The Academy Council consists of 16 delegates who are elected by the General Assembly and of whom 4 are not members of the Academy. Additionally, within the Academy Council there is an audit committee whose tasks include monitoring the accounts and the efficacy of the internal control system.
By-laws of the Academy Council
Members of the Academy Council
| Name | Function in the Academy Council | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Barta | Full member of the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences of the OeAW | Herbert Mang Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth Maria Sibilia |
| Georg Brasseur (1st vice chair) | ||
| Helmut Denk | ||
| Veronika Sexl | ||
| Uwe Sleytr | ||
| Melanie Malzahn (chair) | Full member of the Division of Humanities and the Social Sciences of the OeAW | Michael Rössner Danuta Shanzer Ewald Wiederin |
| Bernhard Palme (2nd vice chair) | ||
| Stefan Newerkla | ||
| Verena Winiwarter | ||
| Josef Zechner | ||
| Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik | Corresponding Member of the OeAW in Austria | Claus Lamm |
| Alice Auersperg | Member of the Young Academy of the OeAW | Sebastian Felten |
| Aslan Milla | External financial expert | Reinhard Schwarz |
| Gottfried Schellmann | ||
| Ralph Eichler | External expert | Wolfgang Ertmer |
| Helga Weisz |
Permanent audit committee:
Aslan Milla (vice chair)
Gottfried Schellmann (chair)
Uwe Sleytr
Josef Zechner
For further information on the Academy Council see the By-laws of the OeAW.