Graz University of Technology (german: link=no, Technische Universität Graz, short ''TU Graz'') is one of five universities in
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and is the oldest science and technology research and educational institute in Austria. It currently comprises seven faculties and is a
public university
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. It offers 19 bachelors and 35 masters study programmes (of which 18 are in English) across all technology and
natural science
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disciplines. Doctoral training is organised in 14 English-speaking doctoral schools. The university has more than 13,000 students, and approximately 2,000 students graduate every year. Science study programmes are offered in the framework of NAWI Graz together with the
University of Graz
The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria.
History
The unive ...
.
The university has a staff of 3,912. Research areas are combined in five fields of expertise.
''TU Graz'', the ''
University of Leoben
The University of Leoben (German: ''Montanuniversität Leoben'') in Austria is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials.
It was founded on 4 November 1840 as the ''Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt'' in Vordernbe ...
'' and ''
TU Wien
TU Wien (TUW; german: Technische Universität Wien; still known in English as the Vienna University of Technology from 1975–2014) is one of the major universities in Vienna, Austria. The university finds high international and domestic recogn ...
'' form the network ''Austrian Universities of Technology (TU Austria)'' with more than 43,000 students and 10,000 staff.
Campus
The university has multiple
campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...
es, 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.
* Alte Technik (Rechbauerstrasse / Lessingstrasse)
* Neue 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 Archduke John of Austria. The first subjects taught were physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, botany, and technology, and
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 crystal syst ...
was appointed first professor for mineralogy in 1812.
1864: The Styrian government makes it a
Technische Hochschule
A ''Technische Hochschule'' (, plural: ''Technische Hochschulen'', abbreviated ''TH'') is a type of university focusing on engineering sciences in Germany. Previously, it also existed in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands (), and Finland (, ). ...
.
1874: The Technische Hochschule is taken over by the state.
1888: Opening of the Main Building (Alte Technik) by
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the Grand title of the Emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg m ...
.
1901: The Technische Hochschule is granted the right to award doctorates.
1955: It is divided into three faculties.
1975: It is divided into five faculties and renamed Technische Universität Graz, Erzherzog-Johann Universität (Graz University of Technology, Archduke-Johann-University).
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
* Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering
* Faculty of Electrical and Information Medical
* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economic Sciences
* Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Geodesy
* Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering, Biotechnology
Teaching
Students at TU Graz have a choice of 19 bachelor programmes and 35 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 nine part-time master’s programmes and university programmes plus a range of other courses.
Facts and figures
* Beginners: 1,800
* Graduates (academic year 2020/21): 1,865
* Federal budget 2021: €182.8 million
* Income from third-party funds 2021: €79.1 million
* Floor space (m2): 255,200
* Non-academic staff: 1,098
* Academic staff: 1,932 (of which project staff 1,083)
* Lecturers/student assistants: 884
Data from: 2021/22
Rankings
In the 2019 Shanghai ranking of universities/Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, it is in the 101–150 range in Computer Science & Engineeringing and Electrical & Electronic Engineering, and in the 201–300 range in Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering and Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. In the subjects Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth Sciences as well as Energy Science & Engineering, Graz University of Technology can be found in the 301–400 range. In Mathematics it is in the group 401–500. In the 2021
Leiden Ranking
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, the PPtop10% analysis puts it on position 279, the PPindustry ranks Graz University of Technology on place 23.
Notable alumni
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Raimund Abraham
Raimund Johann Abraham (July 23, 1933 – March 4, 2010) was an Austrian architect.
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 u ...
(1934–2012), architect
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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 fo ...
(born 1961), architect
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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
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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 Vie ...
,
fuel cell
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and battery designer
*
Hans List
Hans List (30 April 1896 in Graz, capital of Austria's federal province Styria – 10 September 1996 in Graz) was a technical scientist and inventor and entrepreneur.
After earning a doctorate in engineering at the Technical University in Graz ...
, technical scientist and inventor, entrepreneur
*
Hanns Malissa
Hanns Malissa (8 October 1920 – 22 June 2010) was an Austrian analytical chemist and environmental chemist who published about 250 scientific papers and several books.
Academic career
Malissa completed high school in his home town Bruck an de ...
(1920–2010), chemist
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Hubert Petschnigg
Hubert Petschnigg (31 October 1913 – 15 September 1997) was an Austrian architect.
Life
Petschnigg was born in Klagenfurt, and went to school in Villach. In 1934 he began to study architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, where he e ...
Rudolf Sanzin
Rudolf Sanzin (4 June 1874 – 2 June 1922) was an Austrian engineer and locomotive designer.
Life
Rudolf Sanzin was born in Mürzzuschlag, in the province of Styria, Austria on 4 June 1874. His father was an official with the Austrian Souther ...
(1874–1922), locomotive designer
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Friedrich St. Florian
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Early life and education
St. Florian was born Friedrich St. Florian Gartle ...
Karl von Terzaghi
Karl von Terzaghi (October 2, 1883 – October 25, 1963) was an Austrian mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering".
Early life
In 1883, he was born the first c ...
, civil engineer and founder of
soil mechanics
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*
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, Mountaineering, alpinist, and Bobsleigh, bobsledder.
Biography Early life
Alois Franz Trenker was b ...
(1892–1990), architect, artist and alpinist
Partnerships
TU Graz has set up strategic partnerships with 7 universities:
* TU Darmstadt, Germany
*
Nanyang Technological University
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...
, Singapore
*
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, abbreviated as SPbPU (also, formerly "Saint Petersburg State Technical University", abbreviated as SPbSTU), is a Russian technical university located in Saint Petersburg. Other former names i ...
, Russia (activities currently suspended)
*
Polytechnic University of Milan
The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in 186 ...
, Italy
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Technical University of Munich
The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences.
Establis ...
, Germany
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Tongji University
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, Shanghai, China
*
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) 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 chart ...
, 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 26 c ...
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 ...
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International Conference of Physics Students
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