Graz University of Technology (, short TU Graz) is a

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located in

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, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by

Archduke John of Austria Archduke John of Austria (, ; (or simply ''Nadvojvoda Janez''); 20 January 1782 – 11 May 1859), a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (''Reichsverweser'') of the short-lived German Emp ...

and is the oldest science and technology research and educational institute in Austria. It currently comprises seven

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and is a

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. It offers 19 bachelor's and 36 master's study programmes (of which 20 are in English) across all technology and

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disciplines. Doctoral training is organised in 14 English-speaking doctoral schools. The university has more than 17,000 students, and around 1,900 students graduate every year. The Graz University of Technology and the

University of Graz The University of Graz (, formerly: ''Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz'') is a public university, public research university located in Graz, Austria. It is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-old ...

co-operate in teaching and research of natural sciences. The university has a staff of 3,935. Research areas are combined in five fields of expertise. ''TU Graz'', the ''

University of Leoben The Technical University of Leoben is a public university in Leoben, Styria, Austria. It was established on 4 November 1840 as the ''Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt'' in Vordernberg, Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1849, Peter ...

'' and ''

TU Wien TU Wien () is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university's teaching and research are focused on engineering, computer science, and natural sciences. It currently has about 28,100 students (29% women), eight faculties, and ...

'' form the network ''Austrian Universities of Technology (

TU Austria TU Austria is an association of three Austrian technological institutions: the TU Wien, the Graz University of Technology, and the University of Leoben. The association was founded in 2010, and together the universities in the field of science and ...

)'' with more than 45,000 students and 11,000 staff.

Campus

The university has multiple campuses, as it is mainly situated on three sites in the city, two in the centre of Graz and one in the southeast of the city. * ''Old Technik'' (Rechbauerstrasse / Lessingstrasse) * ''New Technik'' (Kopernikusgasse / Petersgasse) * ''Inffeldgasse'' Campus buildings at the Graz University of Technology File:TUG Alte Technik 1.jpg, Main building File:TUG Neue Technik 1.jpg, New Technology building File:TUG Chemie 1.jpg, BMT building (Biomedical Engineering) File:TUG Chemie 2.jpg, A further Chemistry building File:TUG Inffeldgasse 4.jpg, Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision (Inffeldgasse 16) File:TUG Mathematik 1.jpg, Engineering Mathematics/ Geodesy building File:TUG Inffeldgasse 1.jpg, Study Centre (Inffeldgasse 10)

History

1811: The ''Joanneum'' is founded by

. The first subjects taught were physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, botany, and technology.

Friedrich Mohs Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs ( , ; 29 January 1773 – 29 September 1839) was a German chemist and mineralogist. He was the creator of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Mohs also introduced a classification of the crystal forms in crysta ...

became the first professor of mineralogy in 1812. 1864: The Styrian government makes it the ''Joanneum Regional and Technical College''. 1874: The Austrian government takes over the ''Imperial-Royal College of Technology in Graz''. 1888: Opening of the Main Building ''(Old Technik)'' by

Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the Grand title of the emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death ...

. 1901: The Technical College is granted the right to award doctorates. 1955: The Technical College is divided into three faculties. 1976: The Technical College is divided into five faculties and renamed ''Graz University of Technology'', ''Archduke-Johann-University'' ''(Technische Universität Graz, Erzherzog-Johann Universität)''. 2004: The new Austrian university law (UG 2002) is fully implemented – the university is divided into seven faculties.

Organization

The university consists of seven faculties: * Faculty of Architecture * Faculty of Civil Engineering Sciences * Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering * Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economic Sciences * Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Geodesy * Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering, and Biotechnology

Teaching

Students at TU Graz have a choice of 19 bachelor programmes and 36 master programmes. Graduates receive the academic degrees BSc, MSc or Diplom-Ingenieur/-in (Dipl.-Ing.). The doctoral programmes (Dr.techn. and Dr.rer.nat.) are offered as postgraduate programmes. Continuing education is offered in the framework of ''Lifelong Learning'' and consists of 11 part-time master's programmes and university programmes plus a range of other courses.

Facts and figures

* Beginners: 1,780 * Graduates (academic year 2022/23): 1,855 * Federal budget 2023: €208.6 million * Income from third-party funds 2023: €88.4 million * Floor space (m²): 277,817 * Non-academic staff: 1,151 * Academic staff: 1,932 (of which project staff 1,106) * Lecturers/student assistants: 854 Data from: 2023/24

Rankings

In Shangai Ranking's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, it is in the 201-300 range in ''biomedical engineering'' and in the 301-400 range in ''atmospheric science'' and in ''mathematics''. It can be found in the 401-500 range in ''biotechnology'', in ''chemistry'', and in ''materials science & engineering''. In the 2023 Leiden Ranking, the PP_top10% analysis puts it on position 558, the PP_industry ranks Graz University of Technology on place 13.

Notable alumni

Raimund Abraham Raimund Johann Abraham (July 23, 1933 – March 4, 2010) was an Austrian architect.

(1933–2010), architect *

Silke Bühler-Paschen Silke Bühler-Paschen is a German-Austrian Solid-state physics, solid-state physicist and has been professor for physics at TU Wien, Austria since 2005. Education Bühler-Paschen studied physics at Graz University of Technology and earned her ...

, physicist *

Günther Domenig Günther Domenig (6 July 1934 – 15 June 2012) was an Austrian architect. Domenig was born in Klagenfurt, and studied architecture at the Graz University of Technology (1953–1959). After working as an architectural assistant, he set ...

(1934–2012), architect *

Friedrich Emich Friedrich Emich (5 September 1860 – 22 January 1940) was an Austrian chemist. Emich is recognized as the founder of microchemistry and worked at Graz University of Technology. Together with his colleague from the University of Graz, Fritz ...

(1860–1940), chemist *

Dietmar Feichtinger Dietmar Feichtinger (born 18 November 1961 in Bruck an der Mur) is an Austrian architect established since 1989 in Paris. Biography After graduating in 1988 from the Technical University of Graz with honors, he moved to Paris in 1989 where he f ...

(born 1961), architect *

Anselm Franz Anselm Franz (January 21, 1900—November 18, 1994) was a pioneering Austrian jet engine engineer known for the development of the Jumo 004, the world's first mass-produced turbojet engine by Nazi Germany during World War II, and his work on turb ...

(1900-1994), pioneering jet engineer, inventor of the

Jumo 004 The Junkers Jumo 004 was the world's first production turbojet engine in operational use, and the first successful axial compressor turbojet engine. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Germany late in World War II, powering the Mess ...

and

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turbine engines *

Ernst Hiesmayr Ernst Hiesmayr (11 July 1920 in Innsbruck – 6 August 2006 in Bregenz) was an Austrian architect, artist and former rector of the Technical University Vienna. Life As a student in his high school years Ernst Hiesmayr already worked on cons ...

(1920–2006), architect, artist and former rector of the Technical University Vienna *

Karl Kordesch Karl Kordesch (18 March 1922 – 12 January 2011) was an Austrian chemist and inventor, most notable for jointly inventing the alkaline battery. In 1953 he moved to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip. Life Kordesch was born in ...

fuel cell A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen fuel, hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most bat ...

and battery designer *

Hans List Hans List (30 April 1896, Graz, Austria – 10 September 1996, Graz) was a technical scientist and inventor and entrepreneur. Biography After earning a doctorate in engineering at the Technical University in Graz, Hans List was appointed to the ...

, technical scientist and inventor, entrepreneur *

Hanns Malissa Hanns Malissa (8 October 1920 – 22 June 2010) was an Austrian Analytical chemistry, analytical chemist and Environmental chemistry, environmental chemist who published about 250 scientific papers and several books. Academic career Malissa compl ...

(1920–2010), chemist * Hubert Petschnigg, architect *

Alois Riedler Alois Riedler (May 15, 1850 - October 25, 1936) was a noted Austrian mechanical engineer, and, as professor in Germany, a vigorous proponent of practically oriented engineering education. Career Riedler was born in Graz, Austria, and studied m ...

(1850–1936), mechanical engineer * Rudolf Sanzin (1874–1922), locomotive designer * Friedrich St. Florian (born 1932), architect *

Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla (;"Tesla"
. ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; 10 July 1856 – 7 ...

, electrical and mechanical engineer, inventor (did not receive a degree and did not continue beyond the first semester of his third year, during which he stopped attending lectures) *

Karl von Terzaghi Karl von Terzaghi (October 2, 1883 – October 25, 1963) was an Austrians, Austrian Mechanical Engineer, mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering". Early life I ...

, civil engineer and founder of

soil mechanics Soil mechanics is a branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils. It differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics in the sense that soils consist of a heterogeneous mixture of fluids (usually air and ...

Luis Trenker Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 12 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, alpinist, and bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4 October 1892 in ...

(1892–1990), architect, artist and alpinist * Svitlana Winnikow (1919-1981), first woman professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at

Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, the first post-secondary institution in the Uppe ...

Partnerships

TU Graz has set up strategic partnerships with five universities: *

TU Darmstadt Tu or TU may refer to: Language * Tu language * Tu (cuneiform), a cuneiform sign * ''tu'' or ''tú'' the 2nd-person singular subject pronoun in many languages; see personal pronoun * T–V distinction (from the Latin pronouns ''tu'' and ''vos'') ...

, Germany *

Polytechnic University of Milan The Polytechnic University of Milan (, abbreviated as PoliMi) is a university in Milan, Italy. It is the largest technical university in the country, with about 40,000 enrolled students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and higher ...

, Italy *

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; ) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Established in 1868 by King Ludwig II ...

, Germany *

Tongji University Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the ...

, Shanghai, China *

University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde () is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first techn ...

, UK Graz University of Technology is also a member of

CESAER CESAER is a non-profit association of universities of science and technology in Europe. CESAER was founded on 10 May 1990, seated in the Castle of Arenberg in Leuven, Belgium. The association has 58 universities of science and technology in 28 co ...

Affiliates and shareholdings

TU Graz holds shares in more than 20 companies, mainly research centres like the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology or Virtual Vehicle. It also hosts the

Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis The Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis (short: FELMI-ZFE) is a cooperation between the Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis (FELMI) of the Graz University of Technology (TUG) and the Graz Centre for Electron Micr ...

and the headquarters of the Silicon Austria Labs.

References

External links

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TUGRAZonline (White pages, etc.)

Alumni Union of TU Graz

TU Graz Library

Technology Exploitation Office of TU Graz

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