| | Studium der Soziologie, Pädagogik, Philosophie und Politikwissenschaften an der Universität Göttingen und der FU Berlin |
| 1969 | Promotion zum Dr. rer. pol. an der Fakultät der Geistes- und Staatswissenschaften der TU Hannover |
| 1973-1996 | Lehrstuhl "Allgemeine Soziologie mit den Schwerpunkten Bildungs- und Berufssoziologie, Soziologische Methodenlehre" an der Universität Göttingen |
| 1975-2006 | Direktor des Soziologischen Forschungsinstituts Göttingen (SOFI) |
| 1996-2004 | Professur "Soziologie - mit den Schwerpunkten Industrie-, Bildungs- und Jugendsoziologie" an der Universität Göttingen |
| seit 2004 | Mitglied der Autorengruppe Bildungsberichterstattung, die als unabhängiges wissenschaftliches Konsortium im Auftrag von Bundesregierung und Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK) alle zwei Jahre den nationalen Bildungsbericht "Bildung in Deutschland"verfasst |
| seit 2006 | Präsident des Soziologischen Forschungsinstituts Göttingen (SOFI), Mitherausgeber mehrerer Zeitschriften (u.a. Journal for Labour Market Research) und Gutachter für nationale und internationale Forschungsförderungseinrichtungen sowie sozialwissenschaftliche Zeitschriften |
| | Mario Cervantes is senior economist/principal administrator at the OECD's Science and Technology Policy Division. In particular he is responsible for the Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP). With more than 15 years experience in innovation policy, Mr. Cervantes has written on a range of topics from industry-science relations, human resources in S&T, technology incubators, university patenting and licensing, open innovation and globalisation and more recently on innovation for social challenges. Current activities include the study of the changing nature of innovation and the policy implications as well as work on demand-side policies for innovation. |
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| | A graduate of Columbia University (MA - international economics), the University of California at Santa Barbara (BA economics and political science) and the Institut d' Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Mr. Cervantes has also studied at the Berkman Center, Harvard Law School where he obtained a certificate in internet law, and was a Sloan Fellow in public policy at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Prior to joining OECD, Mr. Cervantes worked as a researcher at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (C.I.T.I) at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York. |
| 1980 | Magister (M.A.), Social and Economic Statistics, University of Vienna |
| 1981-1982 | Research Assistant, Population Studies Center/Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1982 | M.A., Demography, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1983 | Ph.D. (with distinction), Demography, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1983-1985 | Research Associate, Demographic Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences; Lecturer in Social and Economic Statistics, University of Vienna |
| 1984 | Visiting Scholar, World Fertility Survey, London |
| since 1984 | Employed at IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg |
| 1988 | Habilitation, Demography and Social Statistics, University of Vienna |
| since 1988 | Leader, World Population Program, IIASA, Laxenburg |
| 1995-1998 | Research Director, Austrian Institute for Family Studies, Vienna |
| 1998-2001 | Secretary General, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) |
| 1999-2004 | Scientific Coordinator, EU Observatory for the Social Situation, Demography and the Family |
| 2001-2002 | Initiator and Coordinator, Global Science Panel on Population and Environment |
| since 2002 | Director, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna |
| 2007 | Senior Visiting Fellow, Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford University |
| 2002-2009 | Deputy Chair, Board of Directors and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Nairobi, Kairo |
| 2003-2008 | Member, Board of Directors (Kuratorium), Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock |
| since 2008 | Full Professor of Social and Economic Statistics (part time), Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2011 | Founding Director, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU) |
| | Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre, Paderborn und Kiel |
| 1992-1996 | wissenschaftlicher Angestellter, Institut für Theoretische Volkswirtschaftslehre, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel |
| 1996 | Promotion an der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel |
| 1997-1998 | Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter und Dozent für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Fachhochschule Westküste in Heide |
| | Projektberater für das DAG-Forum Schleswig Holstein e.V. |
| 1999 | Lehrbeauftragter an der Fachhochschule Westküste in Heide |
| 1998-2004 | Geschäftsführer des DAG-Forum Schleswig Holstein e.V. |
| seit 2002 | Geschäftsführer des ver.di Forum Nord e.V. |
| seit 2004 | Bertelsmann Stiftung, |
| | bis Ende 2008 Im Projekt "Aktion Demographischer Wandel", nun im Programm "Nachhaltig Wirtschaften" |
| 2012 | Lehrbeauftragter an der Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder |
| 1986-1990 | Studies, Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1990 | Degree in Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1990-1992 | Postgraduate Programme, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| 1992-1999 | Economist, Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna |
| Expert, Department for Economic Policy, Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna |
| 1999-2011 | Researcher, Labour Economics and Public Finance, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| 2002 | Doctorate in Economics, University of Vienna |
| 2004-2011 | Head of Department, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| since 2011 | Scientific Director, EcoAustria - Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Vienna |
| 1966-1970 | Read psychology and media studies at the University of Mainz |
| 1970 | Final Diplom examination and graduation in psychology |
| 1970-1972 | Scholarship holder of the Rhineland-Palatinate Foundation for Highly-Gifted Students |
| | Lecturer at the TH Darmstadt and teacher at the grammar school in Jugendheim, Bergstraße |
| 1972 | Gained her doctorate with the degree of Dr. rer. nat. |
| 1972-1977 | Research assistant at the Psychology Institute of the University of Heidelberg |
| 1972 | Research stays at Ann Arbor and Berkeley |
| 1977-1979 | DFG Research Grant |
| 1979-1986 | Lecturer at the Psychology Institute of the University of Heidelberg and project director for the DFG research unit "Speaking and Language Understanding" |
| 1983-1985 | DFG "Habilitation" Scholarship Holder |
| 1986 | "Habilitation" in psychology at the University of Heidelberg |
| 1985-1987 | Member of the study group on "Historical Change in Social Psychology" of the Werner Reimers Foundation |
| 1986-1992 | Senior contract lecturer at the University of Heidelberg |
| | Project director and coordinator in the Heidelberg/Mannheim Collaborative Research Centre SFB 245 "Language and Situation" |
| 1987-1989 | Member of the Senate Committee on Women's Affairs at the University of Heidelberg |
| 1987-1993 | Chairwoman of the Association of Women Academics and Scientists in Baden-Württemberg |
| 1988-1994 | Reviewer for the Baden-Württemberg Länder Government Programme to Support Women |
| 1992 | University Professor (C4) at the University of the Saarland |
| 1994-1997 | Vice-President responsible for Teaching and Studies at the University of the Saarland |
| 1995 | /1996 Member of the Committee of Experts on "Research and Technology" in the Saarland |
| 1994-1998 | Member of the Executive Board of the German Psychology Society |
| 1996-1998 | Member of the Higher Education Structure Committee of Baden-Württemberg |
| 1999-2000 | Member of the Evaluation Committee on Psychology at the Northern Network Universities (Bremen, Greifswald, Hamburg, Kiel, Oldenburg) |
| since 1996 | Liaison lecturer and since 1997 member of the Selection Committee for the German National Study Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |
| 1999-2000 | Ombudswoman at the University of the Saarland |
| | Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Social and Applied Human Sciences |
| | Member of the Advisory Board on Women's Affairs |
| | Member of the Senate of the University of the Saarland |
| 2000-2006 | President of the University of the Saarland |
| 2001-2006 | HRK Vice-President for Research and Young Scientists |
| since 2002 | Member of the University Council of the University of Konstanz |
| since 2004 | Member of the Austrian Science Board (Österreichischer Wissenschaftsrat) |
| since 2006 | President of the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz |
| since 2007 | Member of the Council of the United Nations University |
| since 2009 | Member of the Board of the European University Association (EUA) |
| since 2012 | President of the German Academic Exchange Service |
| 1972-1978 | Studies of Biochemistry, University of Vienna |
| 1978-1981 | PhD in Biochemistry, University of Vienna |
| 1981 | Post doc: University of Munich, Germany |
| 1982-1985 | C.N.R.S. Gif/ Yvette, France |
| 1987-1989 | New York Deptment for Health, Albany NY, USA |
| 1987-2004 | Assistant, Deptment for Microbiology & Genetics, University of Vienna |
| seit 2005 | Deptment Biochemistry, University of Vienna |
