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TU Wien
Sign in to saveAlso known as Technische Universität Wien, TUW, Vienna University of Technology, TU Vienna, Technischen Universität Wien, Technical University of Vienna
university of technology in Vienna, Austria
Key facts
- Motto
- Technik für Menschen
- Motto in english
- Technology for people
- Type
- Public
- Established
- November 6, 1815 ; 210 years ago ( 1815-11-06 )
- Founder
- Emperor Francis I of Austria
- Affiliation
- ATHENS EUA EURECOM TIME
- Budget
- €271 million (2019)
- Rector
- Jens Schneider
- Academic staff
- 4,228 (2020)
- Administrative staff
- 1,271 (2020)
- Students
- 26,654 (2021)
- Location
- Vienna , Austria
- Campus
- Urban
- Website
- tuwien.at
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1815
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
- Also known as
- TUW, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna University of Technology
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute (now the TU Wien) in 1823 The main building of the Vienna at the Karlsplatz in 1825 Main building of the TU Wien in 2012 TU Wien (German: Technische Universität Wien) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria.
The university's teaching and research are focused on engineering, computer science, and natural sciences. It currently has about 28,100 students (29% women), eight faculties, and about 5,000 staff members (3,800 academics).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “TU Wien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.