Graz University of Technology

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The Technical University of Graz ( Archduke Johann University ) is one of five universities in Styria and beside the Technical University of Vienna, one of the two technical universities in Austria.

In the winter semester 2011/12 12,105 regular students are reported, of which 21.6 % were women and 15.4% international students and 1.7% of exchange students.

  • 8.1 Robocup
  • 8.2 Formula Student
  • 8.3 Formula Student Electric
  • 8.4 Shell Eco- Marathon
  • 8.5 TUGSAT -1

History

On November 26, 1811 handed Archduke Johann, the deed of gift of his personal scientific collection, which was founded for Joanneum. At the beginning of physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, botany and technology was taught. 1818 followed zoology. The classes at the Joanneum was attended by both students as well as the existing Lyceum in 1828 by students of the Karl- Franzens- University.

Gradually, the teaching has been extended to technical subjects. It professorships for technical and practical mathematics, practical geometry, mechanics and mining and metallurgy were built. The latter was soon spun off to the Styrian - corporative Montan College in front Berg, from 1849, the Imperial and Royal Mining Academy in Leoben and from this to this day, the University of Leoben emerged.

Until his death in 1859 deserved the leadership of the Joanneum Archduke Johann himself. 1861 were already 21 subjects taught in addition to the above enumerated were, among others, nor professorships for Baukunde, for agricultural and forestry economics as well as physics and descriptive geometry.

1864, the Technical Institute was renamed in Graz by decision of the Styrian Landtag in Styrian landscape at the Joanneum Institute of Technology. The change occurred after imperial authorization for the academic year 1865/66 in force. In addition to two general preparing serving classes they comprised four colleges: engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical technology, agriculture and forestry. 1869 was added a new training firm for Mechanical Technology. From the listeners adherence to a particular course was required and the rise to a higher year was dependent on a favorable academic success.

The college professor designed 1871/1872 a new statute which aufließ the courses and which was written under the principle of freedom of teaching and learning. To be included as a regular listener, you now had to demonstrate a successfully completed matriculation examination. The principle of academic freedom is committed every listener could pick and choose which courses he attended, but curricula were of the schools set up and compliance with these recommended listeners.

The Technical University of Graz was at that time the only one in the south of the monarchy. It is therefore not surprising that only a third of the listeners came from Styria. The rest came from other Crown lands or from what was then abroad.

After the state wanted to control the universities directly in the early seventies of the 19th century, in 1874 the college was taken as the Imperial and Royal Institute of Technology in Graz by the state. Naturally, this went hand in hand with a restructuring. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry was abandoned. Your tasks should be taken over by the University of Agricultural Sciences was founded in 1872, which was located in Vienna. As part of the changes in large stocks of the Joanneum were transferred to the newly established library of the Institute of Technology.

1878 introduced the first and second state examination. While the first state examination was the same for all fields of study, the second showed an education in one of the three fields of civil engineering, mechanical engineering and technical chemistry. In addition to the state examinations, there was still the comprehensive final examination. The state examination, once thought only as proof of employment ability of the government services authorized, later to guide the professional title engineer and graduate engineer from 1938. But the latter was only in 1969 an academic degree.

With the takeover, the state had also committed to a new building which previously housed the Joanneum University. However, it took until the year 1884 as the groundbreaking ceremony for the today known under the name of Old Technology building was laid on 26 November. It was opened in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1888. Until the beginning of the academic year 1888/1889 and the Chemical Institute was opened, which is south of the main building was located. ( It remained in use until 1961 and was then demolished. )

1901 the College got the right to award doctorates.

Meanwhile, the monarchy professorships of Electrical Engineering were already established at all universities. 1917 it was finally rescheduled in Graz. The old technique was now too small and with the end of World War I, another new building was begun. This was completed in 1935, after which there moved in the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

1934, the Technical University of Graz and the University of Leoben Montanist merged as a result of the Austro-fascist takeover of the Technical University of Graz and Leoben Montanist. This was reversed in 1937.

1955, the university is divided into three faculties. It starts with the planning of a new building on the site of Schörgelhofes.

In the 1960s, the first buildings were built in the Inffeldgasse. This was the third site of the university.

1969 study commissions have been set up with third parity. In 1975, the Technical University of Graz was renamed Technical University of Graz; One year later, the Senate decided the nickname Archduke Johann university. It is named after the founder of the " Technical School Joanneum " Archduke Johann.

1996, the adoption of UOG 93 is complete. The University Act of 2002 raised the Curia University to a large extent. The representatives of the professors have since been in all the relevant bodies in the majority.

Harald Kainz is since October 1, 2011 Rector of the Technical University of Graz. He thus became the successor of Hans Sünkel.

NAWI

NAWI is a cooperative project with the goal of the scientific faculties of the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz and Graz University of Technology combine into a "twin Faculty ". Since the winter semester 2006/2007 a ​​number of joint bachelor's and master's programs are offered as part of NAWI.

Structure

Graz University of Technology is divided into seven faculties University Act 2002 ( Act 2002 ):

  • Faculty of Architecture
  • Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economics
  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Technical Physics
  • Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
  • Faculty of computer science

In addition it is home to two independent research institutes:

  • Research Institute for Electron Microscopy and Fine Structure Research
  • Laboratory of Testing and Safety Technology in Medicine

Campus

The Building Complex of the TU Graz mainly focus on three central locations within the City of Graz:

  • Old Technology ( Rechbauerstraße / Lessingstraße )
  • New technology ( Kopernikusgasse / Peter Alley )
  • Inffeldgasse

Studies

Graduate studies: Since the winter semester 2008/2009 is offered at the Technical University of Graz no diploma program.

Bachelor studies:

  • Architecture
  • Civil Engineering, Environmental and Economic
  • Biomedical Engineering (formerly Major of Electrical Engineering)
  • Chemistry inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical engineer inter-university studies in cooperation with the university of arts
  • Earth Sciences Inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Geomatics Engineering
  • Computer science
  • Engineering
  • Molecular Inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Software Development and Business
  • Technical Mathematics
  • Technical Physics
  • Telematics
  • Process engineering
  • Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Master studies:

  • Architecture
  • Advanced Materials Science
  • Civil Engineering Geotechnics and Hydraulics
  • Structural Engineering
  • Environment and Transport
  • Industrial Engineering - Civil Engineering
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Biotechnology inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Molecular Microbiology inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Chemistry inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Technical Chemistry inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Earth Sciences Inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Geomatics Science
  • Geospatial Technologies inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Engineering
  • Production Science and Management
  • Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
  • Financial and Actuarial Mathematics
  • Mathematical Computer Science Inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Technical Mathematics: Operations Research and Statistics
  • Industrial Mathematics
  • Nanophysics inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Technical Physics
  • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering Inter-university studies in cooperation with the Karl- Franzens- University of Graz ( Graz NAWI )
  • Paper and Pulp Technology
  • Process engineering

Doctoral studies:

  • Doctoral program in Engineering Sciences
  • Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences

Teacher Training:

  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Physics
  • Computer science and computer science management

University Courses:

  • Sustainable Building
  • NATM Engineering
  • Paper & Pulp Technology
  • Cleanroom technology
  • Traffic Accident Research
  • Hydropower

Leaders & Alumni

  • Emil Ertl (1860-1935), poet and writer
  • Hellmut spring Hofer ( * 1911), musicologist
  • Fritz Grasenick (1916-2003), chemist and expert on electron microscopy
  • Hans List (1896-1996), engine researchers
  • Otto Nussbaumer (1876-1930), radio pioneer
  • Anton Pischinger (1907-2003), engine researchers
  • Franz Pischinger (* 1930 ), engine researchers
  • Margarete Schütte- Lihotzky (1897-2000), architect
  • Karl von Terzaghi (1883-1963), soil mechanics
  • Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), electrical engineer
  • Alexander Tornquist (1868-1944), geologist and Rector
  • Luis Trenker (1892-1990), architect, director, actor
  • Ferdinand Wittenbauer (1857-1922), mechanic and playwright
  • Richard ZSIGMONDY (1865-1929), chemist (Nobel Prize 1926)
  • Luis Zuegg (1876-1955), cable car pioneer
  • Friedrich St. Florian, Architect
  • Vincent Rijmen (* 1970), Kryptografieexperte and co-developer of the AES algorithm

Clubs and Associations

WINGnet Graz

WINGnet Graz - Association for the Promotion of students technical and economic disciplines is a team of students under the auspices of the Austrian Association of Industrial Engineers WING. The common goal is to promote and improve the image of industrial engineers. WINGnet represents Graz University of Technology Graz at the same time the European network of industrial engineering students ESTIEM.

Drawing rooms

In some fields of study, students have organized in so-called " drawing rooms " where supported jointly by specialist colleagues, is learned, constructed and practiced. These facilities are provided by the faculty available and financially supported as far as possible; However, there are also some drawing rooms in close cooperation with institutions that then use local resources.

The operation of computing devices is done by the students themselves in personal responsibility; Graz University of Technology provides infrastructure as the spatiality ( electricity, heating, Network, Telephone, Toilet, 24h access, some furniture) available. Hardware and software are to be provided by the students themselves. Access to the art room is done internally in consultation with the relevant members of the drawing rooms.

Student competitions

Robocup

The Mostly Harmless RoboCup team of the Technical University of Graz is an Austrian representative in the Robocup and plays in the Middle Size League. 2005, he managed to come open in the quarterfinals of the German.

The Austrian team Cubes is a collaboration of the Technical College of Vienna and Graz University of Technology and plays in the Small Size League.

The team KickOffTUG is active in the simulation league and the team ZaDeAt, a collaboration between the University of Cape Town, the RWTH Aachen and the Technical University of Graz, in the Standard Platform League.

Formula Student

Also in the Formula Student Germany and other Formula SAE competitions Graz University of Technology is active. The TU Graz Racing Team team is composed primarily of students of electrical engineering, telematics, technical mathematics, computer science and engineering. In addition to the TU Graz Racing Team is available in the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum Graz Graz is a second team in the competition.

Formula Student Electric

Even with the first competitions of the Formula Student Electric 2010 Graz University of Technology is represented. The TU Graz E-Power Racing Team took part in 2010 with a work based on the TANKIA 2009 vehicle that bears the name " MaxWheel ". In Germany, while the excellent third place was achieved in the FSE class. The TU Graz e-Power Racing Team was the first team in the world finished a FSE Endurance contest successfully. Moreover, the team at Silverstone / England won the Teamwork Award.

Shell Eco- marathon

The Team Eco Racing Austria TERA TU Graz develops and manufactures energy-efficient electric vehicles. As competition platform of the Shell Eco- Marathon, where the TERA TU Graz since 2010 with the low-energy vehicle " Fennec " participates serves. In May 2011, the team was able to "Prototype Plug-in" win the competition in the category for itself already with the second generation of the fennec fox. The result of 843 km / kWh took the 1st place in the CO2 overall.

TUGSAT -1

Graz University of Technology, University of Vienna and Vienna University of Technology cooperate in the mission BRITE -Austria (Bright Target Explorer ) to design with " TUGSAT -1", the first Austrian satellite to build and test. The FFG is promoting in its commitment to the project a challenging scientific and technological mission with the same high relevance for university teaching.

Investments, spin- offs and start -ups

  • Company share of the Polymer Competence Center Leoben -17 %
  • Company share of the Materials Center Leoben- 2.5%

From the TU Graz numerous start-ups have emerged.

  • Start -up spin-off Map

The investment in commercially oriented spin-offs via the 100 % subsidiary research Holding Graz University of Technology GmbH

  • Research Holding Graz University of Technology GmbH
Vordernberg Austrofascism Mathematical finance Actuarial science Hellmut Federhofer Advanced Encryption Standard Eco-marathon Mozarteum University of Salzburg New Design University Webster University Vienna
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