University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
| Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU) | |
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Former names
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Hochschule für Bodenkultur |
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| Motto | Universität des Lebens |
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Motto in English
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University of Life |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1872 |
| Rector | Martin Gerzabek |
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Academic staff
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about 2,000 |
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Administrative staff
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about 500 |
| Students | about 13,000 |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Website | www |
The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, or simply BOKU (derived from its German name, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, German pronunciation: [ˌunivɛʁziˈtɛːt fyːɐ̯ ˈboːdn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯ viːn]), founded by the Austrian Empire in 1872, is an education and research centre for renewable resources in Vienna. BOKU combines fundamental and applied expertise in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and biotechnology as well as social and economic sciences to enhance the knowledge basis for sustainable management of natural resources. It is a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) university network. There are currently around 13,000 students from over 100 countries enrolled at BOKU.
After 27 years at Palais Schönborn (today's Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art) the City of Vienna decided in 1896 to build a new campus at Türkenschanzpark in the 18th district. The departments of sustainable agriculture, soil science, horticulture, animal husbandry, economics and social sciences are still headquartered at this original campus. Another city campus, located at Muthgasse in the 19th district near the Heiligenstadt underground station, is the headquarters for the biotechnology, chemistry, plant sciences, water resource management, waste management and food sciences departments. There is also a research facility complex in Tulln, north of the city, with biotechnology and agricultural sciences laboratories and facilities. Other important locations and testing fields are Groß-Enzersdorf (Lower Austria), Jedlersdorf (Vienna), Knödelhütte (Vienna), Heuberg/Rosalia (Burgenland) and the Water Cluster Lunz am See (Lower Austria).
Hochschule für Bodenkultur, today's Gregor-Mendel-Haus (1896)
Türkenschanzpark (original campus)
Gregor-Mendel-Haus (original campus)
Wilhelm-Exner-Haus (original campus)
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