University of Leoben
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Montanuniversität Leoben | |
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| Type | Public university Institute of technology |
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| Established | 1840 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Peter Moser |
Academic staff | 909 |
| Students | 4,030 |
| Location | , , Austria |
| Website | unileoben.ac.at |
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The University of Leoben is a public university in Leoben, Styria, Austria. It was established on 4 November 1840[1] 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 University of 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.
Name[edit]
The university itself uses its German name Montanuniversität Leoben in its English communications, the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research calls the university the Leoben University Mining and Metallurgy [sic] in English and the English translation of the 2002 Universities Act calls the university the University of Mining Leoben.[2][3]
Departments[edit]
Currently, the university has the following departments:
- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Science
- Institute of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Geoscience and Geophysics
- Department of Materials Science
- Institute for Structural and Functional Ceramics
- Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Institute of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Metallurgy
- Department Mineral Resources and Petroleum Engineering
- Department of Product Engineering
- Department of Economics
- Institute for Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection
Rankings[edit]
In ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the university attained rank 21 in metallurgical engineering.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kugler, Martin (2015-09-30). "175 Jahre Montanuniversität Leoben: Gerüstet für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft". BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte. 160 (10–11): 446–449. doi:10.1007/s00501-015-0417-7. ISSN 0005-8912. S2CID 161114781.
- ^ "All universities in Austria". Vienna: Ministry of Education, Science and Research. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Federal Act on the Organisation of Universities and their Studies (Universities Act 2002 – UG), § 6". Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria. Vienna: Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects". ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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