Hubert Hasenauer

Career

• 2022 Head of the Institute of Silviculture
• 2020 President of the Austrian Africa-UniNet
• 2018 - 2022 Rector/President of BOKU University
• 2015 Guest Professor (1 Month) at the Northwest Agriculture & Forest University in Yangling, China
• 2015 - 2016 Speaker of all University Senates in Austria
• 2011 Guest Professor (4 months), NTSG, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
• 2009 - 2016 Chairman of the Senate at BOKU
• 2008 - 2018 Head of the Institute of Silviculture
• 2007 Professor for Forest Ecosystem Management
• 2006 - 2018 Deputy Department Head, Forest and Soil Sciences
• 2002 - 2013 Annual Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu, Finland
• 2002 Guest Professor (5 months), European Forest Institute
• 2002 - 2004 Annual Guest Lecturer at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK
• 1999 Habilitation, Docent and Ao.Univ. Prof. untill appointed as Professor
• 1995 - 1996 Visiting Scientist in the USA (1.5 years), Forestry School, Univ. of Montana, Missoula, MT, Intermountain Research Station, Moscow, ID, College of Forestry, Virgina Tech. Blacksburg, VA
• 1994 Doctoral degree (with excellence)
• 1991 Diploma, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna (with excellence)
• 1990 - 1991 Full bright scholar (10 months), College of Forestry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
• 1986 - 1991 Forestry Program at the Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU)
• 1983 National Exam for Forest Manager (with exellence)
• 1982 - 1986 Forest Manager, Austrian Federal Forest Company

Awards

• Year: 2025 Awards: Star of Public Gratitude, Albania
• Year: 2023 Awards: Altrektorenkette der Universität für Bodenkultur / Decoration as Rector Emeritus, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
• Year: 2023 Awards: Member of the Hall of Fame, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Nigeria
• Year: 2022 Awards: Goldenes Komturkreuz für Verdienste um das Land Niederösterreich / Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold of the Federal State of Lower Austria
• Year: 2022 Awards: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich /Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold from the Republic of Austria
• Year: 2019 Awards: Ehrendoktorat / Doctor honoris causa, Poznan University of Life Sciences
• Year: 2019 Awards: Ehrendoktorat / Doctor honoris causa, University of Eastern Finland
• Year: 2013 Awards: Fellow des European Forest Institute (H. Hasenauer ist der elfte und erste Österreicher dem diese Auszeichnung zuerkannt wurde)
• Year: 1998 Awards: Förderungspreis der Stiftung 120 Jahre Universität für Bodenkultur
• Year: 1996 Awards: Erwin Schröder Forschungsstipendium für Forschungsaufenthalt (1,5 Jahre) in den USA
• Year: 1995 Awards: Preis der Prof. Anton Kurir-Stiftung
• Year: 1991 Awards: Leistungsstipendium der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
• Year: 1989 Awards: zweimaliges Fulbright Stipendium für Studium (insgesamt 10 Monate) in den USA
• Year: 1989 Awards: Preis der Dr. Karl Schleinzer-Stiftung, BOKU