Technical University Graz

Graz University of Technology

Technische Universität Graz
Type	Public university Institute of technology
Established	1811
Academic staff	1,554
Administrative staff	927
Students	13,171
Location	Graz, Styria, Austria
Website	tugraz.at

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. Graz University of Technology 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 science disciplines. Doctoral training is organised in 14 English-speaking doctoral schools. Graz University of Technology has more than 13,000 students, and every year approximately 2,000 graduates. Science study programmes are offered in the framework of NAWI Graz together with the University of Graz.

Graz University of Technology has some 3,300 staff. Research areas are combined in five Fields of Expertise. Graz University of Technology is one of the universities with the highest third-party funding in Austria. In the competence centre programme COMET of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Graz University of Technology is the most strongly represented Austrian university. The university information system CAMPUSonline developed at Graz University of Technology is used by the majority of Austrian universities as well as by some other universities in the German-speaking area. Student teams of Graz University of Technology successfully participate in international student competitions in a variety of disciplines.

TU Graz together with Montanuniversität Leoben and Vienna University of Technology form the network Austrian Universities of Technology (TU Austria)" with approx. 47,000 students and 9,000 staff.

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.