University of Leoben
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| Type |
Public university Institute of technology |
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| Established | 1840 |
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Academic staff
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550 |
| Students | 3800 |
| Location | Leoben, Styria, Austria |
| Website | www.unileoben.ac.at |
The Montanuniversität Leoben in Leoben, Austria is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials.
It was founded on 4 November 1840, as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Vordernberg, Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1849 Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearby Leoben. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.
The Montanuniversität Leoben is a member of TU Austria, an association of three Austrian universities of technology and offers education and conducts research in the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science.
Currently, the university has the following departments:
Coordinates: 47°23′08″N 15°05′35″E / 47.38556°N 15.09306°E
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