Graz University of Technology
| Technische Universität Graz | |
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| Type |
Public university Institute of technology |
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| Established | 1811 |
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Academic staff
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1,554 |
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Administrative staff
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927 |
| Students | 13,171 |
| Location | Graz, Styria, Austria |
| Website | tugraz.at |
The Graz University of Technology (German: Technische Universität Graz, short TU Graz) is the second-largest university in Styria, Austria, after the University of Graz. Austria has three universities of technology – in Graz, in Leoben, and in Vienna. The Graz University of Technology was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria. TU Graz is a public university. In the academic year 2015/16, 18.1% of the students were from abroad and 22.8% of the students were female out of the 13,171 students enrolled at the TU Graz.
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.
Campus buildings at the Graz University of Technology
Main building
New Technology building
Chemistry building
A further Chemistry building
Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision (Inffeldgasse 16)
Technical Mathematics/ Geodesy building
Study Centre (Inffeldgasse 10)
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.
The university consists of seven faculties:
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.
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