Graz University of Technology

{{Short description|Institute of technology in Austria}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox university | image = TU Graz.svg | name = Graz University of Technology | native_name = Technische Universität Graz | native_name_lang = German | motto = ''Wissen – Technik – Leidenschaft''<ref>{{cite web|title=Leitbild|url=https://www.tugraz.at/tu-graz/universitaet/leitbild/|publisher=Graz University of Technology|access-date=2 October 2017|language=de}}</ref> | mottoeng = Science – Passion – Technology<ref>{{cite web|title=Mission statement|url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/university/mission-statement/|publisher=Graz University of Technology|access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref> | established = {{start date and age|1811}} | type = public research university Institute of technology | vice_chancellor = Horst Bischof<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/horst_bischof_elected_as_new_rector_of_tu_graz-2022-tugraz |title=Horst Bischof Elected As New Rector of TU Graz|website=myscience.org|access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref> | budget = {{Euro| 308 million|link=yes}}<ref name="Graz University of Technology" /> | academic_staff = 1,847<ref name="Graz University of Technology">{{cite web|title=TU Graz at a glance|url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/university/tu-graz-at-a-glance/|publisher=Graz University of Technology|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> | administrative_staff = 1,153<ref name="Graz University of Technology" /> | students = 17.448 (Winter semester 2024/25)<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Graz University of Technology |title=Studierendenstatistik – TUGRAZonline – Technische Universität Graz |url=https://online.tugraz.at/tug_online/Studierendenstatistik.html?pAuswertung=1&pSJ=1685&pSemester=W&pGruppierung=1&pVerteilungsschluessel=TRUE|website=online.tugraz.at|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> | city = Graz | province = Styria | country = Austria | coordinates = {{Coord|47|04|08|N|15|27|00|E|region:AT-6_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | website = [https://www.tugraz.at/en/home/ tugraz.at] }} '''Graz University of Technology''' ({{langx|de|link=no|Technische Universität Graz}}, short '''TU Graz''') is a public research university located in Styria, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and is the oldest science and technology research and educational institute in Austria. It currently comprises seven faculties and is a public university.<ref name="faculties institutes">{{cite web |title=Faculties and Institutes |url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/faculties-and-institutes/overview-faculties-and-institutes |publisher=Graz University of Technology |access-date=13 July 2024 |location=Graz}}</ref> It offers 19 bachelor's and 36 master's study programmes (of which 22 are in English) across all technology and natural sciences disciplines. Doctoral training is organised in 14 English-speaking doctoral schools. The university has more than 17,000 students, and around 1,900 students graduate every year. The Graz University of Technology and the University of Graz co-operate in teaching and research of natural sciences.<ref name="NAWI Graz Coordination Office">{{cite web |title=NAWI Graz Natural Sciences |url=https://www.nawigraz.at/en/ |publisher=NAWI Graz Coordination Office |access-date=18 September 2023 |location=Graz}}</ref>

The university has a staff of 3,830.<ref name="Graz University of Technology" /> Research areas are combined in five fields of expertise. ''TU Graz'', the ''University of Leoben'' and ''TU Wien'' form the network ''Austrian Universities of Technology (TU Austria)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuaustria.ac.at/en/about-us/facts-and-figures|title=TU Austria: Facts and Figures|website=www.tuaustria.ac.at|access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> with more than 45,000 students and 11,000 staff.

== Campus == The university has multiple campuses, as it is mainly situated on three sites in the city, two in the centre of Graz and one in the southeast of the city. * ''Old Technik'' (Rechbauerstrasse / Lessingstrasse) * ''New Technik'' (Kopernikusgasse / Petersgasse) * ''Inffeldgasse''

Campus buildings at the Graz University of Technology

<gallery> File:TUG Alte Technik 1.jpg|Main building File:TUG Neue Technik 1.jpg|New Technology building File:TUG Chemie 1.jpg|BMT building (Biomedical Engineering) File:TUG Chemie 2.jpg|A further Chemistry building File:TUG Inffeldgasse 4.jpg| Institutes for Computer Science (Inffeldgasse 16) File:TUG Mathematik 1.jpg|Engineering Mathematics/ Geodesy building File:TUG Inffeldgasse 1.jpg|Study Centre (Inffeldgasse 10) </gallery>

== History == 1811: The ''Joanneum'' is founded by Archduke John of Austria. The first subjects taught were physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, botany, and technology. Friedrich Mohs became the first professor of mineralogy in 1812.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mineralogy – Collections & Research Natural History Museum |url=https://www.museum-joanneum.at/en/natural-history-museum/collections-research/mineralogy |publisher=Museum Joanneum |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="19th century">{{cite web |title=19th century |url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/university/history#c72441 |website=History |publisher=Graz University of Technology |access-date=13 July 2024 |location=Graz}}</ref>

1864: The Styrian government makes it the ''Joanneum Regional and Technical College''.<ref name="19th century" />

1874: The Austrian government takes over the ''Imperial-Royal College of Technology in Graz''.<ref name="19th century" />

1888: Opening of the Main Building ''(Old Technik)'' by Franz Joseph I of Austria.

1901: The Technical College is granted the right to award doctorates.<ref name="20th century">{{cite web |title=20th Century |url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/university/history#c72453 |website=History |publisher=Graz University of Technology |access-date=13 July 2024 |location=Graz}}</ref>

1955: The Technical College is divided into three faculties.<ref name="20th century" />

1976: The Technical College is divided into five faculties and renamed ''Graz University of Technology'', ''Archduke-Johann-University'' ''(Technische Universität Graz, Erzherzog-Johann Universität)''.<ref name="20th century" />

2004: The new Austrian university law (UG 2002) is fully implemented – the university is divided into seven faculties.<ref name="21st century">{{cite web |title=21st Century |url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/university/history#c72471 |website=History |publisher=Graz University of Technology |access-date=13 July 2024 |location=Graz}}</ref>

== Organization == The university consists of seven faculties:<ref name="faculties institutes" /> * Faculty of Architecture * Faculty of Civil Engineering Sciences * Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering * Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economic Sciences * Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Geodesy * Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering, and Biotechnology

== Teaching == Students at TU Graz have a choice of 19 bachelor programmes and 36 master programmes. Graduates receive the academic degrees BSc, MSc or Diplom-Ingenieur/-in (Dipl.-Ing.). The doctoral programmes (Dr.techn. and Dr.rer.nat.) are offered as postgraduate programmes. Continuing education is offered in the framework of ''Lifelong Learning'' and consists of 12 part-time master's programmes and university programmes plus a range of other courses.

== Facts and figures == * Beginners: 1,862 * Graduates (academic year 2023/24): 1,918 * Federal budget 2024: €218.7 million * Income from third-party funds 2024: €89.0 million * Floor space (m2): 278,440 * Non-academic staff: 1,153 * Academic staff: 1,847 (of which project staff 1,088) * Lecturers/student assistants: 832

Data from: 2024/25<ref name="TU Graz Statistics">{{cite web | title = Info Card 2024/25 | publisher = TU Graz Statistics | url = https://www.tugraz.at/fileadmin/public/Studierende_und_Bedienstete/Information/TU_Graz/TU_Graz_Infokarte_2024-25.pdf |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>

== Rankings == {{Infobox university rankings | ARWU_W = 601–700 (2025) | ARWU_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/_pub/com/arwu/2025/2025%20ACADEMIC%20RANKING%20OF%20WORLD%20UNIVERSITIES.pdf|title=2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities |website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref> | THE_W = 601–800 (2026) | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2026/world-ranking |title=World University Rankings 2026|date=|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref> | QS_W = 427 | QS_W_ref = <ref name=":QSW2026">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings}}</ref> | USNWR_W = 1,048 (2026) | USNWR_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities|title=Best Global Universities – US News|access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref> |QS_W_year=2026}}

In Shangai Ranking's 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, it is in the 201–300 range in ''biomedical engineering'' and in the 301–400 range in ''atmospheric science'' and in ''mathematics''. It can be found in the 401–500 range in ''biotechnology'', in ''chemistry'', and in ''materials science & engineering''.<ref name="gras">{{cite web |title=Graz University of Technology |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/graz-university-of-technology |website=Global Ranking of Academic Subjects |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> In the 2023 Leiden Ranking, the PPtop10% analysis puts it on position 558, the PPindustry ranks Graz University of Technology on place 13.

== Student teams == The university has more than a dozen student teams in different disciplines, some of them compete in international student challenges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview: Student Teams|url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/studying-and-teaching/studying-at-tu-graz/students/student-teams/overview-student-teams|access-date=2025-08-15|website=tugraz.at}}</ref>

The ''TU Graz Racing'' team was founded in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TU Graz Racing Team @ BM-Rosendahl|url=https://rosendahlnextrom.com/bm/news/tu-graz-racing-team-bm-rosendahl/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=rosendahlnextrom.com}}</ref> With its car TANKIA (abbreviation for ''There are no kangaroos in Austria''), which is constructed and built each year from scratch, it won different competitions in the Formula Student series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TU Graz Racing Team Interview|url=https://www.formula-student.nl/wp-portfolio/tu-graz-racing-team-interview/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=formula-student.nl}}</ref> Since 2021, the team has taken part in the ''Formula Student Electric'' category exclusively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=McLaren Applied announces technical support for Formula Student teams Joanneum Racing and TU Graz|url=https://mclarenapplied.com/news/formula-student|access-date=2025-08-15|website=rosendahlnextrom.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.meinbezirk.at/graz/c-wirtschaft/tu-racing-team-geht-an-den-start_a4786802 |language=German|title=Mit E-Antrieb am Red Bull Ring: TU Racing Team geht an den Start|website=meinbezirk.at|access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref> thumb|200px|Tankia (2007) In the Shell Eco-marathon Europe, team ''TERA TU Graz'' (formerly ''Team Eco-Racing Austria'') twice won the category Prototype Battery Electric with its car ''Fennek'' which was named after the Fennec fox (2014, 2011).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eco-marathon Winners Could Drive Around the World for 22 Euros|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/eco-marathon-winners-could-drive-around-the-world-for-22-euros|access-date=2025-08-15|website=nationalgeographic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.krone.at/267436|language=German|title=Grazer Studenten konstruieren Spritspar-Wunder|website=krone.at|access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref> thumb|200px|Fennek (2014)

In robotics, Graz University of Technology has two teams. Team TEDUSAR (short for ''Technology and EDucation for Urban Search And Rescue robots'') is active in field robotics and competed at challenges like the RoboCup Rescue Robot League, the European Land-Robot Trial ELROB and the ENRICH European Robotics Hackathon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Champions|url=https://rrl.robocup.org/past-awards/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=robocup.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ELROB 2022 European Land Robot Trial|url=https://elrob.org/elrob-2022/#subnav-anker-results|access-date=2025-08-15|website=elrob.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ENRICH 2019 The European Robotics Hackathon |url=https://enrich-2019.european-robotics.eu/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=european-robotics.eu}}</ref> It also took part in different AMADEE Mars Analog Missions of the Austrian Space Forum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mars Analog Missions|url=https://merop.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/merop-amadee-20/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=ulisboa.pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AMADEE-24 Mars simulation|url=https://oewf.org/en/amadee-24/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=oewf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AMADEE-20 Mars Simulation|url=https://oewf.org/en/amadee-20/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=oewf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AMADEE-18 Mars Analog Mission|url=https://oewf.org/en/portfolio/amadee-18/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=oewf.org}}</ref> The university’s RoboCup team GRIPS (short for ''Graz Robust and Intelligent Production System'') competes in the logistics league and won the world championships in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2023 RoboCup in Bordeaux (FR)|url=https://ll.robocup.org/2023-results-2/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=robocup.org}}</ref> With regard to assistive technologies, the ''Graz BCI Racing Team – Mirage 91'' explores Brain-computer interface systems and competed several times in Cybathlon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirage91|url=https://cybathlon.com/en/teams/mirage91|access-date=2025-08-15|website=cybathlon.com}}</ref> The team ''Autonomous Racing Graz'' competed in the Roborace Season Beta. In computer science, team ''LosFuzzys'' participates in the cybersecurity competition Capture the flag.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LosFuzzys|url=https://ctftime.org/team/8323|access-date=2025-08-15|website=ctftime.org}}</ref> Together with other Austrian university teams, they form team ''KuK Hofhackerei''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KuK Hofhackerei|url=https://ctftime.org/team/59774|access-date=2025-08-15|website=ctftime.org}}</ref>

Graz University of Technology’s ''Aerospace Team Graz'' develops rockets and competes in the European Rocketry Challenge where it took first place in 2023 and 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Austrian Aerospace Team Graz wins EuRoC Award in 2023|url=https://ptspace.pt/aerospace-team-graz-from-austria-is-the-big-winner-at-euroc-2023/|access-date=2025-08-15|website=ptspace.pt}}</ref> The ''TU Graz Satellites'' team was involved in the development of the first Austrian satellite TUGSAT-1, which was part of the BRITE-Constellation launched in 2013, of OPS-SAT and of PRETTY.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Austrian Nanosatellites|url=https://austria-in-space.at/en/austria-in-space/austrian-nano-satellites.php|website=austria-in-space.at}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PRETTY|url=https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Technology_CubeSats/PRETTY|access-date=2025-08-15|website=esa.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TU Graz Satellites|url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/studying-and-teaching/studying-at-tu-graz/students/student-teams/student-competition-and-focus-teams/tu-graz-satellites|access-date=2025-08-15|website=tugraz.at}}</ref> In synthetic biology, the ''NAWI Graz'' joint team of Graz University of Technology and the University of Graz was successful in the iGEM competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 RESULTS|url=https://2019.igem.org/Competition/Results|access-date=2025-08-15|website=igem.org}}</ref>

== Notable alumni == * Raimund Abraham (1933–2010), architect * Silke Bühler-Paschen, physicist * Günther Domenig (1934–2012), architect * Friedrich Emich (1860–1940), chemist * Dietmar Feichtinger (born 1961), architect * Anselm Franz (1900–1994), pioneering jet engineer, inventor of the Jumo 004 and Lycoming T53 turbine engines * Ernst Hiesmayr (1920–2006), architect, artist and former rector of the Technical University Vienna * Karl Kordesch, fuel cell and battery designer * Lisa Kaltenegger, (born 1977), astronomer * Hans List, technical scientist and inventor, entrepreneur * Hanns Malissa (1920–2010), chemist * Hubert Petschnigg (1913–1997), architect * Alois Riedler (1850–1936), mechanical engineer * Rudolf Sanzin (1874–1922), locomotive designer * Friedrich Schmiedl (1902–1994), rocket scientist * Friedrich St. Florian (1932–2024), architect * Nikola Tesla, electrical and mechanical engineer, inventor (did not receive a degree and did not continue beyond the first semester of his third year, during which he stopped attending lectures)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120413025259/http://www.serbnatlfed.org/Archives/Tesla/tesla-ey.pdf Nikola Tesla: the European Years]}}, D. Mrkich</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Wohinz |first= Josef W. |title= Nikola Tesla und Graz |publisher=Technischen Universität Graz |date= 16 May 2006 |url = http://www.presse.tugraz.at//pressemitteilungen/2006/16.05.2006_graz.htm |language= de |access-date=29 January 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Wohinz | first = Josef W. | title = Nikola Tesla und die Technik in Graz | publisher=Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz | year = 2006 | location = Graz, Austria | isbn = 3-902465-39-5 |pages=  16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Kulishich |first= Kosta |title= Tesla Nearly Missed His Career as Inventor: College Roommate Tells |publisher=Newark News |date= 27 August 1931}}. Cited in Seifer, Marc, The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla, 1996</ref> * Karl von Terzaghi (1883–1963), civil engineer and founder of soil mechanics * Luis Trenker (1892–1990), architect, artist and alpinist * Werner S. Weiglhofer (1962–2003), mathematician and engineer * Svitlana Winnikow (1919–1981), first woman professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University * Gerhard J. Woeginger (1964–2022), mathematician and computer scientist * Sisi Zlatanova, researcher in geospatial data, geographic information systems, and 3D modeling

== Partnerships == TU Graz has set up strategic partnerships with four universities:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/university/key-objectives-and-focus-areas/cooperations/international-partnerships/strategic-partnerships/overview-strategic-partnerships/|title=Overview: Strategic Partnerships – TU Graz|website=www.tugraz.at|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>

* TU Darmstadt, Germany * Technical University of Munich, Germany * Tongji University, Shanghai, China * University of Strathclyde, UK

It is also a member of CESAER as well as of ASEA-UNINET and the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cesaer.org/members/ |title=Overview: Members – CESAER |website=www.cesaer.org |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://asea-uninet.org/network-members/member-universities/austrian-universities/ |title=ASEA-UNINET Austria (20 members) |website=asea-uninet.org |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.eurasiapacific.org/ |title=Eurasia-Pacific Uninet |website=eurasiapacific.org |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>

Graz University of Technology is one of nine members of the European University Alliance ''University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering Unite!'' within the European Universities initiative.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.unite-university.eu/unite/unite-partners |title=Unite!'s Universities |website=unite-university.eu |access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>

== Affiliates and shareholdings == TU Graz holds shares in more than 20 companies, mainly research centres like the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology or Virtual Vehicle.<ref>{{cite book |author= |title=TU Graz Facts & Figures 2021/22 |year=2022 |publisher=Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz |isbn=978-3-85125-893-6 |page=29}}</ref> It also hosts the Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis and the headquarters of the Silicon Austria Labs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research |url=https://forschungsinfrastruktur.bmbwf.gv.at/de/fi/austrian-centre-for-electron-microscopy-and-nanoanalysis_1454 |language=German |title=Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis |website=bmbwf.gv.at |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=SAL |url=https://silicon-austria-labs.com/en/about-sal/sites/ |title=Sites – About SAL |website=silicon-austria-labs.com |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>

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== External links == {{commons}} * {{official website|https://www.tugraz.at/en/home/|Graz University of Technology}} * [https://online.tugraz.at/ TUGRAZonline (White pages, etc.)] * [http://alumni.tugraz.at/ Alumni Union of TU Graz] * [https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/services/tu-graz-library/tu-graz-library TU Graz Library] * [http://www.ipr.tugraz.at/ Technology Exploitation Office of TU Graz] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050117092959/http://www.haardt.net/studyinat.htm Study in Austria: A Guide]

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