Vienna University of Technology
Technische Universität Wien
Motto:	Technik für Menschen - Wissenschaftliche Exzellenz entwickeln und umfassende Kompetenz vermitteln
Established:	1815
Type:	Public university
Rector:	Peter Skalicky
Staff:	~1,800 (4,078 total)
Students:	17,579 (2006/2007)
Location:	Vienna, Austria
Website:	http://www.tuwien.ac.at

Front view of the main old building of the Vienna University of Technology towards the Karlskirche

Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" (k. k. Polytechnisches Institut), it currently has about 17,600 students (19% foreign students/30% women), 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members (1,800 academic). The university's teaching and research is focused on engineering and natural science.

As of 2005, Vienna University of Technology is ranked no. 32nd of the world's 100 top technology universities by the Times Higher Education Supplement^[1], which corresponds to the 8th rank of all European technology universities in that survey.

Faculties and Institutes

• Faculty of Mathematics and Geoinformation

• Faculty of Physics

• Faculty of Technical Chemistry

• Faculty of Informatics

• Faculty of Civil Engineering

• Faculty of Architecture and Regional Planning

• Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Famous alumni

• Herbert Boeckl
• Helmut Draxler
• Max Fabiani
• Ferdinand Fellner
• Ludwig Greiner
• Viktor Kaplan
• Milutin Milanković
• Richard von Mises
• Boris Nemsic
• Roland Rainer
• Hans Sedlmayr
• Vladimir Šubic
• Ivan Vurnik
• Antoni Wiwulski
• Heinz Zemanek

Sports

The University hosted the IFIUS World Interuniversity Games in October 2007.

References

External links

• Official Homepage
• TUWIS++ Information System (e.g. links to Publications Database)
• Curricula (Fields of Study and Courses)
• Continuing Education Center - TU Vienna (MBA Programs, MSc Programs, Certified Programs)

See also

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Coordinates: 48°11′56″N, 16°22′12″E