VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY


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. 9th of the world's 100 top technology universities by the Times Higher Education Supplement, which corresponds to the 8th rank of all European technology universities in that survey.

Contents
Faculties and Institutes
Famous alumni
External link
See also

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

Ferdinand Fellner

Viktor Kaplan

Milutin Milanković

Richard von Mises

Boris Nemsic

Roland Rainer

Erwin Schrödinger

Hans Sedlmayr

Antoni Wiwulski

Heinz Zemanek

External link



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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