1. Medical University of Graz

2. Historical Overview

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Facts & Figures

8. 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

9. 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

10. Research

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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

14. Studying & Teaching

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. Patient Care

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. MED CAMPUS Graz

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Medical University of Graz