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Overview History Alumni Research Focus Points Cooperations Infrastructure EU Framework Programme Awards & Grants Teaching Bachelor Programmes Master Programmes Doctoral Programmes Facts 2 Mobility Organisation Management Faculties Location culTUre Facts & Figures
History 1815:Founded as „k. k. polytechnisches Institut" 1865:First reform restructuring, implementation of faculties, concentration on technological disciplines) 1872: Renamed to „k. k. Technische Hochschule" (TH) new organisational statute (lasts until 1945) 1902: First doctorates awarded 1919:Admission for women 1975: Renamed to „Technische Universität" (TU) 1999: Implementation of University Act ´ : Autonomy through University Act ´ : Decision to remain at the current city location 2011: First female Rector 3
History years TU Wien: years of forward-thinking In 2015, the TU Wien celebrated its 200 th anniversary. Founded as ‘k. k. polytechnisches Institut’ (‘Imperial and Royal Polytechnical Institute’), TU Wien is a center for research, teaching and learning under the banner of progress. Throughout the past two centuries, researchers at TU Wien have made a lasting contribution to shaping the future of Austria and Europe.
Alumni 1/2 5 [1] [3] [5] [4][2] Among the most famous of graduates from TU Wien are Christian Doppler (Doppler effect, [1]), Joseph Loschmidt (Loschmidt constant), architect Otto Wagner, Nobel Prizewinner for Chemistry Richard Zsigmondy [2], Viktor Kaplan (Kaplan turbine, [3]), Alexander Meissner (vacuum tube amplifier), computer pioneer Heinz Zemanek (first complete transistorised computer in Europe, known as “Mailüfterl”, [4]), Gottfried Ungerböck (trellis modulation) as well as composers Josef and Johann Strauß [5], author Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando and the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner.
Alumni 2/2 6 Successful alumni from more recent times include Franz Viehböck (first Austrian astronaut, [1]), Wolfgang Anzengruber (CEO of Verbund, [2]), Susanna Zapreva (CEO of Wien Energie, [3]), Theresia Vogel (CEO of Austrian Federal government climate and energy funding, [4]), Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer (cochlea implants, [5]), Manfred Matzinger- Leopold (Director of Austrian Mint) and Judith Engel (Project Manager for the Vienna Central Station Rail Infrastructure, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG ). [1][2][3][4][5] Pictures: © [1] ESA, [2] Verbund, [3] Wien Energie/Ian Ehm, [4] Klimafonds/Ringhofer, [5] CC 3.0
Research Five Research Focus Points: 7 Computational Science and Engineering Quantum Physics and Quantum Technologies Materials and Matter Information and Communication Technology Energy and Environment Additional Fields of Research:
Research Cooperation | Overview On campus Cooperation & research centres connecting faculties TU doctoral programmes With Austrian universities TU Austria (Graz University of Technology, University of Leoben) Vienna Scientific Cluster (University of Vienna, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Graz University of Technology, University of Leoben, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt) Bi- und multilateral Christian Doppler-Labors FWF doctoral programmes National research networks of the FWF Special research fields of the FWF COMET programmes of the FFG Economy 8 FWF = Austrian Science Fund; FFG = Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Research Cooperation | Christian Doppler Labors 1/2 Anthropogenic Resources Application Oriented Coating Developement Ferroic materials Interfaces in Metal-Supported Electrochemical Energy Converters Mechanistic and physiological Methods for more productive Bioprocesses Model based calibration methods 9
Research Cooperation | Christian Doppler Labors 2/2 Photopolymers in digital and reconstructive Dentistry Software engineering integration for flexible automation systems Reliability issues in microelectronics Thermoelectricity Magnetic sensors and manterials Wireless technologies for sustainable mobility Lifespan and reliability of interfaces in complex multi-layered structures in electronics High Performance TCAD Precision technology for automated in-line measurement 10
Research Cooperation | Doctoral Programmes 1/2 TU Wien: Catalysis Materials and Technology Vienna Graduate School on Computational Materials Science Adaptive Distributed Systems Environmental Informatics 11 MEIBio Molecular and Elemental Imaging in Bioscience EWARD Energiebewusste Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung CPPS (Cyber-Physical Production Systems) URBEM Urban Energy and Mobility Systems Computational Design
Research Cooperation | Doctoral Programmes 2/2 FWF: CoQuS - Complex Quantum Systems Dissipation and Dispersion in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations SolidFun – Buildings Solids for Functions Water provision systems Particles and Interactions NanoCell - Nano-Analytics of Cellular Systems Logic methods in informatics Specials: Vienna PhD School of Informatics Research Laboratory Raum 12
Research Cooperation | National Research Network (NFN) sponsored by the FWF: Rigorous Systems Engineering (RiSE) 13
Research Cooperation | Special Research Areas (SFB) sponsored by the FWF: Algorithmic and Enumerative Combinatorics FoQus – Foundations and Applications of Quantum Science FOXSI – Functional Oxide Surface and Interfaces IR-ON – InfraRed Optical Nanostructures Next Lite – Next Generation Light Synthesis and Interaction Transmembrane Transporters in Health and Disease ViCoM - Vienna Computational Materials Laboratory Computational Materials Laboratory Quasi Monte Carlo Methods Theory and Applications 14
Research K2-Centres: ACIB - Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology K2-Mobility - K2-Mobility SVT sustainable vehicle technologies MPPE - Integrated Research in Materials, Processing and Product Engineering XTribology - Excellence Center of Tribology ACCM - Austrian Center of Competence of Mechatronics K1-Centres: ACMIT - Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology Bioenergy CEST Centre of Excellence in Electrochemical Surface Technoloy and Materials ASSIC/CTR - Carinthian Tech Research - Competence Center for Advanced Sensor Technologies FTW - Competence Center for Information and Communication Technologies K1-MET - Competence Center for Excellent Technologies in Advanced Metallurgical and Environmental Process Development 15 Cooperation | COMET Programmes 1/3
Research 16 K1-Centres: PCCL-K1 - Competence Center in Polymer Engineering and Science SCCH - Software Competence Center Hagenberg SBA 2 - Secure Business Austria 2 VRVis - Visualization, Rendering and Visual Analysis Research Center Wood COMET – Centre of Excellence for Wood Composite Materials and Wood Chemstry K-Projects: AAHM R2P - Alpine Airborne Hydromapping AdvAluE - Advanced Aluminium Applications within ECO Transport DEXHELPP - Decison Support for Health Policy and Planning: Methods, Models and Technologies based on existing health care data FFT - Future Farm Technology GSG - Green Storage Grid HFA-TiMBER - Timber in Material, Building and Environmental Research Cooperation | COMET Programmes 2/3
Research 17 K-Projects: JOIN4+ - Network of Excellence for Joining Technologies JOIN 4+ Micromat - Reliability and Lifetime of Material Interconnects in Electronics MPPF - Multifunctional Plug & Play Facade PAC - Process Analytical Chemistry - Data Acquisition and Data Processing PolyComp - Functional Polymer Composites ProDSS - Integrated Decision Support Systems for Industrial Processes Softnet II - Competence Network in Next Generation Software Engineering ZPT - K-Project non-destructive Testing and Tomography Cooperation | COMET Programmes 3/3
Research Infrastructure Analytical Instrumentation Center (AIC) NMR-Spectroscopy Center X-ray Center (XRC) Low Temperature Facilities TRIGA Mark-II (Reactor) USTEM - Center for Electron Microscopy VSC - Vienna Scientific Cluster, High Performance Computing Center for Micro- and Nanostructures (ZMNS) 18
Research Awards & Grants 1/2 Winners of the Wittgenstein-Award 2013: Ulrike Diebold - Applied Physics, Oxide Surfaces [1] 2006: Jörg Schmiedmayer – Atomic physics, quantum optics, miniaturisation / chip technology [2] 2002: Ferenc Krausz – Quantum optics: ultra fast processes, strong field phenomena [3] 1998: Georg Gottlob – Information systems and artificial intelligence [4] 1997: Erich Gornik – Semiconductor nanoelectronics [5] 19 Pictures: © [1] Matthias Heisler, [2] Bernd Euring, [3] P. Spiola [1][2][3][4][5]
Research Awards & Grants 2/2 14 ERC-Grantees 20 Christian Hellmich, MICROBONE – Multiscale poro-micromechanics of bone materials, with links to biology and medicine Arno Rauschenbeutel, Nanofiber Quantum Networks Jörg Schmiedmayer, Non-equilibrium Dynamics and Relaxation in Many Body Quantum Systems (Acronym: QuantumRelax) Thorsten Schumm, Nuclear Atomic Clock Franz Schuster, Isoperimetric Inequality Siegfried Selberherr, Modeling Silicon Spintronics Stefan Szeider, The Parameterized Complexity of Reasoning Problems Andrius Baltuska, Cycle-Sculpted Strong Field Optics Günter Blöschl, Deciphering River Flood Change Silke Bühler-Paschen, Quantum Criticality – The Puzzle of Multiple Energy Scales (Quantum Puzzle) Ulrike Diebold, Oxide Surfaces – Microscopic Processes and Phenomena at Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces Georg Gottlob, Domain-centric Intelligent Automated Data Extraction Methodology Karsten Held, Ab initio Dynamical Vertex Approximation Aleksandr Ovsianikov, Bio- Materialforschung
Teaching 21 Teaching at TU Wien The education offered by the TU Wien is rewarded by high international and domestic recognition. The chances for graduates for getting an attractive employment are very prosperous. The high demand for graduates of the TU Wien from economy and industry, governmental as well as research institutions are manifest evidence for this. Wide Range of Studies The TU Wien offers 18 bachelor-, 32 master- and 3 doctoral programmes. Since October 1, 2006, the study programmes have been taught as bachelor and master programmes, according to the Bologna process.
Teaching Architecture Architecture ( ) Civil Engineering Civil Engineering and Management of Infrastructure ( ) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology ( ) Computer Sciences Media Informatics and Visual Computing ( ) Medical Informatics ( ) Software & Information Engineering ( ) Computer Engineering ( ) Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering ( ) Regional Planning and Development Regional Planning and Development ( ) Technical Chemistry Technical Chemistry ( ) Technical Mathematics Technical Mathematics ( ) Statistics and Mathematics in Economics ( ) Financial and Actuarial Mathematics ( ) Technical Physics Technical Physics ( ) Chemical and Process Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering ( ) Surveying and Geoinformation Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering ( ) Business Informatics Business Informatics ( ) Mechanical Engineering - Economics Mechanical Engineering - Management ( ) 22 Programm code in parentheses Bachelor Programmes
Teaching Architecture Architecture ( ) Building Science and Technology ( ) Civil Engineering Civil Engineering ( ) Infrastructural Management ( ) Electrical Engineering Energy Engineering and Automation Technology ( ) Telecommunication ( ) Microelectronics and Photonics ( ) Embedded Systems ( ) Across faculties Materials Sciences ( ) Biomedical Engineering ( ) Computer Sciences Double degree programme "Computational Logic Erasmus-Mundus)" ( ) Business Informatics ( ) Computational Intelligence ( ) Visual Computing ( ) Media Informatics ( ) Medical Informatics ( ) Software Engineering & Internet Computing ( ) Computer Engineering ( ) Didactic for Informatics ( ) Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering ( ) Regional Planning Regional Planning and Development ( ) 23 Master Programmes 1/2 Programm code in parentheses
Teaching Technical Chemistry Technical Chemistry ( ) Chemistry and Technology of Materials ( ) Technical Mathematics Technical Mathematics ( ) Statistics & Mathematics in Economics ( ) Financial and Actuarial Mathematics ( ) Technical Physics Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering ( ) Technical Physics ( ) Chemical and Process Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering ( ) Surveying and Geoinformation Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering ( ) International Programm Cartography ( ) Business Informatics Business Informatics ( ) Mechanical Engineering - Economics Mechanical Engineering – Management ( ) 24 Master Programmes 2/2 Programm code in parentheses
Teaching After finishing a master programme (or a similar degree) there is the possibility of a doctoral programme: Doctoral Programme in Technical Sciences („Dr. techn.“) Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences („Dr. rer.nat.“) Doctoral Programme in Social and Economic Sciences („Dr. rer.soc.oec.“) 25 Doctoral Programmes
Teaching Programmeabsolute Architecture6,031 Civil Engineering2,389 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 2,663 Informatics5,675 Mechanical Engineering2,174 Regional Planning and Development1,218 Technical Chemistry1,484 Students 1/2 26 Winter term 2014/15, source: Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014
Teaching 27 Programmeabsolute Technical Mathematics1,434 Technical Physics1,893 Technical Chemistry691 Surveying and Geoinformation413 Business Informatics1,076 Mechanical Engineering - Economics 2,034 Winter term 2014/15, source: Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014 Students 2/2
Mobility 28 Membership in international associations: EUA (European University Association) SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) CESAER (Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education) IACEE (International Association for Continuing Engineering Education) TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) GE3 (Global Education for European Engineers and Entrepreneurs) International cooperations and mobility Partner universities The TU Wien has bilateral agreements with more than 70 universities around the world. Membership in academic networks: ASEA-Uninet (Southeast Asia) Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (China, Central Asia, Russia) ATHENS (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network) 4 x TU (TU Bratislava, TU Budapest, TU Prag, TU Wien) Technical Universities of European Capitals
Mobility 29 Membership in international subject- specific academic networks: EUPEN (European Physics Education Network) ECTN (European Chemistry Thematic Network) LE:NOTRE (Thematic Network in Landscape Architecture) Mobility and scholarship programmes: ERASMUS (Mobility of students and teaching staff: EEA-countries, 250 bilateral agreements ) ERASMUS Mundus (Mobility of students, graduate students, teaching staff: Russia) Joint Study (Mobility of students: USA, CAN, Australia, Latin America, Russia, Southeast Asia) CEEPUS (Mobility of students and teaching staff: East and Southeast Europe) International Study Programmes: European Masters Programme in Computational Logic (Erasmus Mundus) Double-, Joint-Degrees: Ecoles Centrales, INSA Lyon, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Politecnico di Milano, UACG Sofia, Tongji University, Shanghai Master Programmes taught in English: Biomedical Engineering, Building Science and Technology TUW-Summer University
Organisation Management 1/2 The University is led by the Rector and four Vice Rectors responsible for Research, Academic Affairs, Finance as well as HR and Gender: 30 Vice Rector for Research and Innovation Johannes Fröhlich, Vice Rector for Infrastructure Josef Eberhardsteiner, Rector Sabine Seidler, Vice Rector for Human Resources and Gender Anna Steiger, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Kurt Matyas (from left to right) Picture: © Raimund Appel
Organisation Management 2/2 The Senate is the supreme collegial board, which consists of 26 members – professors, representatives of the mid-level faculty, non-scientific staff and students. The University Council consists of seven members from economy and science. It acts as a supervisory board: Dr. Dr.h.c. Veit Sorger (Chairman) Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Herlitschka, MBA Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Manfred Broy Senatorin h.c.mult. Mag. Monika Fehrer Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dr.phil. Peter Schuster Mag. Herbert Tumpel Dr. Gabriele Zuna-Kratky 31
Organisation Faculties Architecture and Planning Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Informatics Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Mathematics and Geoinformation Physics Technical Chemistry 32
Location 33
culTUre TU Orchester Since1984, international concert tours. TU Ball Vienna‘s oldest ball (originally called "Technikerkränzchen" in 1815) takes place in Vienna Hofburg, every last Thursday in January. Akademische Bläserphilharmonie Wien Wind orchestra with its headquarters at the TU Wien 34 TU Choir Since 2012, focus on pop music. TU Chor: © Peter Häring|CC BY 3.0 AT
culTUre TU-Forum Topics with up to date, divisive content and technical background. 35 TUW Racing Team Students design and build a racing car and take part in international formula-student competitions. TU Wien Space Team Students share their interest in aerospace engineering. They design, create and lift their own rockets. Physikmobil The goal of Bernhard Weingartner´s “Physikmobil” is to arouse enthusiasm for science and technology in the public sphere.
Facts & Figures 1/2 Finances* 332 Mio. €turnover 254 Mio. €balance sheet total Rooms > 9.000rooms 290,000 m²total area Staff** 3,347scientific staff thereof 140professors 1,292non-scientific staff 4,639total staff 36 Sources: * Balance of Accounts 2014 ** Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014
Facts & Figures 2/2 Library* 1,4 Mio.book stocks > 3,8 Mio.Web-Server/Access to library services (virtual visits) Students** 29,002 thereof 28%women Alumni** 2.608first and second degrees thereof 1,125bachelor programmes thereof 950master programmes thereof 154diploma programmes thereof 279doctoral programmes 37 Sources: * Library (2014), ** Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014