The members of the Presiding Committee are elected by the General Assembly of the full members of the Academy. In line with the dual control principle, the President and the Vice President are responsible for the management and agendas of the OeAW’s research institutes and the two Division Presidents are responsible for the member activities of both OeAW divisions.



President of the Division of Humanities and the Social Sciences
Oliver Jens Schmitt

President of the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
Georg Brasseur