University of Leoben

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.

Technical University of Leoben

Montanuniversität Leoben
Type	Public university Institute of technology
Established	1840; 185 years ago (1840)
Rector	Peter Moser
Academic staff	909
Students	4,030
Location	Leoben , Styria , Austria
Website	unileoben.ac.at

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

The university calls itself the Technical University of Leoben in English, the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research calls the university the Leoben University Mining and Metallurgy [sic] in English and the English translation of the 2002 Universities Act calls the university the University of Mining Leoben.^[2][3]

Departments

University of Leoben

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
• 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

The university's main building

In Shanghai Ranking Consultancy's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the university attained rank 21 in metallurgical engineering.^[4] It is in the 301-400 range in mechanical engineering.^[5]

Notable alumni

• 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.

See also

• TU Austria