University of Leoben
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Montanuniversität Leoben | |
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Type | Public university Institute of technology |
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Established | 1840 |
Academic staff | 909 |
Students | 4,030 |
Location | , , Austria |
Website | unileoben.ac.at |
The University of Leoben (German: Montanuniversität Leoben) in Austria is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials.
It was founded on 4 November 1840[1] as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Vordernberg, Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1849 Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearby Leoben. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.
The University of Leoben is a member of TU Austria, an association of three Austrian universities of technology and offers education and conducts research in the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science.
Departments[]
Currently, the university has the following departments:
- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Science
- Institute of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Geoscience and Geophysics
- Department of Materials Science
- Institute for Structural and Functional Ceramics
- Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Institute of Mechanical Engineering
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The main building of the Montanuniversität Leoben
- Department of Metallurgy
- Department Mineral Resources and Petroleum Engineering
- Department of Product Engineering
- Department of Economics
- Institute for Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kugler, Martin (2015-09-30). "175 Jahre Montanuniversität Leoben: Gerüstet für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft". BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte. 160 (10–11): 446–449. doi:10.1007/s00501-015-0417-7. ISSN 0005-8912.
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Coordinates: 47°23′08″N 15°05′35″E / 47.38556°N 15.09306°E
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