Graz University of Technology
Technische Universität Graz | |
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| Motto | Wissen - Technik - Leidenschaft[1] |
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Motto in English | Science - Passion - Technology[2] |
| Type | Public university Institute of technology |
| Established | 1811 |
| Rector | Harald Kainz |
Academic staff | 2,306[3] |
| Students | 13,454[3] |
| Location | , , |
| Website | tugraz.at |
The Graz University of Technology (German: Technische Universität Graz, short TU Graz) is one of five universities in Styria, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and currently comprises seven faculties. The university is a public university. It offers 18 bachelor's and 33 master's study programmes (of which 14 are in English) across all technology and natural sciences 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 has a staff of 3,251[3]. Research areas are combined in five fields of expertise.
The TU Graz, the Montanuniversität Leoben and the TU Wien form the network Austrian Universities of Technology (TU Austria)[4] with approximately 47,000 students and 9,000 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.
- Alte Technik (Rechbauerstrasse / Lessingstrasse)
- Neue Technik (Kopernikusgasse / Petersgasse)
- Inffeldgasse
Campus buildings at the Graz University of Technology
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Main building -
New Technology building -
Chemistry building -
A further Chemistry building -
Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision (Inffeldgasse 16) -
Engineering Mathematics/ Geodesy building -
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.
1864: The Styrian government makes it a Technische Hochschule.
1874: The Technische Hochschule is taken over by the state.
1888: Opening of the Main Building (Alte Technik) by Franz Joseph I of Austria.
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, Erherzog-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 Engineering
- 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 18 bachelor programmes and 31 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.
Facts and figures
- Beginners: 1,890
- Graduates (academic year 2014/15): 2,054
- Federal budget 2016: €152.2 millions
- Income from third-party funds 2016: €69.4 millions
- Floor space (m²): 236,000
- Non-academic staff: 947
- Academic staff: 2,306 (of which project staff 903)
- Mandated instructors/student assistants: 789
Rankings
The Graz University of Technology achieves good positions in international university rankings. In the 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it can be found in the 351 – 400 bracket. In the 2015 Shanghai ranking of universities in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences, the Graz University of Technology is in the 151 – 200 range.
Notable alumni
- Karl Kordesch, fuel cell and battery designer
- Hans List, technical scientist and inventor, entrepreneur
- Hubert Petschnigg, architect
- Nikola Tesla, inventor, physicist, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist (did not receive a degree and did not continue beyond the first semester of his third year, during which he stopped attending lectures) [6][7][8][9]
- Karl von Terzaghi, civil engineer and founder of soil mechanics
See also
References
- ^ "Leitbild" (in German). Graz University of Technology. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Mission statement". Graz University of Technology. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "TU Graz at a glance". Graz University of Technology. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ TU Austria – Austrian Universities of Technology
- ^ "Statistics at a glance" (PDF). TU Graz Statistics. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Nikola Tesla: the European Years Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, D. Mrkich
- ^ Wohinz, Josef W. (16 May 2006). "Nikola Tesla und Graz" (in German). Technischen Universität Graz. Retrieved 29 January 2006.
- ^ Wohinz, Josef W. (Ed,) (2006). Nikola Tesla und die Technik in Graz. Graz, Austria: Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz. p. 16. ISBN 3-902465-39-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kulishich, Kosta (27 August 1931). "Tesla Nearly Missed His Career as Inventor: College Roommate Tells". Newark News.. Cited in Seifer, Marc, The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla, 1996
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