Technology for People

Vienna University of Technology At a GlanceVersion 31012009

Overview

History

Alumni

Research

Studies

Mobility

Organisation

Location

Beyond Technology

Facts & Figures

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)

1902: first doctorates awarded(promotion right awarded in 1901)

1919: admission for women1975: renamed to „Technische Universität“ (TU)1999: implementation of University Act ´932004: autonomy through University Act ´02

Alumni

Richard Zsigmondy(Nobel laureate)

Chemistry

Franz Viehböck(astronaut)

Electrical Engineering

Luis Trenker(alpinist)

Architecture

Gebr. Strauss(composers)

Josef – Civil Engineering

Johann – Business

Administration

Rudolph Steiner(antroposopher)

Teacher training: Mathematics

and Science

Fritz Lang(film director)

Civil Engineering

Boris Nemsic(manager)

Electrical Engineering

Viktor Kaplan(Kaplan-Turbine)

Mechanical Engineering

Herbert Boeckl(painter)

Architecture

Christian Doppler(Doppler-Effect)

Physics, Mathematics

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

internal co-operation: 8 interdisciplinary „Centres of Excellence“

EU-Projects: acquisition of 129 projects in 5th framework programme

(funding EUR 23 Mio., 1998 – 2002)

acquisition of 126 projects in 6th framework programme(funding EUR 28.6 Mio., 2002 – 2006)

acquisition of over 50 projects in 7th framework programme(number one in Austria, status: 11/2008, source: PROVISIO)

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 41 master programmes, 5 teacher training programmes are offered: Mathematics (E406) Descriptive Geometry (E407) Physics (E412) Chemistry (E423) Informatics und Informatics Management (E884)

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.“)

bachelor programmes

Architecture (033 243)

Regional Planning and

Development (033 240)

Civil Engineering and Management of Infrastructure (033 265)

Electrical Engineering (033 235)

Media Informatics (033 532) Medical Informatics (033 533) Software and Information

Engineering (033 534) Technical Informatics (033 535) Business Informatics (033 526)

Mechanical Engineering (033 245)

Mechanical Engineering – Management (033 282)

Technical Chemistry (033 290)

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)

Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (033 221)

Technical Physics (033 261)

Interdisciplinary Programs Chemical and Process Engineering

(033 273)

master programmes

Architecture (066 443) Building Science and Technology (066 444)

Regional Planning and Development (066 440)

Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering (066 465)

Civil Engineering - Building Management and Geoengineering (066 466)

Civil Engineering - Infrastructure Planning and Management (066 467)

Energy Engineering (066 435) Automation Technology (066 436) Telecommunication (066 437) Computer Technology (066 438) Microelectronics (066 439)

Computational Intelligence (066 931) Computer Graphics & Digital Image

Processing (066 932) Information & Knowledge Management (066

933) Media Informatics (066 935) Medical Informatics (066 936) Software Engineering & Internet Computing

(066 937) Technical Informatics (066 938) Business Engineering and Computer Science

(066 939) Business Informatics (066 926) Mechanical Engineering (066 445) Mechanical Engineering – Management (066

482)

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)

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

405)

Survey and Land Registration (066 462) Geodesy and Geophysics (066 463) Geomatics Engineering and Cartography

(066 464)

Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering (066 460)

Technical Physics (066 461)

Interdisciplinary Programmes Chemical and Process Engineering (066 473) Materials Sciences (066 434) Biomedical Engineering (066 453)

Beginners (bachelor programmes, winter term 2008/09)

source: http://info.zv.tuwien.ac.at/ud/stud/inskribierte/bmwf_2008w.html

20,251 students in total (22,485 enrolments, WS 08/09)

faculty absolute %

Architecture and Regional Planning

856 26.2

Civil Engineering 164 5.0

Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

242 7.4

Informatics 779 23.9

Mechanical Engineering and Business Science

476 14.6

Mathematics and Geo-Information

348 10.7

Physics 186 5.7

Technical Chemistry 210 6.4

Total 3.261

Mobility

Programmes and Networks:

EU, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey: ERASMUS (667 scholarships at 245 partner universities, status: 12/2008) LEONARDO „Marie-Curie“ research scholarship Industrial trainings

East-Europe, Russia: campaign Slovakia/Czech Republic/Hungary CEEPUS Joint Study Programmes (20 scholarships)

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

help on planning, organisation etc is given by the department for international relations, www.ai.tuwien.ac.at/int/int_home.html

Organisation

University Act 2002, fully implemented in 2004:

8 Faculties Mathematics and Geoinformation Physics, Technical Chemistry Informatics, Civil Engineering Architecture and Planning Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

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

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 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)

Senate with 24 members

Organisation

faculty bachelor programmes

master programmes

departments

Architecture and Regional Planning

2 3 6

Civil Engineering 1 3 8

Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

1 5 11

Informatics 4 9 7

Mechanical Engineering and Business Science

2 2 9

Mathematics and Geo-Information

5 9 7

Physics 1 2 4

Technical Chemistry 1 5 4

Interdisciplinary 1 3 -

Total 19 41 56

Location - Study in the heart of the city

Beyond Technology

TU Orchestra (since 1984, international concert tours)

TU Ball, 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)

Facts & Figures

Finances:> 240 mio. € turnover (2007)

> 200 mio. € balance sheet total (2007)> 40 mio. € third party funds (2007)

Rooms: > 9,000 rooms, total area: 276,000 squaremeters

Staff: 148 professors,

1,689 persons scientific staff, 989 persons generic staff and

902 lecturers, teaching assistents and tutors (3,763 persons in total)

Library: > 1,300,000 printed books, > 2,300 magazines

Students: > 20,000; 23.3% non-citizens; 25% women (12/2008)

Alumni: 1,618 + 252 doctorands (2007/08)