| | Studium des Maschinenbaus an der TU Wien |
| 1969-1972 | Internationaler Forschungskonsulent im Bereich Luft- und Raumfahrt |
| 1972-1980 | Universitätsassistent für Strömungslehre an der TU Wien |
| 1975-2001 | Universitätslektor, TU Wien und Universität Linz |
| 1980-1993 | Leiter des Außeninstitutes der TU Wien (erste österreichische universitäre Einrichtung für Weiterbildung, |
| | Kooperation Wissenschaft-Wirtschaft sowie für internationale Forschungs- und Bildungsprogramme) |
| seit 1981 | Koordinator, Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology |
| 1992-1994 | Kellogg Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford, UK |
| 1993-2004 | Direktor, Büro für Internationale Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation (BIT) |
| seit 1995 | Durchführung gezielter Aktionen und Projekte zur Stärkung der Europäischen Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation mit Mittel- und Osteuropa |
| | Mitglied und Vorsitzender verschiedener Programm- und Evaluationsausschüsse im Bereich Forschung und |
| | technologische Entwicklung bei der Europäischen Kommission; z.B. 2006 Chairman, ERA-NET Expert Review Group |
| seit 2000 | Koordinator verschiedener Initiativen und Projekte zur Integration der Westbalkanländer in die Europäische |
| | Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation |
| seit 2001 | Honorarprofessor für Internationale und Europäische Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation, |
| | Technische Universität Wien |
| 2001-2005 | Mitglied, Wissenschafts- und Forschungsrat des Landes Salzburg |
| 2004-2006 | Direktor des Bereiches Europäische und Internationale Programme (EIP), Österreichische |
| | Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG) |
| seit 2006 | Rapporteur, External Advisory Group "Research Potential", Europ. Kommission |
| Senior Advisor für Internationale Forschungskooperation, Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur |
| | und für International R&D Policy, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie |
| 2007 | Mitglied, Expert Groups zum Green Paper "European Research Area", Europäische Kommission |
| 1990-1992 | Dean of the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babe_-Bolyai University, Cluj |
| 1992-1993 | Vice-Rector of Babe_-Bolyai University, Cluj |
| 1997-2000 | Minister of National Education of Romania |
| 1993-2004 | Rector, Babe_-Bolyai University (BBU), Cluj, Romania |
| 1995-2001 | Member of the Committee of Higher Education and Research, Council of Europe, Strasbourg |
| 1998 | Vice-president of the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, Paris |
| 1998-2004 | Vice-chair of the CEPES UNESCO Board |
| since 2001 | Member of the Kuratorium of the Institut für Kulturgeschichte Süd-Ost Europa, München (Germany) |
| 2001-2003 | Member of the International Advisory Commission of the University of Economics, Budapest (Hungary) |
| 2001-2005 | Member of the Board of the European University Association, Bruxelles |
| since 2004 | President of the Academic Council of the Babe_-Bolyai University, Cluj (Romania) |
| 2004-2010 | Member of the Council of the United Nations University, Tokyo (Japan) |
| 2004-2008 | Member of the Collegium of the Magna Charta Observatory, Bologna (Italy) |
| 2004-2005 | President of the Danubian Rectors Conference |
| 2005 | Member of the Academia Europea, Jena (Germany) |
| since 2005 | Member of the Advisory Board of the European Association for International Education, Amsterdam (Netherland) |
| since 2006 | Member of the Academia Europea, Salzburg (Austria) |
| 2006-2010 | Honorary President of the Danubian Rectors Conference |
| 1986 | Graduation in Historical Studies, University of Tirana |
| 1986-1988 | Researcher, Academy of Science Tirana |
| 1988 | Post-Graduate Studies, University of Vienna |
| | Active participation in the founding of the Democratic Party at the end of the Communist rule |
| 1992-1996 | Advisor to the President of the Republic of Albania |
| since 2001 | Chair of the New Democratic Party |
| since 2005 | Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Albania |
| | Studies at Princeton University and the University of Vienna |
| 1968 | Promotion Dr. rer. pol. |
| since 1978 | Full Professor of Economics, University of Vienna; several appointments as Visiting Professor (i.a. Georgetown University, USA) |
| since 1999 | Rector of the University of Vienna (re-elected 2003 and 2007) |
| 2000-2005 | President of the Austrian Rectors' Conference (re-elected 2001 and 2004) |
| 2001-2005 | Vice-President and Member of the Board of the European University Association (EUA), Brussels-Geneva |
| 2005-2009 | President of the European University Association (EUA), Brussels-Geneva |
| 1978 | Ph.D., University of Vienna |
| 1979-1989 | Research Fellow, Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 1980-1998 | Lecturer, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt and University of Vienna |
| 1986-1987 | Visiting Professor, University of Bamberg |
| 1986 | , 1989 and 1997-1998 Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley |
| 1988-1989 | Visiting Professor, University of Frankfurt am Main |
| 1989-1997 | Lecturer, Technical University, Vienna |
| 1990-1992 | Director, Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Science |
| 1992 | Visiting Professor, University of Zurich |
| 1992-2003 | Head, Department of Demography, Humboldt University, Berlin |
| 1995 | , 1997 Visiting Professor, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt |
| 2000-2001 | Visiting Professor, University of Vienna |
| 2001-2002 | Senior Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics of Finance, Technical University, Vienna |
| since 2003 | Senior Fellow, HWWI - Hamburg Institute of International Economics |
| since 2005 | Senior Researcher, Erste Group Bank AG |
| 2008-2010 | Member, Reflection Group Horizon 2020-2030, European Union |
| since 2009 | Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Center, Washington, D.C. |
| since 2010 | Visiting Professor, University of St. Gallen |
| Member of the Advisory Committee, Alpbach Financial Market Symposium, Vienna |
