Opening Hours and Contact


The best way to reach the Dean's Office is by mail or telephone.

Tuesday 9.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 15.00

Wednesday 9.00 - 12.00

Thursday 9.00 - 12.00

Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, D 0245, 1030 Vienna


During the Christmas holidays of 2025 (19 December 2025 to 6 January 2026), the following opening times apply to Anton von Webern Platz:
19 December 2025: 08:00 – 20:00
22 – 23 December 2025: 08:00 – 18:00
24 December – 4 January 2026: closed
5 January 2026: 08:00 – 18:00
6 January 2026: closed

 

Team 

 

Office of the Dean of Research Programmes
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, D 0245

Responsibilities: 

  • student administration in the PhD programme

  • teaching management

  • organisation and administration of entrance examinations



Tanja Putzer

Tel.: +43 1 71155-2041

stdw@mdw.ac.at

 

Sandra Smekal

Tel.: +43 1 71155-2042
 

stdw@mdw.ac.at

 

Dean of Research Programmes

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Urbanek

urbanek@mdw.ac.at

 

Graduate Center
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, B 0267

Responsibilities: 

  • Providing individual advice to prospective and current PhD students and early-career researchers with questions about their course, in need of guidance or facing challenges, or looking to plan their career

  • Onboarding new PhD students

  • Organising and partially conducting workshops (transferable skills) and information events

  • Collaborating in the development of handouts and the further development of curricula


Dr.in  Hanna Brinkmann

graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at