Type Public university Academic staff c. 3,300 (4,515 total) Campus Urban Phone +43 1 588010 Rector Sabine Seidler | Established 1815 Students 27,923 (2013) Total enrollment 29,159 (2015) Founded 1815 | |
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Location Vienna, Vienna, Austria Address Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Austria Founder Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Undergraduate tuition and fees 726.72 EUR (2017), International tuition: 1,453.44 EUR (2017) Notable alumni Christian Doppler, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Heinz Zemanek, Gottfried Ungerboeck, Viktor Kaplan Similar University of Vienna, Vienna University of Econo, University of Natural Resource, Graz University of Techno, Medical University of Vienna Profiles | ||
Herzlich willkommen an der tu wien
The TU Wien (German: Technische Universität Wien, TU Wien; formerly: k.k. Polytechnisches Institut, Imperial and Royal Polytechnic Institute from 1815–1872; Technische Hochschule, College of Technology from 1872–1975, Vienna University of Technology (till 2014)) is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
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- Herzlich willkommen an der tu wien
- Architektur und raumplanung
- Academic reputation
- Organization
- Research
- Notable faculty and alumni
- Library
- Sports
- References
The university finds high international and domestic recognition in teaching as well as in research and is a highly esteemed partner of innovation oriented enterprises. It currently has about 26,200 students (19% foreign students/30% women), eight facilities and about 4,000 staff members (1,800 academics). The university's teaching and research is focused on engineering and natural sciences.
The education offered by TU Wien is rewarded by high international and domestic recognition. The chances of graduates securing an attractive employment are very prosperous. The high demand for TU Wien graduates, from economic and industrial, governmental as well as research institutions are manifest evidence of this.
Architektur und raumplanung
Academic reputation
TU Wien is one of the most prestigious universities of technology in the world by presenting a top level of research and education. TU Wien is among the most successful technical universities in Europe and is Austria’s largest scientific-technical research and educational institution. As a university of technology, TU Wien covers a wide spectrum of scientific concepts from abstract pure research and the fundamental principles of science to applied technological research and partnership with industry. For 200 years, TU Wien has been a place of research, teaching and learning in the service of progress.
By the QS World Rankings, the TU Wien is ranked 183th and 93th in the 2016 QS World University Ranking and QS World University Ranking by faculty of Engineering and Technology respectively.
TU Wien is ranked 91th in the subject area of Engineering and Technology by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2016.
In the U.S. News Rankings, TU Wien is ranked 307th, 131th, 160th and 78th in 2015 for Best Global Universities, Best Global Universities in Europe, Subject ranking of Engineering and Subject ranking of computer science respectively.
In 2014, U.S. News ranked Computer Science at TU Wien as number 14 in Europe, equaling number 3 within German speaking universities.
Organization
TU Wien has eight faculties led by deans: Architecture and Planning, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Mathematics and Geoinformation, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Physics.
The University is led by the Rector and four Vice Rectors (responsible for Research, Academic Affairs, Finance as well as Human Resources and Gender). The Senate has 26 members. The University Council, consisting of seven members, acts as a supervisory board.
Research
Development work in almost all areas of technology is encouraged by the interaction between basic research and the different fields of engineering sciences at the TU Wien. Also, the framework of cooperative projects with other universities, research institutes and business sector partners is established by research section of the TU Wien. The TU Wien has sharpened its research profile by defining competence fields and setting up interdisciplinary collaboration centres, and here clearer outlines will be developed.
Research focus points of TU Wien are introduced as computational science and engineering, quantum physics and quantum technologies, materials and matter, information and communication technology and energy and environment.
The EU Research Support (EURS) provides services at the TU Wien and informs both researchers and administrative staff in preparing and carrying out EU research projects.
Notable faculty and alumni
Library
The TU Wien University Library was founded in 1815. The Main Library building was designed by the architects Justus Dahinden, Reinhard Gieselmann, Alexander Marchart, Roland Moebius & partners. Completed in 1987, it features owl sculptures by the Swiss artist Bruno Weber. The Main Library has six floors of open access areas and reading rooms, with around 700 study desks.
Sports
The University hosted the IFIUS World Interuniversity Games in October 2007.