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 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Peter Moser |
Academic staff | 909 |
| Students | 4,030 |
| Location | ,, Austria |
| Website | unileoben.ac.at |
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TheUniversity of Leobenis apublicuniversity inLeoben,Styria,Austria. It was established on 4 November 1840[1]as theSteiermärkisch-Ständische MontanlehranstaltinVordernberg, Styria,Austria's mining region. In 1849 Peter Tunner relocated the university to nearbyLeoben.That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.
The University of Leoben is a member ofTU Austria,an association of three Austrian universities of technology and offers education and conducts research in the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science.
Name
[edit]The university itself uses its German nameMontanuniversität Leobenin its English communications, the AustrianMinistry of Education, Science and Researchcalls the university theLeoben University Mining and Metallurgy [sic]in English and the English translation of the 2002 Universities Act calls the university theUniversity of Mining Leoben.[2][3]
Departments
[edit]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
- Department of Metallurgy
- Department Mineral Resources and Petroleum Engineering
- Department of Product Engineering
- Department of Economics
- Institute for Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection
Rankings
[edit]In ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the university attained rank 21 in metallurgical engineering.[4]It is in the 301-400 range in mechanical engineering.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^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.ISSN0005-8912.S2CID161114781.
- ^"All universities in Austria".Vienna: Ministry of Education, Science and Research.Retrieved2 April2024.
- ^"Federal Act on the Organisation of Universities and their Studies (Universities Act 2002 – UG), § 6".Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria.Vienna: Ministry of Finance.Retrieved2 April2024.
- ^"2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects".ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.Retrieved2 November2023.
- ^"2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects".Shanghai Ranking.ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.Retrieved13 July2024.
External links
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