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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)

History 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 Gebrüder Strauss (composers) Josef – Civil Engineering Johann – Business Administration Rudolph Steiner (antroposopher) Teacher training: Mathematics and Science Christian Doppler (Doppler-Effect) Physics, Mathematics

Alumni Herbert Boeckl (painter) Architecture Viktor Kaplan (Kaplan-Turbine) Mechanical Engineering Boris Nemsic (manager) Electrical Engineering Fritz Lang (film director) Civil Engineering Susanna Zapreva (CEO) Electrical Engineering Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer (Researcher) Electrical Engineering

Research Five Research Focus Points: Computational Science and Engineering Quantum Physics and Quantum Technologies Materials and Matter Information and Communication Technology Energy and Environment

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

Research Internal co-operation : 8 interdisciplinary "Centres of Excellence" EU-Projects: Acquisition of over 50 projects in 7th framework programme (number one in Austria, status: 11/2008, source: PROVISIO) Acquisition of 126 projects in 6th framework programme (funding EUR 28.6 Mio., 2002 – 2006) Acquisition of 129 projects in 5th framework programme (funding EUR 23 Mio., 1998 – 2002)

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 43 master programmes, 5 teacher training programmes are offered: Mathematics (E406) Descriptive Geometry (E407) Physics (E412) Chemistry (E423) Informatics und Informatics Management (E884)

Studies 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 Architecture ( ) Civil Engineering Civil Engineering and Management of Infrastructure ( ) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology ( ) Computer Sciences Media Informatics ( ) 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 Mathematics in Science and Technology ( ) Statistics and Mathematics in Economics ( ) Mathematics in Computer Science ( ) 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 ( )

Master programmes Architecture Architecture ( ) Building Science and Technology ( ) Civil Engineering Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering ( ) Civil Engineering - Building Management and Geoengineering ( ) Civil Engineering - Infrastructure Planning and Management ( ) Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering ( ) Electrical Engineering Energy Engineering ( ) Automation Technology ( ) Telecommunication ( ) Computer Technology ( ) Microelectronics ( ) Computer Sciences Computational Intelligence ( ) Visual Computing ( ) Information & Knowledge Management ( ) Media Informatics ( ) Medical Informatics ( ) Software Engineering & Internet Computing ( ) Computer Engineering ( ) Business Engineering and Computer Science ( ) Didactic for Informatics ( ) Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering ( ) Materials Sciences Materials Sciences ( ) Regional Planning Regional Planning and Development ( ) Technical Chemistry Technical Chemistry - Synthesis ( ) Technical Chemistry - Materials Technology and Materials Analytics ( ) Technical Chemistry - Materials Chemistry ( ) Technical Chemistry - Chemical Process Engineering ( ) Technical Chemistry - Biotechnology and Bioanalytics ( )

Master programmes Technical Mathematics Mathematics ( ) Statistics ( ) Mathematics in Science and Technology ( ) Mathematics in Economics ( ) Mathematics in Computer Science ( ) Financial and Actuarial Mathematics ( ) Technical Physics Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering ( ) Technical Physics ( ) Chemical and Process Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering ( ) Surveying and Geoinformation Survey and Land Registration ( ) Geodesy and Geophysics ( ) Geomatics Engineering and Cartography ( ) Business Informatics Business Informatics ( ) Mechanical Engineering - Economics Mechanical Engineering - Management ( )

Beginners (winter term 2008/09) Facultyabsolute% Architecture ,7 Civil Engineering 3877,1 Biomedical Engineering 380,7 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 4628,5 Informatics ,8 Informatic management 70,1 Mechanical Engineering and Business Science 3616,6 Materials Sciences 80,1 Regional Planning 2604,8

Beginners (winter term 2008/09) Facultyabsolute% Technical Chemistry 2264,2 Mathematics and Geo-Information 2664,9 Physics 3366,2 Chemical and Process Engineering 1142,1 Surveying and Geoinformation 921,7 Business Informatics 2534,7 Mechanical Engineering - Economics 3486,4 Individual studies 20,1

Mobility Programmes and Networks: EU, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey: ERASMUS (700 scholarships at 245 partner universities) LEONARDO „Marie-Curie“ research scholarship Industrial trainings East-Europe, Russia: Campaign Slovakia/Czech Republic/Hungary CEEPUS Joint Study Programmes

Mobility 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

Organisation University Act 2002, fully implemented in 2004: 8 Faculties Architecture and Regional Planning Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Business Science Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Mathematics and Geoinformation Physics Technical Chemistry Informatics

Organisation 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 Senate with 26 members

Organisation 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 KAYSSER-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)

Organisation FacultyBachelor programmesMaster programmesDepartments 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- Total194256

Location - in the heart of the city

Beyond Technology TU Orchestra Since1984, international concert tours TU Ball Wiens älteste Ballveranstaltung 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

Finances > 270 mio. €Turnover (2009) > 240 mio. €Balance sheet total (2009) > 60 mio. €Third party funds (2009) Rooms > 9000Rooms 276,000 m²Total area Staff 152Professors 1.900Persons scientific staff 1.040Persons generic staff 968Lecturers, teaching assistents and tutors 4.105Persons in total

Finances Library > 1,36 Mio.Books > 2.000Magazines Students > 23,000 24,81%non-citizens 24,77%women (05/2010) Alumni doctorands (2008/09)