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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.
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 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
editThe 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
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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
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In Shanghai Ranking Consultancy's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the university attained rank 21 in metallurgical engineering.[4] It is in the 301-400 range in mechanical engineering.[5]
See also
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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.
- ^ "2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects". Shanghai Ranking. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
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