University of Leoben

University of Leoben
Montanuniversität Leoben
Type	Public university; Institute of technology
Established	1840; 181 years ago
Academic staff	909
Students	4,030
Location	Leoben, Styria, 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

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

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 / 47.38556; 15.09306

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[1] 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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University of Leoben

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Montanuniversität Leoben

Type	Public university Institute of technology
Established	1840; 181 years ago (1840)
Academic staff	909
Students	4,030
Location	Leoben , Styria , Austria
Website	unileoben.ac.at