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The University Act of 2002 represents
a continuation of policies in place since 1990, whereby the Austrian
universities are being progressively weaned away from a system
traditionally based on central command and control, and towards
autonomy. The previous reforms did not go far enough, and embodied too
many compromises. The new Act has opened the way for decisive changes,
which the universities are now in the process of planning and
implementing. 