Vienna University of Technology
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| Established | 1815 |
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| Type | Public university |
| Rector | O.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Peter Skalicky |
| Staff | ~1.800 (4.078 total) |
| Students | 15.836 |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Website | http://www.tuwien.ac.at |
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Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" (k. k. Polytechnisches Institut), it currently has about 15,300 students (19% foreign students/30% women), 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members (1,800 teaching).
As of 2005, the university is ranked no. 32 of the world's 100 top technology universities by the Times Higher Education Supplement, which corresponds to the 8th rank of all European technology universities in that survey.
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[edit] Faculties and Institutes
Faculty of Mathematics and Geoinformation
- E101 Institute of Analysis and Scientific Computing
- E104 Institute of Discrete Mathematics and Geometry
- E105 Institute of Mathematical Methods in Economics
- E107 Institute of Statistics and Probability Theory
- E122 Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- E127 Institute of Geoinformation and Cartography
- E128 Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics
Faculty of Physics
- E134 Institute of General Physics
- E136 Institute of Theoretical Physics
- E138 Institute of Solid State Physics
- E141 Atominstitut of the Austrian Universities
Faculty of Technical Chemistry
- E163 Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry
- E164 Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics
- E165 Institute of Materials Chemistry
- E166 Institute of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Informatics
- E182 Institute of Computer Engineering
- E183 Institute of Computer Aided Automation
- E184 Institute of Information Systems
- E185 Institute of Computer Languages
- E186 Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms
- E187 Institute of Design and Assessment of Technology
- E188 Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems
Faculty of Civil Engineering
- E202 Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Structures
- E203 Institute for Engineering Geology
- E206 Institute for Building Construction and Technology
- E211 Institute for Structural Analysis
- E212 Institute for Structural Engineering
- E221 Institute for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
- E222 Institute for Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering
- E226 Institute for Water Quality, Resources and Waste Management
- E231 Institute for Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering
- E232 Institute for Railway Engineering, Traffic Economics, and Ropeways
- E233 Institute for Road Construction and Maintenance
- E234 Institute for Interdisciplinary Building Process Management
Faculty of Architecture and Regional Planning
- E251 Institute of History of Art, Building Archaeology and Restoration
- E253 Institute of Architecture and Design
- E259 Institute of Architectural Sciences
- E260 Institute of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
- E264 Institute of Art and Design
- E280 Department of Spatial Development,Infrastructure,Environmental Planning
Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- E302 Institute for Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion
- E305 Institute for Hydropower and Pumps
- E307 Institute for Engineering Design and Logistics Engineering
- E308 Institute of Materials Science and Technology
- E311 Institute for Production Engineering
- E315 Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering
- E317 Institute for Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics
- E322 Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- E325 Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics
- E329 Institute for Pressure Vessel and Plant Technology
- E330 Institute of Management Science
- E345 Institute for Forming- and High Power Laser Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- E351 Institute of Fundamentals and Theory of Electrical Engineering
- E354 Institute of Electrical Measurement and Circuit Design
- E360 Institute for Microelectronics
- E362 Institute for Solid State Electronics
- E366 Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems
- E372 Institute of Electrical Drives and Machines
- E373 Institute of Power Systems and Energy Economics
- E376 Institute of Automation and Control
- E384 Institute of Computer Technology
- E387 Photonics Institute
- E388 Institute of Broadband Communications
- E389 Institute of Communications and Radio Frequency Engineering
[edit] Famous alumni
- Heinz Zemanek
- Viktor Kaplan
- Roland Rainer
- Herbert Boeckl
- Hans Sedlmayr
- Ferdinand Fellner
- Boris Nemsic
- Helmut Draxler
- Erwin Schrödinger
- Antoni Wiwulski
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[edit] See also
- Studying in Vienna
- Study in Austria: A Guide
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