Technology for People Vienna University of Technology At a Glance Version

Overview  History  Alumni  Research  Studies  Mobility  Organisation  Location  Beyond Technology  Facts & Figures

History 1815:founded as „k. k. polytechnisches Institut“ (being the first University of Technology in todays German-speaking geographical area) 1865:first reform (restructuring, implementation of faculties, concentration on technical disciplines) 1872: renamed to „k.k. Technische Hochschule“ (TH) (new organisational statute, lasts until 1945) 1902: first doctorates awarded (promotion right awarded in 1901) 1919:admission for women 1975: renamed to „Technische Universität“ (TU) 1999: implementation of University Act ´ : autonomy through University Act ´02

Alumni Richard Zsigmondy (Nobel laureate) Chemistry Franz Viehböck (astronaut) Electrical Engineering Luis Trenker (alpinist) Architecture Gebr. Strauss (composers) Josef – Civil Engineering Johann – Business Administration Rudolph Steiner (antroposopher) Teacher training: Mathematics and Science Fritz Lang (film director) Civil Engineering Boris Nemsic (manager) Electrical Engineering Viktor Kaplan (Kaplan-Turbine) Mechanical Engineering Herbert Boeckl (painter) Architecture Christian Doppler (Doppler-Effect) Physics, Mathematics

Research awarded scientists: 5 winners of the Wittgenstein-Award (Austria‘s most renowned award for scientists) external co-operations: participation in 9 federally funded competence centres and projects (federal programmes, co-operation between economy and science, research of academic and economic interests) and 8 Christian-Doppler-Labs internal co-operation: 8 interdisciplinary „Centres of Excellence“ EU-Projects: acquisition of 129 projects in 5th framework programme (funding EUR 23 Mio., 1998 – 2002) acquisition of 126 projects in 6th framework programme (funding EUR 28.6 Mio., 2002 – 2006) acquisition of over 50 projects in 7th framework programme (number one in Austria, status: 11/2008, source: PROVISIO)

Studies According to the Bologna Agreement all offered studies (except teacher training programmes) have been offered as bachelor and master programmes since October 1st, Besides 19 bachelor programmes and 41 master programmes, 5 teacher training programmes are offered:  Mathematics (E406)  Descriptive Geometry (E407)  Physics (E412)  Chemistry (E423)  Informatics und Informatics Management (E884) Teacher training programmes last 9 semesters and finish with the degree „Mag. rer. nat.“ Following doctorate degrees are offered:  Technical Sciences („Dr. techn.“)  Natural Sciences („Dr. rer. nat.“)  Social Science and Economics („Dr. rer. soc. oec.“)

bachelor programmes  Architecture ( )  Regional Planning and Development ( )  Civil Engineering and Management of Infrastructure ( )  Electrical Engineering ( )  Media Informatics ( )  Medical Informatics ( )  Software and Information Engineering ( )  Technical Informatics ( )  Business Informatics ( )  Mechanical Engineering ( )  Mechanical Engineering – Management ( )  Technical Chemistry ( )  Mathematics in Science and Technology ( )  Statistics and Mathematics in Economics ( )  Mathematics in Computer Science ( )  Financial and Actuarial Mathematics ( )  Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering ( )  Technical Physics ( ) Interdisciplinary Programs  Chemical and Process Engineering ( )

master programmes  Architecture ( )  Building Science and Technology ( )  Regional Planning and Development ( )  Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering ( )  Civil Engineering - Building Management and Geoengineering ( )  Civil Engineering - Infrastructure Planning and Management ( )  Energy Engineering ( )  Automation Technology ( )  Telecommunication ( )  Computer Technology ( )  Microelectronics ( )  Computational Intelligence ( )  Computer Graphics & Digital Image Processing ( )  Information & Knowledge Management ( )  Media Informatics ( )  Medical Informatics ( )  Software Engineering & Internet Computing ( )  Technical Informatics ( )  Business Engineering and Computer Science ( )  Business Informatics ( )  Mechanical Engineering ( )  Mechanical Engineering – Management ( )  Technical Chemistry - Synthesis ( )  Technical Chemistry - Materials Technology and Materials Analytics ( )  Technical Chemistry - Materials Chemistry ( )  Technical Chemistry - Chemical Process Engineering ( )  Technical Chemistry - Biotechnology and Bioanalytics ( )  Mathematics ( )  Statistics ( )  Mathematics in Science and Technology ( )  Mathematics in Economics ( )  Mathematics in Computer Science ( )  Financial and Actuarial Mathematics ( )  Survey and Land Registration ( )  Geodesy and Geophysics ( )  Geomatics Engineering and Cartography ( )  Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering ( )  Technical Physics ( ) Interdisciplinary Programmes  Chemical and Process Engineering ( )  Materials Sciences ( )  Biomedical Engineering ( )

Beginners (bachelor programmes, winter term 2008/09) source: 20,251 students in total ( 22,485 enrolments, WS 08/09) facultyabsolute% Architecture and Regional Planning Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Informatics Mechanical Engineering and Business Science Mathematics and Geo-Information Physics Technical Chemistry Total3.261

Mobility Programmes and Networks: EU, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey:  ERASMUS (667 scholarships at 245 partner universities, status: 12/2008)  LEONARDO  „Marie-Curie“ research scholarship  Industrial trainings East-Europe, Russia:  campaign Slovakia/Czech Republic/Hungary  CEEPUS  Joint Study Programmes (20 scholarships) USA, Canada, Australia:  Fulbright scholarship  Joint Study Programmes Japan, China:  Japanese scholarships  Joint Study Programmes Worldwide:  federal financal aid for students  TU scholarships for research in foreign countries  doctorates programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences  federal post graduate and province scholarships help on planning, organisation etc is given by the department for international relations,

Organisation University Act 2002, fully implemented in 2004: 8 Faculties  Mathematics and Geoinformation  Physics, Technical Chemistry  Informatics,  Civil Engineering  Architecture and Planning  Mechanical and Industrial Engineering  Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Rector and four Vice Rectors  Vice Rector for Academic Affairs  Vice Rector for Infrastructure and Development  Vice Rector for Research  Vice Rector for Finances and Controlling University Council  Chairman: Dkfm. Dr. Siegfried Sellisch (CEO ret. Wiener Städtische Allgemeine Versicherung AG)  DI Dr.h.c. Albert Hochleitner (CEO ret. Siemens AG Austria)  Univ.Prof. DI Dr. Johannes Khinast (Marie-Curie-Chairprofessor at TU Graz)  DI Othmar Pühringer (CEO ret. VA Technologie AG)  Prof. Dr. Anke Pyzalla (scientific CEO of Helmholtz-Zentrums Berlin for Materials and Energy)  Dr. Hannelore Sexl (Consultant of the Austrian Academy of Sciences)  Dr. Gabriele Zuna-Kratky (Director Technisches Museum Wien) Senate with 24 members

Organisation facultybachelor programmes master programmes departments Architecture and Regional Planning 236 Civil Engineering138 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 1511 Informatics497 Mechanical Engineering and Business Science 229 Mathematics and Geo-Information 597 Physics124 Technical Chemistry154 Interdisciplinary13- Total194156

Location - Study in the heart of the city

Beyond Technology TU Orchestra (since 1984, international concert tours) TU Ball, Vienna‘s oldest ball (originally called „Technikerkränzchen“ in 1815, takes place in Vienna Hofburg, every last Thursday in January) public debate queue „TU Forum“ topics with up to date, divisive content and technical background Soccer club FC TU Wien (academic vice-world champion 2003, 5 times in a row Austrian academic champion indoor soccer)

Facts & Figures Finances: > 240 mio. € turnover (2007) > 200 mio. € balance sheet total (2007) > 40 mio. € third party funds (2007) Rooms: > 9,000 rooms, total area: 276,000 squaremeters Staff: 148 professors, 1,689 persons scientific staff, 989 persons generic staff and 902 lecturers, teaching assistents and tutors (3,763 persons in total) Library: > 1,300,000 printed books, > 2,300 magazines Students: > 20,000; 23.3% non-citizens; 25% women (12/2008) Alumni: 1, doctorands (2007/08)