1. Technology for People Vienna University of Technology at a Glance History | Alumni | Research | Studies | Mobility Organisation | Location | Beyond Technology Facts & Figures

2. 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)

3. 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 ´93 2004: Autonomy through University Act ´02

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. Studies According to the Bologna Agreement all offered studies (except teacher training programmes) have been offered as bachelor and master programmes since October 1st, 2006. 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)

10. 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.")

11. Bachelor programmes Architecture Architecture (033 243) Civil Engineering Civil Engineering and Management of Infrastructure (033 265) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (033 235) Computer Sciences Media Informatics (033 532) Medical Informatics (033 533) Software & Information Engineering (033 534) Computer Engineering (033 535) Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering (033 245) Regional Planning and Development Regional Planning and Development (033 240) Technical Chemistry Technical Chemistry (033 290) Technical Mathematics Mathematics in Science and Technology (033 202) Statistics and Mathematics in Economics (033 203) Mathematics in Computer Science (033 204) Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (033 205) Technical Physics Technical Physics (033 261) Chemical and Process Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering (033 273) Surveying and Geoinformation Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (033 221) Business Informatics Business Informatics (033 526) Mechanical Engineering - Economics Mechanical Engineering - Management (033 282)

12. Master programmes Architecture Architecture (066 443 ) Building Science and Technology (066 444) Civil Engineering Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering (066 465) Civil Engineering - Building Management and Geoengineering (066 466) Civil Engineering - Infrastructure Planning and Management (066 467) Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering (066 453) Electrical Engineering Energy Engineering (066 435) Automation Technology (066 436) Telecommunication (066 437) Computer Technology (066 438) Microelectronics (066 439) Computer Sciences Computational Intelligence (066 931) Visual Computing (066 932) Information & Knowledge Management (066 933) Media Informatics (066 935) Medical Informatics (066 936) Software Engineering & Internet Computing (066 937) Computer Engineering (066 938) Business Engineering and Computer Science (066 939) Didactic for Informatics (066 950) Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering (066 445) Materials Sciences Materials Sciences (066 434) Regional Planning Regional Planning and Development (066 440) Technical Chemistry Technical Chemistry - Synthesis (066 491) Technical Chemistry - Materials Technology and Materials Analytics (066 492) Technical Chemistry - Materials Chemistry (066 493) Technical Chemistry - Chemical Process Engineering (066 494) Technical Chemistry - Biotechnology and Bioanalytics (066 495)

13. Master programmes Technical Mathematics Mathematics (066 400) Statistics (066 401) Mathematics in Science and Technology (066 402) Mathematics in Economics (066 403) Mathematics in Computer Science (066 404) Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (066 404) Technical Physics Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering (066 460) Technical Physics (066 461) Chemical and Process Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering (066 473) Surveying and Geoinformation Survey and Land Registration (066 462) Geodesy and Geophysics (066 463) Geomatics Engineering and Cartography (066 463) Business Informatics Business Informatics (066 926) Mechanical Engineering - Economics Mechanical Engineering - Management (066 926)

14. Beginners (winter term 2008/09) Facultyabsolute% Architecture 1.12520,7 Civil Engineering 3877,1 Biomedical Engineering 380,7 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 4628,5 Informatics 1.07519,8 Informatic management 70,1 Mechanical Engineering and Business Science 3616,6 Materials Sciences 80,1 Regional Planning 2604,8

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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)

21. 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

22. Location - in the heart of the city

23. 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

24. 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

25. Finances Library > 1,36 Mio.Books > 2.000Magazines Students > 23,000 24,81%non-citizens 24,77%women (05/2010) Alumni 2.084 + 252doctorands (2008/09)