CURRICULUM VITAE

Born 1945 Diessen /Ammersee, Germany,

Schools in Austria,

Diploma in Philosophy / Theology 1971 (Eichstätt, Fribourg)

PHD in Communication Science 1973 (Salzburg),

Certification for Communication Training and Consultance 1976 (Graz-Zürich),

Activities in Media Education, Poltical Education, Media- and Communication Consultance, Communication Training, Group Dynamics in Companies, Organizations, Academies and Universities, 1976 to 1990,

University lecturer for Communication Theory, Media- Education, educational Cmmunications, Tele-Learning, Communication Managament in Austrian and German Universities 1976 to 1992,

Full Professor for Audiovisual Media (Theory and Practice) at the Department of Media- and Communication Studies at the University of Vienna since 1993,

Head of the University TV and University Radio at the University of Vienna,

Head of several inter-university teaching programs (Amman, Buenos Aires, EU, Joplin, New York, São Paulo)

Visiting professor at universities in New York, São Paulo, Rome

Partner in several European Research- and Development Projects (ECN, ENCE, EUROMEDIA, PEGASUS),

Member of The Austrian Association of Communication Science,

Member of the German Association of Communication Science

Member of IAMCR

Vice President of the Balkan Media Academy,

President of the Austrian - American Film Association,

President of the Austrian Association of Health Communication

Research in:
Alternative Media Systems, Communication Development of Communities, Media Education Systems, Communication Professional Systems, Tele-Teaching, Youth Media Culture.