The University for Continuing Education Krems () is an Austrian university specializing in further education for working professionals. It is located in Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria. Name The Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research calls the university the Danube University Krems in English and the Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria calls the university the University of Continuing Education Krems in the English translation of the Universities Act 2002. History The first 93 students enrolled in 1995, when the institution began operation with programs in European Studies and journalism. In 2004, the Austrian parliament passed the Danube University Act (DUK-Gesetz) granting the institution the rights of a full university (such as appointing its own professors). More than 27,000 students have graduated from the university. Courses The University for Continuing Education Krems has specialized in further education of working professionals. It currently offers more than 200 academic courses and degree programs (leading to Master's degrees) in the fields: Medicine, Health and Social Services Economics and Business Management Law, Administration and International Affairs Education, Media and Communication Arts, Culture and Building Students Today, more than 8,000 students (average age: 40 years) from over 90 countries study at the university. 26 percent of the students come from foreign countries. Campus The University for Continuing Education Krems is located in the Wachau region along the Danube, which has been named a world cultural heritage site by the UNESCO. A renovated tobacco factory dating back to the onset of the 20th century and new buildings on Campus Krems provide students and educators room for research and studying. The design for the new buildings is the creation of architect Dietmar Feichtinger, who places a new façade of steel, glass and aluminium opposite the industrial building from the previous century. Organisation Faculties and departments Faculty of Health and Medicine Departments: Health Sciences and Biomedicine Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Interdisciplinary Dentistry Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health Faculty of Business and Globalization Departments: Management and Economics Legal Studies and International Relations E-Governance and Administration Migration and Globalization Knowledge and Communication Management European Policy and the Study of Democracy Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture Departments: Continuing Education Research and Educational Management Interactive Media and Educational Technologies Arts and Image Science Building and Environment Vice-chancellor On 2 February 2007, vice-chancellor Helmut Kramer resigned due to "conceptional differences on strategic leadership".