Dipl.-Ing. diploma from Vienna University of Technology, awarded 1967 [nominally completing the 5-year master program 1963-1967]

Doctorate diploma from Vienna University of Technology awarded in 1972 with a thesis project completed while employed in The Netherlands

1977

Habilitation Certificate issued by the committee chair at Graz University of Technology in 1977 based on publications and a special habilitation thesis submitted in October 1975.

Certificate approved by the Federal Minister of Science

1980

First appointment to a professorship at Graz University of Technology in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing [a.o. Professor, thus an extra-ordinary position outside of the regular professorial staff plan].

Appointment by the Federal Minister of Science

Second appointment to a professorship at Graz University of Technology, this time for Computer Vision and Graphics, issued by the Federal Minister of Science in 1992

Celebrating 25 years work as a civil servant at Graz University of Technology by a somewhat mysterious addition of military service, the years as Univ.-Dozent and 2 separate professorships. Issued in 2008.

Appointment as CEO of the Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf near Vienna, issued by the Chairman of the Board, 1996

Certificate of University trained ski instructor, issued by University of Vienna Physical Education Department, for the 1967 course 

Training in „persuasive presentations“ learning how to give talks, especially to NASA decision makers, thought at NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena 1974

Appointment to the rank of First Lieutenant by the Federal Minister of Defense in Austria, 1969

Certificate of retirement from all military duties, issued by the military commander for the Province of Styria in 2010 at age 65