University of Leoben
| Montanuniversität Leoben | |
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| Type | Institute of technology |
|---|---|
| Established | 1840 |
Academic staff | 550 |
| Students | 3800 |
| Location | Leoben, Styria, Austria |
| Website | http://www.unileoben.ac.at/en/2765/ |
The University of Leoben (Montanuniversität Leoben), in Leoben, Austria, is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials.
It was founded on 4 November 1840, as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1848 Peter Tunner relocated the university to the nearby town of Leoben, where it is still located. That year the university had a mere 48 students enrolled.
The University of Leoben (Montanuniversität Leoben) is one of Austria's 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
- Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Institute of Mechanical Engineering
The main building of the Leoben University (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
External links
Coordinates: 47°23′08″N 15°05′35″E / 47.38556°N 15.09306°E
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