University of Leoben
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Montanuniversität Leoben | |
| Type | Public university Institute of technology |
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| Established | 1840 |
| Rector | Peter Moser |
Academic staff | 909 |
| Students | 4,030 |
| Location | , , Austria 47°23′08″N 15°05′35″E / 47.38556°N 15.09306°E |
| Website | unileoben.ac.at |
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The Technical University of Leoben is a public university in Leoben, Styria, Austria. It was established 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 Technical 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.
Name
[edit]The university calls itself the Technical University of Leoben in English, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research calls the university the Leoben University Mining and Metallurgy [sic] in English and an English translation of the 2002 Universities Act calls it the University of Mining Leoben.[2][3]
Departments
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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
- 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
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In Shanghai Ranking Consultancy's 2025 global ranking of academic subjects, the university attained rank five in metallurgical engineering among European universities and ranked 42 worldwide.[4] It was in the 201-300 range in materials science & engineering.[5]
In 2024 it ranked in the range 801-1000 in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking and in engineering sciences, 601-800.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Peter J. Uggowitzer, Austrian-Swiss metallurgist who is a precursor of nickel-free austenitic stainless steels, aluminium crossover alloys and biodegradable magnesium alloys for implants.
Faculty and staff
[edit]- Hellmut Fischmeister, professor of metallurgy and materials testing 1975-1981
- Wilfried Imrich, professor of mathematics
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. ISSN 0005-8912. S2CID 161114781.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "All Universities in Austria". Universities. Vienna: Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ "Metallurgical Engineering". Shanghai Ranking - 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Materials science & engineering". Shanghai Ranking - 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ https://www.unileoben.ac.at/en/university/rankings/
External links
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