Medical University of Graz

Historical Overview

Historical Overview 1585 University of Graz established on 1 January 1863 Graz Faculty of Medicine established by Emperor Franz Josef I on 13 January 1895 Opening of the University of Graz campus 1900 First admission of women to the Faculty of Medicine in Graz 1912 Opening of University Hospital Graz 1923 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Fritz Pregl

Historical Overview 1927 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Julius Wagner von Jauregg 1936 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Otto Loewi 1938 Dismissal and arrest of numerous Jewish researchers 1948 Hospital grounds renamed “Auenbruggerplatz” 1969 Relocation of the children’s clinic from Mozartgasse to the new building on the hospital grounds

Historical Overview 2001 Start up of EBA (initial examination – observation – admission) 2004 Medical University of Graz established on 1 January 2007 Start of the first international PhD programme in Styria 2009 Opening of the first clinical skills center in Austria 2011 Signing of the cooperation agreement between KAGes and Med Uni Graz

Historical Overview 2012 Tripling of research achievements since the Medical University of Graz was established 2014 Pioneering educational cooperation with Johannes Kepler University Linz 2017 Opening of MED CAMPUS Graz, Module 1 2018 Opening of the new preclinical research centers

Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures Around 4,320 students Around 2,500 staff members Around 1,500 academic staff members Around 1,000 non-academic staff members Three centers for basic research Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular Biomedicine

Facts & Figures Four preclinical institutes unaffiliated with research centers Nineteen university clinics One clinical institute Global budget incl. additional hospital expenditure around EUR 207 million Third-party funding around EUR 49.4 million

Research

Facts & Figures Around 2,800 academic publications per year Around 490 ongoing clinical trials Around 440 ongoing funded research projects Center for Medical Research (ZMF) Around 4,000 m² laboratories and office spaces Six core facilities, library, learning center Biobank Graz One of the largest clinical biobanks in Europe More than 20 million samples Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Medicine (ZWT)

Research Fields Cancer research Neuroscience Metabolism and cardiovascular research General topic: sustainable health research Prevention, early detection, quality of life, early child development, health services research, teaching research

Strategic Projects BioTechMed-Graz CD Laboratory for Liquid Biopsies for Early Detection of Cancer Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz (CCC) Interactive Microbiome Research K-Project CAMed K1 Competence Center CBmed BBMRI-ERIC Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical Forensic Imaging Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research

Studying & Teaching

Facts & Figures Around 4,320 students Around 1,000 graduates per year (incl. university graduate and certificate programmes) Dropouts < 10% Degrees completed within standard amount of time plus one semester > 82.46% Clinical Skills Center First medical training center at an Austrian university Development and implementation of innovative methods of teaching and learning

Degree Programmes Diploma in Human Medicine (336 spots per year) Bachelor’s Degree in Human Medicine in cooperation with JKU Linz (120 spots per year) Diploma in Dental Medicine (24 spots per year) Master’s Degree in Nursing Science Doctoral Degree in Nursing Science Doctoral Degree in Medical Science PhD programme (around 20 spots per year) Around 30 university graduate and certificate programmes

Practice-oriented Education Small group instruction Innovative teaching concepts New forms of teaching and learning Austrian State Prizes for Excellent Teaching

Patient Care

Facts & Figures University Hospital Graz (provider: KAGes) Around 7,800 staff members at University Hospital Around 1,500 doctors (Med Uni Graz & KAGes) Around 87,400 inpatients Around 414,900 outpatients Around 1,500 beds Average length of stay around 4.9 days

Integrated Care Biopsychosocial model Holistic view of the patients First-class and personalized care for patients Proactive health maintenance Innovative methods of preventive health care Ongoing training and professional development for quality assurance

Hospital Management Collegial direction of University Hospital Graz Hospital management, rector, vice rector

MED CAMPUS Graz

Facts & Figures Module 1 Module 2 Opening 2017 Around 21,000 m² utilizable space Around EUR 180 million in investments Module 2 Construction to be completed in 2022 Around EUR 190 million in investments

Complete Expansion Optimal infrastructure for learning, teaching and research at the most internationally competitive level All fields of basic research at one location Lecture halls, seminar rooms, administrative space, Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH), canteen, assembly hall and centrally located commons areas Perfectly connected to University Hospital

Medical Science City A new area of the city dedicated to health MED CAMPUS Graz (Module 1 and 2) University Hospital Graz ZWT (Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Medicine) kinderCAMPUS

Medical University of Graz