Uni.PR – Verein zur Förderung der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der österreichischen Universitäten (association for the promotion of Austrian universities’ public relations)

From May to June 2017, the Austrian Court of Audit (ACA) carried out an audit of the management of funds by the association “Uni.PR – Verein zur Förderung der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der österreichischen Universitäten” (association for the promotion of Austrian universities’ public relations). The association was selected based on a random sampling method.

The audit aimed at assessing the compliance with legal provisions, the attainment of targets, the performance of tasks by the bodies of the association, the funding, as well as the use of funds by the association. Furthermore, the ACA also looked into the cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Research, the Medical University of Innsbruck and the Vienna University of Economics and Business.