University of Leoben

The University of Leoben (German: Montanuniversität Leoben) in Austria is the country's university for mining, metallurgy and materials.

University of Leoben
Montanuniversität Leoben
TypePublic university
Institute of technology
Established1840 (1840)
Academic staff
909
Students4,030
Location
Leoben
,
Styria
,
Austria
Websiteunileoben.ac.at

It was founded on 4 November 1840 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
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