" of the FG Förderberatung und Wirtschaftskooperationen, FB Forschungs- und Transfersupport in the respective program description (login required).

  • European and International Funding Programmes
    In Horizon 2020 programs, some of the call deadlines are being postponed. The exact new deadlines for each call and each topic are specified on the respective call pages in the Funding & Tenders Portal. 
    Currently, the European Commission has extended the submission deadlines for most "Horizon 2020" calls with original deadlines before 15 April 2020 at least until this date. Further information on current changes to call deadlines can also be found on the FAQ page of the Funding & Tenders Portal .
    The Collection Day for the Open Call of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, OC-2020-1) has been postponed and now ends on 29 October 2020. Information on COST activities in connection with COVID-19 can be found here.

  • International Programmes
    We recommend that you check the respective websites of the funding bodies as early as possible, as changes in submission regulations or deadlines cannot be predicted due to the different measures taken by the countries in their fight against Covid-19. Any postponements of submission deadlines can be found on the respective submission portal. For US federal funding, for example, see https://www.grants.gov/

Grant Submission

  • National Funding Programmes
    The procedure for signatures on applications, if already required at the time of submission, will not change.
    At the FWF (e.g. in the case of "ad-personam projects"), the signature can also be scanned or provided via electronic signature. In the case of a scanned signature or a completely missing signature, the original signatures can be submitted at a later date, but must be received by the FWF by the time of the decision at the latest (before the respective meeting of the FWF Board).

  • European and International Funding Programmes
    The procedure for submitting applications for European funding programmes, which are processed via the funding and tender portal, will not change from today's point of view, more information can be found here. In the area of international research funding initiatives, it is hard to provide any currently valid information, so we recommend that you consult the respective websites of the funding bodies as early as possible.

  • Contract Research
    Before you sign a contract/offer with a company (regardless of the project amount),     please consider whether you are actually able to carry out the project in a professional way within the given time frame as well as with the currently available funds and, in case of doubt, please contact the colleagues from the contract department. They will inform you about the current risks and work out the appropriate legal procedure for your case.

Project Phase

If you have any further questions please contact, depending on your subject,

Approval

  • National Funding Programmes
    The decision-making committees meet virtually as planned - the applicants having approved projects will receive the grant agreement in the usual way. However, delays may occur at present. The FFG is currently working on the electronic signing of the contract.

  • European and International Funding Programmes
    The procedure for processing grants for European funding programmes that are processed via the funding and tender portal will not change from today's point of view, more information online. 
    Within international research funding initiatives, it is hard to provide any currently valid information, so we recommend that you consult the respective websites of the funding bodies as early as possible. Changes in the approval process due to the measures taken by the federal states against Covid-19 are constantly changing.
    During the Grant Preparation Phase, "Covid-19" may be included in consortium agreements, with reference to Art 51 (force majeure). The European Commission states that "Coronavirus may be considered force majeure.... In this context, there are recommendations to postpone the Project Review Meetings. However, the reporting deadlines often remain unchanged.
  • Information for H2020 evaluators: 
    If you are an evaluator of an H2020 project, the following changes apply due to the COVID-19 outbreak: Until further notice, all evaluations will be conducted via video or web conference. All contracted experts will receive further instructions from the call coordinator or from the EU services. It is not necessary to change the contract. Further information can be found here.

Extension of the project

  • National Funding Programmes
    FWF:    Cost-neutral extensions are possible up to 18 months if the FWF is notified in a timely manner, i.e., in any case before the end of the contract. This applies to all FWF projects in progress as of March 31, 2020.
    In acute cases in which the current research project cannot be continued for a longer period of time and its realization is endangered, please contact the responsible project supervisor by e-mail and inform him/her about a possible need for additional funding and/or time. Financially effective measures will also be taken within the scope of the possibilities in order to find good solutions in terms of excellent research. In particular for doctoral students and Schrödinger scholarship holders, the FWF offers quick solutions in cases of hardship.
    FFG: Cost-neutral extensions are possible after consulting with the project officers.

  • European and International Funding Programmes
    The European Commission points out that projects can be "suspended" or "terminated" with reference to the Grant Agreement. The assessment is made on a case-by-case basis. Please contact your respective project officer or your contact person at EIFS.

Personal costs in the event of staff absence from duty

There are ongoing discussions with the representatives of uniko, the funding agencies and the ministries to find an Austria-wide solution. Updates will hopefully follow shortly.

  • National Funding Programmes
    FWF:     Personnel costs for people who are unable to work or who can prove that they cannot continue working on their research project due to current government measures can of course be charged in the ongoing FWF fund. If there are already foreseeable delays in the course of the project, the FWF can continue to grant cost-neutral extensions as stated above. The FWF must be informed in a timely manner (before the end of the term specified in the contract). Applications for any additional cost-neutral extensions required due to the current situation must be submitted to the FWF. Please contact the project managers for individual solutions. If you are applying for an extension of staff members or positions (self-application), please also contact the personnel administration of your research institution so that you can avoid any difficulties (e.g., regarding the chain contract regulations).
    FFG: All project-related research work that is and can be done in home office shall be entered in timesheets in the usual way. For laboratory activities a corresponding request has already been made - the answer will be published as soon as possible.

  • European and International Funding Programmes
    The EU NCP (National Contact Point) advises that for projects, in which laboratory work / research is not possible, it is essential to contact the respective Project Officer to clarify in each individual case whether and if so, which hours during these circumstances can be recorded in the timesheets and subsequently invoiced. The EU NCP has also made a general request to the European Commission in this regard. The answer to this question is still pending and will be published or linked on the NCP website as soon as it is available.

  • Contract Research
    Please coordinate with the client/company partner in a timely manner and discuss the adapted schedule.

Material and travel expenses

  • National Funding Programmes
    FWF:     Non-refundable material costs for cancelled project-specific trips are eligible for funding. Appropriate documentation by the project management including all invoices is required. Within the global budget, flexible use of funds is guaranteed anyway. 
    Dealing with travel bans or return trips in mobility programmes 
    The FWF asks all scholarship holders to contact the responsible project officers directly in order to discuss individual solutions. The FWF will respond to delayed project starts in a straightforward and generous manner, as well as to cost-neutral extensions and project interruptions. 
  • European and International Funding Programmes
    H2020 Travel expenses for non-participation in a trip - "Force majeure clause" in the Horizon 2020 grant agreement in connection with the COVID 19 outbreak:     Article 51 of the H2020-MGA sets out the conditions under which the force majeure clause can be applied. "Force majeure" refers to an exceptional and unforeseeable event or situation beyond the control of the beneficiaries which prevents them from fulfilling their obligations under the measure. Where such a situation occurs, beneficiaries must immediately inform the Commission/agency/financing body which will examine, on a case-by-case basis, the possible application of the rules on force majeure. In addition, beneficiaries must immediately take all necessary measures to limit the damage caused by force majeure (e.g. attempt to cancel the ticket, claim reimbursement from the cancellation insurance (if applicable)).
    Costs are eligible if they meet the general eligibility conditions set out in Article 6 H2020 MGA, as are all other costs incurred under the action. For example, if a meeting/event cannot take place due to force majeure, travel and accommodation costs may still be eligible under the H2020 action if they fulfil the conditions for reimbursement, even if the beneficiary did not travel and did not attend the meeting/event. If force majeure leads to additional costs for the implementation of the action, these costs may be eligible for the implementation of the action if necessary (e.g. if a cancelled conference is reorganised at a later date). However, the maximum grant amount cannot be increased. For more information, see here.

    Erasmus+: The OeAD has provided an information page. Costs such as cancellation fees can be claimed with reference to "force majeure".

Accounting, ongoing financial reports

  • National Funding Programmes
    FWF: The deadline for the upcoming annual accounts will be extended from April 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020.
    The FWF's Auditing Department advises project managers to submit their annual accounts in the usual manner and form, but only at a later date, and not to use other forms of submission.
    FFG: Audits on site are carried out by sending documents or remotely, provided that this is possible for the funding recipient. 
    Those projects that would have been audited on site are carried out remotely. In addition to the project management, the department of project controlling and support is also informed. The documents requested by FFG in the course of the audit must be submitted via FFG eCall. Annual payroll accounts, hourly rate calculations and other centrally available documents are provided by the project controlling department.
    If an upcoming submission deadline cannot be met because documents are not available, FFG must be informed via eCall.
    OeNB: The OeNB will try to find accommodating solutions to all other issues.
  • European and International Funding Programmes
    EU-projects: The upcoming audits will be carried out in the usual manner by the Project Controlling and Support Department and by the TU Wien auditor. Documents in paper form are NOT required. All documents are transmitted to the auditor by the Project Controlling and Support via a common cloud. The auditor is able to view and control invoices and receipts via a separate TUinsight report.
  • Contract Research
    Please coordinate with the client/company partner as soon as possible and discuss the adapted time schedule or the possibility of project extensions.

Post-Project

For any further questions please contact: projektcontrolling@tuwien.ac.at

  • National Funding Programmes
    FWF:     The deadline for pending final statements will be postponed from April 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020. The FWF's Auditing Department advises project managers to submit final accounts in the usual manner and form, but only at a later date, and not to use any other form of transmission.
    FFG: On-site audits are carried out by sending documents or remotely, if this is possible for the funding recipient.
    Those projects that would have been audited on site are carried out remotely. In addition to the project management, the department of project controlling and support is also informed. The documents requested by FFG in the course of the audit must be submitted via FFG eCall. Annual payroll accounts, hourly rate calculations and other centrally available documents are provided by the project controlling department.
    If an upcoming submission deadline cannot be met because documents are not available, FFG must be informed via eCall.

  • European and International Funding Programmes
    EU-Projects: The upcoming audits can be carried out in the usual manner by the Project Controlling and Support Department and by the auditor.
    No documents in paper form are required. All documents are transmitted to the auditor by the department of project controlling and support via a common cloud. The auditor is able to view and control invoices and receipts via a separate TUinsight report.

to the „Corona-Info-pages“ of the respective funding organisations

FWF: https://www.fwf.ac.at/de/forschungsfoerderung/faq/faq-zu-corona/
FFG: https://www.ffg.at/presse/ffg-covid-wir-sind-und-bleiben-aktiv
WWTF: https://wwtf.at/news/news/O9723/detail/#O9723
OeAD: https://oead.at/de/der-oead/informationen-zum-coronavirus/
EU-Programme: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/faq;type=1;categories=;programme=H2020;actions=;keyword=COVID-19%20outbreak sowie https://www.ffg.at/europa/recht-finanzen/coronavirus_h2020
COST: https://www.cost.eu/who-we-are/about-cost/coronavirus-covid-19/


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