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Overview
History
Alumni
Research
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Focus Points
Cooperations
Infrastructure
EU Framework Programme
Awards & Grants
Mobility
Organisation
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Management
Faculties
Location
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Facts & Figures
Teaching
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Bachelor Programmes
Master Programmes
Doctoral Programmes
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History
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Founded as „k. k. polytechnisches Institut"
First reform
restructuring, implementation of faculties, concentration
on technological disciplines)
Renamed to „k. k. Technische Hochschule" (TH)
new organisational statute (lasts until 1945)
First doctorates awarded
Admission for women
Renamed to „Technische Universität" (TU)
Implementation of University Act ´93
Autonomy through University Act ´02
Decision to remain at the current city location
First female Rector
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History
200 years TU Wien: 1815 - 2015
200 years of forward-thinking
In 2015, the TU Wien celebrated its 200th anniversary. Founded
as ‘k. k. polytechnisches Institut’ (‘Imperial and Royal
Polytechnical Institute’), TU Wien is a center for research,
teaching and learning under the banner of progress.
Throughout the past two centuries, researchers at TU Wien
have made a lasting contribution to shaping the future of Austria
and Europe.
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Alumni 1/2
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Among the most famous of graduates from TU Wien are
Christian Doppler (Doppler effect, [1]), Joseph Loschmidt
(Loschmidt constant), architect Otto Wagner, Nobel Prizewinner
for Chemistry Richard Zsigmondy [2], Viktor Kaplan (Kaplan
turbine, [3]), Alexander Meissner (vacuum tube amplifier),
computer pioneer Heinz Zemanek (first complete transistorised
computer in Europe, known as “Mailüfterl”, [4]), Gottfried
Ungerböck (trellis modulation) as well as composers Josef and
Johann Strauß [5], author Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando and
the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner.
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Alumni 2/2
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Successful alumni from more recent times include Franz
Viehböck (first Austrian astronaut, [1]), Wolfgang Anzengruber
(CEO of Verbund, [2]), Susanna Zapreva (CEO of Wien
Energie, [3]), Theresia Vogel (CEO of Austrian Federal
government climate and energy funding, [4]), Ingeborg
Hochmair-Desoyer (cochlea implants, [5]), Manfred MatzingerLeopold (Director of Austrian Mint) and Judith Engel (Project
Manager for the Vienna Central Station Rail Infrastructure,
ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG ).
Pictures: © [1] ESA, [2] Verbund, [3] Wien Energie/Ian Ehm, [4] Klimafonds/Ringhofer, [5] CC 3.0
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Research
Five Research Focus Points:
Computational Science and Engineering
Quantum Physics and Quantum Technologies
Materials and Matter
Information and Communication Technology
Energy and Environment
Additional Fields of Research:
www.tuwien.ac.at/forschung/schwerpunkte/additional_fields
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Research
Cooperation | Overview
• On campus
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• Cooperation & research centres connecting faculties
• TU doctoral programmes
With Austrian universities
• TU Austria (Graz University of Technology, University of Leoben)
• Vienna Scientific Cluster (University of Vienna, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Graz University of
Technology, University of Leoben, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt)
• Bi- und multilateral
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• Christian Doppler-Labors
• FWF doctoral programmes
• National research networks of the FWF
• Special research fields of the FWF
• COMET programmes of the FFG
Economy
FWF = Austrian Science Fund; FFG = Austrian Research Promotion Agency
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Research
Cooperation | Christian Doppler Labors 1/2
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Anthropogenic Resources
Application Oriented Coating Developement
Ferroic materials
Interfaces in Metal-Supported Electrochemical Energy
Converters
• Mechanistic and physiological Methods for more productive
Bioprocesses
• Model based calibration methods
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Cooperation | Christian Doppler Labors 2/2
• Photopolymers in digital and reconstructive Dentistry
• Software engineering integration for flexible automation
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systems
Reliability issues in microelectronics
Thermoelectricity
Magnetic sensors and manterials
Wireless technologies for sustainable mobility
Lifespan and reliability of interfaces in complex multi-layered
structures in electronics
High Performance TCAD
Precision technology for automated in-line measurement
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Research
Cooperation | Doctoral Programmes 1/2
TU Wien:
• Catalysis Materials and
Technology
• Vienna Graduate School
on Computational Materials
Science
• Adaptive Distributed
Systems
• Environmental Informatics
• MEIBio Molecular and
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Elemental Imaging in
Bioscience
EWARD Energiebewusste
Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung
CPPS (Cyber-Physical
Production Systems)
URBEM Urban Energy and
Mobility Systems
Computational Design
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Research
Cooperation | Doctoral Programmes 2/2
FWF:
• CoQuS - Complex Quantum Systems
• Dissipation and Dispersion in Nonlinear Partial Differential
Equations
• SolidFun – Buildings Solids for Functions
• Water provision systems
• Particles and Interactions
• NanoCell - Nano-Analytics of Cellular Systems
• Logic methods in informatics
Specials:
• Vienna PhD School of Informatics
• Research Laboratory Raum
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Cooperation | National Research Network (NFN)
sponsored by the FWF:
• Rigorous Systems Engineering (RiSE)
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Cooperation | Special Research Areas (SFB)
sponsored by the FWF:
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Algorithmic and Enumerative Combinatorics
FoQus – Foundations and Applications of Quantum Science
FOXSI – Functional Oxide Surface and Interfaces
IR-ON – InfraRed Optical Nanostructures
Next Lite – Next Generation Light Synthesis and Interaction
Transmembrane Transporters in Health and Disease
ViCoM - Vienna Computational Materials Laboratory
Computational Materials Laboratory
Quasi Monte Carlo Methods Theory and Applications
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Cooperation | COMET Programmes 1/3
K2-Centres:
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ACIB - Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology
K2-Mobility - K2-Mobility SVT sustainable vehicle technologies
MPPE - Integrated Research in Materials, Processing and Product Engineering
XTribology - Excellence Center of Tribology
ACCM - Austrian Center of Competence of Mechatronics
K1-Centres:
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ACMIT - Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology
Bioenergy 2020+
CEST Centre of Excellence in Electrochemical Surface Technoloy and Materials
ASSIC/CTR - Carinthian Tech Research - Competence Center for Advanced Sensor
Technologies
FTW - Competence Center for Information and Communication Technologies
K1-MET - Competence Center for Excellent Technologies in Advanced Metallurgical and
Environmental Process Development
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Cooperation | COMET Programmes 2/3
K1-Centres:
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PCCL-K1 - Competence Center in Polymer Engineering and Science
SCCH - Software Competence Center Hagenberg
SBA 2 - Secure Business Austria 2
VRVis - Visualization, Rendering and Visual Analysis Research Center
Wood COMET – Centre of Excellence for Wood Composite Materials and Wood Chemstry
K-Projects:
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AAHM R2P - Alpine Airborne Hydromapping
AdvAluE - Advanced Aluminium Applications within ECO Transport
DEXHELPP - Decison Support for Health Policy and Planning: Methods, Models and
Technologies based on existing health care data
FFT - Future Farm Technology
GSG - Green Storage Grid
HFA-TiMBER - Timber in Material, Building and Environmental Research
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Research
Cooperation | COMET Programmes 3/3
K-Projects:
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JOIN4+ - Network of Excellence for Joining Technologies JOIN 4+
Micromat - Reliability and Lifetime of Material Interconnects in Electronics
MPPF - Multifunctional Plug & Play Facade
PAC - Process Analytical Chemistry - Data Acquisition and Data Processing
PolyComp - Functional Polymer Composites
ProDSS - Integrated Decision Support Systems for Industrial Processes
Softnet II - Competence Network in Next Generation Software Engineering
ZPT - K-Project non-destructive Testing and Tomography
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Research
Infrastructure
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Analytical Instrumentation Center (AIC)
NMR-Spectroscopy Center
X-ray Center (XRC)
Low Temperature Facilities
TRIGA Mark-II (Reactor)
USTEM - Center for Electron Microscopy
VSC - Vienna Scientific Cluster, High Performance
Computing
• Center for Micro- and Nanostructures (ZMNS)
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Research
Awards & Grants 1/2
• Winners of the Wittgenstein-Award
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• 2013: Ulrike Diebold - Applied Physics, Oxide Surfaces [1]
• 2006: Jörg Schmiedmayer – Atomic physics, quantum optics, miniaturisation /
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chip technology [2]
2002: Ferenc Krausz – Quantum optics: ultra fast processes, strong field
phenomena [3]
1998: Georg Gottlob – Information systems and artificial intelligence [4]
1997: Erich Gornik – Semiconductor nanoelectronics [5]
Pictures: © [1] Matthias Heisler, [2] Bernd Euring, [3] P. Spiola
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Research
Awards & Grants 2/2
• 14 ERC-Grantees
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Andrius Baltuska, Cycle-Sculpted Strong
Field Optics
Günter Blöschl, Deciphering River Flood
Change
Silke Bühler-Paschen, Quantum
Criticality – The Puzzle of Multiple
Energy Scales (Quantum Puzzle)
Ulrike Diebold, Oxide Surfaces –
Microscopic Processes and Phenomena
at Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces
Georg Gottlob, Domain-centric
Intelligent Automated Data Extraction
Methodology
Karsten Held, Ab initio Dynamical Vertex
Approximation
Aleksandr Ovsianikov, BioMaterialforschung
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Christian Hellmich, MICROBONE –
Multiscale poro-micromechanics of bone
materials, with links to biology and
medicine
Arno Rauschenbeutel, Nanofiber
Quantum Networks
Jörg Schmiedmayer, Non-equilibrium
Dynamics and Relaxation in Many Body
Quantum Systems (Acronym:
QuantumRelax)
Thorsten Schumm, Nuclear Atomic Clock
Franz Schuster, Isoperimetric Inequality
Siegfried Selberherr, Modeling Silicon
Spintronics
Stefan Szeider, The Parameterized
Complexity of Reasoning Problems
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Teaching
Teaching at TU Wien
The education offered by the TU Wien is rewarded by high
international and domestic recognition. The chances for graduates
for getting an attractive employment are very prosperous. The high
demand for graduates of the TU Wien from economy and industry,
governmental as well as research institutions are manifest evidence
for this.
Wide Range of Studies
The TU Wien offers 18 bachelor-, 32 master- and
3 doctoral programmes.
Since October 1, 2006, the study programmes have been taught
as bachelor and master programmes, according to the Bologna
process.
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Teaching
Bachelor Programmes
Architecture
Technical Chemistry
Architecture (033 243)
Technical Chemistry (033 290)
Civil Engineering
Technical Mathematics
Civil Engineering and Management of
Infrastructure (033 265)
Technical Mathematics (033 201)
Statistics and Mathematics in Economics (033 203)
Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (033 205)
Electrical Engineering and Information
Technology
Electrical Engineering and Information
Technology (033 235)
Technical Physics
Technical Physics (033 261)
Chemical and Process Engineering
Computer Sciences
Chemical and Process Engineering (033 273)
Media Informatics and Visual Computing (033 532)
Medical Informatics (033 533)
Software & Information Engineering (033 534)
Computer Engineering (033 535)
Surveying and Geoinformation
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering - Economics
Mechanical Engineering (033 245)
Mechanical Engineering - Management (033 282)
Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (033 221)
Business Informatics
Business Informatics (033 526)
Regional Planning and Development
Regional Planning and Development (033 240)
Programm code in parentheses
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Teaching
Master Programmes 1/2
Architecture
Computer Sciences
Architecture (066 443)
Building Science and Technology (066 444)
Double degree programme "Computational Logic
Erasmus-Mundus)" (066 011)
Business Informatics (066 926)
Computational Intelligence (066 931)
Visual Computing (066 932)
Media Informatics (066 935)
Medical Informatics (066 936)
Software Engineering & Internet Computing (066 937)
Computer Engineering (066 938)
Didactic for Informatics (066 950)
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (066 505)
Infrastructural Management (066 510)
Electrical Engineering
Energy Engineering and
Automation Technology (066 506)
Telecommunication (066 507)
Microelectronics and Photonics (066 508)
Embedded Systems (066 504)
Across faculties
Materials Sciences (066 434)
Biomedical Engineering (066 453)
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (066 445)
Regional Planning
Regional Planning and Development (066 440)
Programm code in parentheses
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Teaching
Master Programmes 2/2
Technical Chemistry
Chemical and Process Engineering
Technical Chemistry (066 490)
Chemistry and Technology of Materials (066 658)
Chemical and Process Engineering (066 473)
Technical Mathematics
Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (066 421)
International Programm Cartography (066 200)
Technical Mathematics (066 394)
Statistics & Mathematics in Economics (066 395)
Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (066 405)
Surveying and Geoinformation
Business Informatics
Business Informatics (066 926)
Technical Physics
Mechanical Engineering - Economics
Physical Energy and Measurement Engineering
(066 460)
Technical Physics (066 461)
Mechanical Engineering – Management (066 482)
Programm code in parentheses
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Teaching
Doctoral Programmes
After finishing a master programme (or a similar degree) there is
the possibility of a doctoral programme:
• Doctoral Programme in Technical Sciences
(„Dr. techn.“)
• Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences
(„Dr. rer.nat.“)
• Doctoral Programme in Social and Economic Sciences
(„Dr. rer.soc.oec.“)
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Teaching
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Programme
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Architecture
6,031
Civil Engineering
2,389
Electrical Engineering and
Information Technology
2,663
Informatics
5,675
Mechanical Engineering
2,174
Regional Planning and Development
1,218
Technical Chemistry
1,484
Winter term 2014/15, source: Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014
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Technical Mathematics
1,434
Technical Physics
1,893
Technical Chemistry
691
Surveying and Geoinformation
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Business Informatics
1,076
Mechanical Engineering Economics
2,034
Winter term 2014/15, source: Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014
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Mobility
International cooperations and mobility
Partner universities
The TU Wien has bilateral agreements with more than 70 universities around the world.
Membership in international associations:
Membership in academic networks:
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EUA (European University Association)
SEFI (European Society for Engineering
Education)
CESAER (Conference of European
Schools for Advanced Engineering
Education)
IACEE (International Association for
Continuing Engineering Education)
TIME (Top Industrial Managers for
Europe)
GE3 (Global Education for European
Engineers and Entrepreneurs)
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ASEA-Uninet (Southeast Asia)
Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (China, Central
Asia, Russia)
ATHENS (Advanced Technology Higher
Education Network)
4 x TU (TU Bratislava, TU Budapest, TU
Prag, TU Wien)
Technical Universities of European
Capitals
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Mobility
Membership in international subjectspecific academic networks:
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EUPEN (European Physics Education
Network)
ECTN (European Chemistry Thematic
Network)
LE:NOTRE (Thematic Network in
Landscape Architecture)
Mobility and scholarship programmes:
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ERASMUS (Mobility of students and
teaching staff: EEA-countries,
250 bilateral agreements )
ERASMUS Mundus (Mobility of
students, graduate students, teaching
staff: Russia)
Joint Study (Mobility of students: USA,
CAN, Australia, Latin America, Russia,
Southeast Asia)
CEEPUS (Mobility of students and
teaching staff: East and Southeast
Europe)
International Study Programmes:
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European Masters Programme in
Computational Logic (Erasmus Mundus)
Double-, Joint-Degrees: Ecoles
Centrales, INSA Lyon, Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid, Politecnico di
Milano, UACG Sofia, Tongji University,
Shanghai
Master Programmes taught in English:
Biomedical Engineering, Building Science
and Technology
TUW-Summer University
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Organisation
Management 1/2
The University is led by the Rector and four Vice Rectors responsible for Research,
Academic Affairs, Finance as well as HR and Gender:
Vice Rector for Research and Innovation Johannes Fröhlich, Vice Rector for Infrastructure
Josef Eberhardsteiner, Rector Sabine Seidler, Vice Rector for Human Resources and
Gender Anna Steiger, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Kurt Matyas (from left to right)
Picture: © Raimund Appel
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Organisation
Management 2/2
The Senate is the supreme collegial board, which consists of 26 members – professors,
representatives of the mid-level faculty, non-scientific staff and students.
The University Council consists of seven members from economy and science. It acts as a
supervisory board:
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Dr. Dr.h.c. Veit Sorger (Chairman)
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Herlitschka, MBA
Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Manfred Broy
Senatorin h.c.mult. Mag. Monika Fehrer
Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dr.phil. Peter Schuster
Mag. Herbert Tumpel
Dr. Gabriele Zuna-Kratky
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Organisation
Faculties
Architecture and Planning
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Informatics
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Mathematics and Geoinformation
Physics
Technical Chemistry
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Location
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culTUre
TU Ball
Vienna‘s oldest ball (originally called "Technikerkränzchen" in 1815)
takes place in Vienna Hofburg, every last Thursday in January.
TU Orchester
Since1984, international concert tours.
Akademische Bläserphilharmonie Wien
Wind orchestra with its headquarters at the TU Wien
TU Choir
Since 2012, focus on pop music.
TU Chor: © Peter Häring|CC BY 3.0 AT
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culTUre
TU-Forum
Topics with up to date, divisive content and technical background.
TUW Racing Team
Students design and build a racing car and take part in international
formula-student competitions.
TU Wien Space Team
Students share their interest in aerospace engineering. They design,
create and lift their own rockets.
Physikmobil
The goal of Bernhard Weingartner´s “Physikmobil” is to arouse
enthusiasm for science and technology in the public sphere.
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Facts & Figures 1/2
Finances*
332 Mio. € turnover
254 Mio. € balance sheet total
Rooms
> 9.000 rooms
290,000 m² total area
Staff**
3,347 scientific staff
thereof 140 professors
1,292 non-scientific staff
4,639 total staff
Sources: * Balance of Accounts 2014 ** Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014
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Library*
1,4 Mio. book stocks
> 3,8 Mio. Web-Server/Access to library services
(virtual visits)
Students**
29,002
thereof 28% women
Alumni**
2.608 first and second degrees
thereof 1,125 bachelor programmes
thereof 950 master programmes
thereof 154 diploma programmes
thereof 279 doctoral programmes
Sources: * Library (2014), ** Knowledge Balance Sheets 2014
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