{"id":8,"date":"2023-11-21T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.weizmann.at\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-05-10T08:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T06:49:50","slug":"ueber-uns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.weizmann.at\/en\/ueber-uns\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b5b58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18b5b58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c83ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c83ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About us<\/strong><\/p><p>The Austrian Society of Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science was founded in 1976 and looks back on a long history of supporting and promoting the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot, Israel. Our association pursues a clear purpose: the idealistic and financial support of the scientific tasks and work of the renowned research institute.<\/p><p><strong>Our mission<\/strong><\/p><p>We are passionate about promoting cutting-edge and basic research and international exchange. Our activities range from organising lectures, supporting research projects and publications to promoting the exchange of scientists and students. We attach great importance to intensive co-operation with Austrian universities and research institutions.<\/p><p><strong>Focus on non-profit status<\/strong><\/p><p>The Austrian Society of Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science is a non-profit organisation. We believe in the transformative power of science and are committed to making a sustainable contribution to engaging supporters through our activities to promote the research work of the Weizmann Institute.<\/p><p><strong>Together for the future<\/strong><\/p><p>Our community consists of dedicated members, including Nobel laureates, who share the vision of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Together we are shaping a future in which science lays the foundations for a better world.<\/p><p><strong>About the Weizmann Institute of Science<\/strong><\/p><p>The Weizmann Institute of Science is one of the world's leading research institutions. It comprises more than 250 experimental and theoretical research groups across five faculties\u2014Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Physics. The Institute proved its scientific excellence once again when Prof Ada Yonath was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for her studies on the structure and function of the ribosome.<\/p><p><strong>Commitment to scientific education<\/strong><\/p><p>Research and teaching go hand in hand at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Institute's scientists are actively involved in promoting science education, whether through the development of innovative curricula, training for teachers or special programmes designed to inspire young people for the world of science. The Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) offers young people the opportunity to participate in high-calibre research projects and to deepen their enthusiasm for science.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa6d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa6d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p><p>Term of office: 25.10.2022 - 24.10.2024<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>RA Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz (Chairman)<\/p><p>Prof. Dr. Harald Posch (Deputy Chairman)<\/p><p>Priv. Doz. Dr. Peter Knoll (Deputy Chairman)<\/p><p>Johannes H\u00f6hrhan (Treasurer)<\/p><p>Dr. J\u00fcrgen Brandst\u00e4tter (Deputy Treasurer)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00dcber Uns Die \u00d6sterreichische Gesellschaft der Freunde des Weizmann Institute of Science wurde im Jahr 1976 gegr\u00fcndet und blickt auf eine lange Geschichte der Unterst\u00fctzung und F\u00f6rderung des Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot, Israel, zur\u00fcck. 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